The film earned about US$8 million during its preview screenings on March 28 in roughly 3,400 locations in the U.S. The earnings mark the second-best previews for a “Monsterverse” movie, as 2014’s Godzilla earned US$9.3 million in preview screenings.
The film earned US$80 million in its opening weekend in the U.S., topping the box office for the weekend.
The Hollywood Reporter reported on Tuesday that director Adam Wingard will not return for the third film installment of Warner Bros. and Legendary Entertainment’s Godzilla x Kong film series due to “timing issues.”
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, the latest film in Warner Bros. and Legendary Entertainment’s “Monsterverse” series, opened in the United States on March 29, two weeks earlier than its previously planned April 12 date.