Good News!!! I was wrong. Godzilla vs Marvel Trailer Report

Yes, like you said the trailer views is only a small part of the box office, I actually think it takes no part at all at the box office.

I think what is finally helping Godzilla get more attention is that people realize how different it is from most recent blockbuster movies.  Regardless of whether The Amazing Spider-Man 2, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Guardians of the Galaxy, etc., end up being either good or bad, they'll still be just more superhero movies in the recent wave of them.  In contrast, Cloverfield and Pacific Rim are pretty much the only giant monster movies released in the equivalent timeframe, and Godzilla has much, much better marquee value than any other giant monster.

@Free5, or it could just be their awesome Snickers commercial lol.

you know, i would rather watch that trailer than most movies!lol

It's hard to tell how well the movie will do based on the trailer. It's hard to form a decent argument for it. Past evidence has been erratic. Some movies have trailers that were watch a whole lot and flopped, others didn't. Some movies had trailers that weren't watched online much but still blew out the box office.

The only real concrete evidence of anything is that Godzilla is getting plenty of exposure from the new trailer. And seeing as I've watched the Snickers commercial every other day on TV, it's far to say it's getting plenty of exposure from that as well.

And gee, look, it never even had a super bowl trailer. ;)

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I also want to point out that Legendary must be doing something right. 300: Rise of the Empire just demolished the competition at the box office yesterday by almost $10 million. It should hit close to $40-$50 million domestically by the weekend's end.

It's crazy to me since I feel like I've only seen a handful of marketing from the movie. Good news for the new Godzilla trailer as well. It means it's getting plenty of exposure this weekend.