Godzilla 2000

This article is about the 1999 film. For the unrelated novel, see Godzilla (Marc Cerasini series) § Godzilla 2000.
Godzilla 2000: Millennium
Theatrical release poster
Japanese name
Katakanaゴジラ2000 ミレニアム
Transcriptions
Revised HepburnGojira Nisen: Mireniamu
Directed byTakao Okawara
Written byHiroshi Kashiwabara [ja]
Wataru Mimura
Produced byShogo Tomiyama
Starring
CinematographyYudai Kato [ja]
Edited byYoshiyuki Okuhara [ja]
Music byTakayuki Hattori
Production
company
Distributed byToho
Release dates
  • November 6, 1999 (1999-11-06) (TIFF)
  • December 11, 1999 (1999-12-11) (Japan)
Running time
107 minutes[1]
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Budget$10–13 million[2][3]
Box office$27 million[4]

Godzilla 2000: Millennium (ゴジラ2000 ミレニアム, Gojira Nisen: Mireniamu)[5] is a 1999 Japanese kaiju film directed by Takao Okawara, with special effects by Kenji Suzuki. Distributed by Toho and produced under their subsidiary Toho Pictures, it is the 24th film in the Godzilla franchise, Toho's 23rd Godzilla film, and the first film in the franchise's Millennium era. The film stars Takehiro Murata, Hiroshi Abe, Naomi Nishida, Mayu Suzuki, and Shirō Sano, with Tsutomu Kitagawa as Godzilla and Makoto Itō as Orga. Ignoring the continuity of all previous Godzilla films except the original 1954 film, it follows a group tracking Godzilla while an alien UFO appears and poses a new threat to Japan.

Godzilla 2000: Millennium premiered at the Tokyo International Film Festival on November 6, 1999, and was released in Japan on December 11. TriStar Pictures later distributed it throughout North America on August 18, 2000, under the title Godzilla 2000. The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $27 million worldwide against an estimated $10–13 million budget, performing below expectations in Japan and the United States. A direct sequel was planned but ultimately abandoned.

A follow-up set in a different continuity, Godzilla vs. Megaguirus, was released on December 16, 2000.

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  4. ^ "The 10 Highest-Grossing Godzilla Movies, Ranked". Collider. February 25, 2024. Archived from the original on February 25, 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
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