Godzilla
“Size does matter.”
French nuclear tests irradiate an iguana into a giant monster that viciously attacks freighter ships in the Pacific Ocean. A team of experts, including Niko Tatopoulos, conclude that the oversized reptile is the culprit. Before long, the giant lizard is loose in Manhattan as the US military races to destroy the monster before it reproduces and it's spawn takes over the world.
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Cast
96 people
Matthew Broderick
Dr. Niko Tatopoulos
Known for
The Lion King
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Jean Reno
Philippe Roaché
Known for
Léon: The Professional
The Da Vinci Code
Maria Pitillo
Audrey Timmonds
Known for
Natural Born Killers
Chaplin
Hank Azaria
Victor 'Animal' Palotti
Known for
The Simpsons
The Smurfs
Francois Giroday
as Jean-Philippe
Kevin Dunn
Colonel Hicks
Known for
Veep
Unstoppable
Michael Lerner
Mayor Ebert
Known for
Barton Fink
Mirror Mirror
Harry Shearer
Charles Caiman
Known for
The Simpsons
The Simpsons Movie
Arabella Field
Lucy Palotti
Known for
Dante's Peak
Paper Man
Vicki Lewis
Dr. Elsie Chapman
Known for
Finding Nemo
MouseHunt
Doug Savant
Sergeant O'Neal
Known for
Desperate Housewives
Melrose Place
Malcolm Danare
Dr. Mendel Craven
Known for
Christine
Flashdance
Roland Emmerich Director · Dean Devlin Screenplay Ted Elliott Story
Worldwide gross $379M · Budget $130M · United States release May 20, 1998
Box office
Budget
$130,000,000
Worldwide gross
$379,014,294
Gross vs. budget
2.9×
Production
TriStar Pictures
Production · Studio
Independent Pictures
Production
Fried Films
Production
Centropolis Entertainment
Production
Centropolis Film Productions
Production
Toho Company, Ltd.
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · Japanese · Russian · Spanish
Release dates
United States · May 18, 1998
Premiere · New York
United States · May 20, 1998
Theatrical
United States · November 3, 1998
Physical · DVD
United States
November 10, 2009 · Physical · Blu-ray
May 14, 2019 · Physical · 4K UHD
Argentina
July 16, 1998 · Theatrical
Australia
June 3, 1998 · Premiere
June 11, 1998 · Theatrical
Austria
September 11, 1998 · Theatrical
Brazil
July 17, 1998 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
September 18, 1998 · Theatrical
Canada
May 20, 1998 · Theatrical
Czechia
September 24, 1998 · Theatrical
Denmark
September 11, 1998 · Theatrical
Estonia
July 17, 1998 · Theatrical
Finland
September 11, 1998 · Theatrical
France
May 24, 1998 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
September 16, 1998 · Theatrical
September 21, 2025 · TV · 6ter
March 11, 2026 · TV · RTL9
Germany
September 10, 1998 · Theatrical
Greece
September 18, 1998 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
June 18, 1998 · Theatrical
Hungary
August 27, 1998 · Theatrical
Iceland
August 21, 1998 · Theatrical
Indonesia
July 4, 1998 · Theatrical
Ireland
July 17, 1998 · Theatrical
Israel
August 6, 1998 · Theatrical
Italy
September 4, 1998 · Theatrical
Japan
July 11, 1998 · Theatrical
Mexico
July 17, 1998 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 1, 1998 · Theatrical
New Zealand
June 18, 1998 · Theatrical
Norway
September 18, 1998 · Theatrical
Philippines
July 8, 1998 · Theatrical
Poland
August 28, 1998 · Theatrical
Portugal
September 25, 1998 · Theatrical
Romania
May 20, 1998 · Premiere
Russia
June 18, 1998 · Theatrical
Serbia
August 27, 1998 · Theatrical · Belgrade
Singapore
May 26, 1998 · Premiere
June 4, 1998 · Theatrical
Slovakia
September 17, 1998 · Theatrical · English
September 26, 2010 · TV · Slovak · Markíza
February 4, 2025 · Digital · Slovak · VOYO
Slovenia
September 10, 1998 · Theatrical
South Africa
July 3, 1998 · Theatrical
South Korea
June 27, 1998 · Theatrical
Spain
August 28, 1998 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 25, 1998 · Theatrical
December 8, 2003 · Physical · DVD release
March 17, 2010 · Physical · Blu-ray release
Switzerland
September 9, 1998 · Theatrical · French
September 11, 1998 · Theatrical · German
Taiwan
June 19, 1998 · Theatrical
Thailand
July 17, 1998 · Theatrical
Türkiye
September 18, 1998 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
July 17, 1998 · Theatrical
Uruguay
July 3, 1998 · Theatrical
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