Godzilla Minus Zero Eyes $60M+ Global Debut — SkimNews
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- Godzilla Minus Zero opened with $5.7M in Japan on its first day, exceeding 590,000 attendees and outperforming Godzilla Minus One’s initial day by 201%, with Toho calling it a live-action opening-day record.
- Gkids is distributing Godzilla Minus Zero in North America with a $25M–$30M domestic forecast, which would surpass its previous opening record set by The Boy and the Heron ($13M).
- Toho reported Godzilla Minus Zero’s Japanese opening day revenue of ¥910 million ($5.7M), with projections to exceed ¥10B ($63.2M) domestically and outperform recent local hits like Kingdom 5 and Spider-Man: Brand New Day.
- Sony is releasing Ramayana: Rise of a Legend in North America, projecting a $6M four-day debut from 1,300 theaters—the widest U.S. release for an Indian film—while handling select international territories.
- Gkids booked Godzilla Minus Zero in 3,250 North American theaters, including every Imax auditorium, with R-rated previews starting Tuesday and a marketing spend under $10M focused on social channels.
- Ramayana: Rise of a Legend, made for $420M–$500M, is expected to gross $30M–$60M+ globally, with Sony releasing it in key markets outside India during the Diwali season.
Why it matters: Gkids stands to achieve its biggest domestic opening ever, signaling strong U.S. demand for subtitled Japanese blockbusters, while Sony’s bet on India’s most expensive film tests the scalability of non-English epics in Western markets with a high-stakes $6M+ North American debut.
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