Box Office: 'Godzilla vs. Kong' 始める，決めるs Pandemic 記録，記録的な／記録する With $48.5 Million Debut
By Rebecca Rubin
LOS ANGELES, April 4, (Variety.com) - "Godzilla vs. Kong" muscled its way to a pandemic-時代 box office 記録，記録的な／記録する. The movie, from Warner Bros. and 伝説の Entertainment, 生成するd $32 million over the 週末 and $48.5 million in its first five days of 解放（する）, 固く結び付けるing a new high water 示す since U.S. theaters have 再開するd.
As the first box office 粉砕する in COVID times, "Godzilla vs. Kong" appears to be an 指示，表示する物 that people are ready to return to the movies after a year of watching Netflix on the couch. The film is also 利用できる to HBO Max 加入者s for no extra 料金. It's 不明瞭な how many people streamed the movie at home.
David A. 甚だしい／１２ダース, who runs the movie 協議するing 会社／堅い Franchise Entertainment 研究, called 開始 週末 ticket sales "strong" given the "still-difficult 条件s." More than 50% of movie theaters in the country have 再開するd, but many -- 含むing those in New York City and Los Angeles -- have been operating at 減ずるd capacity to 従う with pandemic safety 議定書s.
"While it's half of what it would be under normal circumstances, the 週末 is a （疑いを）晴らす and 肯定的な 指示，表示する物 that moviegoing has inherent strengths that aren't going away," he said.
