People are going bananas for the new "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes," which has raked in over 70-million U.S. dollars over the past weekend.
With over 30 million U.S. dollars of "Dawn's" global gross coming from international markets, the new "Planet of the Apes" has both critics and audiences applauding.
"Dawn's" strong box-office showing stateside has made its producer, "20th Century Fox" the first studio to earn over one billion U.S. dollars stateside. Among its string of hits in 2014 is the globally successful "X-Men: Days of Future's Past," which earned over 128 million U.S. dollars globally during its opening weekend in June.
The film also hit South Korea and Australia, along with a string of smaller markets in 24 other territories outside the U.S.
"Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" will roll out the rest of its international dates following the end of the World Cup.
