Rahul Malhotra is a Weekend News Writer for Collider. From Francois Ozon to David Fincher, he'll watch anything once. He has been writing for Collider for over two years, and has covered everything from Marvel to the Oscars, and Marvel at the Oscars.
The Big Picture A giant surprise might be in store at the domestic box office this weekend, as Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire eyes an opening weekend haul far greater than what is expected of it. The movie launched to the second-best previews in the franchise’s history, and is poised to attract an unexpected number of walk-ins over the Easter holidays.
Directed by Gareth Edwards, Godzilla grossed nearly $40 million on its first day of release, and made $529 million globally over the course of its theatrical run. The series posted another win some years later, when Kong: Skull Island grossed over $60 million in its domestic debut, and finished its global box office run with over $561 million — it remains the series’ top-grossing installment.
Reviews for the film have been lukewarm, with a Rotten Tomatoes score of 55%. Collider’s Ross Bonaime described it in his review as “easily the most absurd film” of the franchise. Godzilla x Kong comes just a few months after the unrelated Japanese-language film Godzilla Minus One became a word-of-mouth crossover hit, grossing $56 million domestically and going on to win an Oscar for Best Visual Effects.
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