Godzilla Minus Zero (2026): Godzilla vs King Ghidorah — Box Office, Cast, Reviews

Godzilla Minus Zero is now the No. 1 movie in America.

The new Godzilla film opened in US theaters on November 6, 2026, and earned $30,587,672 in its opening weekend — beating The Cat in the Hat ($20,002,705) to take the top spot at the box office.

It is the direct sequel to Godzilla Minus One (2023), the Oscar-winning film that surprised everyone. This time, director Takashi Yamazaki returns — and he brings back a classic enemy.

What is Godzilla Minus Zero about?

The story is set in 1949, two years after Godzilla Minus One. Japan is still rebuilding after the war, and Koichi Shikishima and his family are finally trying to live a normal life.

Then a new threat arrives: King Ghidorah, the three-headed monster, comes to Japan. Godzilla also returns — bigger, stronger, and more aggressive than before.

Toho's own words say it best: "There is no third time. Everything ends here."

Cast:

- Ryunosuke Kamiki as Koichi Shikishima

- Minami Hamabe as Noriko Shikishima

- Hidetaka Yoshioka, Yuki Yamada, Kuranosuke Sasaki and Sakura Ando — all returning

- Min Tanaka, Masami Nagasawa and Jun Kunimura — new faces

Takashi Yamazaki wrote and directed the film and supervised the visual effects again, just like in Minus One.

Reviews: critics love it

Godzilla Minus Zero holds around 90-96% on Rotten Tomatoes from critics, and 78 on Metacritic. That makes it one of the best-reviewed big movies of November.

It is rated R in the US — the first Godzilla film to get that rating — for violent content and bloody images. It runs 2 hours 15 minutes, and it was shot for IMAX. It is the first Japanese production certified as Filmed For IMAX.

Box office: No. 1 opening weekend

- Opening weekend (Nov 6-8, 2026, US): $30,587,672

- Theaters: 3,254

- Rank: No. 1, ahead of The Cat in the Hat at No. 2

Should you watch it in theaters?

Yes — if you liked Godzilla Minus One, this is the one to see on the biggest screen you can find. The IMAX version is the version fans are talking about most.

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