Godzilla x Kong Rules Box Office In Week 2 Despite New Releases

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Summary

• Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire dominates box office for the second week in a row, earning $7.5 million on Friday.
• Viewers continue to flock back for more as the movie is expected to earn $25-28 million in its second weekend.
• The film represents a 65 percent drop at the box office, in line with non-pandemic Monsterverse releases.

For the second week in a row, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is dominating the box office. The latest movie in the Monsterverse features the monstrous Skar King as he rises from the Hollow Earth. With the forces of the Hollow Earth coming to conquer the surface world, Kong has to convince Godzilla to stand beside him once again, or else risk the entire world suffering sheer devastation. The movie debuted to extreme financial success, having ruled the box office in its opening week.

While the Godzilla x Kong cast certainly fears its Great Apes and Titans, viewers in the real world have been coming back for more. According to a report by Deadline, the movie earned $7.5 million on Friday and is expected to earn $25-28 million in its second weekend. That represents a 65 percent drop, which is fairly on par for non-pandemic Monsterverse releases.

Godzilla x Kong’s Second Weekend Drop Is Excellent

Only Two Monsterverse Movies Had A Lower Drop

By combining Titans and Great Apes, the Monsterverse has become a box office giant. Its movies draw over $100 million domestic, and they tend to smash through their opening weekend with over $60 million each. Godzilla vs. Kong is generally the exception to the franchise’s metrics, as it was released on March 31, 2021. The pandemic was still influencing the box office, leaving it to struggle in its first weekend. While it had a tremendous second weekend that saw its weekend box office rise 445 percent, according to Box Office Mojo, it suffered the Monsterverse’s lowest overall domestic take.

Unlike Godzilla vs. Kong, Godzilla x Kong is on track to become a box office hit. Its opening weekend take was second only to 2014’s Godzilla, which was the first Monsterverse movie. Setting aside Godzilla vs. Kong‘s tumultuous numbers, it also happens to have had the second-lowest second week percentage drop. Only Kong: Skull Island had a lower drop, as it had a 64 percent decline, as opposed to Godzilla x Kong‘s 65 percent.

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Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire did its part to grow Legendary’s Monsterverse, which is brimming with Titans across all its movies and shows.

The impressive showing is only made better by the quality of movies at the box office this weekend. Monkey Man, First Omen, and Someone Like You all debuted, while Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, Kung Fu Panda 4, and Dune: Part Two remained relatively competitive. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is setting itself up to be one of the best box office hits in Monsterverse history, and its competition proves that its success is far from a fluke. Godzilla and King Kong remain true box office titans.

Source: Deadline & Box Office Mojo

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

After nearly destroying each other in 2021’s Godzilla vs. Kong, the giant Titans are back to face a new dangerous threat, but this time, they are on the same side. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is the fifth film in Warner Bros.’ growing Monsterverse franchise and will be directed by Adam Wingard.

Director

Adam Wingard

Release Date

March 29, 2024

Studio(s)

Legendary Pictures

Distributor(s)

Warner Bros. Pictures

Writers

Terry Rossio
, Simon Barrett
, Jeremy Slater