For a writer, signing on to “Planet of the Apes” is less an assignment than a calling. After all, it’s the longest-running science-fiction series in film history. So when Rick Jaffa and ...

The franchise, based on Pierre Boulle’s 1963 novel of the same name, follows the concept of humans and apes clashing for control. The series has earned more than $1.7 billion at the worldwide ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” reigned over the weekend box office with a $56.5 million North American opening, according to studio estimates Sunday, giving a needed ...

Before exploding in the mainstream to become one of the most enduring film franchises in cinema history, Planet of the Apes began with the adaptation of Pierre Boulle’s 1963 sci-fi novel of the ...

Here’s how it works. Set in the final moments of Beneath the Planet of the Apes, the third film in the franchise, Escape from the Planet of the Apes, follows a group of three apes — Cornelius ...

Spoiler alert! We're discussing important plot points and the ending of “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” (in theaters now), so swing to another treetop if you haven’t seen it yet.

The 2017 film War for the Planet of the Apes famously ends with the death of Caesar (Andy Serkis). Its long-awaited follow-up, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, wisely opens with Caesar’s ...

Disney/20th Century’s “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” is launching on 4,075 screens this weekend and got off to a good start at the Thursday box office with $6.6 million grossed.

Strange thing: The recent 2011-17 films in the “Planet of the Apes” franchise, now joined by the chapter opening this week, follow a similar narrative cycle of peril, punishment, survival.

The “Planet of the Apes” franchise is a very long franchise at this point, but it’s still going. So, once you’re caught up, it’s time to see the latest installment: “Kingdom of the ...

The 10th film in the franchise, 'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,' brings further adventures in this strange, yet all-too familiar world. By Richard Newby In 1963, French author Pierre Boulle ...