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Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes Release Date Moves Up 2 Weeks

Disney and 20th Century Studios have moved the release date for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes up two weeks from May 24th to May 10th.

Published Fri, 12 Jan 2024 13:32:06 -0600

by Kaitlyn Booth

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Disney moves 'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' release from May 24 to May 10.
Avoids box office clash with 'The Garfield Movie' and 'Furiosa.'
Shift viewed as beneficial for whole film industry, not just Disney.
Change follows recent release date adjustments by Sony and WB Discovery.

We all knew it was only a matter of time before one of the movies set to come out on May 24th moved its release date. The Garfield Movie, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, and Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes were all going to be fighting for a spot, and no one thought that was a good idea. It appears that the studios didn't think it was a good idea either, and, in a change of pace from recent years, it was Disney who decided to shift a release date away from a Warner Bros. Discovery movie instead of the other way around. Today, it was announced that Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes would be shifting its release date from May 24th to May 10th.

There have been a few release day shifts from Sony and Warner Bros. Discovery in the last couple of days. Moving Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is a good idea for everyone, not just Disney, because, despite some people's "console wars" mentality, the movie industry is essentially a "when one succeeds, we all succeed" business. That's why we see studios congratulating each other when records are beaten or when everyone was praising Free Guy at 2021 CinemaCon because it was the first hint that theaters were recovering. Massive bombs are bad for everyone, so giving these big blockbusters room to breathe is a win all around.

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes: Release Date, Summary, Cast List

A new entry in the studio's global, epic franchise, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, will open exclusively in theaters nationwide on May 10, 2024.

Director Wes Ball breathes new life into the global, epic franchise set several generations in the future following Caesar's reign, in which apes are the dominant species living harmoniously, and humans have been reduced to living in the shadows. As a new tyrannical ape leader builds his empire, one young ape undertakes a harrowing journey that will cause him to question all that he has known about the past and to make choices that will define a future for apes and humans alike.

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is directed by Wes Ball (the Maze Runner trilogy) and stars Owen Teague (IT), Freya Allan (The Witcher), Kevin Durand (Locke & Key), Peter Macon (Shameless), and William H. Macy (Fargo). The screenplay is by Josh Friedman (War of the Worlds) and Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver (Avatar: The Way of Water) and Patrick Aison (Prey), based on characters created by Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver, and the producers are Wes Ball, Joe Hartwick, Jr. (The Maze Runner), Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Jason Reed (Mulan), with Peter Chernin (the Planet of the Apes trilogy) and Jenno Topping (Ford v. Ferrari) serving as executive producers.