Planet of the Apes Movies: Every Film in the Series

The Planet of the Apes franchise is a science fiction saga of ten theatrical films, told in three separate runs: five original films, one standalone remake and four modern films. Each run has its own cast, its own filmmakers and its own version of how the apes came to rule.

The original run opens with planet of the apes 1968, directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and released in the US on February 8, 1968. Charlton Heston plays the astronaut George Taylor, whose ship comes down in a lake on an unknown planet where intelligent apes rule and the humans are mute. Roddy McDowall and Kim Hunter play the chimpanzees Cornelius and Zira, and Maurice Evans plays Dr. Zaius. Four sequels followed within five years: beneath the planet of the apes (1970, directed by Ted Post), escape from the planet of the apes (1971, directed by Don Taylor), conquest of the planet of the apes (1972) and battle for the planet of the apes (1973), both directed by J. Lee Thompson. The budgets generally shrank as the run went on. The first film cost $5.8 million and took $32.6 million worldwide, while Battle for the Planet of the Apes cost $1.8 million and took $8.8 million, the lowest gross in the series according to Box Office Mojo.

The second run is a single film. planet of the apes 2001, directed by Tim Burton, is a standalone remake released on July 27, 2001. Mark Wahlberg plays Captain Leo Davidson, an air force pilot who follows a chimpanzee pod into an electromagnetic storm and lands on a planet ruled by apes, with Tim Roth as General Thade and Helena Bonham Carter as Ari. It cost $100 million and grossed $362.2 million worldwide, according to Box Office Mojo, and it connects to neither the earlier films nor the later ones.

The third run is what most searchers mean by the Planet of the Apes trilogy. rise of the planet of the apes (2011), directed by Rupert Wyatt, follows the scientist Will Rodman (James Franco) and the chimpanzee Caesar, played through performance capture by Andy Serkis. dawn of the planet of the apes (2014) and war for the planet of the apes (2017), both directed by Matt Reeves, finish Caesar's story. Wes Ball then directed kingdom of the planet of the apes (2024), set many generations after Caesar, with Owen Teague as the young chimpanzee Noa. These films earned far more than the originals: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes took $710.6 million worldwide on a $170 million budget, according to Box Office Mojo. Adding the worldwide figures Box Office Mojo lists for all ten films gives roughly $2.5 billion, though four of the original films have no separate international figure.

Each run also has its own sound. Jerry Goldsmith scored the 1968 film and Escape from the Planet of the Apes, Leonard Rosenman scored Beneath the Planet of the Apes and Battle for the Planet of the Apes, Tom Scott scored Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, Danny Elfman scored the 2001 film, Patrick Doyle scored Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Michael Giacchino scored Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and War for the Planet of the Apes, and John Paesano scored Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. The planet of the apes soundtrack page covers the composers in full.

For the complete list, go to all planet of the apes movies. The planet of the apes cast page names the actors and directors, the planet of the apes box office page has the grosses film by film, planet of the apes movies ranked gives one writer's opinion, and planet of the apes reviews and planet of the apes merchandise cover the rest.

In the UK and Australia, Disney Plus streams all ten Planet of the Apes films, while in the US the films are spread across several services. These listings were checked on November 3, 2026, using JustWatch data through TMDB, and they change often.

In the US, the streaming picture looks like this. Hulu carries the 2001 film, Rise, Dawn and War. HBO Max carries Rise, Dawn, War and Kingdom. IndieFlix lists Conquest, and Plex streams Conquest free with ads. Philo lists Planet of the Apes (1968) free with ads. Beneath, Escape and Battle were available only to rent or buy at the time of the check. All three can be rented from Amazon Video, Apple TV, Google Play, YouTube, Fandango At Home and Spectrum On Demand, and bought from Amazon Video, Apple TV, Google Play, YouTube and Fandango At Home.

The where to watch planet of the apes page gives the table by country, film by film.