“Godzilla” may be 60 years old, but the big lizard has never been as dominating at the box office.
The latest take on the iconic Japanese movie monster thundered to a $93.2 million opening this weekend in North America, crushing the competition and stomping past the expectations of analysts and the studio, which were for a debut in the $70 million range.
The massive opening is just under the year’s-best $95 million that “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” managed in April, so we’ll have to wait for Monday’s final figures to see who’s really on top. In any case, this a great start for “Godzilla,” an effects-laden, $160-million 3D co-production from Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros.