'Rise of the Planet of the Apes' crosses a solid $1.25M in Midnight Shows

Reinforced by strong reviews, "The Rise of the Planet of the Apes" notched a solid $1.25 million in the midnight showings on Friday, according to the studio estimates. The James Franco-led prequel offered late-night screenings in a 1,124 locations. It will now expand to 3,648 theaters in the U.S. and Canada over the weekend.

 

 A Fox Exec says,

''It's a low-key start for a modest midnight opening of $1.254 million in only 1,124 North American locations for Fox's prequel Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes with CGI animals and James Franco. "It's a good start considering that Cowboys & Aliens had about $800K in midnights a week ago,".

With a solid opening night like this hopefully we will see a sequel in the near future. Until then make sure you go check out Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes in theaters.