Godzilla x Kong Box Office Rides Past Huge Domestic Milestone

Summary

• Godzilla x Kong: New Empire
  hits $100 million mark domestically after just a week in theaters.
• Despite lackluster reviews, the movie had a $194M opening weekend worldwide, the biggest of 2024 so far.
• Godzilla x Kong
  is predicted to dominate the box office in its second weekend, outperforming new releases and aiming for $32-36M in earnings.

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire‘s box office rides past a major domestic milestone. Released in theaters on March 29, the fifth film in the Monsterverse franchise is a direct sequel to 2021’s Godzilla vs. Kong that follows the two titular Titans teaming up to take on Hollow Earth’s tyrannical leader, the Skar King, and the ancient ice-powered Shimo. The Godzilla x Kong: New Empire cast includes the return of Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, and Kaylee Hottle, while introducing Dan Stevens, Alex Ferns, and Fala Chen.

Now, a week after releasing in theaters, the Monsterverse movie has passed a major domestic milestone. According to Collider, the Godzilla x Kong: New Empire box office has passed the $100 million mark domestically. It has also grossed about $115.1 million internationally for a grand total of roughly $215.1 million worldwide at the time of writing.

Godzilla x Kong: New Empire
‘s production budget is $135 million.

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire’s Box Office Success Explained

Despite Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire‘s reviews being lackluster, the movie opened to $10 million in domestic preview grosses on Thursday, a record high for the Monsterverse. Godzilla x Kong went on to make $194 million worldwide in its opening weekend, surpassing Dune: Part Two‘s $182 million to become the biggest opening weekend of the year so far. Its domestic opening weekend of $80 million was also the Monsterverse franchise’s best opening in 10 years, and its second-best opening ever behind 2014’s Godzilla ($93.2 million).

After only four days in theaters, Godzilla x Kong‘s box office roared past a major global milestone by passing the $200 million mark worldwide, $20 million of which was from IMAX screens alone. This also put the Monsterverse franchise over the $2 billion mark as a whole. This strong performance has also put Godzilla x Kong on track to surpass its predecessor, Godzilla vs. Kong, which made $470 million worldwide during its theatrical run.

Godzilla x Kong‘s success is also set to continue in its second weekend, when it is predicted to beat two new releases and top the box office again. With an expected 55% drop from its opening weekend, Godzilla x Kong is projected to gross anywhere between $32 million and $36 million in its second weekend, beating Monkey Man and The First Omen, which are projected to gross $12 million and $14–$15 million, respectively, in their opening weekends. For now, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire‘s box office keeps climbing, and it remains to be seen how high it can go.

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
is playing in theaters.

Source: Collider