Tag: Godzilla
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China Box Office: ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Walloped Again by Local Drama ‘Sister’
“Godzilla vs. Kong” was once again muscled out of the top China box office slot by local drama “Sister” thanks to a $13.2 million third weekend cume that was no match for the latter’s $21 million.Its China tally was a touch less than its $13.4 million second weekend sales in North America. Though “Godzilla” is…
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Ep. 613 – Godzilla vs. Kong (Guest: Max Evry from ComingSoon.net)
David, Devindra, and Jeff give updates on the Covid vaccine, moving-going, and box office performance. For the feature review, the cast is joined by Max Evry, Managing Editor at ComingSoon.net, to review Godzilla vs. Kong. The Slashfilmcast is launching a Patreon! Support us at http://patreon.com/filmpodcast. Follow Max on Twitter. Use #slashtag on Twitter to recommend…
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‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Honest Trailer: No Matter Who Wins, Hong Kong Loses
Godzilla vs. Kong arrived in theaters last weekend, bringing some monster mayhem back to the big screen (and HBO Max) and proving that the box office will have no problem bouncing back when the coronavirus pandemic is over. Unfortunately for Hong Kong, they won’t have much to go back to now that Godzilla and King…
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Terminator vs Rocky? What’s next for the versus movie?
The monstrous success of monster smackdown Godzilla vs Kong may bring back a subgenre of movies that pit one famous character against anotherLike you, I was convinced that the versus movie genre died five years ago. What began as a silly, self-aware method of getting bums on seats had hardened into the unforgivable grimdark pomposity…
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China Box Office: ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Routed by Low-Budget Local ‘Sister’
While the U.S. industry celebrated “Godzilla vs. Kong” as the biggest and widest opening of the pandemic, the monster film has already been defeated in its second weekend in the world’s largest film market by the low-budget local drama “Sister.”In its Tomb Sweeping Festival holiday debut, the reportedly $4.6 million-budgeted latter film directed by unknown…
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‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Smashes Pandemic Record With $48.5 Million Five-Day Domestic Opening; Continues To Roar Overseas
After a long year of gloom and doom at the box office, the Easter holiday weekend finally offered a giant ray of hope for movie theaters thanks to two of cinema’s most iconic characters. Godzilla vs. Kong, Warner Bros.’ big-budget kaiju grudge match, smashed pandemic-era records left and right in North America: The PG-13 extravaganza…
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‘Godzilla vs. Kong’: 10 Easter Eggs and Hidden References
Spoiler Alert: Do not read until you’ve seen the film!Director Adam Wingard’s “Godzilla vs. Kong,” the latest entry in the long-running Godzilla franchise, takes the reptilian kaiju king in some bold new directions, and offers many spectacular sights that have never been seen before in a Godzilla movie. But it also pays sly homage to…
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Exclusive: We Spoke to Godzilla, Star of ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’, About Pranks on Set, the Snyder Cut, and “Big Lizard Summer”
Godzilla is notoriously difficult to pin down for interviews. But after months of back and forth negotiations with his representatives, /Film was finally able to lock down a one on one discussion with the King of the Monsters himself timed to the release of his new movie, Godzilla vs. Kong. Check out the interview below.…
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Toho Had a Rule For ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Director, But He Convinced Them to Break It
When director Adam Wingard was given the keys to Godzilla vs. Kong, he wasn’t just dealing with the folks at Legendary Pictures – he also had to interact with the team at Toho Studios, which owns the rights to the Godzilla character. And according to the director, Toho had a very specific restriction in place…
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Bob Odenkirk’s Action Flick ‘Nobody’ Debuts Atop Domestic Box Office With $6.7 Million As ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Roars Overseas With A $122 Million Bow
There was plenty of good news at both home and abroad this weekend as two splashy newcomers scored impressive debuts, providing a ray of hope to the hit-starved studios just in time for the upcoming summer blockbuster season. On the domestic front, Universal’s rookie shoot-em-up Nobody, starring unlikely action hero Bob Odenkirk, came blasting out…