How Much Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes Cost To Make & What Box Office It Needs

Summary Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes hits theaters on May 10, 2024, featuring a new main character, Proximus Caesar.

The film has a budget rumored to be $120 million, less than previous installments in the franchise.

To be considered a success, the movie needs to make at least $240 million at the box office, double its budget.

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is one of the several blockbuster releases that hit theaters in May 2024. Directed by Wes Ball, the director of the Maze Runner trilogy (2014–2018), Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is the fourth installment of the rebooted Planet of the Apes franchise. The first reboot movie of the series was Rise of the Planet of the Apes, which was released back in 2011. Kingdom takes place many years after the events of the third film, War for the Planet of the Apes (2024), which featured Andy Serkis in the lead role of Caesar.

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes releases in theaters on May 10, 2024, with early access screenings beginning on Wednesday, May 8. The screenplay was written by Josh Friedman (War of the Worlds, Avatar: The Way of Water, Foundation), and is based on characters created by Rock Jaffa and Amanda Silver. The Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes cast features Freya Allan (The Witcher, Into the Badlands), William H. Macy (Shameless, Fargo), Owen Teague (Bloodline, It), Dichen Lachman (Jurassic World Dominion, Severance), and Kevin Durand (X-Men Origins: Wolverine) as the new main character Proximus Caesar.

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Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes' Budget Is Rumored To Be $120 Million

Rise of the Planet of the Apes was made for $93 million

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The production budget for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is unconfirmed but is rumored to be around $120 million. This is notably less than the $170 million budget of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and the $150 million budget of War of the Planet of the Apes. By comparison, Rise of the Planet of the Apes was made for $93 million. Wes Ball spoke to The Direct, saying "I think, [it was a] pretty sizable [difference]. I think the studio is very happy that we did the movie responsibly. And that's just the nature of the box office going down. We’re not going to spend as much on these movies."

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Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes' Box Office Needs To Make At Least $240 Million To Succeed

Rise of the Planet of the Apes made just under $471 million worldwide

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If the budget for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is truly $120 million, then the film will need a box office performance of at least $240 million to be considered a success. That's twice the budget, which should help it break even. Anything higher than $240 million will be profit. The highest-grossing installment of the rebooted franchise was Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, which earned more than $710 million worldwide. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes should hope to make more than Rise, which earned just under $471 million worldwide, to be considered an undeniable success.

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Source: The Direct, The Numbers