Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

2014 | Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller, 3D, Future, Near Future, Post-Apocalypse

Synopsis

The fragile peace between apes and humans is threatened as mistrust and betrayal threaten to plunge both tribes into a war for dominance over the Earth.

Scores

Overall Score
95.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
97.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
98.9%
Review Aggregate
86.2

Critic Consensus

90.0% Fresh • 100 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 90% of 100 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize visually striking, emotional, character-driven. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

visually strikingemotionalcharacter-drivensuspensefulmacabreupliftingdarkrealisticaction-packedlighthearted

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Andy Serkis2014$16,627,000$22,035,000(est)
Jason Clarke2014$10,235,000$13,564,000(est)
Gary Oldman2014$7,706,000$10,213,000(est)
Keri Russell2014$6,300,000$8,350,000(est)
Toby Kebbell2014$5,389,000$7,142,000(est)
Kodi Smit-McPhee2014$4,743,000$6,287,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score91.0
RT critic review count317
Rotten Tomatoes audience score88.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating7.6
IMDb votes504,050

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2014$208,545,589$276,386,782
International2014$502,098,977$665,434,935
Worldwide2014$710,644,566$941,821,717

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2014$305,112,385$404,367,365
Digital Rentals ?2014$5,159,000$6,837,255
Digital Purchases ?2014$4,086,000$5,415,202
Physical Rentals ?2014$5,880,000$7,792,801
Physical Purchases ?2014$15,852,000$21,008,755
TV & Streaming Revenue2014$58,392,765$77,388,299
Total Revenues2014$394,482,150$522,809,677
Expenses
Budget ?2014$170,000,000$225,302,070
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2014$94,446,000 (est)$125,169,878 (est)
Participations2014$59,172,000$78,421,024
Residuals ?2014$4,708,000$6,239,542
Interest & Overhead2014$20,400,000$27,036,248
Total Expenses2014$348,726,000$462,168,763
Movie Net Profit or Loss2014$45,756,150$60,640,914

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