Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Gets Hulu Streaming Date Less Than 3 Months After Release (2024)

As Proximus Caesar (Kevin Durand) promised, it’s time for a wonderful day, especially for those who are fans of a certain sci-fi saga. Yes, director Wes Ball’s summer movie success, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, is giving fans a reason to celebrate because the latest installment in the Planet of the Apes franchise drops Friday, August 2 on Hulu. The film’s streaming debut (per Deadline) comes just three months after the action adventure began its theatrical run back on May 10. And Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is one of the early 2024 summer movie season participants which actually found success.

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes scored roughly the same with critics and fans. Ball’s sequel to 2017’s War for the Planet of the Apes registers 80% on the Tomatometer and holds a Rotten Tomatoes audience score of 77%, at the time of this writing. And cinephiles gave Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes a “B” CinemaScore. Despite some average-to-slightly-above-average grades, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes still performed modestly well at the box office.

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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

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Set several years after the events of War for the Planet of the Apes, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is the next installment in the Apes saga. Ape clans have taken up residence in the oasis that Caesar sought to colonize, but humans have reverted to their animalistic nature in their absence. Now battling between enslavement and freedom, outliers in the Ape clans will take sides in a newly burgeoning society.

Release Date

May 10, 2024

Director

Wes Ball

Cast

Freya Allan , Dichen Lachman , Kevin Durand , Owen Teague , William H. Macy , Peter Macon

Writers

Patrick Aison , Josh Friedman , Rick Jaffa

Studio

Disney Studios Australia, Twentieth Century Fox

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No One Can Stop the Reign

The latest Planet of the Apes entry started with an opening-weekend take of $58.4 million en route to $170.7 million domestically (per Box Office Mojo). The film made an additional $225.7 million abroad for a worldwide total of $396.4 million. And with only a $160 million budget, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes did make money for 20th Century Studios.

Watch Kevin Durand (Proximus) and Peter Macon (Raka) Debate the Philosophies of Their Ape Characters Below:

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Joins Fellow Entries on Hulu

Three months after Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes began its box office reign, director Wes Ball’s cinematic contribution to the franchise will join its fellow Andy Serkis-led installments Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) and War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) on Hulu starting at the end of next week.

In fact, for those who haven’t seen all of the movies comprising the Planet of the Apes legacy, and who want to start from the very beginning, the following is a complete list of the saga’s sci-fi flicks which are all available on Hulu, at the time of this writing (in chronological order):

• Planet of the Apes (1968)
• Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
• Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
• Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
• Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)
• Planet of the Apes (2001) *Mark Wahlberg entry
• Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
• Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
• War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
• Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024) *August 2

Undoubtedly, the success of the Planet of the Apes franchise will ensure future big-screen installments, and Kevin Durand is just hoping that Proximus Caesar’s death won’t stop the Kingdom’s baddie from returning someday. Durand said in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter:

“Does Proximus crawl out of that ocean? You didn’t see his body. You just saw a big splash. He’s a gigantic, magnificent creature, and given the density of that beast, did he make it? I don’t know… but I think that there is a chance [Proximus survives] in Apes.”