Godzilla vs. Kong has opened in Chinese theaters to impressive box office results. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the big-budget monster movie is set to make more than $20 million in its first day alone.

　　The movie, which arrives in the US next week, had made $18.2 million by 8 PM on opening night in China. THR states that the film is on course to beat the $20.9 million that its predecessor, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, made on its opening day in 2019. That film made $70.6 million in its first weekend in China.

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　　While Godzilla vs. Kong has had a full theatrical release in China, in the US, the movie will hit theaters simultaneously with HBO Max on March 31. The film will have a digital-only release in the UK, where theaters don't open until May.

　　The movie stars Millie Bobby Brown, Kyle Chandler, Alexander Skarsgård, Rebecca Hall, Zhang Ziyi, Brian Tyree Henry, and Demián Bichir. It's directed by Adam Wingard (Death Note, The Guest) and is the fourth movie in the MonsterVerse, following Godzilla (2014), Kong: Skull Island (2017), and Godzilla: King of the Monsters.

　　In related news, Wingard's next movie will be a sequel to John Woo's '90s action favorite Face/Off. The director recently hinted that he wants original stars John Travolta and Nicolas Cage to return for the follow-up.