Godzilla Minus Zero Tops Box Office Previews
The Takashi Yamazaki film earned $6.7 million in Thursday previews, the largest in GKIDS distributor history.
Updated on Nov. 7, 2026 in Animation
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Godzilla Minus Zero led North American box office with $6.7 million in Thursday previews, displacing You Can See Everything from the top spot after three weeks. The 135-minute follow-up to Godzilla Minus One was directed by Takashi Yamazaki.
Why it matters
The preview figure is more than five times the $1.3 million earned by You Can See Everything on the same day and exceeds the $6.3 million Thursday gross of Godzilla: King of the Monsters in 2019. Tracking points toward a $25 million to $35 million weekend.
The $6.7 million preview gross is the biggest in GKIDS distributor history and exceeds the $6.3 million Thursday gross of Godzilla: King of the Monsters in 2019. Weekend totals remain unconfirmed, with tracking projecting between $25 million and $35 million.
The players
Godzilla Minus Zero
A 2026 Japanese kaiju film directed by Takashi Yamazaki and released through the GKIDS distributor.
You Can See Everything
A feature film that has banked over $70.9 million against a reported $7 million budget and holds the highest Letterboxd rating in the platform's history.
The details
Godzilla Minus Zero earned its preview total from Thursday screenings, establishing its lead over You Can See Everything by comparing same-day grosses. The film is a follow-up to Godzilla Minus One, which debuted with $11.4 million in its opening weekend. If it reaches number one, it would become the fourth non-English-language film to open atop the domestic chart.
Timeline
Godzilla Minus Zero opens in theaters November 6, 2026.
Its $6.7 million preview gross was recorded Thursday, November 5, 2026.
You Can See Everything won the Halloween weekend box office in 2026.
Industry Dynamics
Godzilla Minus Zero's $6.7 million preview gross exceeds the $6.3 million Thursday gross of Godzilla: King of the Monsters in 2019, placing the Toho-produced animated series ahead of its own prior Hollywood-scale benchmark. The result also measures how far the GKIDS-distributed title has moved into wide-release territory relative to earlier specialty animation openings.
Godzilla Minus Zero opens in theaters on November 6, 2026, giving audiences a chance to see the 135-minute follow-up to Godzilla Minus One on the big screen. Viewers planning to attend can check local listings for showtimes beginning that opening weekend.
The takeaway
Strong specialty-animation previews can signal that audiences will show up for films outside the typical wide-release slate. Readers following the box office can watch whether the weekend total meets the projected $25 million to $35 million range.
What happens next
Official weekend box office totals for Godzilla Minus Zero are expected in the days following its November 6, 2026 opening.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by Movieweb.
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