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‘Planet of the Apes’ thumps chest with $73M debut

By Jake Coyle
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‘Planet of the Apes’ thumps chest with $73M debut

NEW YORK (AP) — The monkey business is a good business to be in at the box office.

“Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” roared to $73 million on its opening weekend, one of the summer’s best debuts, according to studio estimates Sunday. The 20th Century Fox sequel easily surpassed the $54.8 million opening to 2011’s “Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” the reboot of the fabled chimp franchise.

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