Godzilla Minus Zero takes US box office by storm in opening weekend
The foreign-language film topped the North American box office with $31.6m in takings, generating $63m worldwide Japan’s most recognisable film star shows no sign of losing its ability to captivate global audiences, after Godzilla Minus Zero – a foreign language film - swept to the top of the US box office on its opening weekend. The film – the 39th in a franchise stretching back to 1954 – generated $63m worldwide, including $31.6m in the US and Canada, where it set a record for opening weekend
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The foreign-language film topped the North American box office with $31.6m in takings, generating $63m worldwide
Japan’s most recognisable film star shows no sign of losing its ability to captivate global audiences, after Godzilla Minus Zero – a foreign language film - swept to the top of the US box office on its opening weekend.
The film – the 39th in a franchise stretching back to 1954 – generated $63m worldwide, including $31.6m in the US and Canada, where it set a record for opening weekend receipts for the biggest live-action foreign-language film. It is shown in Japanese with English subtitles.
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- 103 words · 1 min read
- Published
- November 9, 2026
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- Justin McCurry in Tokyo
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- The Guardian