Look: 'Godzilla Minus Zero' stars step out at Los Angeles premiere
Matsuoka Hiro said Toho tried the U.S. release after exhibitors said audiences wanted more films, and Godzilla Minus One drew $57.1 million in North America.
- Godzilla Minus Zero, the sequel to Godzilla Minus One, opens in Japan on Nov. 3 and North America on Nov. 6, with Toho's label GKIDS distributing the film following its Tokyo Film Festival premiere.
- Toho CEO Matsuoka Hiro said the North American release of Godzilla Minus One was a "turning point in the company" regarding global strategy, despite initial internal concerns about self-distributing.
- After earning more than $11.4 million on its opening weekend, the film grossed $57.1 million in North America; "It was all a coincidence," Matsuoka said, noting the company simply tried to satisfy audience appetite.
- During an "Academy in Tokyo" session, Matsuoka and AMPAS CEO Bill Kramer discussed global cinema, with Kramer calling Asia "an extremely important market" given that 25% of the Academy's voters are non-U.S. based.
- Matsuoka views AI as a potential workflow tool, while Kramer emphasized that the Academy continues to prioritize human authorship and creation, describing streaming and theatrical exhibition as coexisting rather than competing.
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His preview will coincide with Godzilla Day, as it could not be otherwise.
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Godzilla returned to the red carpet. Godzilla Minus Zero’s premiere was held this Thursday at the iconic Chinese Theatre TCL in Los Angeles, California, with the presence of the cast, guests from Hollywood and even the Japanese monster itself.
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