Critics, too, seemed to be all over the movie, noting that its plot, which parallels bureaucratic incompetence after a disaster similar to the Fukushima nuclear reactor meltdown, was more political than what we usually get with a Toho-produced film.
A little less than a year ago, Shin Godzilla came to the United States and Canada for a brief theatrical run.
The film only played in fewer than 600 theaters, but still ended up banking over a million dollars at the box office–not too shabby for a limited release film.