Even in the MonsterVerse, Godzilla earned $529 million worldwide in 2019 and then King of Monsters stumbled with $390 million in 2019. Peter Jackson’s (critically-acclaimed) King Kong earned $205 million domestic and $550 million worldwide in 2005 while Roland Emmerich’s (infamously panned) Godzilla earned $137 million/$372 million in 1998. One other variable is that King Kong seems to be more popular than Godzilla. The idea of Godzilla and King Kong throwing down is more commercially appealing than “Godzilla versus King Ghidorah.” That it was sold as (and received as) as a gee-whiz, kid-friendly, rock-and-roll monster battle flick (compared to the previous Godzilla films which were sold as uber-serious operas) helped.
Kong as the first big blockbuster to debut in a time when theaters are mostly open and vaccination efforts are in full swing may have canceled out any damage done by Gareth Edwards’ Godzilla (which critics liked more than audiences, hence a $200 million finish from a $93 million debut in 2014) and Michael Dougherty’s Godzilla: King of the Monsters (which didn’t fare well with critics or audiences). The increased anticipation and excitement for Adam Wingard’s Godzilla Vs. Kong is going to play about as well as it would have in non-Covid circumstances. If you consider the soft reception of Godzilla: King of the Monsters (a $48 million Fri-Sun debut for a $110 million domestic finish in 2019), I might argue that Godzilla Vs.
This despite the various pandemic-related variables (capacity limits, many/most theaters not being open during the day on weekdays, Canada’s theaters being 75% closed, etc.) and being available on HBO Max. Joe: Retaliation ($55 million Thurs-Mon in 2013). Not only did the Millie Bobby Brown/Rebecca Hall/Alexander Skarsgård/Brian Tyree Henry-led sequel significantly over-perform pre-release expectations over the holiday, it opened about on par with normal Easter openers like Ready Player One ($59 million Thurs-Mon in 2018) and G.I. With around $52 million domestic by tomorrow, it’ll quickly pass The Croods: A New Age ($56 million) and Tenet ($58 million) among lifetime domestic cumes over the last year.
That’s (by far) the biggest opening weekend for any movie in North America in the Covid era. and Legendary’s well-reviewed (79% fresh and 6.5/10 from Rotten Tomatoes) and well-received (an A from Cinemascore including an A+ from those under 18) monster mash grossed $32.2 million over the Fri-Sun portion of what’ll turn out to be a $48.5 million Wed-Sun/$52 million Wed-Mon Easter weekend haul. In an ironic/appropriate development, the domestic box office has roared back to life on Easter weekend thanks to the powerhouse (especially on a Covid-curve) debut of Godzilla Vs. Kong should be past $300 million worldwide by Monday or Tuesday. We will be taking photos & videos of this event, as such all participants must be comfortable having their photo taken and shared.Godzilla Vs. Remember that your building will likely be stepped on, please don’t use any skewers, thumbtacks, or any other potentially harmful things in your building’s design.
The main event will be Sunday October 31st, 2pm The winning names will be drawn on October 30th Just like the movies they will make feeble attempts to bring you down Winners will be allowed to bring up to 4 friends to act as the city’s police force. We’re open 10am – 4pm Wednesday to Saturday, stop by any time! There’s no time limit or bookings required and you’ll be in our jailhouse studio so you can play some music and chat with friends. You can build your tower at home or come into the gallery and use our supplies. All participants will have their name put into the draw to be one of two lucky winners destined to wreak havoc on the city. Have you ever got the urge to dress up as Godzilla and smash a giant cardboard city alongside King Kong? Now’s your chance!įrom now until Halloween anyone is welcome to visit the gallery to make a soon to be obliterated cardboard building.