Godzilla Minus Zero sets U.S. box office record with $31.6 million debut

"Godzilla Minus Zero," the latest Japanese Godzilla film, topped the North American box office with a $31.6 million debut, setting a record for the biggest opening weekend for a live-action foreign-language movie in the region. The film surpassed the previous record for Japanese Godzilla entries, with its success indicating strong U.S. popularity for the franchise and that subtitles are not a barrier. It is a direct follow-up to "Godzilla Minus One," the 2023 Oscar-winning reboot, and is unrelated to Legendary Pictures' English-language Godzilla series. Other weekend results included "The Cat in the Hat" opening to $20.5 million, and the documentary "You Can See Everything" grossing $8.9 million in its fourth weekend, bringing its North American total to over $70 million.