'Apes' increases to surface of Friday B.O.

'Rise from the Planet from the Apes'Fox's "Rise from the Planet from the Apes" beat its way up from the domestic box office Friday. Individuals damn dirty apes made $19.75 million from three,648 locations.B.O. experts expect "Apes" to double that figure through Sunday, but reviews that are positive and person to person could mean a level more powerful bow for Fox's apes. Pic made $1.25 million in night time sales Thursday evening, in comparison to Universal's $800,000 late evening haul for "Cowboys and Aliens" per week earlier.Sony's "The Smurfs" snagged second with $5.95 million from three,395 locations. "Cowboys and Aliens" narrowly beat "Smurfs" last weekend after "Smurfs" required Friday evening. The live action-toon hybrid has cumed $61.152 million locally so far.A few Universal game titles arrived neck-and-neck last evening. "Cowboys and Aliens" is beginning its soph sesh with $4.749 million from three,754 locations and newcomer "The Modification-Up" is directly on its heels with $4.748 million from 2,913, based on the studio."Change-Up" may be the summer's sixth R-ranked laffer and also the second from Uni after sleeper hit "Bridesmaids." Despite its exclusive pedigree -- composed by "The Hangover" scribes and helmed by "Wedding Crashers'" director, and promoted thusly -- studio has anticipation within the low-to-mid teens for that weekend. Outdoors of the frame, its legs will be based largely on person to person and femme interest, which lately spiked for that film and is a great omen for mid-week figures.Discussing the tail finish, Paramount's "Captain America" required fifth Friday evening about $3.8 million from three,620 locations. Pic has cumed roughly $134 million Stateside to date. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com