# ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ Barrels Toward Historic $32M Box Office Launch With ‘Cat in the Hat’ at No. 2

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/godzilla-minus-zero-barrels-toward-historic-32m-box-office-launch-with-cat-in-the-hat-at-no-2/
- Published: 2026-11-07T16:43:46+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T17:38:44+00:00
- Original publisher: The Hollywood Reporter
- Original article: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/godzilla-minus-zero-box-office-opening-the-cat-in-the-hat-1236750019/
- Topics: Entertainment, Film

## Key points

- Godzilla Minus Zero is projected to open at $32 million.
- It could set a live-action foreign-language opening record since 2004.
- The Cat in the Hat is expected to earn about $18 million.

## Summary

Godzilla Minus Zero is heading for an estimated $32 million opening weekend in North America, leading a busy frame of new releases. The sequel’s projected debut would be the biggest for a live-action foreign-language film since Hero opened to $17.8 million in 2004, and it is well ahead of expectations.

The film earned $14.5 million on Friday, including previews, across 3,254 cinemas and received an A CinemaScore. Takashi Yamazaki’s sequel to Godzilla Minus One has a reported budget in the mid-teens and follows postwar Japan facing attacks from Ghidorah and the possible return of Godzilla. The Cat in the Hat is in second place, heading for about $18 million against a $92 million budget; Ramayana: Rise of a Legend and Drummer Boy are also expected to open among the top five.

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