Godzilla Minus Zero Is in Theaters: Release Date by Country and the Second Trailer

The Godzilla Minus Zero release date has arrived, and the sequel to Godzilla Minus One has been in theaters since the first week of November. It opened in Japan on Tuesday, November 3, Godzilla Day, and in the US on Friday, November 6.

Here’s the date in each country, the second trailer Toho unveiled at New York Comic Con and what’s worth knowing before you go, especially if you’re heading to an IMAX screen.

Godzilla Minus Zero Release Date by Country

For the first time, a Japanese Godzilla movie reached Japan and much of the world in the same week. These are the dates in the main markets:

In the US, the movie is distributed by GKIDS, the Toho subsidiary that also handled Godzilla Minus One. In Spain it arrived in Japanese with subtitles and in a limited number of theaters, so it’s worth checking local listings before you go.

And if you’re planning your next trips to the movies, check out the movie release calendar with new movies month by month.

Godzilla Minus Zero Release Date in IMAX

The most impatient fans got to see it first. On November 3, for Godzilla Day, IMAX early access screenings took place in the US, along with special screenings in Mexico and Peru.

And it’s worth finding one of those theaters. Godzilla Minus Zero is the first Japanese production filmed for IMAX: it was shot entirely in Japan with IMAX-certified digital cameras, and about 75 minutes of the film use the 1.43:1 aspect ratio, the tallest image these screens offer, which you only get in full on compatible IMAX screens. It runs 135 minutes in total.

Watch the Second Trailer

Toho and GKIDS released this trailer on October 11 at New York Comic Con, and it was the last big look before the premiere:

GODZILLA MINUS ZERO | Official Trailer 2

The trailer makes it clear that this time Godzilla isn’t the only monster threatening Japan. It gives us a look at King Ghidorah, the three-headed monster, and its beams, powerful enough to tear apart structures in midair, while humanity prepares a plan to “fight fire with fire.” And the ending leaves no doubt about the stakes: “There is no third time. Everything ends here.”

What Is the Movie About?

The story is set in 1949, two years after the events of the first movie. The official synopsis sums it up with a striking idea: the war reduced Japan to zero, and Godzilla plunged it into the negative. The country was only beginning to get its daily life back when a new threat shatters that hard-won peace.

Koichi Shikishima is once again at the center of it all. After losing almost everything, he now has a family to protect with Noriko and little Akiko, and Takashi Yamazaki himself has said an even deeper despair will fall on Japan and on the Shikishima family.

Cast and Crew

Yamazaki returns as director, writer and VFX supervisor, the same roles he had on Godzilla Minus One, which won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects in 2024. Ryunosuke Kamiki is back as Koichi Shikishima, along with Minami Hamabe as Noriko, Hidetaka Yoshioka as Kenji Noda, Yuki Yamada as Shiro Mizushima, Kuranosuke Sasaki as Captain Akitsu and Sakura Ando as Sumiko. Among the new faces is Min Tanaka, who plays Kanji Murakami, a biologist scarred by the war.

Audiences answered the call: it earned $31.6 million in its first weekend in North America, the biggest US opening ever for a live-action foreign-language film.

So tell me, have you already seen Godzilla Minus Zero, or are you waiting to catch it in IMAX? Let me know in the comments, and follow me as josegeek on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and X for more movie news.

Source: official trailer on YouTube.