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According to a report from the US entertainment trade Deadline, “Godzilla -0.0,” director Takashi Yamazaki’s sequel to “Godzilla Minus One,” is tracking toward a worldwide opening of roughly ¥9.5 billion ($60 million). North America alone is projected to bring in ¥4–4.7 billion, with the other 23 territories outside North America adding over ¥4.7 billion — a result reportedly set to be historic for distributor GKIDS. On the thread, while many welcomed the headline of a global smash hit, others noted that domestic theaters looked noticeably empty, sparking discussion about the gap between the film’s reception abroad and at home.
What people said
Industry projections have the film earning $25–30 million (roughly ¥4–4.7 billion) in North America and over $30 million (roughly ¥4.7 billion+) across 23 other territories outside North America, putting the worldwide opening total at around $60 million (roughly ¥9.5 billion).
Per the trade, the result is expected to be historic for North American distributor GKIDS. Even if North American earnings come in under $25 million, that would still far exceed the $13 million (roughly ¥2.1 billion) opening that Hayao Miyazaki's "The Boy and the Heron" logged in 2023, making this certain to be the studio's biggest opening ever.
Honestly, bringing out something like Super X kills the mood for me — just please don't take it in a direction where Godzilla starts doing the "Shei" pose (a goofy comedic gesture from old tokusatsu shows).
Even with a sequel, the time period wouldn't really allow for something like Super X anyway lol
Since it's a sequel, apparently it's better to watch the first one.
Though if you just want the kaiju battles, skipping it might be fine too.
I think you'd be completely lost without having seen it.
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Didn't Anno himself praise director Yamazaki, kind of looking down from above?
Isn't it more like "No. 1 Japanese live-action box office for the week of Oct 23"?
Well, Korea treats it as a national project, so it's hard to compete with that.
plus Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress.
Its rivals would be stuff like Dune or The Odyssey — I want it to beat them.
Minami Hamabe, on the world stage…
that really hits different, honestly.
That's more than enough, honestly.
since it's an anti-American movie, word will spread and it'll drop off.
If I remember right, the same year Godzilla won Best Visual Effects, Oppenheimer won Best Picture.
In an interview about that, director Yamazaki said something like, "We Japanese need to make a film that serves as an answer (to the content of Oppenheimer)."
So I'm guessing that's why they worked that kind of angle into this one…
It's already spoiled in the trailer though.
Do women even go see this kind of thing?
Elderly folks
Families
Couples
That's probably the main audience — you don't have any of those around you?
I hear people talk about VIVANT and Chiikawa, but seriously never Godzilla.
The moment I hear "live-action Japanese movie," I lose all motivation to watch. I'll wait for the Hollywood version.
I just booked a ticket to go tomorrow,
and the Friday 7pm showing only had 10 seats filled.
It's blowing up overseas way more than in Japan lol
Maybe everyone's going to the IMAX screenings instead?
It had incredible impact.
I actually yelled out loud lol
Since India's market is huge, some predicted it would eat into Godzilla's earnings.
Figured it was probably based on the Ramayana,
and yep, it was.
Let's hope people don't start saying the Japanese-made anime version was better again.
Japanese Buddhist statues were originally pretty brightly colored too, you know. It's just that the old ones have faded, and that's become the standard people picture.
I wonder why Japanese Buddhist statues ended up feeling so… artistic, I guess?
That lineage leads into Ultraman,
and ultimately all the way to Eiko Koike.
isn't his real talent actually the battle action…?
It's a kaiju movie — trying to cram in human drama just feels off.
Thanks, now I'm actually looking forward to going.
You should definitely watch the first one beforehand.
It's on Amazon Prime and the like.
Background and Key Points of This Topic
“Godzilla Minus One” won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, and reports say its sequel “Godzilla -0.0,” distributed in North America by GKIDS, is set to blow past the studio’s previous best opening (about ¥2.1 billion), set by Hayao Miyazaki’s “The Boy and the Heron.” What split opinion on the thread was the gap between this “worldwide smash hit” coverage and how things actually feel on the ground in Japan. One poster who’d booked a ticket reported that even the Friday night showing only had 10 seats filled, prompting comments that the film seems to be landing bigger overseas than at home. Also worth noting: a big-budget Indian film based on mythological epics has come up as a box-office rival, and competition in that huge market could affect the final numbers — alongside the point, also raised in the thread, that the story is hard to follow without having seen the first film.
※This article is compiled as an excerpt and summary from the 5ch (Geisoku Sokuho+) thread ““Godzilla -0.0” Heads for a Worldwide Smash Hit — Opening Box Office Tracking Toward ¥9.5 Billion.”
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