Godzilla Minus Zero roars to a $31.6M No. 1 — nearly triple Minus One
By Fuzzy Mushroom · Published
Sunday estimates are in: Takashi Yamazaki's Godzilla Minus Zero opened at No. 1 with $31.6 million from 3,254 theatres, nearly triple the $11.4 million bow of 2023's Godzilla Minus One and a new record for distributor GKids (beating The Boy and the Heron's $13 million). Imax alone took $12.7 million, about 40% of the gross, and premium screens overall drove roughly 74% of ticket sales; CinemaScore is an A. Variety calls it the biggest North American opening for a foreign-language live-action film, while TheWrap counts 2004's The Passion of the Christ ($83 million) as non-English and puts Godzilla second.
Thirty-one point six million for a subtitled kaiju film — is this the moment the Punters stopped fearing subtitles?
How solid is this story?
Spore Score for the story: 70 (Solid). Status: Confirmed. Trades confirm: Sunday studio estimates reported by Variety and TheWrap; Deadline Saturday box-office desk.
The films
- Godzilla Minus Zero (2026): Spore Score 83, The Pros 82 vs The Punters 85
- Godzilla Minus One (2023): Spore Score 88, The Pros 89 vs The Punters 83
Sources
- Deadline: 'Godzilla Minus Zero' Is A Box Office Hero With $32M Live-Action Foreign-Language Opening Record – Saturday AM Update (7 November 2026)
- Variety: Box Office: 'Godzilla Minus Zero' Roars With $31 Million Debut, 'Cat in the Hat' Fizzles With $20 Million (8 November 2026)
- TheWrap: 'Godzilla Minus Zero' Sets GKids Box Office Record With $31 Million Opening (8 November 2026)
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