Board Thread:Movie Discussions/@comment-28840522-20160626013528/@comment-3542924-20160704002638

True, but the difference is that Godzilla 2005: Millennium never got a theatrical release in the US, Godzilla 2000: Millennium was released theatrically in the US because of 1998's failure. If the movie didn't fail, then Godzilla 2000: Millennium would never get released in American theaters.