Box office: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes topples The Fall Guy

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes has taken $4 million at the Australian cinemas in its first week, toppling The Fall Guy from the top of the box office.

The ape-heavy action flick took $3.77 million over the opening weekend — including preview screenings, this takes the total to $4 million, dwarfing The Fall Guy’s $1.72 million this weekend – bringing the Gosling-Blunt film to a total of $10 million after three weeks.

Speaking to Mumbrella last week, Walt Disney Company Australia and New Zealand senior vice president and managing director, Kylie Watson-Wheeler, said Disney Australia was thrilled to have the movie – the fourth in the Planet of the Apes reboot franchise – shot at its Sydney studio.