DHAKA: ‘Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes’ clung tight to the top of the North American box office for a second week in a row, earning far more than chimp change.

Industry data showed Sunday, The Straits Times publishes this report on Monday.

The Apes saga, based on the Pierre Boulle sci-fi tale of humans and chimps clashing to survive, earned US$36 million in its second week out, for a total of US$139 million during its two weeks in theater so far, according to box office tracker Exhibitor Relations.

Second, third and fourth places were each held by box office newcomers. Horror-thriller The Purge: Anarchy scared up US$28.4 million in ticket sales for second place in the sequel’s debut week.

Next in line with US$18 million was Planes: Fire & Rescue, the Disney computer-animated tale of talking aircraft working to fight blazes and help save a national park.

It follows on the heels of last year’s Planes.

BDST: 1618 HRS, JUL 21, 2014