Godzilla Becomes the Only Franchise Film in 2023 To Score a 100% Rating on Rotten Tomatoes in Its Opening Week

Godzilla Minus One continues to maintain a score of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes!

Godzilla Becomes the Only Franchise Film in 2023 To Score a 100% Rating on Rotten Tomatoes in Its Opening Week

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  • Godzilla Minus One is the 2023 Kaiju movie with a budget of $10 million and praised for its CGI abilities and VFX.
  • It is the only franchise film with a Rotten Tomatoes score of 100% in the year 2023, surpassing other budget-heavy movies like Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One and Oppenheimer/Barbie.
  • The movie debuted on November 3rd, 2023 in Japan and continues to maintain a 100% rating on the website after 27 days since its release.
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Godzilla Minus One is the 2023 Kaiju movie that has been making rounds and news around the world for being just plain awesome. Although the film only had a budget of $10 million, its CGI abilities and VFX have been praised beyond compare.

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With such an iconic movie in the mix, Godzilla Minus One is the only franchise film that has scored a Rotten Tomatoes score of 100% in the year 2023. Competing with gigantic movies (on budget), this kaiju movie emerged at the top in 2023!

A promotional image of Godzilla Minus One (2023)
A promotional image of Godzilla Minus One (2023)

Godzilla Minus One Beat All The Other Budget-Heavy Movies!

To realize just how big of an achievement this is, Oppenheimer and Barbie were released on the same day in 2023. Right before the already two gigantic movies, Tom Cruise released his iconic film Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One.

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Tom Cruise in a still from Mission: Impossible- Dead Reckoning Part One
Tom Cruise in a still from Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

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Oppenheimer and Barbie did not debut to a 100% on Rotten Tomatoes during its opening weekend. Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One debuted at 100% on Rotten Tomatoes but its score dropped over time. And amidst these big-budget movies, came a kaiju movie that seemed to break all odds and emerge victorious.

With a release date of 3rd November 2023 in Japan, Godzilla Minus One debuted on theater screens to the awe and horror of the people. At the time of writing, it has been 27 days since its release but Godzilla Minus One still holds a rating of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes! Marking this as one of the most notable of feats, Godzilla Minus One became the only movie to have a rating of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes during its opening weekend and continues to maintain that score with each day that passes!

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Fans React To Godzilla Minus One‘s Ratings

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Godzilla Minus One

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Taking to the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), fans hyped up the movie even more as people were left feeling incredulous about the ratings of the movie. With Apple TV+’s Monarch: Legacy of Monsters also becoming an incredible series, fans are willing to put their faith in the MonsterVerse again!

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Well, it seems that the kaiju has found itself an army of fans dying to hear his roar. With merely a budget of $10-15 million, Godzilla Minus One has been making it big across the world and is slated for a release date of 1st December 2023 in Western countries.

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Written by Visarg Acharya

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Visarg Acharya, Associate Content Writer, has been heavily involved in movies, series, and history. Having an experience of 2 years in the field of content writing, Visarg is a seasoned writer. Having a degree in Physics, Visarg Acharya has published a dissertation alongside a plethora of poems and short stories along the way.