Screen Rant

Godzilla: King of the Monsters made $49 million domestically in its opening weekend. 1 / 8

That is the lowest debut in the history of the MonsterVerse franchise so far. 2 / 8

The 2014 Godzilla made over $93 million in its opening... 3 / 8

... and Kong: Skull Island made $61 million. 4 / 8

Godzilla 2 was estimated to earn $56 million, so it came below expectations. 5 / 8

This likely has to do with the film's polarizing reviews, which criticized the story. 6 / 8

Going up against lucrative holdover Aladdin didn't help matters much, either. 7 / 8

Sadly, Godzilla 2 may not have strong legs because of the competition in June. 8 / 8