Dawn of the Planet of the Apes topped the box-office again by means of natural selection. In its first week, The Purge: Anarchy came in second place with $28.4 million. The sequel to the hit tale about scheduled anarchy was made on a very low budget, so this franchise has been hugely profitable for Universal and Platinum Dunes. Disney’s spin-off of the Cars franchise, Planes: Fire & Rescue, debuted in third place with an anemic $18 million. However, the Cars/Planes franchise makes a huge amount in merchandising, so it will go on indefinitely. Jason Segal and Cameron Diaz’s Sex Tape, failed to attract much attention coming in fourth place with $15 million. And rounding out the top five is Transformers: Age of Extinction. Here is the breakdown for the weekend of 7/18-7/20:
| RANK | MOVIE | WEEKLY GROSS | GROSS TO DATE | WEEKS IN RELEASE | # OF THEATERS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
20th Century Fox |
$36.0M | $139.0M | 2 | 3969 |
| 2 |
Universal Pictures |
$28.4M | $28.4M | 1 | 2805 |
| 3 |
Walt Disney Pictures |
$18.0M | $18.0M | 1 | 3826 |
| 4 |
Sony Pictures |
$15.0M | $15.0M | 1 | 3062 |
| 5 |
Paramount Pictures |
$10.0M | $227.2M | 4 | 3224 |
| 6 |
Warner Bros. Pictures |
$7.6M | $71.3M | 3 | 3402 |
| 7 |
Sony Pictures |
$4.7M | $180.5M | 6 | 2229 |
| 8 |
20th Century Fox |
$3.8M | $160.7M | 6 | 2169 |
| 9 |
Walt Disney Pictures |
$3.3M | $228.4M | 8 | 1541 |
| 10 |
Relativity Media |
$3.3M | $32.0M | 3 | 2450 |
Source: Washington Post