Godzilla Minus Zero is set to hit North American screens on November 6, and early numbers suggest it’s aiming for a strong opening — $25 million and up, according to Koimoi. That’s more than double the $11.4 million debut of its predecessor, Godzilla Minus One, which surprised even its makers with its global run. But can it crack the all-time top 10 November debuts? The odds are stacked against it. The record belongs to Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’s $181.3 million launch, and even Thor: Ragnarok’s $122.7 million opener looms large. Still, a $25M weekend isn’t just a win, it’s proof that Japanese kaiju cinema has found a foothold in Western markets. The film returns to postwar Japan in 1949, where Godzilla reawakens to face King Ghidorah, a new threat rising from the ashes of reconstruction. It’s not just a monster battle. It’s a reckoning. And if the trend holds, it might be the first non-Hollywood blockbuster to make serious noise in November since the MCU took over. The real test? Whether audiences see it as spectacle or story. So far, critics have leaned toward the latter. The next frame? Box office receipts by Sunday night. Then comes the real question: will this sequel become the highest-rated sequel ever… and what does that mean for Ramayana?