"Godzilla: King of the Monsters" Ends Theatrical Run

Godzilla: King of the Monsters has ended its theatrical run and the numbers are now in.

Was it a success or failure? It all depends. Certainly Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. had higher expectations for the movie's box office results. Still, while that may be true, I'd hardly call it a flop.

Above, my movie ticket. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Here's the numbers:

Domestic: $110,500,138 Million
Worldwide: $385,900,138 Million

According to Comicbook.com:

So was Godzilla: King of the Monsters a success? Well certainly, it could have done better domestically. Netting a little over $110 million USD, the king of the kaiju wasn't able to meet the lofty sales goals that were established by its first outing with Legendary Pictures, as the 2014 picture stomped away with a domestic box office of over $200 million USD, marking a pretty sharp decline for the sequel. 

The international box office for the sequel faced a similar challenge from the original film, as the international take was over $100 million USD more. Whether or not pitting the kaiju king against the ruler of Skull Island, Kong, next year will be enough to hit the same heights as the original 2014 Godzilla is yet to be seen, though we'll keep our fingers crossed that Legendary's Monster-verse can continue past next spring.

I enjoyed Godzilla: King of the Monsters more than I did the 2014 Godzilla.

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