Godzilla x Kong, Kings Of Movie Box Office: The New Empire Pulls In $80 Million Over Easter Weekend

MonsterVerse is back at the Top of The Box Office!  Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire took the No. 1 spot this week, beating Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. The fifth film in the franchise exceeded expectations with an $80 million premiere this weekend, Comscore reports, narrowly missing Dune: Part Two’s $81.5 million opening. Internationally, The New Empire grossed an additional $114 million for a global debut of $194 million, putting Godzilla x Kong well ahead of the Dune sequel’s $178.5 million for the biggest global opening of the year. Ghostbusters: The Frozen Empire had a steep 65 percent drop from its debut last week, earning $15.7 million, bringing its domestic total to $73.4 million (and $108.5 million globally). Dune: Part Two showed signs of slowing down in its fifth week of release, earning $11.1 million for a domestic haul of $252.4 million ($626.1 million globally).

Source: Entertainment Weekly