The $8 million New Empire showcases the Monsterverse's second best

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In the wake of Dune: Part 2, Kung Fu Panda 4 And ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, Legendary / Warner Bros Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire It continues to provide momentum to the box office after there were no event titles in the first quarter due to strikes. Tonight, sources tell us Adam Wingard's Monster Mash is in the works 8 million dollars From previews that began at 3pm on Thursday in about 3,400 locations. These are arguably the second best previews ever for a Legendary's Monsterverse movie after 2014's first Godzilla That posted $9.3 million. The Gareth Edwards-directed film The Lizard grossed $38.4 million on its first Friday with a 3-day cume of $93.1 million.

Warner Bros. did not return a request for comment on tonight's estimates.

Open local forecasts for Godzilla x Kong Earlier this week it was at $50 million.

While critics gave Rotten Tomatoes a rating gsK The second-worst Monsterverse movie reviews at 56%, and RT audiences currently think it's the best of the legendary lizard monkey movies at 92%. We'll see if this simmers. Previous fan favorite in the series? 2021 godzilla vs kong, which was also directed by Wingard and opened over the Easter weekend with $48.1 million for five days; This picture revived cinema after the exhibition was closed for a year in major box office markets. GVK It was available day and date in theaters and on Warner's streaming service HBO Max.

GXK It is expected to open in 3,850 theaters on Friday supported by Imax, PLFs, ScreenX, D-Box and 4DX. There will also be sharing of Imax auditoriums with Legendary and Warner auditoriums Sand Dunes: Part Two. It is the highest-grossing film of 2024 so far with $239.3 million in the United States, and nearly $600 million worldwide.