Godzilla Minus Zero Review Bombed In One Country Amid Intense Box Office Clash

Published Nov 10, 2026, 7:46 PM EST

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Godzilla Minus Zero has been review-bombed by one country amid an intense box office clash.

A sequel to Godzilla Minus One (2023), written, directed, and with visual effects by Takashi Yamazaki, the film picks up in 1949 postwar Japan as Godzilla faces a new threat in King Ghidorah. Released in theaters earlier this month, the movie has received rave reviews from critics and audiences and has already grossed $62 million at the box office worldwide against its $13–18 million budget.

However, on IMDb, Godzilla Minus Zero is being review-bombed by users in India, with one-star ratings making up 37.4% (229) of its votes on the site, surpassing even its 30.3% (186) 10-star rating. Overall, Godzilla Minus Zero's weighted IMDb rating is 8.0/10 from 17K user ratings.

The review bombing is due to the Indian film, Ramayana: Rise of a Legend, releasing in theaters the same weekend, igniting an intense box office clash and screen-allocation rivalry worldwide. In fact, Godzilla Minus Zero postponed its theatrical release in India from November 6 to November 20 to avoid losing IMAX screens to Ramayana, meaning many of the users leaving one-star reviews have not yet legally seen the film in theaters.

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Globally, Godzilla Minus Zero opened ahead of Ramayana at the box office, grossing $62 million worldwide compared to Ramayana's $55.7 million. In North America, Godzilla Minus Zero grossed an estimated $31.6 million, setting a record as the largest opening weekend ever for a live-action foreign-language film. Meanwhile, Ramayana made $12 million in the same timeframe, the second-biggest opening for an Indian film in North America.

Despite its bombing on IMDb, Godzilla Minus Zero reviews have been overwhelmingly positive, resulting in a 90% Rotten Tomatoes score, with critics claiming the sequel raises the stakes with spectacular action while maintaining its focus on its emotional human story with compelling and endearing characters, further establishing director Takashi Yamazaki's portrayal of the King of the Monsters as one of the most powerful yet. It also has a 96% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.

Ultimately, despite the review-bombing controversy, Godzilla Minus Zero is proving that real reviews and impressive box office numbers speak louder than online rating wars.

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