Moviemakers are hoping that watching a city getting destroyed will be popular at movie theaters. That seems to be the case for Godzilla vs. Kong, a movie about a battle between the two huge monsters. It is one of the few blockbusters to be released while COVID-19-related restrictions are still in effect. Godzilla vs. Kong opened last week with $9.6 million in ticket sales. That is a one-day record during the pandemic. Before its U.S. opening, the film made $123.1 million internationally in late March. Joshua Grode is the head of Legendary Entertainment, which produced Godzilla vs. Kong. He thinks the early success of the movie shows that people still want to go to the theater to see movies. “This tells everybody: the moviegoing business is here, and, yes, it may be different post-pandemic,” he said. “But there is a viable industry there.” For the first time since last winter, a big Hollywood movie release is showing in more than 3,000 theaters. However, that is still about 1,200 fewer than normal for a movie like Godzilla vs. Kong.
Title: Hope for Moviemakers with ‘Godzilla vs. Kong' Strong Opening
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is one of the few blockbusters to be released while COVID-19-related restrictions are still in effect.</span> <span data-start-time='31896' data-end-time='42083'>Godzilla vs. Kong opened last week with $9.6 million in ticket sales. </span> <span data-start-time='42083' data-end-time='46729'>That is a one-day record during the pandemic. </span> <span data-start-time='46729' data-end-time='58771'>Before its U.S. opening, the film made $123.1 million internationally in late March.</span> <span data-start-time='58771' data-end-time='67708'>Joshua Grode is the head of Legendary Entertainment, which produced Godzilla vs. Kong. </span> <span data-start-time='67708' data-end-time='77729'>He thinks the early success of the movie shows that people still want to go to the theater to see movies.</span> <span data-start-time='77729' data-end-time='87917'>“This tells everybody: the moviegoing business is here, and, yes, it may be different post-pandemic,” he said. </span> <span data-start-time='87917' data-end-time='91854'>“But there is a viable industry there.”</span> <span data-start-time='91854' data-end-time='101813'>For the first time since last winter, a big Hollywood movie release is showing in more than 3,000 theaters. </span> <span data-start-time='101813' data-end-time='112646'>However, that is still about 1,200 fewer than normal for a movie like Godzilla vs. Kong.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5004/B.jpeg'/></div></div><div 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