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Godzilla Minus Zero opens with 31.6 million dollars in North America

Godzilla Minus Zero led North America’s weekend box office with an estimated 31.6 million dollars from 3,254 cinemas. The Japanese sequel’s opening follows its first-day lead and gives distributor Gkids a new opening record. Large-screen formats accounted for much of the business, with IMAX contributing 40 per cent of ticket receipts. The preceding film opened with 11.4 million dollars.

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Opening weekend brings 31.6 million dollars

Godzilla Minus Zero, the Japanese monster film directed by Takashi Yamazaki, topped the North American weekend box office with an estimated 31.6 million dollars. The opening gave its United States distributor Gkids a new company record. The result covers the film’s first weekend in cinemas, following its opening-day lead.[1], [2]

The film played in 3,254 North American cinemas. The sequel is a production of Japan’s film company Toho, with Gkids handling its release in the United States.[1]

IMAX supplies 40 per cent of receipts

IMAX large-screen cinemas contributed 12.7 million dollars, or 40 per cent of the North American opening. Premium large formats, including Dolby, made up 74 per cent of ticket sales overall.[1]

The sequel follows an Oscar-winning predecessor

The story takes place two years after Godzilla Minus One, as Godzilla regenerates and another monster threatens postwar Japan. The preceding film opened with 11.4 million dollars in North America, finished there with 57 million dollars and reached 113 million dollars worldwide. It also won the visual effects Oscar.[1]

References

  1. News sourceVarietyGodzilla Minus Zero opens to 31.6 million dollars in North America↩1↩2↩3↩4
  2. News sourceTheWrapGodzilla Minus Zero opens with 31.6 million dollars↩

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