Godzilla Minus Zero Opens at No. 1 in Japan With 699,000 Tickets
Takashi Yamazaki's Godzilla Minus Zero sold 699,000 tickets and earned 1,130,171,300 yen over the November 6-8 weekend, ranking first in Japan.
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Why it matters
A Tuesday opening tied to Godzilla Day pulled 910 million yen in one day, so the sequel's first-weekend total rests on a calendar slot rather than a standard Friday rollout.
Key Facts
- Godzilla Minus Zero ranked #1 in Japan in its first weekend, selling 699,000 tickets and earning 1,130,171,300 yen over November 6-8.
- The film opened Tuesday, November 3, Godzilla Day, and earned 910 million yen that day, which the report calls a record opening day for a live-action film in Japan.
- Godzilla Minus Zero sold 1.61 million tickets and earned 2,539,531,100 yen in its first six days.
- Takashi Yamazaki returned as director, screenwriter and VFX supervisor, with Shirogumi Inc. handling visual effects.
- Grotesqqque ranked #8 in the same Japanese weekend chart.
The film opened Tuesday, November 3, Godzilla Day, and took 910 million yen on that day alone, which the report calls a record opening day for a live-action film in Japan. Grotesqqque ranked eighth.
The opening day figure is the number to watch. Godzilla Minus Zero earned 910 million yen on Tuesday, November 3, a date Japan marks as Godzilla Day and Culture Day, and the report calls that the highest opening day for a live-action film in the country. Over six days the film sold 1.61 million tickets for 2,539,531,100 yen.
Min Tanaka joins the cast as biologist Kanji Murakami, with Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe and Hidetaka Yoshioka returning. Yamazaki again directs, writes and supervises VFX, with Shirogumi Inc. on effects. Grotesqqque placed eighth.
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Sources
- Anime News Network Godzilla Minus Zero Film Opens at #1 in Japan, Grotesqqque Anime Film at #8