<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $160 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $529.1 million </Td> </Tr> <P> Godzilla is a 2014 American monster film directed by Gareth Edwards and written by Max Borenstein, from a story by David Callaham . The film is a reboot of Toho's Godzilla franchise and is the 30th film in the Godzilla franchise, the first film in Legendary's MonsterVerse, and the second Godzilla film to be completely produced by a Hollywood studio, the first being the 1998 film of the same name . It stars Aaron Taylor - Johnson, Ken Watanabe, Elizabeth Olsen, Juliette Binoche, Sally Hawkins, David Strathairn, and Bryan Cranston . </P> <P> The film is a co-production between Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures, with the latter also distributing the film worldwide, except in Japan where it was distributed by Toho . The project initially began in 2004 and was originally intended to be an IMAX short film but was later transferred to Legendary for development as a feature film . Principal photography took place in the United States and Canada in 2013 . </P>

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