Why Godzilla vs. Kong saved cinema, not Tenet

Christopher Nolan’s film baffled audiences – all they wanted in this most bewildering of years was to see a giant ape and a dinosaur going at it for 15 roundsIn any other year, Godzilla vs.

Kong could be filed as just another bloated, unoriginal franchise flick.

But this hasn’t been any other year.

It’s a year that has seen trips to the movies stolen away by a global pandemic, as all blockbuster releases have either been postponed or shifted to a streaming-only release.

This being the case, Godzilla vs.

Kong has been welcomed as a thunderous return for the big-screen experience.

And the numbers show it.

The fourth film in Legendary’s MonsterVerse raked in more than £206m ($285m) at the worldwide box office during its opening days, the highest debut of any American film in the pandemic era.

There is a strong chance that it could outperform

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