'Godzilla Minus One' Sets New Box Office Record Worldwide

By Sunit Jangir
December 31, 2023 at 12:29 PM IST
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'Godzilla Minus One' Sets New Box Office Record Worldwide
Mumbai, December 31 - Japanese epic kaiju film Godzilla Minus One has been a sensational box office blockbuster worldwide. Produced by Toho Studios and Robot Communications, it is the 37th film in the long-running Godzilla franchise, Toho's 33rd Godzilla film, and the fifth film in the franchise's Reiwa era.



The film made its domestic (Japan) debut on November 3rd, and in no time, it became a sensational word-of-mouth global hit. Made on a budget of under just $15 million, "Godzilla Minus One" has now overtaken the lifetime global haul of its predecessor, 2016's "Shin Godzilla", to become the highest-grossing Japanese Godzilla movie.





The live-action monster film has so far grossed approximately $80 million worldwide, beating "Shin Godzilla's" $77.9 million haul. In Japan, the film has minted approximately $32.4 million since its debut on November 3rd while in North America, it has minted around $44 million after debuting on December 1st.





"Godzilla Minus One" made history at the North American box office in early December, when it delivered the biggest opening weekend haul ever for a live-action Japanese film with $11.4 million. The movie received critical acclaim as critics hailed it the best Godzilla film ever made, and that translated into its sensational box office numbers.





As for the India release, there have been demands for its release nationwide but no date has been fixed yet.





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