Godzilla Minus Zero Opens With Record $31.6 Million in North America
Takashi Yamazaki's sequel tops the North American box office, beating The Cat in the Hat and setting a live-action foreign-language debut record.
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- Godzilla Minus Zero opened with $31.6 million from 3,254 North American locations.
- The debut nearly triples the $11.4 million opening of Godzilla Minus One.
- GKids set a company record, passing The Boy and the Heron's $13 million opening.
- The Cat in the Hat placed second with $20.5 million domestic and $10 million overseas.
- Ramayana: Rise of a Legend had the widest North American release for an Indian film.
Godzilla Minus Zero earned $31.6 million from 3,254 locations during its opening weekend in North America, according to studio estimates. The figure nearly triples the $11.4 million debut of its 2023 predecessor, Godzilla Minus One.
The result marks a new record for distributor GKids, surpassing the $13 million opening of The Boy and the Heron in 2023. It also ranks as the second-highest opening for a live-action non-English film, behind only The Passion of the Christ.
Warner Bros.' animated The Cat in the Hat finished second with $20.5 million domestically and $10 million overseas. Angel's musical drama Drummer Boy took third with $9.3 million from 2,850 locations.
Sony's Ramayana: Rise of a Legend posted the widest North American release ever for an Indian film. The Hindi-language epic opened with $8.7 million domestically and $32 million in India.
In Japan, Godzilla Minus Zero grossed about $17 million over the same weekend. Koji Ueda, president of Toho Global, called the debut historic and said it reflected worldwide audience connection to Godzilla and Takashi Yamazaki's vision.
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