Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' claimed the No. 1 spot at the domestic box office, earning $22.2 million on its opening day.

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” has reigned over the weekend box office. Studio estimates Sunday said the latest installment in the “Apes” franchise brought in $56.5 million in North American theaters.

The latest Planet of the Apes film has had a stellar opening weekend, breaking records for the film franchise.

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is dominating the box office with the franchise's second best opening, despite a slow year for theaters.

Heading into its opening weekend, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes was projected to make between $50 and $55 million at the domestic box office. It managed to just outpace its projections with an estimated $56.5 million for the opening weekend to kick off Apes' theatrical run in successful fashion, according to Variety.

2017's War for the Planet of the Apes opened to $56.2 million, with 2011's franchise resetting Rise of the Planet of the Apes opening to $54.8 million. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, which opened in 2014, is the best-performing film of the series by a wide margin. That movie opened to $72 million and went on to gross over $700 million globally.

It was a neck-and-neck battle atop the U.K. and Ireland box office between Paramount's 'IF' and Disney's 'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.'

The biggest reason we watch the "Planet of the Apes" movies is for the chance to see ape astronauts in NASA spacesuits once more! And that actually might be creeping closer to reality, if you believe some of the foreshadowing hints in director Wes Ball's new "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.

Disney and 20th Century's "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes" conquered the international box office again with $40.6 million in its second weekend of release. So far, the fourth chapter in the "Apes" reboot franchise has generated $136 million overseas and $237 million globally.

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes makes a big change that gives a beloved character from the older movies more soul, purpose and unpredictability.