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Now Godzilla Ultima is bsically hesei gamera
This is a funny thread. I guess I'll add I never thought about the flat head thing, but I prefer my titular kaiju to have mohawks.
I like the less flat head of 1954. The brows make godzilla more menacing to me
HinikunaGoji,
This will be its third weekend coming up, so it's too early to say. But some analysts are projecting it to finish with $15-20 million which would put its attendance around 1.05-1.40 million. If that's the case it will be the lowest grossing and least attended Monsterverse Godzilla film, which isn't great incentive for Toho.
However, I think it will very much surpass $15 million--I'm not sure why analysts are claiming that's a potential cap unless it drops really hard this weekend. Japanese Godzilla fans seems to like it, so if they keep coming back for it the drop might not be very significant. It's just having a hard time finding an audience outside the fan base.
I cant answer that question.
Do we know if it did better than kotm yet?
so what exactly is your point? Is it in response to people saying kong rules hollow earth?
UPDATE 07/16/2021:
The actuals for Godzilla vs. Kong last weekend come from Bunkatsushin, with 1.15 Billion Yen which translates to roughly $10.5 Million. Attendance is now at 734,586. With any luck it should surpass Terror of MechaGodzilla and Godzilla vs. Megalon this weekend.
It's currently projected to finish around 1.05-1.40 million.
sorry for low quality
UPDATE 07/11/2021:
Via box office commentator Luiz Fernando, weekend estimates for Godzilla vs. Kong put it at #2 with a $2.1 million--About $1 million less than expected and 51% drop from last weekend.
It's current estimated total is $10.1 million and is eyeing a $15-20 million finish depending on how solid its legs are. Actuals later.
UPDATE 07/09/2021:
According to Bunkatsushin weekend actuals keep Godzilla vs. Kong at 5.62 million with a 392,343 attendance. The first Hollywood or western movie to open #1 in Japan in 40 weeks.
Japan has recently declared another state of emergency due to rising Covid numbers. Prior states of emergency have had negligible effect on the box office according to Japanese B.O. pundits. We'll see how well Godzilla vs. Kong holds this weekend.
Just loved this slope unblocked, can't tell in words!!!
Personally, I'm waiting for all the Godzilla Singular Point episodes to come out on Netflix. After watching all the episodes, you can judge the origin: is Godzilla one of a kind? Or is the Ultima version a recurring spawn that leads to the catastrophe of the universe? Too many "maybe".And not enough employee monitoring
Summer of 1988. I was seven years old, and already a huge King Kong fan. I saw that King Kong Vs. Godzilla was showing on TBS one afternoon, and I started watching it halfway through. I was watching it for Kong, but by the end of the movie, I was hooked on Godzilla. All throughout 2nd and 3rd Grade, I absolutely devoured every Godzilla VHS I could get my hands on. I don't know what it was I loved so much about Godzilla, but it's a fascination that's never left me.
Chris,
I'm not expecting it due to Covid, but it's always hard to tell with the first week in Japan. Either GvK was front loaded or it has legs. We'll have a better idea next weekend.
Do we think GvK will surpass KOTM's Japanese box office performance like it did in the US? Still baffled at that.
UPDATE 07/05/2021:
Cinema Today Japan reports the film had an attendance of 390,000 over the three day weekend. (293,000 for Saturday and Sunday). Kogyotsushin confirms it was #1 for the weekend having opened in 364 screens--roughly 70 less than the last three live action Godzilla movies, but over 200 more than the anime films. (Eiga)
UPDATE 07/04/2021:
Godzilla vs. Kong will be the largest Hollywood opening in Japan this year with a two day opening weekend estimate of $4.3 million ($5.6 million estimated three day opening). It's possible that number could exceed $6 million when the actuals drop.
The opening stomps every Hollywood movie released in Japan this year and surpasses the final gross of Wonder Woman 1984, which finished with $5.1 million USD and only 370,000 in attendance. Tom & Jerry is currently the highest grossing 2021 Hollywood film in Japan with $7.3 million. Attendance numbers for Godzilla vs. Kong are not yet in.
Unfortunately it misses all 3 of the former live action Godzilla movies, only beating the anime films which were opened in 2/3 less theaters. This is largely due to covid theater restrictions and rising numbers in Tokyo.
UPDATE 07/03/2021:
Box office commentator Luiz Fernando claims Godzilla vs. Kong had a $2.3 million Saturday. Up from Friday, but lower than King of the Monsters' Saturday in 2019. ($3.4 million USD). Current estimate total is $3.6 million+. Official estimates tomorrow and actuals on Tuesday.
UPDATE 07/02/2021:
From Scott Mendleson of Forbes, Godzilla vs. Kong opened to $1.35M on Friday, eyeing a $5-6 million three day weekend. This is well below Shin Godzilla and King of the Monsters, but ahead of Godzilla '14 and the anime films. Heavy rain and covid restrictions have apparently played a part against the box office, according to franchise historian and filmmaker Norman England. Early weekend numbers should be in by Sunday. Actuals on Tuesday.
I have to say, this was an aggravating read. You don't need to give us the history of Godzilla's origin, other games featuring Godzilla or other famous IP characters, and the nature of mobile games and the levels of success they've seen. This article should be focused on the three new Godzilla games, but you focused so much on the rest that it was literally a "blink and you'll miss it" sort of situation. You basically wrote a lot without really saying much of anything.
Thanks, I actually purposely left that a bit open-ended in case I ever want to follow up on it. Fun fact: The intent of my original post was that the cause of MechaGodzilla's malfunction is due to Aliens trying to take control (As they were actually the ones who orchestrated the construction of MechaGodzilla and System-X)
HinikunaGoji,
I'm not saying it's the closest to the original film. I think Singular Point would be the closest Godzilla related story Ishiro Honda himself would've appreciated--Especially since the entire story's themes rely on hard science. Shin Godzilla's themes were more concerned Japan's government policies and how that hinders their response to the people.
i realize the godzilla ghost posessed it after rereading but, I still like this better
I love this, not just having Mechagodzilla being possesed. I dont know if thats what you were going for, but I thought rather than being possessed it was hacked which I thought was interesting.
Its great and I loved the how to series, keep up the good work!
i like the movie better
I get your point on themes but dont exactly agree. I feel its a bit of a stretch to say SP was closest to 54' when films like Shin Godzilla also use science to defeat godzilla, (even if the end is a bit far fetched). And Radiation is barely mentioned in SP
But those animals are built to feed on small organisms. Godzilla is built to eat more macro sized animals, and doesnt have a way to reall eat humans. Sure hes big but we can hide is so many places,and how would he catch us without squishing us?
Going through my second watch of Singular Point, I'm struck by the parallels to Ishiro Honda's viewpoint of science. While he had a great deal of faith in science, he was also leery of its use.
As Kyoei on Twitter points out,
Ashihara used multiple singular points as a calculator. Combining them increased their temporal power and the greater that power the further into the future he could "see". However, this calculator reached the same result the further into that future Ashihara could see: The Catastrophe.
The irony is using multiple singular points, each with a competing result, is what caused the catastrophe. The battle between each point's result was literally breaking down time. The calculator is both the salvation and the cause.
Likewise, in Godzilla '54, Serizawa creates a device that could be used to destroy Godzilla, but also be used for a wider range of warfare that could eventually devastate the world. In both cases science is the source of great power and destruction. An old theme of the series that has come full circle.
I don't think Ishiro Honda would've particularly liked any Godzilla project since his death. He was already fairly critical of the Heisei series. But Singular Point might've come the closest based on its hard-fi science and adherence to themes close to his heart from the beginning.
Godzilla vs. Kong is set to be released in Japan this weekend. My English speaking source is on vacation for the next month, so until he returns I will be taking a little more time to translate the Japanese sources myself.
The covid numbers are rising again in the Tokyo area, however, which may effect numbers and potential theater restrictions. No foreign film has done very much business in Japan this year, so we'll see if Godzilla's name has any power to turn that around at the Japanese box office.
