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Godzilla (1998) | Cinemetrics

Godzilla

1998Roland EmmerichSony Pictures

Critical Reception

B-

Critics

20%147 reviews

Top Critics

13%38 reviews

Audience

28%8,796 ratings

Critics

3223 reviews

Audience

5.0317 ratings

5.6

4,217 ratings

Markets

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Movie Overview

Release DateMay 20, 1998

Runtime2h 19m

StatusReleased

Production CompaniesTriStar Pictures, Independent Pictures, Fried Films, Centropolis Entertainment

Production CountriesUnited States of America, Japan

Spoken LanguagesEnglish, French, Japanese, Russian, Spanish

Keywordsnew york city, atomic bomb, missile, intelligence, pregnancy, destroy, boat accident, giant monster, atomic bomb test, us army, flowerpot, creature, kaiju, military, animal horror, godzilla, disrespectful

Key Metrics

Worldwide Gross

$376.0M

#419 all-time (#3 in 1998)

Domestic Gross

$136.3M

#524 all-time (#9 in 1998)

Opening Weekend

$44.0M

#381 all-time (#1 in 1998)

Budget

$130.0M

#64 all-time (#2 in 1998)

Legs

3.1x

#1771 all-time (#198 in 1998)

Average Run per Theater

6.5 weeks

#181 all-time (#52 in 1998)

Profitability

$34.0M

#953 all-time (#17 in 1998)

Production Multiple

2.9x

#1174 all-time (#35 in 1998)