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$47.8 million
That’s the estimated five-day box office take of Warner Bros./Legendary Entertainment’s “Godzilla vs. Kong,” including the $32.2 million it made from Friday through Sunday, the AP’s Jake Coyle reports. The figures are pandemic-era records.
Essential context: “Godzilla vs. Kong” opened wide, playing in more than 3,000 theaters. “Many theaters have been reopening over the past few weeks,” Coyle notes, and “about 60% of theaters were open this weekend, according to data firm Comscore. Most are operating at 50% capacity or less.”