UPDATED: The sequel is pacing well ahead of "Rise of the Planet of the Apes," which debuted to $54.8 million in August 2011; Richard Linklater's "Boyhood" soars at the specialty box office.
Fox's sequel Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is doing impressive business at the Friday box office, where it's on track to earn $25 million or more for the day for a pleasing weekend debut of $65 million-plus.