'Planet From The Apes' Carries On Growing In The Box Office

FROM MTV MOVIES: Not just did the apes start to conquer a persons world onscreen, however they handled to retain their top place in the box office too. Despite competition from four diverse new movies, "Rise from the Planet from the Apes" continued to be the #1 movie in the usa over the past weekend. The sci-fi prequel required in another $27.5 million throughout its second weekend of release for any $104.8 million total, based on studio estimations. Starring James Franco, "Rise" is really a descendent of 1968's original "Planet from the Apes" that was itself according to Pierre Boulle's 1963 novel of the identical title. Whereas "Apes" was designed in the '60s but occur a distant future, "The AssistanceInch was written just a few years back but is occur the '60s. The film adaptation from the hit book in regards to a Southern belle who collects the tales of countless African-American service personnel opened up at #2 with $25.5 million, that was much more powerful than experts predicted. Possibly they ought to have known better: It, by Kathryn Stockett, was legendarily switched lower by some 60 literary agents before being a best-seller. Browse the full story at MTV Movies!