<Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $481.8 million </Td> </Tr> <P> Rise of the Planet of the Apes is a 2011 American science fiction film directed by Rupert Wyatt and starring James Franco, Freida Pinto, John Lithgow, Brian Cox, Tom Felton, David Oyelowo, and Andy Serkis . Written by Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver, it is 20th Century Fox's reboot of the Planet of the Apes series, intended to act as an origin story for a new series of films . Its premise is similar to the fourth film in the original series, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972), but it is not a direct remake of that film . </P> <P> Rise of the Planet of the Apes was released on August 5, 2011, to critical and commercial success . The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects . It was also nominated for five Saturn Awards including Best Director for Wyatt and Best Writing for Jaffa and Silver, winning Best Science Fiction Film, Best Supporting Actor for Serkis and Best Special Effects . Serkis's performance as Caesar was widely acclaimed, earning him many nominations from associations which do not usually recognize performance capture as traditional acting . A sequel to the film, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, was released on July 11, 2014, and a third film, War for the Planet of the Apes, was released on July 14, 2017 . </P> <P> Will Rodman, a scientist at the San Francisco biotech company Gen - Sys, is testing the viral - based drug ALZ - 112 on chimpanzees to find a cure for Alzheimer's disease . ALZ - 112 is given to a chimp named Bright Eyes, greatly increasing her intelligence . But then, during Will's presentation for the drug, Bright Eyes is forced from her cage, goes on a rampage, and is shot to death . Will's boss Steven Jacobs terminates the project and has the chimps slaughtered . However, Will's assistant Robert Franklin discovers that the reason for Bright Eyes' rampage was that she had recently given birth to an infant chimp . Will reluctantly agrees to take in the chimp, who is named Caesar . Will learns that Caesar has inherited his mother's intelligence and decides to raise him . Three years later, Will introduces Caesar to the redwood forest at Muir Woods National Monument . Meanwhile, Will treats his dementia - suffering father Charles with ALZ - 112, which seems to restore his cognitive ability . </P>

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