"Godzilla-0.0" is sweeping the world! North America grossed US$31.61 million in its first weekend, setting a record for a foreign language film

"Godzilla-0.0" is sweeping the world! North America grossed US$31.61 million in its first weekend, setting a record for a foreign language film

"Godzilla-0.0", directed again by director Takashi Yamazaki, is gaining momentum at the global box office! The film was screened in 3,254 theaters in North America last weekend (November 6-8) and topped the weekend box office with US$31.61 million (approximately NT$1.036 billion), surpassing the US$17.8 million (approximately NT$583 million) of "Heroes" in 2004, setting the highest opening score in the history of a live-action foreign language film in North America.

"Godzilla-0.0" topped the North American box office in its first week. (Reproduced from YouTube)

"Godzilla 0.0" also set an astonishing record in Japan. It sold 910 million yen (approximately NT$190 million) on its first day of release on November 3, attracting more than 590,000 moviegoers. The first-day box office was approximately twice that of the previous film "Godzilla 1.0", setting a new record for the highest single-day box office opening for a live-action film in Japanese film history. In North America, "Godzilla 1.0" earned US$11.4 million during its opening weekend in North America in 2023, and eventually accumulated US$57 million. The new film's North American opening performance this time is almost three times that of the previous film, and its momentum is quite astonishing.

The film also earned US$31.39 million (approximately NT$1.028 billion) in overseas markets outside of North America, and its global first-weekend box office exceeded US$63 million (approximately NT$2.065 billion). In addition to being well-received at the box office, the film has also been recognized by both critics and audiences, including a 90% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and an "A" rating in the CinemaScore audience exit survey.

It is worth mentioning that this film is the first film in Japan to be shot in IMAX format. IMAX theaters contributed US$12.7 million (approximately NT$416 million), accounting for approximately 40% of the total box office in North America. If other high-standard theaters are included, the total accounted for 74% of the total ticket sales, showing the audience's high demand for the big-screen viewing experience.

The plot of the movie continues two years after "Godzilla-1.0". After war-torn Japan, it is finally rebuilding, but Godzilla reappears, facing a new monster threat, putting mankind into crisis again. With successive good news coming from the Japanese and North American markets, the new film is expected to break the global box office record of US$113 million (approximately NT$3.704 billion).

"Godzilla-0.0" is now in theaters across Taiwan, and Taiwan's first week box office is expected to be announced this afternoon!

Note: Some foreign media count "Godzilla-0.0" as the highest opening score in the history of a live-action foreign language film "not produced in the United States" in North America, because "The Passion of the Last Passion" was filmed in Hebrew, Latin and Aramaic, but it is a film produced in the United States, so some media will exclude it from the record of "foreign language films produced outside the United States."