Tuesday, July 15, 2014

APES Take Command of #1!

14 Jul 2014

Singapore - DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES takes the top spot with US$1,343,869 (including 3D) from 79 screens and a screen average of US$17,011. It's the 12th film this year to debut above US$1m. DAWN starts bigger than RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (2011), which began with US$806,110 from 42 screens but a stronger US$19,193 screen average.

TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION drops to no. 2 after two weeks at the top. The fourquel has now grossed US$7,965,558, making it the highest grossing film of 2014 and the 5th highest grosser of all time.

Other debuts include Nick Cheung's directorial debut, HUNGRY GHOST RITUAL 盂兰神功 (US$81,258 / 14 screens), the musical WALKING ON SUNSHINE (US$47,632 / 14 screens) and the comedy BEHAVING BADLY (figures unavailable).

Overall, the Top 10 films grossed US$2,416,121, a 6.7% dip from last weekend, and a 28% dip from the same frame a year ago when PACIFIC RIM opened at no. 1.

Source: Box Office Mojo (Note: The ranking this week differs from Cinema Online)

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