<Li> $208.6 million (net) </Li> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $710.6 million </Td> </Tr> <P> Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is a 2014 American science fiction film directed by Matt Reeves and written by Mark Bomback, Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver . It stars Andy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Toby Kebbell and Kodi Smit - McPhee . It is the sequel to the 2011 film Rise of the Planet of the Apes, which began 20th Century Fox's reboot of the original Planet of the Apes series . Dawn is set ten years after the events of Rise, and follows a group of people in San Francisco who struggle to stay alive in the aftermath of a plague that is wiping out humanity, while Caesar tries to maintain dominance over his community of intelligent apes . </P> <P> Dawn of the Planet of the Apes was released in the United States on July 11, 2014 and was met with highly positive reviews, with critics praising its visual effects, story, direction, acting, musical score, action and emotional depth . It was also a box office success, grossing over $710 million worldwide, and making it the eighth highest - grossing film of 2014 . The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Visual Effects . </P>

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