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Godzilla Minus Zero is projected to earn $31.6 million in its U.S. opening weekend, setting a North American opening record for a live-action foreign-language film. The result would top the $17.8 million record set by Hero in 2002 and exceed the $11.4 million opening of 2023’s Godzilla Minus One.
Godzilla Minus Zero is projected to earn $31.6 million in its U.S. opening weekend, which would make it the highest-opening live-action foreign-language film in North America, according to box-office reporting cited by Bloody Disgusting. The result would more than double the previous record and mark a substantially larger debut than the 2023 opening of its predecessor, Godzilla Minus One.
The projected total would surpass the $17.8 million opening set by the Chinese martial-arts film Hero in 2002, according to Variety’s box-office report as quoted by Bloody Disgusting. The record refers to opening-weekend ticket sales for a live-action foreign-language film in North America; it is not a claim about all films or about the movie’s eventual total gross.
Godzilla Minus Zero is playing in 3,254 U.S. theaters, Bloody Disgusting reported. The film is directed by Takashi Yamazaki and follows Godzilla Minus One, which opened domestically to $11.4 million in 2023. That earlier debut set a U.S. opening-weekend record for a live-action Japanese film at the time.
Distributor GKIDS’ vice president of distribution, Chance Huskey, credited the release’s performance to the theatrical campaign developed by GKIDS and Toho. The film is rated R, and the source report describes it as the first Godzilla film to receive that rating. The opening figures remain projections in the material provided, rather than a final audited weekend total.
A New Benchmark for Foreign-Language Releases
If the $31.6 million projection holds, the film will set a new North American opening-weekend benchmark for live-action foreign-language movies. Its debut would exceed the previous record by a wide margin, showing that a subtitled Japanese production can draw a substantial U.S. theatrical audience on opening weekend.
The comparison with Godzilla Minus One also gives the result added weight within the franchise. The predecessor opened to $11.4 million; the new film’s projected debut is close to three times that figure. The two totals are opening-weekend figures, however, and do not establish that the sequel will exceed its predecessor’s full theatrical run.
The release also arrives as a comparatively unusual commercial package: a Japanese-language Godzilla film rated R and playing across thousands of U.S. theaters. The available reporting does not isolate the reasons audiences turned out, so the box-office result should not be attributed solely to the rating, the campaign, reviews or the franchise name.
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From Minus One to a Record Debut
Godzilla Minus One, also directed by Yamazaki for Toho, opened in U.S. theaters in 2023 with $11.4 million. It became the previous opening-weekend record-holder for a live-action Japanese film, according to the source report. The film ultimately earned $57.1 million at the U.S. box office and $113.9 million worldwide, figures that provide a point of comparison but do not predict the sequel’s final earnings.
For its opening, Godzilla Minus Zero is being distributed by GKIDS and is currently reported to be showing in 3,254 U.S. theaters. The current record comparison is specifically for live-action foreign-language films in North America. That category is narrower than the overall box office and should not be confused with records for animated releases, domestic English-language films or worldwide openings.
Bloody Disgusting also reported positive audience and critic indicators: a 90% critics’ score and 96% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, along with an A CinemaScore. These are reported ratings, not box-office measures, and the source material does not provide the sample sizes or collection details behind them.
““We’re so happy to see audiences embrace Godzilla Minus Zero at an unprecedented scale for an international film.””
— Chance Huskey, GKIDS vice president of distribution
Final Weekend Figures Still Pending
The $31.6 million figure is presented as a projection, and the source material does not provide a final reported weekend total. The exact figure, and whether it will stand as the record after final box-office reporting, remain to be confirmed.
The reporting also does not establish how much of the result came from repeat viewers, advance sales, theater capacity, marketing or audience response to the franchise. Nor does an opening weekend determine the film’s eventual domestic or worldwide gross. Comparisons with Godzilla Minus One’s full-run totals should wait until the sequel has completed more of its theatrical release.
Final Gross and Theatrical Run
The next milestone is the final opening-weekend box-office report, which will confirm whether the projected $31.6 million total stands and whether the previous $17.8 million record has been surpassed. The film is currently in U.S. theaters, and its performance over subsequent weekends will show whether it can sustain the opening momentum.
Later domestic and international totals will allow a more complete comparison with Godzilla Minus One, which earned $57.1 million in the United States and $113.9 million worldwide. No later earnings projection or release schedule is specified in the source material, so the sequel’s final commercial performance remains open.
Key Questions
How much is Godzilla Minus Zero projected to make in its U.S. opening?
It is projected to earn $31.6 million in its U.S. opening weekend. The source material identifies that figure as a projection, not a final total.
What record would the film set?
If the projection holds, it would become the biggest North American opening for a live-action foreign-language film, topping the $17.8 million opening reported for Hero in 2002.
How does its opening compare with Godzilla Minus One?
Godzilla Minus One opened in the U.S. to $11.4 million in 2023. The sequel’s projected $31.6 million debut is close to three times that opening, but the figures do not predict the sequel’s eventual total gross.
How many U.S. theaters are showing the film?
Bloody Disgusting reported that Godzilla Minus Zero is playing in 3,254 U.S. theaters.
Is the $31.6 million total final?
No final weekend total is supplied in the source material. The figure is described as a projection, so the final reported amount and record status remain pending.
Source: bloody-disgusting.com
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