Exhibitor Relations, a company tracking box office receipts, wrote on X (formerly Twitter) 'Godzilla Minus One delivered a mighty box office blow'. That may not sound like a blockbuster number, but it's huge for a subtitled film.
Written, directed and with visual effects by the veteran Japanese director Takashi Yamazaki, Godzilla opened in wide release in the US on 1 December and made $11m over its opening weekend, ranking number three behind Beyoncé's Renaissance and the latest Hunger Games instalment. – 10 of the best films to watch in December Reportedly made for a mere $15m, with a simple plot and a surprisingly complicated, humane hero, its back-to-basics approach has made the film a hit at the very moment that bloated Hollywood superhero franchises are flailing. The new, Japanese-made Godzilla Minus One is being acclaimed as among the best ever, and it is that rare thing, both a critical and box office success.
Godzilla, the lumbering father of future action movies, has been a staple of cinema for nearly 70 years, the giant lizard stomping on cities around the world and tangling with other monsters in dozens of spinoffs.
