Godzilla Minus Zero North America Box Office: Can It Dethrone Pokémon To Score The Second-Biggest Japanese Film Opening In The US?

By Athulya Nambiar

Godzilla Minus Zero, the sequel to the 2023 hit Godzilla Minus One, will be released in the USA on November 6. The early estimates for the film’s North American debut are already a hot topic online. Exhibitors are showing strong interest in the film, which has already made waves in Japan on its opening day. Now, all eyes are on the film’s North American debut. The film is expected to set new box-office records for international films.

Godzilla Minus Zero Overtakes Previous Installment In Screen Count In USA

Exhibitors have placed their faith in the upcoming Japanese film Godzilla Minus Zero. While the film has been released in its home country and is doing wonders, it will hit theaters in the USA on November 6. In a surprising turn of events, the international live-action film has bagged 3,254 theaters in the USA for its opening weekend. The previous film, Godzilla Minus One, had debuted in 2,308 theaters three years ago. That number in itself was a huge theater count for a foreign-language film in the USA.

Godzilla Minus Zero is getting almost a thousand more theaters, and it is beating Pokémon: The First Movie – Mewtwo Strikes Back’s 3,043-theater count to become the second-widest release ever for an Asian production in the US. Only the mega phenomenon Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle had a wider release, with 3,315 theaters. However, the number of theaters secured by Godzilla is more impressive, given that several domestic releases are also hitting theaters this weekend.