'Godzilla Minus Zero' Opens to $14.7 Million in North America, Eyes Record $31 Million Weekend
LOS ANGELES — Toho and GKIDS' 'Godzilla Minus Zero' took in $14.7 million at the North American box office on its opening day, Friday, November 6, including Thursday previews — a single-day haul already above the $11.4 million that its predecessor, 'Godzilla Minus One', earned across its entire opening weekend in 2023. Industry estimates put the sequel at about $31 million for the weekend, which would set a North American opening record for a live-action foreign-language film, breaking the $17.8 million mark held by Zhang Yimou's 'Hero' since 2002.
Playing in 3,254 theaters, the film earned an A CinemaScore, matching its predecessor. A No. 1 finish would make it only the fourth non-English-language film ever to top the North American box office, after 'The Passion of the Christ', 'Hero' and 'Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle'. Warner Bros.' animated 'The Cat in the Hat' opened the same weekend with $6 million on Friday and an estimated $18 million for the weekend. Final weekend figures will be released on Sunday.
(Source: TheWrap)
Source: TheWrap
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Photo: 图：东京新宿歌舞伎町的哥斯拉大道与哥斯拉头雕塑。Godzilla Road and the Godzilla head in Kabukicho, Shinjuku, Tokyo. (Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0)
