‘Godzilla Vs. Kong’ Propels Domestic Box Office Out Of Pandemic Depression With $48.5M 5-Day Opening
'Godzilla vs. Kong' is now up to $27.9M in three days after an $11.6M Friday at 3,064 locations.
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Yesterday, moviegoers demonstrated that they were truly yearning to go back to the movies. How's that? Warner Bros.'/Legendary's Godzilla vs. Kong posted what is a record opening day during the pandemic domestic B.O. of $9.6M. Since mid-March 2020, when theaters closed, and slowly returned in late August, no other film has done this type of business. The projection heading into this weekend over five days was $20M-$30M; it's clear Godzilla vs. Kong could easily beat that. Even if you can watch Godzilla vs. Kong at home on HBO Max, there are those who want to get out and experience the monster clash in a boom-shaka-laka rattling auditorium on a big screen.