There was no monkeying around with these apes as they climbed to the top of the chart with a much bigger-than-expected $54 million this weekend.
HOLLYWOOD, June 28, 2000 -- So, if you can't get Matt Damon for your movie, what's a studio to do? Get the guy who kinda looks like Matt Damon. And so it has come to pass that Mark Wahlberg -- a somewhat leathery-looking version of the "Good Will Hunting" golden boy -- has been tapped to headline Fox's long-awaited "Planet of the Apes" remake, The Hollywood Reporter says. Damon's name had been floated in recent months as a possible "Apes" star. Then Wahlberg entered the game. The 29-year-old former Calvin Klein underwear model, next up in "The Perfect Storm" (opening Friday), let the "Apes" deal out of the bag in a recent interview with Hollywood.com. When asked if he was looking forward to taking a break from action flicks with "Ocean's Eleven" (the Vegas heist flick he's to make with George Clooney), Wahlberg replied: "'Ocean’s Eleven' is gonna be easy. I’m loo