Latest Godzilla film sets live-action opening-day box office record in Japan
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A scene from Godzilla Minus Zero.
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- Toho said Godzilla Minus Zero made 910 million yen on its opening day, setting a Japan record for live-action film first-day box office revenue.
- The result was more than double Godzilla Minus One’s opening day earnings. The new film is set two years after the earlier story.
- Takashi Yamazaki wrote the screenplay and handled VFX. The film opens in North America on Nov 6 and will reach other regions soon.
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TOKYO – Japanese film production company Toho said on Nov 4 that its latest Godzilla film, Godzilla Minus Zero, earned 910 million yen (S$7.4 million) on its opening day, setting a record for a live-action film’s first-day box-office revenue in Japan.
The figure for the sequel featuring the titular fire-breathing, city-stomping monster is more than double the opening-day earnings of the previous film, Godzilla Minus One (2023), which grossed more than 7.65 billion yen in total.
Godzilla Minus Zero, which opened in Japan on Nov 3, is set two years after the events of the previous film. As post-war Japan struggles to rebuild, it faces a new threat from King Ghidorah. Godzilla regenerates and resurfaces to combat the monster.
Takashi Yamazaki, who also directed the previous film, handled the screenplay and visual effects.
Cast members Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Yuki Yamada, Kuranosuke Sasaki, Sakura Ando and Miou Tanaka reprise their roles from Godzilla Minus One. Min Tanaka, Masami Nagasawa and Jun Kunimura join the cast as new characters.
The film opens in Singapore cinemas on Nov 5 and is scheduled to be released in North America on Nov 6. KYODO NEWS