'The New Empire' achieves huge revenue despite criticism

The monster movie was expected to earn between $50 million and $55 million when it opened this past weekend; but Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (a MonsterVerse film) blew past those projections thanks to IMAX 3D (which accounted for 48 percent of ticket sales) and enthusiastic audience support (earning an A- CinemaScore).

Blockbuster Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire currently tops the North American box office chart

Critics were less impressed with Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, which sees two otherworldly monsters team up to save the hollow Earth. Many felt the film used special effects to mask its predictable plot. Empire called the film's climax "a mess" and the human characters "insubstantial."

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire movie trailer

The film stars Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Dan Stevens, Kaylee Hottle..., directed by Adam Wingard, with an average rating of 55% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire has the second-biggest opening weekend for Warner Bros. and Legendary, behind 2014's Godzilla ($93 million) and ahead of 2017's Kong: Skull Island ($61 million), 2019's Godzilla: King of the Monsters ($47.7 million) and 2021's Godzilla vs. Kong ($31 million). Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire also has the second-biggest opening weekend in North America of the year, behind only another Warner Bros. and Legendary hit, Dune: Part Two ($82.5 million).

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire uses special effects to satisfy the audience

Director Adam Wingard's latest has surpassed expectations, grossing a whopping $194 million worldwide after three days in theaters. It's the third highest-grossing film of the year after just three days in theaters, behind Dune: Part Two ($626 million after five weeks of release) and Kung Fu Panda 4 ($347 million after four weeks of release).

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire had a production budget of $135 million. While it's too early to tell how much money it'll make, the latest installment could easily outpace its predecessor , Godzilla vs. Kong , which was a pandemic hit with $474 million worldwide (surpassing 2019's King of the Monsters , which grossed $387 million) despite many theaters being closed at the time due to Covid-19.

Child actress Kaylee Hottle in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

Sony's Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire came in second with $15.7 million from 4,345 theaters, down 65% from its debut. After two weeks in release, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire has grossed $73.4 million at the North American box office and $108.5 million worldwide. With a production cost of $100 million, not including massive marketing costs, Sony's film needs to gross over $200 million to break even.

Universal and DreamWorks Animation's Kung Fu Panda 4 came in third with $10 million from 3,582 theaters. The animated family film has so far grossed $151 million in North America and more than $347 million worldwide. With a production budget of $85 million, Kung Fu Panda 4 is a big hit.

Dune: Part Two dropped to No. 4 in its fifth weekend on the big screen. The sci-fi film earned $9.85 million over the weekend and $251 million to date in North America. It is now the year's top-grossing film with $626 million worldwide.

Horror film Immaculate rounded out the top five with $3.2 million from 2,362 theaters in North America, down 41% from last weekend, earning $11.1 million after two weeks in theaters.

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (Vietnamese title Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire ) is currently showing in Vietnam, earning approximately 60 billion VND since its premiere on March 29, according to Box Office Vietnam.

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