{"rewrite":{"id":"r_a2e9c184f69b6eb3bffef8ef","clusterId":"c_6b1b7ea858aef47aa013d8d3","slug":"godzilla-minus-zero-opens-to-record-32-million-in-north-america","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Godzilla Minus Zero Opens To Record $32 Million In North America","summary":"Godzilla Minus Zero earned an estimated US$31.61 million in its North American opening weekend, the highest ever for a GKIDS release. About 74% of the take came from premium large format screenings, with US$12 million from IMAX. Directed by Takashi Yamazaki, the film opened in North America on Friday, November 6, and in Japan on November 3, Godzilla Day.","whyItMatters":"The opening is the highest ever for a live-action foreign film in the U.S. and the biggest GKIDS release, which puts a Japan-produced Godzilla film at the center of the premium format market rather than the specialty circuit.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003ePremium large format did most of the work. IMAX alone accounted for US$12 million of the US$31.61 million weekend, and 74% of the total came from large-format screens. The film qualifies to advertise itself as \u0026#34;filmed for IMAX,\u0026#34; a first for a Japanese film.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorldwide revenue reached US$63 million after the opening weekend, and the film was the highest-grossing film in the world that weekend. In Japan it sold 590,000 tickets for 910 million yen on its opening day alone, a record for live-action there. GKIDS and TOHO opened it in North America on November 6; Japan\u0026#39;s date was November 3, Godzilla Day.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Godzilla Minus Zero drew about 74% of its $31.61 million from premium large format screenings, $12 million of it from IMAX. The opening number rests on premium ticket prices, not on a wide general-admission turnout.","twitterPost":"Godzilla Minus Zero's $31.61 million opening leans on premium screens: about 74% of the take, with $12 million from IMAX.","threadsPost":"Godzilla Minus Zero pulled about 74% of its $31.61 million North American opening from premium large format screenings, including $12 million from IMAX. The record sits on the most expensive seats in the house, so how the film holds when those screenings thin out is the number to watch.","newsletterBlurb":"Godzilla Minus Zero pulled an estimated US$31.61 million in its North American opening weekend, the best ever for a GKIDS release and the highest U.S. opening for a live-action foreign film. Premium large format carried 74% of the take, with US$12 million from IMAX. Global revenue reached US$63 million after the weekend.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-11-08/godzilla-minus-zero-earns-record-32-million-in-n-american-opening-weekend/.243628\",\"title\":\"Godzilla Minus Zero Earns Record $32 Million in N. American Opening Weekend\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5753,"outputTokens":762,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1794187107,"createdAt":"2026-11-09T01:12:39.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-11-09T01:17:25.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-09T01:17:25.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_6b1b7ea858aef47aa013d8d3","canonicalTitle":"News\nGodzilla Minus Zero Earns Record $32 Million in N. 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