Godzilla Minus One Breaks U.S. Box Office Record
Godzilla is without question the villain this time around. Over the decades, in the nearly 70-year franchise, the King of the Monsters has been portrayed as both a super-powered savior and a fire-breathing foe. And in Godzilla Minus One, post-World War II Japan is threatened again by the overpowering kaiju. In addition, director Takashi Yamazaki’s Giant Monster movie is smashing, of all things, records here in the United States: It’s the biggest debut for a live-action Japanese movie.