Godzilla Box Office Updates

Still, not bad after how it looked Friday.  Good enough to get us a bigger budget for the next one like RatedRex said...now, if they'll let me do the military advisory part...

BoxOffice Mojo is projecting Godzilla (2014) to top out domestically somewhere between $205-225 mil. Adjusted for inflation, the '98 Godzilla would have made $231.3 mil.

If that holds true, that's sad.

KOLDWARKID62 - Oh, I've a feeling you needn't worry about Edwards' Godzilla being ousted by Godzilla 1998. If there's one thing I believe stonrgly, it's this: Godzilla 2014 will continue to be a smash hit! We've yet to see what it will gross worldwide! :)

Agree with @Something Real. 

I'm not so concerned about how Godzilla 2014 would perform against Godzilla 98 in the US box-office, but rather the one to pay attention to is how much more the new movie would make in the overseas market. The eyes are all on China on June 13. 

$315, 000, 000!!!! Wow this movie is a real success!!! Congrats to WB, Legendary and Gareth. Hope to see many sequels to come in the future!!! :D

Came across this excerpt of the Weekend Report published today by Box Office Mojo:

The X-Men franchise is typically very front-loaded, though there's reason to believe that Days of Future Past might buck this trend. It's received strong reviews (91 percent on Rotten Tomatoes) and good word-of-mouth ("A" CinemaScore), and competition in the next few weeks isn't too bad. It should have no problem getting to $225 million, and could even come close to $250 million.

In second place, Godzilla plummeted 66 percent to $31.4 million. While that decline is a bit better than Cloverfield's 68 percent, it's still much worse than most comparable titles. Thanks to strong marketing, moviegoers rushed out last weekend; unfortunately, the movie they saw wasn't exactly what was advertised. Combine that weak word-of-mouth with tough competition from X-Men, and a steep drop was in order. 

- It appears that audiences indeed did not take it lightly how Godzilla is being portrayed in this new movie. Earlier I wrote a lengthy piece about Godzilla being similar to Gamera in this film that didn't seem to go down well with many non-fans/fans who weren't expecting Godzilla to be this 'kind' to humans. The reasoning that Godzilla is oblivious to humans proved rather hard to accept. Others in the forum pointed out that it was likely the lack of expansion on certain scenes or human characters that could have made the movie a whole lot better. 

I asked a number of friends including my mom what they thought of Godzilla 2014 and they are non-fans of the movie by the way. The major disappointment to them was that when they walked into the show, they were expecting to see Godzilla attack the humans and wreak havoc. Instead, what they got were MUTOs being the only baddies and Godzilla bringing balance to nature sounds like a ridiculous/meaningless plot.

When asked if they would watch the movie again or recommend it to others, 3/4 of them said they would not.   

Hmmm it seems X-Men is doing pretty well so far. Latest results for Monday 26/5 brought in an additional $19.6 million dollars, bringing it to a current total of $111 miilion for Day 4 of X-Men's debut. At $111 million, its close to what took Godzilla 6 days to earn.

Sales of Godzilla for Monday 26/5 came in at $8.3 million, bringing the new total for the US box office to $156 million.  

Godzilla has sadly become a movie not for everyone, people can easily be tempted in thinking they're going to see massive Pacific Rim epic battles, and while it is cool and always great to see, it's not what such a movie should constantly cater to. I love Godzilla 2014 because there's this superb theme that run throughout the movie which is executed increadibly well, but it's just a tonality and too many people simply won't notice or are too angry to care.

Even a few bad plot decisions doesn't diminish the great subtleties from this movie. We have actually gotten the greatest Godzilla ever, him as a apathetic force of nature makes perfect sense and exalts him, Godzilla being a scary figure demeans him as our scary bogey monster. 

This movie was not meant for most movie audience. But I trust that in the future, with sequels to tie a story with, it'll be much more appreciated.

Monday numbers are up.

well said the weaver, and I semi disagree, I think Godzilla finishes strong this comign weekend and smashes box offices internationally everywhere. The sequels will surely have more Godzilla and what some people mistakenly wanted in this movie, but this movie had to absolutely be this way, or it wouldn't work.

@THE WEAVER

I don't think the studios really knew what audiences they were targeting.  To me, Gareth Edwards treated the movie as if it was his college Final's project.

I didn't see the subtleties that you are speaking of.  there was nothing artistic about Godzilla.

And when you say the movie was not meant for most audiences, what do you mean?  Are you saying that the studios invested a reported $160 million, but had only a certain audience in mind?  So who would be a member of that audience.  Why wouldn't they want me, a lifelong Godzilla fan, who reviewed movies in college, who chaired the film society, who loves all types of movies and who worked in Hollywood for 20 years.  Do you think that they would think that I don't want to see Godzilla star in his own movie?

Also, I haven't heard or seen anything about this director's cut that you have mentioned on occasions.  Can you tell us where you got this infor from, or is this just wishful thinking, because even you realize that there were a few obvious questions that were never answered?

Just because you don't see the subtleties doesn't mean it's not there, other people pick up things that others can't see. If anyone in the world doesn't see a subtlety in something, then we would call 2001 A Space Odyssey a brainless time waster. (Which is not) There are subtleties in Godzilla, and most of them revolve around Godzilla, whenever he is on screen and whenever he is not. The presence you feel building up to that enormousness under the water which could stir at any moment and you could never tell when.

When Godzilla was conceptualized, the creators wanted to be completely serious about it, they were absolutely determined to do it right, which you can feel from all the risks they pull out to make this movie, and sank all of it at the selection of Gareth, who is practically almost a nobody (It's not a good business practice to do that you know). Gareth had said that after a while he ignores what other people wants and simply focused on making them movie how he wanted to see it, which in and of itself, is a massive indicator that not everyone would enjoy the movie.

So yes, the movie is in and of itself purely a product of a director's fullfilments, and that does not bode to pleasure everyone.

I never said the Director's Cut was coming out, only that it needed to be released. I want to see all those scenes that Gareth removed because every single one of them were puzzle pieces that would had improved the movie tremendously. The prologue being longer which sets up a greater tension, longer action with the monsters, more backstory scenes with Serizawa, etc. etc.

And perhaps I might be wrong, and not even that will improve the movie in the slightest, but at least I get to see everything that the Gareth worked on, which would be a great nod to all of us who supported him.

For the very least, even if the movie is a failure, we would appreciate that he tried his best. There is undoubtedly genuine passion from Edwards, all the proof you need is whenever Godzilla appears on the screen. You can't deny it was done justice, and that matters tremendously. But if you don't agree then well, you should remove those totally-time-wasted-disappointed glasses and make a topic describing in detail telling us why Godzilla 2014 is subpar to everything. (No kidding, all of us would love hearing it)

@THE WEAVER:

I though the CGI was done well, the visual of Godzilla was very good.  But I'm not sure Gareth Edwards should get the credit for that.  I think it is a combination of the the special effects team, the producers, the studios, ToHo, and Edwards.

I'm sure there were subtleties that I missed, because I was too busy trying to figure out what the hell was going on.  Maybe you can point a couple of these subtleties out to me.  Who knows, they might help me appreciate some parts of Godzilla that might have gone over my head.

Many movies are the conceptions of the director's vision (until the studios take over).  I believe Edwards assumed that his vision would be the one that would connect the best with the audience.  To some it worked, to others it did not.  That's how it goes for ALL artists. 

I'm happy you enjoyed Godzilla.  I wish I had.  Maybe in four years we can rehash some of these conversations when the new movie comes out.

RATEDREX

I'm pretty that when I see this movie being part of a trilogy box set, Godzilla will be seen as that awesome Episode 1 which teases and make you appreciate the others who show more action and screentime for Big G. Ironically even though Gareth wanted Godzilla to stand alone, it's a perfect as Pilot Episode.

@RatedRex - I do agree that credit for Godzilla's design should not go to the director alone. The team involved in the special effects and design are the same group of people who were involved in the Lord of the Rings along with inputs from Toho. 

@The Weaver - I'm curious when you say Godzilla is not a movie for everyone, and only caters to a certain group. So which group is Godzilla 2014 targeting according to Gareth Edwards' vision may I ask? You seem to refer to those who can appreciate the true vision of Godzilla in this movie akin to achieving enlightenment or Nirvana of sorts, while those who just don't get it are wrong to dislike the movie?  

In the movie business, nobody makes a film with the hope of captivating a certain section of the audience. People make movies to draw in the crowds, and to ultimately bring in the money. You have your reasons for liking the movie, others have theirs for hating the movie. But what I do not agree with you on is when you keep associating those who dislike the movie's direction as being an inferior choice, whereas those who love the movie have seen the light. Come on if you noticed, nobody is disputing your love for the movie nor trying to justify why you should not like the movie. Likewise you shouldn't try to sound as if those who hate the movie have made a less informed choice than you did. People either Love or Hate the movie, that's their choice. 

I think I need to clear up this misconception with you about those who don't like Godzilla 2014. It's not because they failed to see what Godzilla represents or whatever artistic vision there is. The mistake with this movie according to most people I talked to was because Godzilla just wasn't as awesome as they envisioned of him to be. And I'm not talking about the style of the story by the way. I love Godzilla, but I do not like the way he is being portrayed.

I had a hard time convincing my friends, who think this new Godzilla looks like a piece of cake when compared to the Kaijus in Pacific Rim. The Kaijus would probably give Godzilla a good beating. Although we can argue that Godzilla is superior to these Kaijus, visual representation is also very important in a movie. To them, the Kaijus in Pacific Rim are agile and very destructive. He says there is nothing he has seen in this Godzilla that demonstrates his power except having that atomic breath. He also appears weak against MUTOs who appear to be just massive ancient animals. You call him the King of Monsters, but that's all he can do? So on this count, I do agree with them that visual representation is equally important, and as much as I want to love the new Godzilla, he's just not awesome enough to inspire the masses. 

Definitely nowhere near perfect.

They added subtle hints of weakness to portray a certain reality, how that goes unappreciated by some of you just baffles me. Just like the limited screen time, it's part of the reason the movie is so epic. 

@Xenomorphzilla - 

I knew someone would definitely bring up the reasoning that the movie " is trying to get close to the reality" part. Admit it, monster movies are pure-fictional stuff. Nobody wants to watch monster movies that try to teach us lessons in science, when all people just want is to get the bang for their buck. - Entertainment, of course.

You want to talk about reality? Scientifically, creatures the size of Godzilla cannot even exist in Earth's conditions. So they shoudn't make the movie? If you want to slap the title of King of Monsters onto Godzilla, make it look convincing. And Science lessons aren't helping here by the way.

Nobody's questioning reality when they said Pacific Rim was awesome and the Kaijus come from a portal in the depths of the ocean. Nobody's questioning too when they just keep going in the droves to catch every Transformers Movie, even though Michael Bay wasn't that artistic and some think he's a crap director too. Last I heard, Transformers: Dark of the Moon made over $1.5 Billion dollars from the box-office portraying unreal robots that did nothing except Awesome.   

DESTROYAH-X - Do you believe that the overall good of Edwards' Godzilla outweighs the bad - or vice-versa? I would have loved to have seen him as a more destructive and terrifying force of nature bent on punishing Mankind. However, I was pleased with the film's overall tone and presentation. Naturally, I'm not brach enough to say that the film was flawless - it certainly had a few things that I found to be lacking. That being said, I walked away form the theatre happy. :) I agree when you say that reality certainly shouldn't be taken too seriously with regards to giant monster films - or any film presenting beings (such as super-heroes) that by their very nature defy the laws of the natural world. It's all in fun - and that's the attitude that should be brought to the creation of such films! :)

DESTROYAH-X

When I say that the movie is not for everyone, I simply don't mean that it's trying to cater to some sort of specific audience that you can generalize with a title. That's a poor way of thinking it. The movie is great if you have the patience to notice what it's trying to give you, and if you can't notice it, it's simply not for you. It doesn't mean I'm saying people are dumb, it's simply not for them, which I can respect. All people have so many varied opinions and tastes that you ultimately can't wrong them for disliking something, even if you think it's not merited the distaste.

Perhaps you might think that someone like me is seeing things for the sake of defending the movie with thin air, but I would heavily disagree, the sheer tone of Godzilla is there. That feel when Serizawa speaks of 'Gojira', the prologue, whenever he rises out of the water, when you simply just see the fins swimming, all this treats Godzilla like a divine creature who is a higher being than us, and to me that is absolutely perfect. His lack of screentime only serve to supplement that. (A deity is elusive and unseen unless it chooses not to be)

And no, I do not see people who hate Gareth's Godzilla as some sort of inferior people than me, if you did, you've gotten a huge misunderstanding at your hands. I despise many forms of films that are genuine art but I respect them very deeply regardless.

From what I've seen, Godzilla is the greatest badass character in what is arguably the entire history of cinema itself, and that is because he is best at raw body to body fighting. What gave the MUTOs the upper hand against the King of the Monsters however were their EMP claws, which as I have said is the reason they were able to cheat so easily. MUTOs might not look as intimidating as Knifehead, Leatherback or mighty Slattern, but give any guy an electric rod and he will beat a bodybuilder with it.

It's not about how intimidating or the size of their muscles, it's their package, and the MUTOs have a lot to be pit against.

@Something Real & @The Weaver -

As you know, I've earlier lavished praise on the design of Godzilla and his roar and the MUTOs. But sometimes, just being pleased with one aspect really isn't enough for a movie that aims for huge box-office numbers, all the more so when it carries with it the title of King of Monsters. And this, coming from a Godzilla fan who has been disappointed with 1998's giant Iguana. As it turns out, Godzilla 2014 is indeed more awe-inspiring and bigger in many ways than Godzilla 1998, but make no mistake. - What is considered epic 16 years ago, may no longer be considered awesome in today's generation, when after all the movie industry has evolved into such titanic proportions isn't it?

Audiences over the years, have seen more than they have compared to before. Imaginations have been stretched, the skies have no limit. The mistake here is when a new director tries to build Godzilla 2014 into something far better than Godzilla 1998, but forgets the landscape today is a vastly different one today. 

Gareth Edwards' style of direction appears to emulate the familar lines seen in other epic directors' footsteps, (I see influences from Jurassic Park, Jaws, Super 8, World of the Wars, etc.) but yet he lacks the courage or conviction to bring these scenes one step further on his own, and that's where he falls short. And people can see that. The result is a Godzilla that falls short of the awesomeness that people have come to expect. And it is all the more glaring when you consider that Guillermo Del Toro's Pacific Rim was born out of Legendary Pictures too, and the fact that Godzilla appears less awesome than the Kaijus in an earlier movie like Pacific Rim than it would have otherwise suggested, is somewhat surprising and unacceptable to audiences.

With Guillermo Del Toro putting so much ferocity into his monsters and battle scenes with no title to call on his creations, what exactly is there to limit the potential of a monster like Godzilla that comes with the title of 'King of Monsters'? You simply don't limit awesomeness. ;)

DESTROYAH-X

What Godzilla 2014 lacked is its characterization, that is the only reason why the movie failed to live up to Spielberg's quality, and I have always admitted it as its greatest flaw, but I disagree vehemently that everything else is also poorly executed.

There is far more on awesomeness in Gareth's Godzilla than however you've come to view him, and I don't think you really see how much exactly. You've seen Godzilla being beaten and punched by creatures who don't look intimidating so you believe Godzilla has gotten weaker. People came to think that Godzilla should have been more evil or darker and destructive to mankind, when in truth after you actually get to think long and hard, that attitude makes Godzilla look a big angry kid that got hurt by ants. Gareth's Godzilla is the most awesome monster ever made, and yes, I will go that far to say that. Even the MUTOs themselves are ten times more interesting than Del Toro's kaiju's because they're not some evil ferocious demons that are hellbent to destroy humankind. It is what nature is capable of that terrifies us, the simple idea that nature itself can catastrophically ravage the world with just a couple of big dinosaurs. While Del Toro's kaiju's are simply a bunch of clones by aliens who want to conquer the Earth.

Terror comes from the unknown, we do not know how the MUTOs could have possibly existed, we do not know how Godzilla could have survived for so long (Radiation can only explain so much) and worse yet we have not the slightest clue what darker forces lurk within those waters or underground, but we are assured that Godzilla has made the Pacific its kingdom, he is its lord and anyone who challenges him will pay dearly. Humans are like termites that have spread all over the place, and the fact that he doesn't even consider us makes us look incredibly beneath him. We're not even a threat to a creature who has lived for millions of years and has fought things we've never believed are real or imagined.

There is more to awesomeness than ferocity, competence or brute force. There is depth to consider, how much a monster makes you think around its habitat and its entire lifespan, its emotions, its goals, its objectives.

Let me put it this way, Godzilla is like an immortal cowboy that has lived for thousands of years, he arrives in a town and kills a few goons that he was hunting, all without saying a word and explaining why, and the town's people cheer for him as a hero while he rides away uncaringly on his horse to the sunset.

Del Toro's kaiju's are goons that attacked a town because they want to take it for a mafia boss who likes its resources.

There's immense depth and mysteries to wonder at in that immortal cowboy than the big burly goons following orders of some aliens. You think awesomeness is limited but on contraire, it is greater than anything before. This is why I said that the movie is sadly not for everyone, it's for people who can appreciate wondering about things that aren't spoon-fed on the screen. By simply introducing a monster with depth that doesn't need to be portrayed by how mean he fights or looks, is all you need.

Less is more in this case. In certain cases the same can be said the other way around, but I don't see how non stop action which has been done to death in hollywood is more appealing than buildup which is a proven successful formula and is consistent with epics. If this wasn't Godzilla, or a already sacred franchise I would wholeheartedly agree. Shoot em up with less shooting would have been pathetic. Transformers with less action after the first installment would have been boring, but shoot em up had nothign to follow, and transformers loosly followed a cartoon which also had comparable amounts of action, it's not the same thing at all when you give a protagonist the same screen time more or less as in previous movies and give him a serious undertone, it worked brilliantly, I don't think the movie was splendid, it's the people who are approaching the movie the wrong way or who simply are incapable of understanding cinematography and the artistic mature of film making, the fact that the movie is a work of art is undisputable, the acting can be challenged and so can (according to some of you anyway) Godzilla screen time, but again, dwarfed by all the overwhelming positives.

Any realism doesn't have to be the polar extreme of scientifically factual, there is this genre called sci-fi, and it deals with fictious situations that don't stray far from a not so distant possible reality. When I say "realism" I don't mean explaining how his bone structure or heart can support his body, when I praise the realism I am praising small nuances like expressions, body reactions, combat, human perspective, etc. That's the realism I am referring to. You took it to the extreme of "oh, well if we are goign to be realistic, none of this can happen anyway". That's extremely immature to say, and illogical to think that that's what I meant in the first place.

It's like some people on here would rather se the movie fall on is face but be loved but the 1% of the worlds population that are hardcore G fans, than be a blockbuster success at the expense of a few hardcore fans with largely unrealistic expectations for a movie looking for sucess in said genre, in said day and age. That thought process is both selfish, and childish in my opinion.

Today Godzilla has dropped a further 64.1% at the domestic Box office, taking $2.68 million for Tuesday 27/5, which brings the current total to $158.4 million unadjusted.  

The true litmus test of whether Godzilla has been branded "Not-recommended"  by the first wave of audiences will have to depend on this coming weekend's sales. If Godzilla takes less than $4.5 million at the Box office, it means people have been told to stay away from the movie.  

DESTROYAH-X - That's extremely interesting information you've brought to our attention. Where did you come by the $4.5 million marker? Is that a common notch in the movie industry with regards to sales and determining the success of film after it's been out for a little time? :)

@Something Real: 

When I said $4.5 million, it refers to what Godzilla should be raking in for each of this coming Saturday and Sunday. - At least $4.5 million for each day.   

I came up with this figure because typically for Blockbuster movies like: The Lego Movie, Captain America, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 etc, each of these films raked in at between the figure of $4.5 - $11 million on average daily from the 3rd weekend onwards. Do note that from the 4th weekend on, these movies are still making beyond $5 million for each Saturday/Sunday. Even the movie Neighbours took in $4.2 million and $5.1 million respectively for the 3rd weekend.

Therefore, if Godzilla is already making lesser than $4.5 million per day this 3rd weekend, its not good news. 

In the end, the public's (our) reviews of the moive do not matter in the long run.  The media outlets that reviewed the moive before the offical release are the reviews that count.  Will Gareth/ Legendary look at some big name public reviewers?  Of course, but media outlets are what count in the long run.  This is something Rob bought up in one of his video over at E.T.N.  Now some of you might not like E.T.N. or Rob, but I think he brings up a vaild argument on this.  I'm just happy we have new Godzilla moive.

*Warning, contains language.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_a07RW4DMY

@Sapphireoverlord -

When you say only the reviews provided by the media outlets count as the ones that matter, that's as good as being in a state of denial. It's like listening to the radio reporting only the good news but you choose to ignore the bad. 

Don't forget that its the mass public who's ultimately paying the dollars to watch Godzilla, and without their support, Godzilla is as good as nothing. And many people out there dun give a hoot about what this Rob guy thinks. He probably catches the attention of a group of fans and that's about it. It's not like Rob paid a few million dollars to watch Godzilla that his opinion or reviews matter more than any other person out there. We all pay the same money, heck, maybe he even got a free complimentary ticket. People have their own opinions. If its they think its bad, then its bad. If its good, then its good. 

In the end, its how much money you make at the end of Godzilla's release that matters to Legendary Pictures. - The public's verdict. Media outlets that lavish praise on Godzilla are not gonna foot the box-office bill for the public isn't it? It would be a shame if eventually Godzilla 2014 opened with so much promise only to end up losing to Godzilla 98 in the domestic box-office because audiences felt cheated by Legendary's marketing.

Which is why I am looking at Godzilla's coming 3rd weekend sales as an indication if bad reviews from the public are indeed pulling it down. As a benchmark, movies like Lego the Movie, Captain America, Spider-Man 2 and Neighbours are already pulling in figures between $4.5 - $12 million per day even in the 3rd weekend. Godzilla should not be performing worse than that. 

@THE WEAVER:

DESTROYAH-X - Thank you ever so much for the reply and the information you provided! What you stated does, indeed, make sense. The LEGO Movie was fantastic! I'll definately keep in mind what you've stated. Thank you again for providing good facts! :)

@THE WEAVER

You state that Godzilla 2014 isn't for everyone, but for people "who can appreciate wondering about things that aren't "spoon-fed on the screen."

What does that mean?

Are you saying that the movie is only for people who allow their imagination to run wild.  I totally disagree!  The movie should stand on its own.  I shouldn't have to create a story in my mind.  I shouldn't have to pretend.  I shouldn't have to lose myself within my own imagination.  I should be able to watch the movie, and have all of my questions answered, without having to create my own past, present, and future.

It appears as though you are helping the movie instead of reviewing it on its own merits.

@DestoryahX

Yes its true that the moive veiwers are the ones that generate the income, but how do you get people to generate that income for the moive?  Answer, the media outlets.  Remeber back before the moive came out, and we saw the commercials that said the moive was "Terrific," and everything else?  That's the media outlets trying to get people hyped about the moive so that the income can come pouring in.  Yes, there where some that didn't like the moive, but overall the media outlets gave the moive a positive review.

So to revise what I said before, when a moive is about to be publicly released, the studios only care about the reviews that will help promote future income by the public.  The media outlets are the ones that get the attention of the fans by giving positive or negative reviews.  So in the end, our reviews don't matter before a moive is publically released. Afterwords, our reviews do matter.

Not gonna lie, but sometimes I don't always get across what I'm trying to say the first time around.

@Something Real: My pleasure. I'm not sure though if you would agree it would be considered a reasonable benchmark? :)

@SapphireOverlord: No worries, I see where you're coming from. I think Godzilla 2014 is an acceptably good movie, but just not as good as what many people were hoping for. And you know, for a movie that's aiming to reboot a franchise, they should put in their best. Something tells me Gareth Edwards is being overly cautious in this movie, and he needs to go beyond just emulating scenes brought out by other epic directors.

@Ratedrex: I think you need to forgive The Weaver for what he says, because I dun see a point debating further with him about the movie. Simply because he has immersed himself completely into the world of Gareth Edwards and his vision of the movie is already clouded by Gareth E's perspective to make any sense of what other people are telling him. He is in love.   

@DESTROYAH-X

LMAO:

So that's why I can't get through to him.  That's ok.  I'm still in love with Stan Lee.  To each his own.

can i just say that the new godzilla film was better than most of the heisei, showa, and few of the millenium? I mean it certainly doesn't beat alot of films but this was a good film i mean it has been 10 years since the last godzilla film.  I think that it was certainly in the top 10 for me, classics like the original gojira film, destroy all monsters, mothra vs godzilla 1964, the return of godzilla/85, vs biollante, vs destroyah, vs mechagodzilla 2, terror of mechagodzilla 1975, GMK, and 2000 are better than the new film at least as far as i care. :)

Update: 

Latest Box Office results for 28/5 Wednesday - Godzilla has dived a further 21.6% from Tuesday's earnings, and earn $2.1 million dollars at the US Box-Office. This brings the new current domestic total to $160.5 million. Latest foreign figures are still not in. (last update as at 25/5 was $166.6 million)

The earnings of $2.1 million in Godzilla's 13th day debut is slightly better than Spider-man 2, which took in $2 million on the 13th day. If Godzilla is able to maintain its momentum for the next two weeks, it looks set to outpace Spider-Man 2 in the US box-office, whose current total stands at $188.2 million on its 27th day debut.

Meanwhile for X-Men Days of Future Past, it is performing surprisingly well despite it being a weekday, raking in $5.8 million on its 6th day debut. This brings its US box office total to $124.5 million, which is over $12 million more than what Godzilla took for its 6th day totals.   

good, it is getting closer and closer to getting what it needs to bring in. :)

Could this film make $500, 000, 000? I sure hope so! Half a billion dollars would be a huge achievement. And it hasn't even been released in every country yet. Japan and Asia still haven't gotten it yet. Wow imagine how well it's gonna do in Japan!!! Go GODZILLA!!

Hmm. :) This film is beginning to behave much like its namesake - steadily wading through any and all opposition as makes its way unflinchinlgy toward its ultimate goal. ;)

@Deadite Kaiju - Godzilla has already been released in every country in the continent of Asia except for China, and then there's Japan. Godzilla will need to perform Exceptionally well in China if it is to make above $500 million and forget about Japan's market. Do note that X-Man DOFP has already breached the $500 million mark in just 10 days. 

Right now I'm estimating China's total contribution alone for Godzilla 2014 to hit between $120 - $140 million. Comparatively, Pacific Rim made $110 million in the Chinese market alone so this estimate is realistic, while Japan only accounts for $14 million.   

Domestically, Godzilla appears to be struggling, because its latest weekend sales is poorer compared to what other movies are making on the 16th & 17th day debut. On a positive note though, Godzilla is going to perform better than Spider-Man 2, but will still fall short of the $250M mark, and will probably close at $212 - $220 million. Combine this with a foreign box-office estimate of about $330-360 million. This is in line with my initial estimate that Godzilla is expected to earn between a modest total of $530 - $560 million.