‘Godzilla x Kong’ roars to top of US box office

‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire’ exceeded expectations with an $80 million opening, the second biggest opening of the studios’ broader MonsterVerse franchise. ‘Godzilla’ brought in $93.2 million in 2014. It was the biggest earner in the nearly 70-year cinematic history of the creature that originated and spent most of its screen life in Japan.