“Godzilla vs. Kong: The New Empire” is looking mighty strong as it approaches its opening weekend, grossing an impressive $10 million in Thursday previews.
The muscular results occurred even though the film suffered meh reviews – critics blamed the primal beasts’ most recent conflict on its frenetic pacing and overloaded plot. SelectionThe film’s Owen Gleiberman, for example, dismissed the film as “overly busy standard” (although he preferred the ending). And but the public doesn’t seem to care about the average warnings. “Godzilla vs. Kong: New Empire” scored the best preview results of any entry in Legendary’s Monsterverse series, just ahead of 2014’s “Godzilla,” which grossed $9.3 million as it kicked off this full-on scaly saga.
and Legendary Leisure co-produced “New Empire,” which cost $135 million. It was initially expected to open between $50 million and $55 million and would gross between $80 million and $85 million at the worldwide box office. If these projections hold, “New Empire” is likely to be a success for companies, but ensuring that we won’t see the end of Godzilla, Kong, Mothra and the rest of this merry group of oft-exploited IP. Last year, we saw the release of “Godzilla Minus One,” which was produced by Toho and was not part of the Monsterverse. It grossed over $100 million on a $12 million budget and won an Oscar for its visual results.
Adam Wingard, who oversaw “Godzilla vs. Kong” from 2021, returned to direct “The New Empire”. Its previous installment debuted to a much lower $31 million, but also premiered simultaneously on HBO Max and via COVID. “Godzilla vs. Kong” was the most important opening weekend of that sad period. “The New Empire” features Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry and Dan Stevens and finds Kong and Godzilla (last seen fighting) teaming up to prevent a strong, climate-threatening powerhouse from destroying the Earth.
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