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‘Godzilla Minus One’ Might Redefine the Blockbuster Popcorn Movie · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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  Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest.
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  Speaker 2: The Japanese production Godzilla Minus one was reportedly made for
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  Speaker 2: only fifteen million dollars, a shoestring budget relative to film
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  Speaker 2: similar to it. The previous Godzilla King of the Monsters
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  Speaker 2: rumored to have cost two hundred million, more than sixteen
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  Speaker 2: times it cost, but minus one is already a breakout hit.
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  Speaker 2: After its opening weekend alone, it earned more than fifteen
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  Speaker 2: million in the States, making it the most successful live
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  Speaker 2: action Japanese film in the US ever. Worldwide, it's raked
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  Speaker 2: in nearly forty six million bucks. So what's the secret?
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  Speaker 2: Director Takashi Yamakazi has a special effects background and served
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  Speaker 2: as the film's writer and FX director as well, so
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  Speaker 2: his knowledge and talent helped keep costs down. In both
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  Speaker 2: audiences and critics raving about the movie short doesn't hurt.
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  Speaker 2: For the record, Takashi insists the rumor of a fifteen
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  Speaker 2: million dollar budget is inaccurate. He actually says he wishes
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  Speaker 2: he had that much Godzilla Minus one in theaters.
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  Speaker 1: That's direct from Hollywood.