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The box office is rumbling awake from its long slumber.
Godzilla vs. Kongraked in $48.5 million domestically its opening weekend when it debuted in theaters and on HBO Max last Wednesday, making it the largest turnout for a movie since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020, according toThe New York Times.
The film, which is the latest installment in the cinematic Monsterverse, pits Godzilla and King Kong against each other as humans are caught in the balance.
The movie earned $239 million at the international box office for a total of $285 million worldwide, according toBox Office Mojo.
In March, Skarsgård revealed he learned American Sign Language while filming the movie when he found out his co-star, Hottle, was deaf.
The young actress stars as Jia, who has a close bond with King Kong and can communicate with him via ASL.
“It’s her first movie,” Skarsgård told Australian pop culture websiteJunkee. “It’s fascinating how comfortable she is in front of the camera and how quickly she takes notes from the director Adam. He’ll explain something and she’ll be like ‘got it, got it’ then she’ll just do it and everyone’s like ‘the f— … how did she?’ She’s so professional and just incredibly … there’s so much going on on her face, her expression and the subtleties of that is fascinating to watch.”
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“I kind of just go with the flow,” she said, signing through an interpreter.
“I think that it’s important having deaf actors plays deaf characters,” she signed. “Because deaf people are aware of their own language and they’re more familiar with the culture.”
Godzilla vs. Kongis now in theaters and available to stream on HBO Max until April 30.
source: people.com
