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Godzilla: King of the Monsters(2019)
Released
2019 · FILM

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

When paleobiologist Dr. Emma Russell’s newborn titan Mothra is captured by eco‑terrorists who also kidnap her daughter, she must team up with a reluctant ex‑colleague to rescue them before the rampaging beasts they study unleash chaos on humanity.

“Long live the king.”

Directed by
Michael Dougherty
Written by
Zach Shields, Max Borenstein
Rated
MPA · PG-13
Runtime
132 min
ActionAdventureFantasy
Streaming on
  • The Criterion Channel

Synopsis

The series follows the heroic efforts of the crypto‑zoological agency Monarch as its members confront a range of god‑sized monsters, including Godzilla, which battles Mothra, Rodan and its ultimate nemesis, the three‑headed King Ghidorah. When these ancient super‑species—previously considered myths—reappear, they vie for supremacy, threatening humanity.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 104+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Roger BartonShot by Lawrence SherScored by Bear MccrearyDesigned by Scott Chambliss

Box Office

2019 · Box office

⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 2.3× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$387.3M

Budget$170.0M
Worldwide gross$387.3M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $110.5M — 29% of worldwide · International: $276.8M (71%)

Opening weekend: $47.8M — 43% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $63.1M — 57% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 4,108 theaters

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Also known as

  • Godzilla 2: King of the Monstersde
  • Godzilla II: King of the Monstersde
  • Godzilla II : Roi des monstresfr
  • Godzilla II - King of the Monstersit

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