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| Above, a Shin Godzilla one-sheet in 2016. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
The last time I visited Japan was in October 2015. At that time, Shin Godzilla was in production by Toho Studios. It was released on a limited basis to U.S. theaters in July 2016.
At first, I didn't like Shin Godzilla much. It was a vastly different Godzilla movie and, as I thought at the time, too talky. It has since grown on me.
Presently, Shin Godzilla is out in U.S. theaters after being updated into 4K. It has already surpassed it's 2016 box office take.
According to ComicBook.com:
Godzilla continues roaring onto the box office with its latest re-release. The Godzilla film franchise has always been one of the most enduring pop culture icons in cinemas ever since the King of Monsters graced our screens in 1954. The series has achieved a new level of cultural reprisal from the mainstream, with recent entries in the franchise delivering a new level of awareness it hasn’t had in decades. GKIDS, an American film and television distributor, recognized Godzilla’s films’ growing reproximation and decided to help re-release one of the franchise’s most popular motion pictures. On August 14th, GKIDS re-released Shin Godzilla in North American theaters.
Shin Godzilla was the brainchild of Hideaki Anno, one of the lead creators of Neon Genesis Evangelion, and Shinji Higuchi, opening in Japanese cinemas in July 2016. Funimation initially gave the film a limited North American run, grossing only $1.9 million in its entire run. GKIDS re-released the film to promote the new 4K upscale of the film, which is heading to home media. Within only four days of GKIDS’ re-release, Shin Godzilla opened to $1.6 million per Deadline, which quickly rose to $2.4 million at the end of the fourth day. The film opened 11th in the North American box office weekend.
The nearest theaters in New Mexico where Shin Godzilla is screening is Albuquerque. I have a copy of the movie on Blu-ray.
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