Godzilla Minus Zero just rewrote the record books in its opening weekend. The Takashi Yamazaki-directed sequel demolished its predecessor’s domestic debut by a staggering margin, setting multiple box office milestones in the process.
Godzilla Minus Zero box office opens way bigger than Godzilla Minus One
Godzilla Minus Zero opened to $31.6 million domestically across 3,254 theaters, according to Box Office Mojo. That nearly triples the $11.4 million opening weekend of Godzilla Minus One in December 2023. The sequel now holds the record for the biggest opening for a live-action foreign-language film in the United States and Canada.
The Takashi Yamazaki-directed sequel also set the largest IMAX global opening for a Japanese film. Deadline reports that 74% of the domestic gross came from IMAX and premium large format screens combined. That PLF share exceeds what Universal’s The Odyssey drew from those formats during its opening weekend.
GKIDS distributed the film in North America with a marketing spend under $10 million. The film earned $6.7 million from preview screenings alone, starting with Godzilla Day shows on Tuesday. Those previews surpassed every prior GKIDS release, including The Boy and the Heron’s $2.39 million.
Globally, the film has grossed $63 million in its opening frame. In Japan, it earned approximately $5.7 million on opening day alone. That set a record as the highest opening-day gross for any live-action film in Japanese history. The single-day figure represented 201% of Minus One’s opening-day gross.
Audiences gave the film an A CinemaScore, matching its predecessor’s grade. PostTrak reported an 85% definite recommend score and 95% positive rating. The audience skewed 76% male, with the 18-34 demographic comprising 63% of ticket buyers. On Rotten Tomatoes, 90% of 173 critics’ reviews are positive, with an 8/10 average rating on IMDb.
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