After a 38-Place Jump, Godzilla Minus One Is Officially the Definitive Streaming Masterpiece at No. 1
A sharp rise on JustWatch
As of November 8, Godzilla Minus One led JustWatch’s U.S. movie chart. It moved up 38 places, passing the thriller Green Room, which stars Patrick Stewart. The chart success arrives amid growing excitement around the franchise. The film’s return to the top shows audiences are revisiting Godzilla’s destructive adventures.
A pilot faces a new threat
The story begins near the end of World War II. Pilot Kōichi Shikishima abandons his mission and lands at an island base, where a giant reptilian creature attacks that night and kills nearly all the soldiers.
Shikishima returns to Tokyo with survivor’s guilt and learns his family died in the city’s bombing. He grows close to fellow survivors Noriko Ōishi and Akiko, then joins a minesweeper crew and encounters a mutated Godzilla headed for Japan’s coast.
Worldwide success and an Oscar
Ryunosuke Kamiki plays Shikishima, while Minami Hamabe portrays Noriko Ōishi. The cast also includes Yuki Yamada, Munetaka Aoki, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Sakura Ando and Kuranosuke Sasaki. The film earned more than $100 million worldwide. At the 2024 Academy Awards, it won Best Visual Effects, becoming the first Godzilla film to receive an Oscar.
Key points
- Godzilla Minus One reached No. 1 on JustWatch’s U.S. movie chart on November 8.
- The film climbed 38 places and overtook Green Room.
- Its story follows a World War II pilot facing guilt, loss and Godzilla.
- The movie grossed more than $100 million worldwide and won Best Visual Effects at the 2024 Oscars.