'Godzilla Minus Zero' Heads Toward Historic $32M U.S. Opening

· Entertainment · United States · Japan

The sequel to 2023's "Godzilla Minus One" is barreling toward a $32 million domestic launch, a historic result for a foreign-language film, according to box-office tracking. "Godzilla Minus Zero" leads a weekend that also brings debuts for "Cat in the Hat," which is tracking at No. 2, along with "Ramayana" and "Wild Horse Nine." The scale of the opening extends the breakout performance of the previous film and gives Japanese kaiju cinema an unusually strong foothold in the U.S. market.

Why it matters：A foreign-language genre film opening near $32 million signals that non-English titles can carry wide U.S. releases, a trend distributors and exhibitors will weigh when planning slates.

Key points

  • The sequel follows 2023's "Godzilla Minus One."
  • "Cat in the Hat" is tracking second, with "Ramayana" and "Wild Horse Nine" also opening.

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