Godzilla-0.0 Tops 1 Million Japan Admissions in Four Days
Toho's kaiju sequel also opened in 3,254 US theaters, with a first-day take of 13.5 million dollars including previews, according to gigazine.net.
Godzilla-0.0 passed 1 million admissions in Japan within four days of its November 3, 2026 release, through November 6, according to gigazine.net. The Toho film is directed by Takashi Yamazaki, who also directed Godzilla Minus One.
In the United States, the film opened in 3,254 theaters and posted a first-day figure of 13.5 million dollars including previews. Its US opening weekend is projected at around 30 million dollars, a figure that would surpass the 17.8 million dollar opening of the 2002 Chinese film Hero and rank as the biggest opening for a live-action foreign-language film in the US.
Premium formats and returning cast
Dolby CINEMA, 4DX and MX4D screenings in Japan begin on November 13, 2026. The film brings back the character Shikishima from the previous installment, alongside new characters including Professor Murakami and a meteorological officer named Aoyama.
Godzilla Minus One, released in 2023, earned 7.65 billion yen in Japan and over 10 million dollars worldwide, and won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, the first for an Asian film. Godzilla-0.0 is set in 1949, two years after the earlier film, and begins with the appearance of the giant creature Ghidorah in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture.
Quick answers
When did Godzilla-0.0 open in Japan?
It was released in Japan on November 3, 2026, and passed 1 million domestic admissions within four days, through November 6, 2026.
How much did Godzilla-0.0 make on its first day in the US?
It opened in 3,254 theaters with a first-day figure of 13.5 million dollars including previews. Its opening weekend is projected at around 30 million dollars.
When do Dolby CINEMA, 4DX and MX4D screenings start in Japan?
Those premium-format screenings in Japan begin on November 13, 2026.