Godzilla Vs. Kong is on track to have the biggest opening box office of 2021 so far. As of midday in Los Angeles, Godzilla vs. Kong is the top trending search on Google. The new monster film is selling out AMC Theater auditoriums around the country tonight. It stands at a 80% Rotten Tomatoes score at the moment.
The movie is also available on HBO Max. Google search data shows the top related searches are about when it drops on the streaming service. However, we are tracking sell outs in physical theaters tonight as well.
According to Google’s data, there is particular interest in the movie from Texas, Illinois, Nevada, Maryland and California.
Given that Tom & Jerry opened at $14.1 million for weekend box office, Godzilla vs. Kong should do near $30 million for the Wednesday-Sunday frame. Sunday is Easter, so that will impact things a bit. We feel good using Tom & Jerry as a comparison given that it also premiered on HBO Max and in theaters in parallel. Also, additional screens have re-opened since Tom & Jerry’s debut.
AMC Porter Ranch 9 – Porter Ranch, CA
All ten showings of Godzilla vs. Kong are sold out for the entire day at one of AMC’s newest theaters in California.
AMC Empire 25 – Just off Times Square in New York City
47 of 55 Godzilla vs. Kong showings today are sold out.
AMC Springfield 11 – Springfield, Missouri – Center Heartland of United States
4 of 10 Godzilla Vs. Kong showings are sold out so far tonight.
AMC Wheaton Mall 9 – A newish AMC located in Wheaton, MD outside of Washington, DC
3 of 4 Godzilla vs. Kong showings are sold out so far tonight. Some limited seats available for the late 9:00pm showing. However, this is impressive given that neither food nor drinks are allowed to be served at theaters in this particular city.
More Help On The Way
As local regions around the United States continue to implement re-opening plans, the movie industry will benefit. For example, one of the biggest theater markets-Los Angeles County, CA-plans to move to the “orange tier” Monday, April 5, 2021. This is a less restrictive phase and will allow movie theaters to increase capacity to 50% or 200 people, whichever is less. Each group will need 6 feet of distance from others. Also, eating is allowed is designated areas or in your reserved seat.
Moving to this phase is contingent on County case numbers not increasing.
