Godzilla Minus Zero opened in Japan on November 3, 2026 — Godzilla Day — and earned 910 million yen (about $5.7 million) on its first day, with more than 590,000 admissions.
Toho called it an opening-day record for a live-action film in Japan. The first day was up about 201% on the opening day of Godzilla Minus One, the film it follows.
The film arrives in North American theatres on Friday, November 6, 2026, distributed by GKIDS, with IMAX early screenings held on November 3. It is tracking for a worldwide opening of around $60 million, with about $30 million expected in the United States from 3,254 theatres, according to Deadline and Variety forecasts.
Director Takashi Yamazaki returns as writer, director and visual effects supervisor. The story is set in 1949, two years after the first film, and it is the first Japanese production filmed for IMAX and the first R-rated Godzilla movie, with a runtime of 2 hours 15 minutes.
After the record-breaking start at home, all eyes are now on the US opening — where the film will test whether the Minus One magic travels as well abroad as it did in Japan.
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