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Latest from the B.O.:
Godzilla's 4-Day Total: $100,860,422 (US Box Office) Overall figures:- Domestic: $100,860,422 + Foreign: $103,400,000 = Worldwide: $204,260,422 Monday figures:- $7,672,038 (from 3952 theaters) Still ahead of Amazing Spider-Man 2 ($5,168,281 from 4324 theaters) & Captain America 2 ($6,219,552 from 3938 theaters) in 4th day B.O. earnings. |
Totally agree with Neverending. Blockbusters are about more than just money - it's about the Cinematic Event. Whilst a lot of this comes down to marketing and was born in the age of the "high concept" film (and Godzilla has built the anticipation well), it also depends on the fallout - the cultural ripple. Godzilla, for all its money and spectacular glory, just won't have this impact. It may be remembered as a good movie, but it won't be remembered as an event; not in the same way as Jaws, Jurassic Park, E.T., Lord of the Rings etc.
That and I still maintain it's not a horror... |
The director, Gareth Edwards, has hit it big - he's now lined up to direct one of the Star Wars spinoff films.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hea...odzilla-706636 As for Godzilla, collections have started to drop. Let's see if it can maintain some steadiness come this weekend, once X-Men hits the screens. Tuesday: $6,944,417 Wednesday: $4,962,197 Total: $112,767,036 |
Overall figures so far (until the 25th of May):-
Domestic: $148,773,000 + Foreign: $166,600,000 Worldwide: $315,373,000 This is against a production budget of $160 million, so Godzilla can be termed as a runaway superhit and a Box Office Blockbuster already. It is yet to open in several other countries (including it's "home" country, Japan), so it might be expected to cross $400 million in business overall. |
Godzilla only spent one week at No. 1 in U.S. box office. X-Men and Santa Barbara massacre may have dampened public's appetite for horror this week.
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Japan gives it's favorite monster-san (read "son") a big thumbs up!
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Domestic: $199,317,206 + Foreign: $292,000,000 = Worldwide: $491,317,206 |
After seeing it, I don't feel like it'll be remembered and cherished like Jaws. The only thing it had going for it was Godzilla but instead of creating a great new Godzilla film, they made a disaster film guest starring Godzilla. It was enjoyable but not iconic
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The biggest problem I had with the new Godzilla was the plot holes and unanswered questions. I thought it was entertaining, but it's not amazing.
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Looking back the 1998 US version was more fun. ::EEK!::.
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