‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ is the most pirated film of 2021, beating out other high-profile films like ‘Zack Snyder's Justice League’ and ‘Black Widow’ for the unenviable top spot. After multiple delays due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Godzilla vs. Kong was one of the first major films released in theaters after a year of shutdowns. It was seen as somewhat of a lifeline to struggling theaters, enticing audiences with a movie that offered larger-than-life characters that needed to be seen on a big screen. The film hit theaters on March 25; 2021and was available for streaming on HBO Max the same day.
The film was a box office hit by current standards and was one of the first major success stories hinting at a return to normalcy as it broke the opening weekend record at the time for a movie released during the pandemic. It eventually grossed $100 million domestically, one of only two Warner Bros. movies released in 2021 to do so alongside Dune. With a $467 million worldwide gross, Godzilla vs. Kong even managed to outgross its predecessor Godzilla: King of the Monster's $386 million worldwide total. Before the release of the film, the Monsterverse future was in doubt, but interest has been renewed now that AppleTV+ is producing a Godzilla series that will explore the time period between 2014's ‘Godzilla’ and 2019's ‘Godzilla: King of the Monsters’.
It appears that the demand for ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ was even higher than the box office numbers imply. According to reports, the film was the most pirated movie of 2021. The report was done by tech firm Akamai and saw ‘Zack Snyder's Justice League’ coming in second, followed by ‘Black Widow’ in the number three spot.
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