Monster movie Godzilla has topped the US box office with the second biggest opening of the year so far, beating
The Amazing Spider-Man 2’s debut, reports BBC.
The 3D film took $93.2m (£55.4m), putting it just behind Captain America: The Winter Soldier, which took $95m (£56.4m) when it opened in April.
The film has also topped the UK box office in its opening weekend, taking £6.4 million for the 3-D reboot. The new take on the 1954 Japanese original stars Bryan Cranston, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Elizabeth Olsen. Last week’s top film Neighbors was in second place with Spider-Man third.
Andrew Garfield’s second outing as Peter Parker in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 took $17m (£10.1m), according to estimates from Rentrak.
Director Gareth Edwards’ Godzilla has faired better than previous attempts at bringing the monster to Hollywood, notably Roland Emmerich’s 1998 film, starring Matthew Broderick, which was nominated for the Golden Raspberry Award for worst film.
The latest take stars Taylor-Johnson as a naval officer battling a mutant monster from Hawaii to San Francisco. Its success could now spark a series according to film studio Warner Bros.
‘We have a franchise in the making, and we’re looking at sequels as we speak,’ revealed Dan Fellman, president of domestic distribution for the company in the US.
-With New Age input
