The 84th Annual Academy Awards will be presented on Sunday, February 26, 2012 at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and will be televised live by the ABC Television Network.
RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
The awards are presented by the Broadcast Film Critics Association.
With three films making their weekend debut, no one can knock off the Emma Stone-starrer; The Debt has the most impressive bow; Apollo 18 scares move-goers away; Shark Night 3D can’t take a big enough bite, and Apes hang in the top five for fifth straight week.
The Help needs no help braving hurricane Irene and holds on to the top spot for another week; Colombiana fires back with a strong showing; Apes inch closer to $150M; Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark underperforms; Our Idiot Brother flops.
Crowds continue to come out for Emma Stone and James Franco; Robert Rodriguez, Jason Momoa, and Colin Farrell can use little help of their own.
James Franco brings new image to the now future franchise; The Help walks away with a healthy five day gross; Final Destination 5 is perhaps not so final after all; The Smurfs break $100M, while Jesse Eisenberg flops in his latest effort.
Apes rule, Reynolds and Batman do not; Smurfs beats out Cowboys and Aliens, as it inches closer to a sequel; Captain America holds on to round out he top five,
An origin story set in present day San Francisco, where man’s own experiments with genetic engineering lead to the development of intelligence in apes and the onset of a war for supremacy.
A scientist begins doing experiments on the chimpanzee, who will eventually lead the apes in rebellion, conquering humanity and creating a planet where apes ruled and humans served.
Logline: Set as a prequel origin story to the Planet of the Apes franchise, story will take place in modern day, where a scientist begins doing experiments on the chimpanzee, who will eventually lead the apes in rebellion, conquering humanity and creating a planet where apes ruled and humans served.
