Overview
- Godzilla Minus Zero opened to roughly $31.6 million at the U.S. box office, giving the film the weekend’s top spot and a new opening-weekend record for GKIDS.
- Industry reports estimate the film earned about $21.3 million from IMAX screens worldwide, including $12.7 million in North America, making it a record IMAX debut for a Japanese live-action film.
- The release benefited heavily from premium large-format (PLF) demand, with outlets reporting about 74% of opening-weekend tickets sold in PLFs, which drove the outsized early revenue.
- Critics and audiences have given the film generally strong responses for its darker, character-focused take and technical choices, and observers are watching whether it can mount an awards-season campaign.
- Key next steps to watch are the film’s week-to-week box-office legs, official studio tallies that may revise early estimates, and whether Toho expands the IMAX-first strategy across the Godzilla franchise.