As someone who has seen this movie I was elated at the news that Godzilla made $93 Million in its opening weekend. This was stronger opening than expected and fueled by word of mouth positive reviews.
Remake of the classic monster movie stomps pasts competition, expectations with huge opening
“Godzilla” may be 60 years old, but the big lizard has never been as dominating at the box office.
The latest take on the iconic Japanese movie monster thundered to a $93.2 million opening this weekend in North America, crushing the competition and stomping past the expectations of analysts and the studio, which were for a debut in the $70 million range.
The massive opening is just under the year’s-best $95 million that “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” managed in April, so we’ll have to wait for Monday’s final figures to see who’s really on top. In any case, this a great start for “Godzilla,” an effects-laden, $160-million 3D co-production from Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. It added another $103 million from 64 foreign markets this weekend as well, the biggest international opening for any movie this year.
I hope king Ghidorah is the enemy in the sequel.
