Godzilla was initially projected to take in $90,000,000 in domestic sales during its opening weekend, to surpass the record set the year before by The Lost World: Jurassic Park. Actual opening weekend sales were a respectable $44,000,000, but clearly did not track with studio profit forecasts. Godzilla broke even in the U.S. market, taking in $136,314,294 at the domestic box office and $242,700,000 overseas ultimately making the movie profitable, bringing the worldwide total to $379,014,294.[4]
The movie's reviews were mostly negative from both fans and critics alike. It holds a 26% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The mayor of New York City is named Ebert, and his top adviser is named Gene, a reference to the famous film critiquing duo from TV's Siskel & Ebert. Both bear a strong physical resemblance to the real-life critics. It was an attempt at expressing displeasure at the negative reviews Siskel and Ebert had given the producers' previous films. Although Roger Ebert was flattered at the parody, he gave Godzilla a bad review anyway. Gene Siskel, however, found the parody "petty", also giving the film a negative review.
At the 1998 Golden Raspberry Awards, the film was nominated for five Razzies, including Worst Picture, Worst Director and Worst Screenplay. It took home two overall for Maria Pitillo as Worst Supporting Actress and for the film as Worst Remake or Sequel.
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