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Fox’s Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes held off the challenge of three potential threats and climbed to $139m in its second weekend as the top 12 North American releases slipped 25% against 2013.

Apes cost roughly $170m to make and is about to break even for the studio after two weekends factoring in the $103m international running total.

Universal released its horror sequel The Purge: Anarchy in second place on $28.4m from 2,805 theatres.

Disney’s Planes spin-off Planes: Fire & Rescue landed at number three on $18m, falling 19% against the original $22.2m debut of Planes in August 2013.

Sony released the Cameron Diaz and Jason Segel comedy Sex Tape in fourth place on an unremarkable $15m from 3,062 sites.

Paramount’s Transformers: Age Of Extinction continued to plod towards $250m and whatever happens will finish its North American run as the lowest-scoring of the sci-fi franchise. It fell three places to number five on $10m for $227.2m after four sessions.

A coupe of old pros populate the lower ranks of the top 10 after weeks of distinguished service: Sony’s 22 Jump Street at number seven has grossed $180.5m after six sessions and Maleficent ranks ninth on $228.4m after eight.

Estimated Top 10 North America July 18-20 2014:
1 (1) Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes (Fox) Fox International $36m $138.9m
2 (-) The Purge: Anarchy (Universal) UPI $28.4m –
3 (-) Planes: Fire & Rescue (Buena Vista) WDSMPI $18m –
4 (-) Sex Tape (Sony) SPRI $15m –
5 (2) Transformers: Age Of Extinction (Paramount) PPI $10m $227.2m
6 (3) Tammy (Warner Bros) WBPI $7.6m $71.3m
7 (4) 22 Jump Street (Sony) SPRI $4.7m $180.5m
8 (5) How To Train Your Dragon 2 (Fox-DreamWorks Animation) Fox International $3.8m $160.7m
9 (8) Maleficent (Disney) WDSMPI $3.3m $228.4m
10 (6) Earth To Echo (Relativity Media) Relativity International $3.26m $31.9m

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TNT has renewed three of its popular dramas.

The basic cable network has ordered new episodes of The Last Ship, Major Crimes and Falling Skies, following the success of all three shows this summer.

All three feature in the Top 5 scripted series with total viewers and adults aged 25-54, and have helped TNT establish itself as the number one cable network in primetime this summer to-date.

Michael Bay’s The Last Ship will return for a second season of 13 episodes, which is up from the ten episodes commissioned for season one. A total of 15 new episodes of Major Crimes will air as part of its fourth season.

Meanwhile, Falling Skies will air a 10-episode fifth and final season.

Michael Wright, TNT’s president of programming, said: “TNT’s refreshed and recharged drama brand is soaring this summer, and that is due in large part to these three enormously popular dramas.

“The Last Ship has become this summer’s top drama among key adult demos with its epic scale and visceral storytelling. Major Crimes continues to be one of the most enduring and popular crime-drama franchises on television.

“And Falling Skies has begun an ambitious and thrilling story arc this summer as it sets the stage for next year’s climactic final season,” he added.

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New entry Dawn of the Planet of the Apes has taken the number one spot in the US box office with a $73m.

The sci-fi blockbuster knocks Transformers: Age of Extinction down to second place with $16.5m.

Melissa McCarthy’s comedy Tammy is at third place with $12.91m, followed by comedy sequel 22 Jump Street in fourth place with $6.7m.

How To Train Your Dragon 2 is a non-mover in fifth spot with $5.865m, while family movie Earth to Echo stays at six with $5.5m.

Last week’s number four Deliver Us From Evil is down to seven with $4.7m.

Begin Again is up from fifteenth spot to number nine with $2,935,00.

Maleficent and Jersey Boys complete the US box office top ten at number eight and number ten consecutively.

The US weekend box office top ten for July 13 is as follows:
1. (-) Dawn of the Planet of the Apes – $73,000,000
2. (1) Transformers: Age of Extinction – $16,500,000
3. (2) Tammy – $12,910,000
4. (3) 22 Jump Street – $6,700,000
5. (5) How to Train Your Dragon 2 – $5,865,000
6. (6) Earth to Echo – $5,500,000
7. (4) Deliver Us From Evil – $4,700,000
8. (7) Maleficent – $4,169,000
9. (15) Begin Again – $2,935,000
10. (8) Jersey Boys – $2,510,000

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Transformers: Age of Extinction has taken the number one spot in the US box office for the second week with $36.4m.

Last weekend, Transformers scored the biggest box office opening of 2014 when it debuted with $100m, knocking off Think Like a Man Too in first place.

This weekend, the Michael Bay movie beat three new releases – Tammy, Deliver Us From Evil and Earth to Echo.

Melissa McCarthy’s comedy Tammy landed in second place with $21.1m, followed by Deliver Us From Evil in third place with $9.5m.

Family movie Earth to Echo came in sixth place with $8.2m.

Think Like a Man too, which debuted at number one, slipped from fourth place to ninth place with $4.9m.

Its number four spot was taken by Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum’s comedic sequel 22 Jump Street with $9.4m. The movie’s total earning is $158.8m.

How to Train Your Dragon 2, Maleficent, Jersey Boys and Edge of Tomorrow complete the US box office top ten list at number five, number seven, number eight and number ten consecutively.

The US weekend box office top ten for July 6 is as follows:
1. (1) Transformers: Age of Extinction – $36,400,000
2. (-) Tammy – $21,170,000
3. (-) Deliver Us From Evil – $9,500,000
4. (2) 22 Jump Street – $9,400,000
5. (3) How to Train Your Dragon 2 – $8,750,000
6. (-) Earth to Echo – $8,250,000
7. (5) Maleficent – $6,133,000
8. (6) Jersey Boys – $5,160,000
9. (4) Think Like a Man Too – $4,900,000
10. (7) Edge of Tomorrow – $3,640,000

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