In a global box office that’s still licking its wounds from the strike, here’s something to scream about:
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is the highest grossing movie in the
Legendary and Warner Bros
Monsterverse franchise at $570M around the world.
That beats previous Monsterverse champ 2017’s
Kong Skull Island which stomped to $568.6M. Broken out
New Empire‘s grosses are $373.7M abroad and $196.3M domestic. Overall,
New Empire is the highest grossing Monsterverse title in 35 markets including Brazil, Colombia, France, India, Indonesia, Mexico and UAE.
Props here to Warner Bros marketing, but also the global distribution team. Realize this: Sony’s
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire was originally on Easter weekend. Then the Culver City lot moved that movie up to March 22. This created a golden opportunity for Warners to step in and take over holy weekend, which has historically been a rich launchpad for the studio with
Clash of the Titans, Ready Player One, and even the last
Godzilla vs Kong back in 2021 (even though it was day-and-date on Max, it still delivered a $48.1M domestic opening).
New Empire was originally expected to do $45M over the Easter weekend, but overindexed to $80M domestic, $194M WW.