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    As GODZILLA`s domestic theatrical run winds down, the film struggles to reach $200 million at the US box office. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. © 2014 LEGENDARY PICTURES PRODUCTIONS LLC & WARNER BROS ENTERTAINMENT INC. GODZILLA TM & © Toho Co., Ltd.

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    Worldwide Box Office Results for Weekend of June 29, 2014 Source: Rentrak Corporation Official Site: Godzillamovie.com Special Thanks to Paul Dergarabedian In its seventh week of release, Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ GODZILLA dropped out of the top 10 at the domestic box office as newcomer TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION posted a massive $301.3 million worldwide debut. Opening in 3,952 theaters across the United States on May 16th, GODZILLA saw the number of locations slashed in the following weeks as newer films were released. This past weekend the movie played at 750 theaters, down from 1365 the previous week. As the number of theaters continues to dwindle, GODZILLA will struggle to reach $200 domestic though Warner Bros. may keep the film in release long enough to pass that benchmark. With just over $488 million worldwide, GODZILLA is still on pace to pass the half-billion dollar mark

    The 60th Anniversary Digitally Remastered Edition of GODZILLA will be broadcast on the Japanese satellite service NHK BS Premium in July. Photo courtesy of PIFAN. © 1954 Toho Co., Ltd.

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    HD Movies and Specials in Japan this July Source: NHK Translator: Jim M. Ballard In July, NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) in Japan celebrates Godzilla`s 60th anniversary and the upcoming Japanese release of the new GODZILLA with a month of Godzilla programming on their high-definition satellite television service, NHK BS Premium. The festivities kick off with two 2 new Godzilla documentaries and are followed with a lineup of Godzilla films that includes the restoration/remaster of the original, 1954 GODZILLA (???, Gojira). The Premium: Godzilla`s Counterattack: Who Are You? (??????? ??????????????????, Za Puremiamu Gojira no Dai Gyakushuu ? Omae wa Nanimono nanoka) Broadcast Date: Saturday, July 5th, 8:00 ? 9:30pm (90 mins) Channel: NHK BS Premium (Japan only) It`s the 60th anniversary of the movie GODZILLA. Sometimes the child of the atomic bomb, sometimes the hero to children, sometimes the warning bell for humanity --

    Photo courtesy of Hobby Japan. © 1993 TOHO PICTURES. TM & © 1954, 1993, 2014 TOHO CO.,LTD.

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    Source: Hobby Japan In celebration of the 60th anniversary of Godzilla and the new American GODZILLA, Hobby Japan will release the mook, Kaiju Daishingeki: The Modeling of GODZILLA (????? The Modeling of GODZILLA), in Japan on July 26th. A photo book of high-quality action figures, garage kits and classic soft vinyl figures, Kaiju Daishingeki: The Modeling of GODZILLA focuses on Godzilla and other Toho monsters loved by fans worldwide for more than half a century. Publisher: Hobby Japan Language: Japanese Size: A4 ISBN: 978-798608471 Release Date: July 26, 2014 Price: ?2,400 (Approximately $23.54 US)

    See GODZILLA VS BIOLLANTE, hear live music, win great prizes, and meet special guests GODZILLA NIGHT 3, June 28th at The Bal Theatre. Godzilla TM & © Toho Co., Ltd.

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    GODZILLA NIGHT 3 in San Leandro, CA on June 28th Source: Bay Area Film Events Bay Area Film Events returns to The Historic Bal Theatre (14808 East 14th Street, San Leandro, CA 94578) on Saturday June 28, 2014 to celebrate Godzilla`s 60th anniversary in a big way. Back in 2004, for Godzilla`s 50th anniversary, Bay Area Film Events put on the Big G`s monster bash, GODZILLAFEST at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco. 20 films in 7 days, guests from LA and Japan, local horror hosts and more! Since then BAFE has put on numerous events ranging from James Bond to The Beatles to Bruce Lee to The Munsters. They also put on a couple shows with the San Francisco Giants, honoring local television legend CREATURE FEATURES by showing NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (in 2009) and CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (in

    The Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival will host the first Godzilla retrospective in South Korea. Photos courtesy of PIFAN. GODZILLA TM & © Toho Co., Ltd.

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    Godzilla’s First Major Trip to Korea Author: Kim Song-ho Source: Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival Although he is universally known as The King of the Monsters, Godzilla has rarely landed in the particular nation of Korea. One of the primary reasons is that Korea has forbidden the inflow of Japanese popular culture until 1998, which hindered timely, constant releases of the Godzilla series. The other is that giant monster movies are not that popular in the country (Shim Hyung-rae’s DRAGON WARS, which was a great hit in 2007, is a completely different story). Those two reasons have resulted in such low awareness and mass appeal to giant monster movies in general in the peninsular. But in the 60th anniversary of Godzilla, things seem to be changing, at least a little bit, as The Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PIFAN) will include a Godzilla

    Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. © 2014 LEGENDARY PICTURES PRODUCTIONS LLC & WARNER BROS ENTERTAINMENT INC. GODZILLA TM & © Toho Co., Ltd.

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    Rentrak Announces Worldwide Box Office Results for Weekend of June 22, 2014 Source: Rentrak Corporation Official Site: Godzillamovie.com Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ GODZILLA dropped to tenth place at the domestic box office on a quiet weekend in which the top film (the Kevin Hart comedy THINK LIKE A MAN TOO) earned $30 million. This coming week should see much bigger numbers with the release of TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION. In six weeks GODZILLA has earned nearly $477.5 million worldwide and is on pace to pass the half a billion dollar mark during its theatrical run. The film has now been released in sixty-three territories and finished the weekend in fifth place at the international box office. Toho will open GODZILLA in Japan -- the final major international market -- on July 25th. GODZILLA weekend box office estimates (USD), per data collected as of Sunday, June

    Godzilla fans attend a special event featuring a screening of GODZILLA VS BIOLLANTE at the Aratani Theater in Los Angeles` Little Tokyo. Photo courtesy of Arian Hinojosa. © Toho Co., Ltd.

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    A Report on the Special Godzilla Event Held May 3rd at the Aratani Theater and Anime Jungle Author: Andrew Nguyen with Extra Material from Richard Pusateri Source: Anime Jungle Event Site: animejungle.net/godzillavsbiollantescreening Special Thanks to Tetsu Shiota, Yoichi Kakuma, Daisuke Ishizuka, Arian Hinojosa (MAT) and Mark Jaramillo In the lead-up to the premiere of the new American GODZILLA from Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros, some past Godzilla films were also screened in the United States. Perhaps not surprisingly, the highest profile reissue has been the first GODZILLA (???, 1954); Rialto Pictures has released a new 60th anniversary restoration of the original movie that will have a limited theatrical run through the summer. Another film receiving its due in the spotlight is GODZILLA VS BIOLLANTE (??? VS ?????, Gojira Tai Biorante, 1989), the 17th movie in the Godzilla series. A direct sequel to THE

    GODZILLA had the biggest opening weekend in China for 2014. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. © 2014 LEGENDARY PICTURES PRODUCTIONS LLC & WARNER BROS ENTERTAINMENT INC. GODZILLA TM & © Toho Co., Ltd.

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    Rentrak Announces Worldwide Box Office Results for Weekend of June 15, 2014 Source: Rentrak Corporation Official Site: Godzillamovie.com Five weeks into its theatrical run, Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ GODZILLA dropped to seventh place at the domestic box office as the newly released sequels 22 JUMP STREET and HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 took the top two spots. But the King of the Monsters once again proved his might by jumping back to the top of the international box office with a massive opening weekend in China. As the second largest theatrical market after North America, China was viewed as key to GODZILLA`s box office success. Warner Bros. gave the film a tremendous push there, releasing it on 9,000 screens across the country. Opening on Friday the 13th, GODZILLA exceeded expectations with a one-day haul of $10.9 million... the highest amount

    Aaron Taylor-Johnson stars as Ford Brody in GODZILLA. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. © 2014 LEGENDARY PICTURES PRODUCTIONS LLC & WARNER BROS ENTERTAINMENT INC. GODZILLA TM & © Toho Co., Ltd.

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    Rentrak Announces Worldwide Box Office Results for Weekend of June 8, 2014 Source: Rentrak Corporation Official Site: Godzillamovie.com With $48.2 million in ticket sales, 20th Century Fox’s THE FAULT OF OUR STARS topped the United States box office for the weekend ending June 8th. The Tom Cruise sci-fi adventure EDGE OF TOMORROW took third place with a disappointing $29.1 million, but played well overseas to bring in an additional $82 million internationally. Rounding out the top five were MALEFICENT, X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST and A MILLION WAYS TO DIE IN THE WEST. In sixth place both domestically and internationally, Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures` GODZILLA earned $5.95 million in the US and another $5.4 million from foreign territories. To date, the movie has hauled in $394 million worldwide. This coming week should be an important one in GODZILLA`s theatrical run as the film opens in

    A sequel to GODZILLA 2000, produced in America with traditional special effects by Toho`s FX artists, was pitched to Sony Pictures in 2001. Photo courtesy of Sony Pictures Entertainment. © 2000 Toho Co., Ltd.

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    An Interview with Michael Schlesinger on His Unmade Project, GODZILLA REBORN Author: Steve Ryfle Special Thanks to Dan Ross and Garry Hayes A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Legendary’s GODZILLA is just the latest in a series of attempts to adapt the Japanese monster in Hollywood’s image dating back to the 1980s. Most of these projects are well documented: Steve Miner’s proposed stop-motion film, the aborted Jan DeBont project, Yoshimitsu Banno’s proposal for Japanese-American IMAX 3-D co-production, and a sequel to TriStar’s 1998 film, directed by Roland Emmerich, that was to be set in Australia. A little known fact, however, is that an American-made sequel to the Japan-made GODZILLA 2000 MILLENNIUM was briefly floated -- a low-budget (by Hollywood standards) project with man-in-suit effects to be produced by Toho technicians. GODZILLA REBORN was the brainchild of one Michael Schlesinger, who is

    CG Godzilla crafted by MPC Film for Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures` GODZILLA was also used in the commercial for the Fiat 500L. GODZILLA TM & © Toho Co., Ltd. © 2014 Warner Bros Entertainment Inc. © 2014 Chrysler Group LLC

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    Source: MPC Moving Picture Company Official Commercial Site: fiatusa.com Official Movie Site: Godzillamovie.com MPC Creative was enlisted by The Richards Group to direct and produce the all-new FIAT campaign, featuring the King of the Monsters: Godzilla. The spot utilizes the unique film asset of the CG Godzilla crafted by MPC Film for the epic action adventure motion picture from Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures, which hit theaters May 16. In-house directors Dan Marsh and Jake Montgomery captured an abundance of the action in-camera to integrate seamlessly. Harnessing the full power of MPC’s core strengths: top in-house talent, integrated solutions and cutting-edge technologies all in one, this epic spot challenges consumers to re-evaluate their notion of FIAT as a producer of exclusively compact cars. GODZILLA is released worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, except in Japan, where it is distributed by Toho Co.,

    The American Godzilla: Not Returning to a Theater Near You. © 1998 Toho Co., Ltd./TriStar Pictures, Inc.

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    Sony Has No Plans For A New Godzilla Film Author: Keith Aiken Source: Sony Pictures Last month the German movie news website Cinetech reported that Sony Pictures was considering a sequel to their American version of GODZILLA (1998) for the summer of 2009. Today, reps from Sony stated that there is nothing to the story, and the studio has no plans to make another Godzilla film. While the end result proved to be a disappointment, Sony initially had high hopes for Godzilla, seeing the monster as a franchise character strong enough to support a series of big budget movies in the United States. In October 1992, the studio came to an agreement with the Toho Motion Picture Co. to produce a trilogy of Godzilla movies, with the first film to be released by Sony subsidiary TriStar Pictures in the summer of 1994. In May 1993 producer

    The FIAT Brand`s 'Godzilla' commercial is now screening at gas stations across the United States on the Outcast National Video Network. GODZILLA TM & © Toho Co., Ltd. © 2014 Warner Bros Entertainment Inc. © 2014 Chrysler Group LLC

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    Outcast`s National Video Network at the Pump Helps the Fiat Brand Reach a 100% Relevant Target Audience Source: Outcast press release Official Commercial Site: fiatusa.com Official Movie Site: Godzillamovie.com The recent FIAT Brand North America commercial tie-in to Warner Bros. Pictures` and Legendary Pictures` GODZILLA is reaching an expanded audience thanks to a new promotional deal with the digital media company Outcast Media. Outcast supplies video content (providers include the NFL Network, Extra, ABC and CBS), weather reports, lottery updates and advertising screened in high definition at gas stations across the United States. From the press release... Outcast, the largest and fastest growing television network at the pump, has unleashed the FIAT brand`s "Godzilla" movie tie-in spot across its 21,000+ high definition screens. Outcast`s monthly audience of 38 million active, on-the-go viewers rivals the delivery of top broadcast TV shows, while connecting the

    Battra and Godzilla in a publicity photo for GODZILLA VS. MOTHRA, airing in June on the Sony Movie Channel. Photo courtesy of Sony Pictures Entertainment. © 1992 Toho Co., Ltd.

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    GODZILLA VS. MOTHRA and GODZILLA 2000 Airing Next Week Source: Sony Movie Channel The HD Sony Movie Channel will be showing GODZILLA VS. MOTHRA and GODZILLA 2000 back-to-back during their "Mandays-Action Adventure Movies" block on June 2nd. Both films are dubbed in English. The two Godzilla movies are also available for viewing from Sony Movie Channel Video On Demand and are scheduled for further broadcasts throughout the month. For a complete schedule of films and times, visit Sonymoviechannel.com/schedule. GODZILLA VS. MOTHRA (1992) Monday, June 2: 10.00 pm E | 7.00 pm P Tuesday, June 3: 1.30 am E | 10.30 pm P Saturday, June 7: 1.10 pm E | 10.10 am P Monday, June 9: 5.00 pm E | 2.00 pm P Sunday, June 22: 7.30 am E | 4.30 am P Monday, June 30: 10.35 am E | 7.35 am P Mothra, the giant

    The new GODZILLA has broken records for IMAX screenings. © 2014 LEGENDARY PICTURES PRODUCTIONS LLC & WARNER BROS ENTERTAINMENT INC. GODZILLA TM & © Toho Co., Ltd.

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    Source: IMAX Corporation, Zacks Investment Research, Inc. press releases Official Site: Godzillamovie.com IMAX Corporation registered the highest opening weekend box-office collection from Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Entertainment`s recently released flick, GODZILLA. From May 16-18, the movie grossed approximately $14.2 million in 352 North American IMAX 3D theatres and approximately $7 million in 187 international IMAX theatres, resulting in a strong IMAX worldwide per-screen average of approximately $40,000. Overall, GODZILLA grossed approximately $93.2 million for Warner Bros. domestically and $196.6 million worldwide in its first 3 days of release. IMAX reported dozens of individual theatre records across its global network and breakout international territories for the Company included Taiwan, Austria, Germany, New Zealand and the UK. The film is set to open in IMAX theatres across China on June 13. The launch is likely to drive box office collections further as IMAX boasts

    Image courtesy of MAD Magazine. © 2014 DC Comics. © 2014 LEGENDARY PICTURES PRODUCTIONS LLC & WARNER BROS ENTERTAINMENT INC. GODZILLA TM & © Toho Co., Ltd.

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    Source: madmagazine.com, Bender/Helper Impact Special Thanks to MAD Magazine With the blockbuster theatrical release of the new GODZILLA, the folks at MAD Magazine are getting in on the action with a fun parody tied to the giant monster and the newest popular feline, Hero Cat. GODZILLA VS. HERO CAT: The Sequel America is Clamoring For! About DC Entertainment DC Entertainment, home to iconic brands DC Comics (Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, The Flash), Vertigo (Sandman, Fables) and MAD, is the creative division charged with strategically integrating its content across Warner Bros. Entertainment and Time Warner. DC Entertainment works in concert with many key Warner Bros. divisions to unleash its stories and characters across all media, including but not limited to film, television, consumer products, home entertainment and interactive games. Publishing thousands of comic books, graphic novels and magazines each year, DC Entertainment is

    Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. © 2013 LEGENDARY PICTURES PRODUCTIONS LLC & WARNER BROS ENTERTAINMENT INC. GODZILLA TM & © Toho Co., Ltd.

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    Source: Warner Bros. Pictures, Legendary Pictures Official Site: Godzillamovie.com Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures have provided the complete final credits for the new GODZILLA. An epic rebirth to Toho’s iconic Godzilla, GODZILLA is a Legendary Pictures production directed by Gareth Edwards. Slated to open on May 16, 2014, the film will be presented in 3D, 2D and IMAX in select theatres and distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, except in Japan, where it will be distributed by Toho Co., Ltd. For much, much more on this film, please see the GODZILLA Production Notes and High-Res Images here on SciFi Japan. WARNER BROS. PICTURES and LEGENDARY PICTURES Present A LEGENDARY PICTURES Production A GARETH EDWARDS Film GODZILLA Cast Ford Brody: AARON TAYLOR-JOHNSON Young Ford: CJ ADAMS Dr. Ishiro Serizawa: KEN WATANABE Joe Brody: BRYAN CRANSTON Elle

    SciFi Japan presents a second take on the new GODZILLA. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. © 2014 LEGENDARY PICTURES PRODUCTIONS LLC & WARNER BROS ENTERTAINMENT INC. GODZILLA TM & © Toho Co., Ltd.

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    Legendary Pictures Film Revitalizes Franchise, Gives Fans What They’ve Been Waiting For Author: Jim Cirronella Source: Warner Bros. Pictures, Legendary Pictures Official Site: Godzillamovie.com SPOILER WARNING: This article contains plot details and images from an upcoming movie. Released in 2010, Gareth Edwards’ feature film debut, MONSTERS, contained fresh concepts not often associated with giant monster movies, as well as a scope that belied its micro-budget and fiercely independent origins. Subsequently, the film has sharply divided viewers into two camps: those who have embraced its emphasis on the human characters as they struggle within the context of a monster-infested environment, and those who despise its decidedly-measured approach due to feeling short-changed on monster action. And therein lies the conundrum of bringing a new Godzilla to life for modern audiences: in an era where the push of a button can make almost anybody a

    While the new GODZILLA tops the international box office, the 1954 Japanese original is also burning up ticket sales in America. Photo courtesy of Rialto Pictures. © 1954 Toho Co., Ltd.

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    GODZILLA: THE JAPANESE ORIGINAL Grosses $61,817 in Seven Days in Cities Across U.S. Source: Rialto Pictures press release Special Thanks to Bruce Goldstein and Eric Di Bernardo EXTRA! Akira Takarada, star of the original 1954 movie, in person at Angelika Film Center, Dallas, on Saturday! Rialto Pictures` restored GODZILLA: THE JAPANESE ORIGINAL stomped its way this past week in theaters across the country, grossing a skyscraping $61,817 in week-long runs in Chicago, San Francisco, Dallas, Boston, Denver, Cleveland, Minneapolis, Santa Fe, as well as at select showings in New York, Los Angeles, Austin, and two dozen other cities. Fans in Dallas will have a rare opportunity this Saturday, May 17, to see Akira Takarada, star of the 1954 movie, in person at the 10:25 show at the Angelika Film Center, where he’ll introduce the movie. The 60th anniversary restoration has now reached a

    With Warner Bros` embargo now lifted, SciFi Japan presents our first review of the new GODZILLA. © 2014 LEGENDARY PICTURES PRODUCTIONS LLC & WARNER BROS ENTERTAINMENT INC. GODZILLA TM & © Toho Co., Ltd.

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    Author: Richard Pusateri Source: Warner Bros. Pictures, Legendary Pictures Official Site: Godzillamovie.com SPOILER WARNING: This article contains plot details and images from an upcoming movie. Gareth Edwards’ 2014 GODZILLA has at least one unintended consequence; it reinforces my belief that Ishiro Honda’s 1954 GODZILLA was an incredibly stunning artistic achievement. After six decades of technological development, the finest cinematic artisans and craftsmen in the business and an incomprehensibly larger budget, Edwards’ film does not surpass the original Japanese movie’s terrifying commentary. Mr. Honda’s 1954 GODZILLA has a cohesively clear story and artistic statement that still gets me after a few hundred viewings over five decades. This year’s GODZILLA is a fine movie that I enjoyed more than many other recent special effects extravaganzas. In no way do I mean to diminish Edwards’ achievement here when I pledge allegiance to Mr. Honda’s

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