Godzilla Minus Zero Opens To Record $32 Million In North America
Godzilla Minus Zero earned an estimated US$31.61 million in its North American opening weekend, the highest ever for a GKIDS release. About 74% of the take came from premium large format screenings, with US$12 million from IMAX.
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Why it matters
The opening is the highest ever for a live-action foreign film in the U.S. and the biggest GKIDS release, which puts a Japan-produced Godzilla film at the center of the premium format market rather than the specialty circuit.
Key Facts
- Godzilla Minus Zero earned an estimated US$31.61 million in its North American opening weekend.
- IMAX screenings accounted for US$12 million of the weekend total, and 74% came from premium large format screenings.
- The film's global revenue stood at US$63 million after its opening weekend.
- Godzilla Minus Zero opened in North America on Friday, November 6, and in Japan on Tuesday, November 3.
- Takashi Yamazaki returned as director, screenwriter, and VFX supervisor.
Directed by Takashi Yamazaki, the film opened in North America on Friday, November 6, and in Japan on November 3, Godzilla Day.
Premium large format did most of the work. IMAX alone accounted for US$12 million of the US$31.61 million weekend, and 74% of the total came from large-format screens. The film qualifies to advertise itself as "filmed for IMAX," a first for a Japanese film.
Worldwide revenue reached US$63 million after the opening weekend, and the film was the highest-grossing film in the world that weekend. In Japan it sold 590,000 tickets for 910 million yen on its opening day alone, a record for live-action there. GKIDS and TOHO opened it in North America on November 6; Japan's date was November 3, Godzilla Day.
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- Anime News Network Godzilla Minus Zero Earns Record $32 Million in N. American Opening Weekend