The Shinji Higuchi-directed film has also already surpassed the total theatrical gross of the two Hollywood-made Godzilla films in Japan, Roland Emmerich’s 1998 film (5.1 billion yen) and Gareth Edwards’ 2014 film (3.2 billion yen).
As predicted, Toho has confirmed that Shin Godzilla (English title: Godzilla Resurgence) has earned a massive 5.3 billion yen on 3.6 million admissions in one month since its release in Japan on July 29.
It has become the top-grossing live-action film of 2016 in Japan so far, breaking the previous record of 4.61 billion yen marked by Nobunaga Concerto based on Mayumi Ishii’s manga series of the same name.