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.
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