‘Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes’ Stomps To Early May
deadline.comThat tentpole blood bath that was to occur over Memorial Day weekend between 20th Century Studios’ Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes and Warner Bros/Village Roadshow’s Furiosa is no longer: The former Apes reboot is now shifting two weeks earlier to May 10.
On its new date, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes will be up against such wide studio releases as Focus Features’ Amy Winehouse biopic, Back to Black, Sony’s Horrorscope, and an untitled movie from Angel Studios.
Still, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes will be the alpha male among that counterprogramming. Also in the mix on Memorial Day weekend, which is May 24-27, is Sony’s Garfield movie.
By going earlier, Disney gets Imax screens for two weeks before Furiosa. It’s also the first time a Planet of the Apes movie will have played in Imax.
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