'Godzilla vs. Kong' stomps to pandemic-best $48.5M opening JAKE COYLE, AP Film Writer April 4, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 5 1of5This image released by Warner Bros. Entertainment shows Kaylee Hottle in a scene from "Godzilla vs. Kong." (Warner Bros. Entertainment via AP)APShow MoreShow Less 2of5This image released by Warner Bros. Entertainment shows a scene from "Godzilla vs. Kong." (Warner Bros. Entertainment via AP)APShow MoreShow Less 3of5 4of5This image released by Warner Bros. Entertainment shows a scene from "Godzilla vs. Kong." (Warner Bros. Entertainment via AP)APShow MoreShow Less 5of5 NEW YORK (AP) — With the help of a few old friends, the box office rekindled some of its old might over the weekend. “Godzilla vs. Kong” scored easily the best opening of the pandemic with an estimated $48.5 million since opening Wednesday, even as it was simultaneously streaming at home.