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‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ Debuts with Record-Breaking $31.6M at North American Box Office

The Japanese blockbuster earned $31.6 million in North America and set a record for a live-action foreign-language film, industry estimates said.

  • The Takashi Yamazaki-directed Godzilla Minus Zero outperformed Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana: Rise of a Legend by a significant margin, collecting $31.6 million at the North American box office between Friday and Sunday to secure the top position.
  • This performance marks the biggest North American opening ever recorded by a live-action foreign-language film, surpassing the previous record set by Hero in 2004.
  • IMAX contributed $21.3 million to the global collection, while Ramayana: Rise of a Legend earned around $8.7 million in North America between Friday and Sunday, with paid previews bringing its regional total to $12.2 million.
  • Ramayana collected an estimated Rs 507 crore worldwide in its initial days, with more than Rs 285 crore from the Indian market and Rs 222 crore from overseas territories; International markets contributed nearly 44 per cent.
  • Reported totals cover different release windows, as Godzilla Minus Zero opened in Japan on November 3 while Ramayana released in India on November 5. Global rankings reflect the November 6–8 weekend period.
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