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The Godzilla-King Kong combo stomped on expectations as Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire roared to an US$80 million (S$107.8 million) opening on 3,861 North American screens, in line with studio estimates on Sunday (Mar 31).
The monster mash-up from Warner Bros and Legendary Photos starring Rebecca Corridor and Brian Tyree Henry introduced the second-highest opening in what has been a strong yr, falling simply in need of the US$81.5 million debut of Dune: Half 2.
Projections had put the the opening weekend of Godzilla X Kong: Frozen Empire at nearer to US$50 million.
Final week’s No 1 on the field workplace, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, was second with US$15.7 million for a two-week whole of US$73.4 million.
Dune: Half Two stayed sturdy in its fifth week, falling within the third spot with an US$11.1 million take and a home whole of US$252.4 million.
The final matchup of the 2 monsters from Warner Bros and Legendary, 2021’s Godzilla Vs Kong, had a a lot smaller opening weekend of US$48.5 million, however that was an enormous quantity for a movie slowed by the coronavirus pandemic and launched concurrently on HBO Max.
The newer movie had the second largest opening of the studios’ broader MonsterVerse franchise. Godzilla introduced in US$93.2 million in 2014.