Gareth Edward's GODZILLA has rampaged across China's box office with devastating destruction and continues his march with terrifying force:
Rampaging his way through China, Godzilla was estimated to have made $36M in its first weekend in the Middle Kingdom, but actually did much better with a total haul of $38.4M through Sunday, according to Monday’s final numbers. That makes the Warner Bros and Legendary film the frame’s biggest international grosser. Already out since mid-May, its last weekend overseas was worth $5.4M in 63 markets. Along with China this weekend, it made $38.4M in 58 markets. For sure, the Gareth Edwards-directed movie took the world’s second biggest box office market by storm beginning on Friday when it opened to $10.9M on an estimated 9,000 screens, more than a third of the nation’s moviegoing real estate, and the best debut of 2014. The full weekend gives Warner its biggest three-day opening of all time in the market. Godzilla is also on track to tie the IMAX/China industry record of $4.5M, currently held by Warner’s The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug. Look for it to perform in a similar manner to last year’s Pacific Rim, which did monster Chinese business of about $112M.
-Deadline.com
GODZILLA has found love and appeal in China, even drawing high praise from Zhang Yimou himself(Highly acclaimed director of The House of Flying Daggers) to which he spoke with Gareth Edwards at GODZILLA's China Premiere for an hour of how he loved the film's direction and modern treatment of Godzilla himself.
Of course, what drew the most attention was Gareth's interview and his words after the premiere, in that if GODZILLA stomps successful in China than the second film of his GODZILLA trilogy will be pushed into production. And he honestly hopes for that to be made into a reality. (As well as every other G-fan catching word of this)
(To watch the interview, check out the url below)
http://v.163.com/swf/video/NetEaseFlvPlayerV3.swf?topicid=0003&vid=V9TR6B6VF&sid=V8LN4BB0O
Beyond that notion, given the praise during his film's premiere Gareth also informed that if China receives his GODZILLA well enough that he will see to having his sequel take place in China. (A change of setting that sounds much more enticing than it taking place within another part of the United States.)