Godzilla Vs. Kong is set to release in theaters and on HBO Max on March 31, but Legendary's latest Monster-Verse movie has already opened in China, and looks set to become the first pandemic-era blockbuster to take in some serious coin at the box office.
The Adam Wingard-helmed movie took in an estimated $21.5M (RMB 140M) on Friday in the Middle Kingdom, and is expected to finish the weekend in the high $60Ms. Taking the other 37 overseas markets into account, GVK could be looking at a $90M+ international debut.
Early social media reactions were mostly very positive (when aren't they?), but some full reviews were a little harder on the massive crossover event. The embargo hasn't officially lifted in all locations, however, so we won't get a proper read on the critical reception for another few days.
The GVK synopsis reads: “Legends collide as these mythic adversaries meet in a spectacular battle for the ages, with the fate of the world hanging in the balance. Kong and his protectors undertake a perilous journey to find his true home, and with them is Jia, a young orphaned girl with whom he has formed a unique and powerful bond. But they unexpectedly find themselves in the path of an enraged Godzilla, cutting a swath of destruction across the globe. The epic clash between the two titans—instigated by unseen forces—is only the beginning of the mystery that lies deep within the core of the Earth.”
Starring Alexander Skarsgard, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall, Eiza González, Julian Dennison, Shun Oguri, Jessica Henwick and Brian Tyree Henry, Godzilla Vs. Kong pits the two famous monsters against each other in an epic battle. Eric Pearson (Thor: Ragnarok) and Max Borenstein (The Terror) wrote the screenplay.
A new IMAX poster has also been released, which you ca check out below.