Planet of the Apes
After a spectacular crash-landing on an uncharted planet, brash astronaut Leo Davidson finds himself trapped in a savage world where talking apes dominate the human race.Desperate to find a way home, Leo must evade the invincible gorilla army led by Ruthless General Thade.
- Director
- Tim Burton
- Worldwide
- $362M
Who's in it
Cast
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After a spectacular crash-landing on an uncharted planet, brash astronaut Leo Davidson finds himself trapped in a savage world where talking apes dominate the human race. Desperate to find a way home, Leo must evade the invincible gorilla army led by Ruthless General Thade.
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Box Office & Release
Planet of the Apes returned 3.6× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $100M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $362M
- Release date
- Jul 26, 2001
- Runtime
- 2h 0m
- MPAA rating
- PG-13
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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