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On November 3rd, the opening-day premiere event for the film “Godzilla -0.0” was held in Tokyo, with Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, and others taking the stage. Based on figures as of 11 a.m. on opening day, reports spread of a strong 201% showing compared to the previous film “Godzilla -1.0,” and it became a hot topic on 5ch as well. However, in the thread, some pointed out that this 201% figure might just be a “trick” resulting from differing conditions — the previous film opened on a weekday, while this one opened on a national holiday (Culture Day) — and opinions split on whether it should really be read as proof of a huge hit. Meanwhile, on the content side, views were mixed over the kaiju-battle highlights and where the series is headed next.
Nov 3 (Tue), 3:54 PM JST
TV Asahi (ANN)
Actors Ryunosuke Kamiki (33) and Minami Hamabe (26), among others, took the stage on the 3rd — “Godzilla Day” — at the Tokyo premiere event for the film “Godzilla -0.0” (directed by Takashi Yamazaki).
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
The last one's opening day was already billed at 265% of Shin Godzilla, right?
And now it's doubled again on top of that — that's wild.
If it goes further negative, we'll be back in the pre-war era lol
If they want to keep the postwar setting going, the numbers need to turn positive.
I think it opens there on the 6th.
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How the "201% of the previous film" number works
The "201% (roughly double)" figure announced at the premiere event for the new film "Godzilla -0.0" isn't the final result for the full day — it's a direct comparison of ticket sales (preliminary figures) at the same time of day, 11 a.m. on opening day.
The previous film, "Godzilla -1.0," opened on a weekday (Friday), whereas this new film, "Godzilla -0.0," opened on a national holiday (Culture Day). That gave it a huge head start from the morning onward, producing the striking 2x comparison.
Don't be fooled — see Re: #17.
Most films open on a Friday anyway.
Well yeah, it was a Friday, but wasn't Nov 3 — the previous film's release date — also a holiday?
Well, it is a holiday though.
Really? In the previous one, Kamiki and Hamabe felt so green I gave up watching early on.
There's Dune too.
There's also the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood sequel, directed by Fincher.
It's just passed 18.6 billion yen. For reference, Chiikawa's opening day was 990 million yen. This Godzilla seems to be a bit over 500 million yen — doesn't look like it's hit 600 million. Both came bundled with 3D merch.
Film 2 → a clearly bad ending
Honestly there was no real need to make a second film. Why did they make this thing?
If the third one doesn't land on a happy or near-happy ending, I'm not going to be satisfied!
The director's fully fired up to do a third one. With box office this good, they'll probably go for it.
Ghidorah's in it so much he's basically the lead.
Rumor has it Godzilla barely shows up and it's mostly family meetings lol.
Ghidorah gets way more screen time than Godzilla, yet there's almost no Ghidorah merch at the movie goods counters — Toho really dropped the ball on that one.
The US military gave them to him.
Background and Key Points of the Debate
Opening-day “X% of the previous film” figures are a common promotional tactic, but as the thread pointed out, morning turnout varies depending on whether the release date falls on a weekday or a holiday. The previous film, “Godzilla -1.0,” opened on a Friday, while this one, “Godzilla -0.0,” opened on a national holiday — Culture Day — so the caution that a simple same-time-of-day comparison can be misleading is a point that keeps coming up in real box-office reporting too. The thread also noted that the previous film’s profile boost from winning the Academy Award for Visual Effects likely helped fuel this film’s strong opening-day turnout. At the same time, opinions were split on how much screen time the kaiju battles got and on the direction of the script, and there was no consensus on whether a further sequel is even warranted.
*This article is composed as an excerpt and summary of the 5ch (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “[Movie Release] “Godzilla -0.0” Off to a Strong Start at 201% of Previous Film’s Opening Day — Ryunosuke Kamiki: “The energy is different”.”
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