Godzilla Minus Onecontinues to reign supreme. The film has added to its impressive U.S. box office run by smashing throughShin Godzilla’s worldwide gross in becoming the franchise’s highest grossing Japanese-language movie ever. According toCollider, the film has now taken over $78 million, clawing its way pastShin Godzilla’s $77.9 million in 2016. This includes an impressive $42 million domestically, which, in comparison to the $2 million taken by its predecessor, is kaiju-sized in itself.
Godzilla Minus Onemarked the biggest opening weekend ever for a live-action Japanese film in the U.S. The movie also became the second-best opening day for a “non-English, live-action” feature film. OnlyHero(2002), which stars Jet Li, made more money with $17.8 million.
Godzilla MinusOne’s$11 million was good enough to land the No. 3 spot at the box office that weekend. And Godzilla even managed to do it withRenaissance: A Film by Beyoncédropping in cinemas at the same time. The new concert film took the No. 1 slot with $21 million, whileThe Hunger Games:The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakeswon the silver medal with $14.5 million back at the beginning of the month.
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Godzilla Minus One Exceeds Expectations
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There were clear indications that the King of the Monster’s latest big-screen venture from Toho was going to do right by theGodzillafranchise. First,Godzilla Minus Oneboasted a perfect Rotten Tomatoes score, and won over critics in early press screenings. And then the fans signaled their approval as the film was awarded an “A” CinemaScore and an RT audience score of 98%.
For the diehards, Godzilla will feel more like he did in the gritty dark reality of the original filmGojira(1954) this time around, as opposed to when the kaiju teamed up with Jet Jaguar in the much sillier, kid-orientedGodzilla vs. Megalon(1973). Legendary’s MonsterVerse has also portrayed the heroic side of Godzilla since 2014. But theMinus Oneversion is a deadly force of nature that is utterly ruthless.
For those enthusiasts who just can’t get enough of the King of the Monsters, and are not only interested in his Toho-led outings, there is always the brand-new trailer forGodzilla x Kong: The New Empire. Or check out our brief video list of fun facts about theGodzillafranchise and the monster itself:
