Escape from the Planet of the Apes
“Meet baby Milo who has Washington terrified.”
The world is shocked by the appearance of three talking chimpanzees, who arrived mysteriously in a spacecraft. Intrigued by their intelligence, humans use them for research - until the apes attempt to escape.
Genres
Action, Science Fiction
Studio
APJAC Productions
Language
en
Status
Released
How Escape from the Planet of the Apes performed
Budget
$2.5M
Worldwide Gross
$12.3M
Gross Profit
$9.8M
Return
4.9× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$2M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~35/65, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (38% of the domestic run, typical for Action) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Cornelius
Roddy McDowall
Cornelius
Dr. Zira
Kim Hunter
Dr. Zira
Dr. Lewis Dixon
Bradford Dillman
Dr. Lewis Dixon
Dr. Stephanie 'Stevie' Branton
Natalie Trundy
Dr. Stephanie 'Stevie' Branton
Dr. Otto Hasslein
Eric Braeden
Dr. Otto Hasslein
The President
William Windom
The President
Dr. Milo
Sal Mineo
Dr. Milo
E-1
Albert Salmi
E-1
E-2
Jason Evers
E-2
Committee Chairman
John Randolph
Committee Chairman
General Winthrop
Harry Lauter
General Winthrop
Aide
M. Emmet Walsh
Aide
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