Best/Worst Case For 15 Summer Movies (With Predictions)

Release Date: May 31st

Godzilla: King of the Monsters will see the Titan share the screen with some of Toho's other notorious kaiju and set the stage for a showdown with Kong next year. The Monsterverse has been successful, but its financial and critical ceiling may have already been reached. Godzilla: King of the Monsters will serve as a barometer for just how far this universe can go.

Best Case: Legendary seems to have listened to criticism of 2014's Godzilla, as the trailers have shown a visual feast and some epic Kaiju action. Godzilla: King of the Monsters proves to be one of the best movies of the summer, taking in $250 million domestically and $750 million+ worldwide. It also follows Kong: Skull Island and gains an Oscar nod for its effects.

Worst Case: Pacific Rim: Uprising was one of the biggest failures of 2018. It wasn't a good film, but what if its shortcomings were more the result of decreased interests in monster movies? Early box office projections hint at this with king of the Monsters making only $40-60 million its opening weekend. The audience for King of the Monsters proves far less than Legendary anticipated and it falls below studio expectations.

Prediction: Godzilla: King of the Monsters will have the best results in Monsterverse both critically and commercially, grossing in the neighbourhood of $650- 700 million behind a strong international showing. The downside: It is hard to imagine the main event in 2020 topping this one in scale.