Godzilla (1998 film)
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| Directed by | Roland Emmerich |
| Produced by | Dean Devlin |
| Screenplay by | Dean Devlin Roland Emmerich |
| Story by |
Ted Elliott Terry Rossio Dean Devlin Roland Emmerich |
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Godzilla by Toho |
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| Music by | David Arnold |
| Cinematography | Ueli Steiger |
| Edited by | Peter Amundson David Siegelrel |
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| Distributed by | TriStar Pictures |
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139 minutes |
| Country | United States Japan |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $130 million |
| Box office | $379 million |
Godzilla is a 1998 American science fiction monster film directed and co-written by Roland Emmerich and a reimagining of Toho's Godzilla franchise. It is the 23rd film in the Godzilla franchise and the first Godzilla film to be completely produced by a Hollywood studio. It stars Matthew Broderick, Jean Reno, Maria Pitillo, Hank Azaria, Kevin Dunn, Michael Lerner, and Harry Shearer.
The film was a co-production between Centropolis Entertainment, Fried Films, Independent Pictures, and TriStar Pictures, with TriStar distributing theatrically, and Sony Pictures Entertainment for home media. It also marks the only time that producer Devlin and director Emmerich worked on an intellectual property (IP) they did not own. The film is dedicated to the memory of Godzilla franchise producer and creator Tomoyuki Tanaka, who died during the film's production.
The film was released on May 20, 1998 and was a moderate box office success, grossing $136 million domestically and $379 million worldwide, becoming the ninth highest-grossing film of 1998 domestically and third highest-grossing film of 1998 worldwide. Despite turning in a profit, it was considered a box office disappointment. The film swept the Golden Raspberry Awards in 1999, with two "wins" for Worst Remake or Sequel and Worst Supporting Actress and was nominated for Worst Picture, Worst Director, and Worst Screenplay. Planned sequels were abandoned and an animated series, Godzilla: The Series, was produced instead.
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