Godizlla Resurgence opened in Japan this weekend and earned the equivalent of $6.1 million USD from 412,000 tickets sold. For the first Japanese-produced Godzilla movie in 12 years, that figure is not exactly what TOHO was anticipating. By comparison Gareth Edwards 2014 Godzilla film opened to $5 million in Japan. While critics have been generally responsive to the Hideaki Anno (Evangelion) directed kaiju film, some have criticized the feature for having too large of a cast (300+) and going too long between scenes featuring Godzilla.
Recently FUNimation announced that they've acquired the North American distribution rights for the film and plan to release the pic in US theaters before the end of 2016 though an exact date has not been specified.
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