“Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” began its rise to box office supremacy on Thursday night, taking in approximately $4.1 million from 10 p.m. shows in 2,750 theaters.
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Matt Reeves-directed sequel of the franchise reboot stars Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, and Keri Russell as the humans this time around, replacing the cast of 2011’s “Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” which starred James Franco, Freida Pinto, and John Lithgow. The humans, of course, play second bananas to the super-smart apes; their leader, Caesar, is played by motion capture pioneer Andy Serkis.