The Plot of ‘Godzilla vs Kong’ Explained
Did you lose track of the story amid the non-stop spectacle? We’ve got you coveredPhil Owen | April 4, 2021 @ 4:12 PM
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(This article contains detailed story spoilers for “Godzilla vs Kong”)
What with “Godzilla vs Kong” being the culmination of the Monsterverse franchise, you might have been surprised to learn that it’s under two hours long a rarity in this age of lengthy megablockbusters. But there is a price to that sort of efficiency.
I’ve watched “Godzilla vs Kong” a few times now, and it’s pretty clear that we ended up with a pretty slimmed down version of this story. It’s a point made with emphasis when Lance Reddick shows up late in the film to deliver a single unimportant line before being completely forgotten. It’s tough to imagine Reddick wasn’t supposed to have a significantly larger role.
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Share with: Godzilla vs. Kong has set a new pandemic box office record, with the biggest US opening in 12 months.
The Adam Wingard-directed flick raked in $48.5 million (£35 million) this weekend, steaming miles ahead of Wonder Woman 1984 , which took $16.7 million (£12 million), Variety reports.
The success comes after the movie was released on HBO Max and in cinemas at the same time in America.
What s more, the flick made $236million (£171 million) globally.
The blockbuster follows on from Gareth Edwards Godzilla and Jordan Vogt-Roberts Kong: Skull Island and Godzilla: King of the Monsters .
The plot is as follows: The epic next chapter in the cinematic Monsterverse pits two of the greatest icons in motion picture history against one another - the fearsome Godzilla and the mighty Kong - with humanity caught in the balance.
2021-04-04 22:05:49 GMT2021-04-05 06:05:49(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
LOS ANGELES, April 4 (Xinhua) Warner Bros. and Legendary s monster film Godzilla vs. Kong smashed pandemic era box office record in North America with 32.2 million U.S. dollars from 3,064 theaters between Friday and Sunday in its North American opening weekend, according to studio figures collected by measurement firm Comscore.
It broke the record for the biggest opening weekend of the COVID-19 era in North America previously held by Wonder Woman 1984 which opened to 16.7 million dollars over Christmas weekend last year.
The monster mash-up, released on Wednesday in North American theatres, has grossed 48.5 million dollars to date at the North American box office.
Godzilla vs. Kong hits $285 million worldwide following $48.5 million U.S. opening weekend
Nobody appears to have told Godzilla or King Kong that there’s an ongoing global pandemic which has stalled the moviegoing business for over a year, because the two warring giants have stomped all over box-office predictions to generate receipts totaling $285 million since
Godzilla vs. Kong opened 12 days ago.
This total includes an impressive $44.2 million sophomore frame in China ($137.1M total), but it’s the U.S. 5-day Easter performance that will raise hopes in Hollywood that the industry can be revived. The $48.5 million opening for the Adam Wingard directed MonsterVerse movie is significant because the film is also available to stream simultaneously on HBO Max, a move which was seen as the death knell of theatres at the time WarnerMedia announced its entire 2021 slate would be available from home, but now seems to reinforce the idea that if people want to consume their films on th
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