<Table> <Tr> <Th> Number </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Release date </Th> <Th> Director </Th> <Th> Continuity </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="5"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Planet of the Apes </Td> <Td> April 3 , 1968 </Td> <Td> Franklin J. Schaffner </Td> <Td> Original series </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Beneath the Planet of the Apes </Td> <Td> May 27 , 1970 </Td> <Td> Ted Post </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Escape from the Planet of the Apes </Td> <Td> May 21 , 1971 </Td> <Td> Don Taylor </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Conquest of the Planet of the Apes </Td> <Td> June 29 , 1972 </Td> <Td> J. Lee Thompson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Battle for the Planet of the Apes </Td> <Td> June 15 , 1973 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="5"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Planet of the Apes </Td> <Td> July 27 , 2001 </Td> <Td> Tim Burton </Td> <Td> Remake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="5"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Rise of the Planet of the Apes </Td> <Td> August 5 , 2011 </Td> <Td> Rupert Wyatt </Td> <Td> Reboot series </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Dawn of the Planet of the Apes </Td> <Td> July 11 , 2014 </Td> <Td> Matt Reeves </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> War for the Planet of the Apes </Td> <Td> July 14 , 2017 </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th> Number </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Release date </Th> <Th> Director </Th> <Th> Continuity </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="5"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Planet of the Apes </Td> <Td> April 3 , 1968 </Td> <Td> Franklin J. Schaffner </Td> <Td> Original series </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Beneath the Planet of the Apes </Td> <Td> May 27 , 1970 </Td> <Td> Ted Post </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Escape from the Planet of the Apes </Td> <Td> May 21 , 1971 </Td> <Td> Don Taylor </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Conquest of the Planet of the Apes </Td> <Td> June 29 , 1972 </Td> <Td> J. Lee Thompson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Battle for the Planet of the Apes </Td> <Td> June 15 , 1973 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="5"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Planet of the Apes </Td> <Td> July 27 , 2001 </Td> <Td> Tim Burton </Td> <Td> Remake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="5"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Rise of the Planet of the Apes </Td> <Td> August 5 , 2011 </Td> <Td> Rupert Wyatt </Td> <Td> Reboot series </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Dawn of the Planet of the Apes </Td> <Td> July 11 , 2014 </Td> <Td> Matt Reeves </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> War for the Planet of the Apes </Td> <Td> July 14 , 2017 </Td> </Tr> </Table>
how many planet of the ape films are there
how many planet of the ape films are there
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