The Vancouver-lensed, 20th Century Fox feature "Rise of the Planet of the Apes", rebooting the "Planet of The Apes" series has opened in first place over the August 5, 2011 weekend in North America, with an estimated $54 million from 3,648 theaters, averaging $14,803 per theater.
"Apes" grossed another $23.4 million in 26 overseas markets to push its worldwide total to $77.4 million in one weekend.
"...Set in present day San Francisco, the film is a reality-based cautionary tale...