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Rise of the Planet of the Apes

‘The Lion King’ Roars To Box Office Win

(Disney)

After 17 years, “The Lion King” still rules.

The animated classic, back in theaters for a limited two-week 3D run, has surprised Hollywood by placing first at the weekend box office.

The re-released film earned $29.3 million.

‘The Help’ Won Labor Day Weekend

(DreamWorks)

BOX OFFICE

“The Help” has easily won the Labor Day weekend box office.

The book club favorite turned sleeper hit took the #1 spot with a $19 million haul over the four-day holiday.

Emma Stone’s movie beat three action-packed new releases – “The Debt” ($12.6 million), “Apollo 18″ ($10.7 million), and “Shark Night 3D” ($10.3 million).

“The Help” Wins Weakened Box Office Due to Hurricane Irene

(DreamWorks)

BOX OFFICE

Hurricane Irene has taken its toll on Atlantic Seaboard and this weekend’s box office, resulting in possibly the worst weekend of 2011 at the movies.

Still, “The Help” led the pack with $14.3 million in ticket sales.

Zoe Saldana’s revenge-action flick “Colombiana” came in second with $10.3 million.

Nabbing third with $8.7 million was the Katie Holmes horror movie “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark.”

‘The Help’ Beats Slew of New Films To Stay #1

(DreamWorks)

BOX OFFICE

Theaters were packed with new movies this weekend – but not with audiences.

‘The Help’ and ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ stayed on top of the heap, with a number of disappointing debuts filling out the rest of the chart.

‘The Help’ earned a $20.5 million victory, with James Franco’s ‘Apes’ hitting $16.3 million for a strong second place.

After that, things got kinda ugly.

‘Apes’ Rule Weekend, Edging ‘The Help’ and ‘Final Destination 5′

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

BOX OFFICE

‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes,’ starring James Franco and other doomed humans, won the weekend’s box office again with $27 million in ticket sales.

Meanwhile, the Emma Stone-headlined film, ‘The Help’ took second place with $25.7 million, followed in third by ‘Final Destination 5′ with $18.4 million.

Audiences Go Bananas for ‘Planet of the Apes’ Prequel

(Fox)

BOX OFFICE

Those apes don’t monkey around!

“Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” starring James Franco and Freida Pinto, exceeded expectations at the box office and raked in $54 million.

“The Smurfs” took second with $21 million, while “Cowboys & Aliens” nabbed third place with $16.8 million.

‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ Premiere – LIVE STREAM

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

LIVE STREAM

The premiere for ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ takes place tonight at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.

James Franco, Tom Felton and other cast members will be on hand.

Check out the live streaming coverage from the red carpet here!

‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ Trailer

(20th Century Fox)

VIDEO

James Franco and Freida Pinto star in the much-anticipated ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes,’ which shows the fateful decisions that lead to a revolt of super-intelligent apes against human beings.

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