And before Shin Godzilla, only the first six Godzilla films in the Showa-era (the first Godzilla in 1954, Godzilla Raids Again, King Kong vs. Godzilla, Mothra vs. Godzilla, Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster, Invasion of Astro-Monster) attracted more than 5 million moviegoers in Japan. film in 1959, Uchu Daisensou/Battle in Outer Space, are featured in the film. anime film Kimi no Na wa./your name. also receives the same award this year.
Toho confirmed yesterday that the 29th Japanese Godzilla film Shin Godzilla had earned a massive 8,001,673,200 yen (about 72.38 million US dollars) with 5,513,652 ticket sales by November 16 in 111 days since its release in Japan on July 29.
It has become the first live-action Japanese film to cross the 8 billion yen mark in three years since the Takashi Yamazaki-directed World War II film Eien no Zero/The Eternal Zero released in December 2013.