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Director Takashi Yamazaki’s new film “Godzilla -0.0” opened on November 3, pulling in ¥910 million and 590,000 admissions on its first day alone — the biggest single-day opening ever for a live-action film in Japan. Running at 201% of the previous film “Godzilla -1.0″‘s day-one pace, it has fans hoping the series will crack ¥10 billion in box office revenue for the first time. On 5ch threads, the kaiju scenes are winning praise, but opinion is split on how much screen time goes to the human drama and on director Yamazaki’s style, with some pointing out that rising movie ticket prices may be inflating the revenue figures.
The latest entry in the “Godzilla” series, “Godzilla -0.0” (Godzilla Minus Zero Point Zero, directed by Takashi Yamazaki), opened on November 3, and it’s been confirmed that first-day-only box office revenue hit ¥910 million with audience numbers topping 590,000 (according to Kogyo Tsushinsha).
In terms of single-day opening box office revenue, it achieved the remarkable feat of ranking No. 1 in Japanese history among all live-action films, domestic or foreign. It’s a mega-hit of a start, putting the film on track to become the first in the “Godzilla” series to ever break ¥10 billion in box office revenue.
“Godzilla -0.0” opened the same day in 448 theaters nationwide (383 standard screens plus 65 IMAX screens), coming in at 201% of the day-one revenue of the previous film “Godzilla -1.0” (released November 3, 2023, with a total box office of ¥7.65 billion).
Source: mantan-web.jp / Original article here
What people said
Just on day one, it already has.
It'll help the opening numbers for sure, but if the movie isn't actually good, merch tie-ins alone won't keep sales climbing.
It's really about how many repeat viewers they can hold onto now.
Wait, are there really that many people who want that cheap eraser-toy-looking figure?
The kaiju scenes seem to be getting good reviews.
But the human drama takes up like 90% of it, so opinions are split.
Anyway, Godzilla as a franchise never gets old, gotta give it that.
I'm from the Godzilla vs. Mothra generation — my mom took me to see it back then.
Original → Shin Godzilla → -1.0 → this one
Going by revenue, isn't this just the ticket price hikes talking……
It was ¥1,800 until not that long ago.
There's a lot piled on now with IMAX surcharges and the like.
He's turned out a fair mix of great films, mediocre films, and flat-out bad ones.
Does a single scene from his work stick in your head the way it does with a James Cameron or Spielberg film?
For someone so obsessed with visuals, none of it actually leaves an impression.
Striking out doesn't mean you're not a good player.
Not that I'm going anyway.
And IMAX costs even more on top of that.
Makes you wonder why they don't just go by attendance numbers instead.
Is it about to turn into a Terminator- or Independence Day-style mess?
Even doubling that, ¥10B is still a stretch,
so maybe throw in some kind of bonus.
Looks like it'll pass 'Bayside Shakedown' this weekend.
Nov 3 is Godzilla's birthday (the release date of the original film).
Nah, normally once is plenty for a movie.
I think of a movie as something you watch once, start to finish.
This Demon Slayer/Chiikawa gotta-collect-the-bonus mentality has gotten out of hand.
Yuma Ishigaki played the brash pilot, and Anno had a cameo reading a newspaper on the train.
Actually he wasn't the pilot — apparently he played Dr. Murakami's assistant.
Background and Key Points of This Topic
This “best ever” ranking is based on box office revenue, not attendance — it’s worth noting that audience turnout itself isn’t actually the highest on record. In recent years, format-based surcharges and rising ticket prices have kept climbing, and that price inflation plays a role in these revenue records too. The previous film, “Godzilla -1.0,” ultimately earned ¥7.65 billion, so this film’s 201% day-one pace is a strong start, but no entry in the series has yet topped ¥10 billion in box office revenue. On the threads, while the kaiju scenes are getting high marks, opinion is split over how much weight the human drama carries and over director Takashi Yamazaki’s style, with some posters taking the cooler view that a strong opening day doesn’t necessarily guarantee a strong final total.
*This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (Geisoku+) thread “[Movie] Godzilla -0.0: Day-one box office tops ¥910M, audience surpasses 590,000 — a Japanese record for live-action films, strong start eyeing ¥10B [Ailuropoda melanoleuca★].”
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