| Jet Jaguar | |
|---|---|
| Godzilla film series character | |
| First appearance | Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) |
| Last appearance | Godzilla Singular Point (2021) |
| Created by | Jun Fukuda |
| Portrayed by | Tsugutoshi Komada Masachika Mori |
| In-universe information | |
| Species | Robot humanoid |
Jet Jaguar (ジェットジャガー, Jetto Jagā) is a fictional character who first appears in the Godzilla film Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973).
Overview
editShōwa Era
editIn Godzilla vs Megalon, an inventor named Goro Ibuki (Katsuhiko Sasaki). He is initially depicted as a mindless automaton who is stolen and controlled by agents from the undersea country Seatopia for most of the film. The Seatopians wish to enact revenge on the surface world for their underground nuclear tests and use Jet Jaguar to guide Megalon to Tokyo in order to attack the city. Goro ends up uniting with the Japanese Self Defense Forces that are trying to stop the monster's advance, and regains control of Jet Jaguar.
He is sent to Monster Island in order to bring Godzilla to fight Megalon. As Godzilla travels to fight Megalon, Jet Jagaur gains sentience and grows to gigantic proportions in order to hold off Megalon. It is an evenly matched fight until the arrival of Gigan and the pair of monsters double team against the robot. When Godzilla arrives the odds become even and a brawls ensues. After a long battle, Gigan and Megalon retreat and Godzilla and Jet Jaguar shake hands on their victory. He bids Godzilla farewell and turns back to human size, seemingly loosing sentience, and returns home with Goro and his little brother Rokuro.
Reiwa Era
editIn Godzilla Singular Point Jet Jaguar is the creation of an inventor known as Gorō Ōtaki. He is said by his creator to have been created to save the world. After encounters with Rodan and Anguirus. He is upgraded after each encounter and also gets eqquipped with a spear made of one of Anguirus's spikes. Ultimately he faces off against Godzilla and turns into a singular point that defeats the monster.
Abilities
editIn his original appearance Jet Jaguar is able to communicate with kaiju, fly, alter his own size, and use floodlights in his eyes. Jet Jaguar is 1.8 meters (5 feet 11 inches) tall and weighs 150 kilograms (331 pounds) in his human sized form and is 50 meters (164 feet) tall and weighs 25,000 metric tons (27,557 short tons) in his daikaiju sized form. Jet Jaguar can fly at speeds of up to Mach 3.5.
In his Singular Point appearance he is able to
Origins
editThe creation of Jet Jaguar was the result of a contest Toho had for children in mid-to-late 1972. The winner of the contest was an elementary school student, who submitted the drawing of a robot called Red Arone. Red Arone was turned into a monster suit, but when the child was shown the suit, he became upset because the suit did not resemble his original design. The boy's original design was white but the costume was colored red, blue and yellow. Red Arone was used for publicity, but Toho had renamed the character Jet Jaguar and had special effects director Teruyoshi Nakano redesign the character, only keeping the colors from the Red Arone suit. The Red Arone suit had a different head and wings.[1][2][3] - Adapted from the Godzilla vs Megalon page
Jet Jaguar was the result of a contest Toho had in mid-to-late 1972 for fans to come up with a new hero for them to use (to capitalize on the many tokusatsu and anime superhero and super robot shows that were all the rage at the time). The winner of the contest submitted the drawing of a robot called Red Alone. The robot resembled Ultraman, Spectreman, and Mazinger Z (all of which were very popular at the time). The robot was renamed Jet Jaguar and was set to star in a film vehicle for him, titled Jet Jaguar vs. Megalon, which pitted him against Megalon (a previously unused Godzilla villain). However, Toho figured Jet Jaguar would not be able to carry the film on his own, in screen appearance or marketing value, so during pre-production, even after doing some tests and storyboards, the project was shut down for several weeks, until screenwriter Shinichi Sekizawa was called in to rewrite the script to add Godzilla and Gigan to have more marquee value. The resulting film, Godzilla vs. Megalon, paired Godzilla with Jet Jaguar against both Megalon and Gigan.[4] - From a backup of the old Jet Jaguar page
Appearances
editFilms
edit- Godzilla vs Megalon (1973)
Television
edit- Godzilla Island (1997-1998)
- Godzilla Singular Point (2021)
Video Games
edit- Godzilla / Godzilla-Kun: Kaijuu Daikessen (Game Boy – 1990)
- Battle Soccer: Field no Hasha (Super Famicom – 1992)
- Godzilla Trading Battle (PlayStation – 1998)
- Godzilla Generations (Dreamcast – 1998)
- Godzilla: Save the Earth (Playstation 2 and Xbox - 2004)
- Godzilla: Unleashed (Wii - 2007)
- Godzilla Unleashed: Double Smash (NDS - 2007)
- Godzilla (PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 – 2014/2015)
- Godzilla Defense Force (2019)
Literature
edit- Godzilla: Rulers of Earth (comic - 2013-2015)
References
edit- ^ "Original image of 'Red Arone'".
- ^ Audio Commentary by Steve Ryfle & Stuart Galbraith IV - Media Blasters Recalled 2012 DVD Release
- ^ Ryfle 1998, p. 182.
- ^ Aiken, Keith. "The Japanese Giant Monsters Festival". American Cinematheque. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
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MARCEL SWEEP
editHighest-grossing films See also: Lists of box office number-one films § 2022 film currently playing Indicates films playing in theatres in the week commencing 8 July 2022. Highest-grossing films of 2022[1] Rank Title Distributor Worldwide gross 1 Marcel the Shell With Shoes On film currently playing A24 $62,723,584,374,355 2 Top Gun: Maverick film currently playing Paramount $1,126,406,113 3 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness film currently playing Disney $953,198,933 4 Jurassic World Dominion film currently playing Universal $836,830,386 5 The Batman Warner Bros. $770,836,163 6 The Battle at Lake Changjin II Huaxia $626,571,280 7 Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore film currently playing Warner Bros. $405,161,334 8 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 film currently playing Paramount $401,852,714 9 Uncharted Sony Pictures $401,707,513 10 Minions: The Rise of Gru film currently playing Universal $258,300,580 Box office records Marcel the Shell With Shoes On became the first film to gross a Marcellion dollars, becoming the highest grossing A24 film, surpassing Everything Everywhere All At Once The Marvel Cinematic Universe became the first film franchise to gross $26 billion with the release of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, which surpassed Spider-Man 3 as Sam Raimi's highest-grossing film.[2] Top Gun: Maverick became the 49th film to gross $1 billion worldwide and the second film to do so since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic (following Spider-Man: No Way Home).[3] Additionally, the film surpassed Mission: Impossible – Fallout to become Tom Cruise's highest-grossing film of all time at the worldwide box office and also surpassed War of the Worlds to become Tom Cruise's highest-grossing film at the domestic box office.[4] It also passed Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End to have the highest Memorial Day opening weekend[5][6] and also passed Shrek 2 to have the lowest second weekend drop for a movie that made over 100 million dollars in its opening weekend.[7] Sonic the Hedgehog 2 earned $72 million in the U.S. and Canada in its opening weekend. Its debut set the following records: best opening for a video game film adaptation, surpassing the opening of its predecessor Sonic the Hedgehog (2020); best opening for a live-action animated film, again surpassing Sonic the Hedgehog; best opening for a family movie since the COVID-19 pandemic; best opening for a film starring Jim Carrey, surpassing 2003's Bruce Almighty; and best opening for a Paramount film since 2014.[8][9][10] It also surpassed the original Sonic the Hedgehog to become the highest-grossing video game film in North America.[11] Preview of references
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Highest-grossing films
edit- † Indicates films playing in theatres in the week commencing 29 November 2024.
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Worldwide gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcel the Shell With Shoes On † | A24 | $6,272,358,437,435,500 |
| 2 | Morbius | Sony | $352,992,847,246,203 |
| 3 | Top Gun: Maverick † | Paramount | $1,126,406,113 |
| 3 | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness † | Disney | $953,198,933 |
| 4 | Jurassic World Dominion † | Universal | $836,830,386 |
| 5 | The Batman | Warner Bros. | $770,836,163 |
| 6 | The Battle at Lake Changjin II | Huaxia | $626,571,280 |
| 7 | Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore † | Warner Bros. | $405,161,334 |
| 8 | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 † | Paramount | $401,852,714 |
| 9 | Uncharted | Sony Pictures | $401,707,513 |
| 10 | Minions: The Rise of Gru † | Universal | $258,300,580 |
Box office records
edit- Marcel the Shell With Shoes On became the first film to gross a Marcellion dollars, becoming the highest grossing A24 film, surpassing Everything Everywhere All At Once
- The Marvel Cinematic Universe became the first film franchise to gross $26 billion with the release of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, which surpassed Spider-Man 3 as Sam Raimi's highest-grossing film.[2]
- Top Gun: Maverick became the 49th film to gross $1 billion worldwide and the second film to do so since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic (following Spider-Man: No Way Home).[3]
- Additionally, the film surpassed Mission: Impossible – Fallout to become Tom Cruise's highest-grossing film of all time at the worldwide box office and also surpassed War of the Worlds to become Tom Cruise's highest-grossing film at the domestic box office.[4]
- It also passed Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End to have the highest Memorial Day opening weekend[5][6] and also passed Shrek 2 to have the lowest second weekend drop for a movie that made over 100 million dollars in its opening weekend.[7]
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 earned $72 million in the U.S. and Canada in its opening weekend. Its debut set the following records: best opening for a video game film adaptation, surpassing the opening of its predecessor Sonic the Hedgehog (2020); best opening for a live-action animated film, again surpassing Sonic the Hedgehog; best opening for a family movie since the COVID-19 pandemic; best opening for a film starring Jim Carrey, surpassing 2003's Bruce Almighty; and best opening for a Paramount film since 2014.[8][9][10]
- It also surpassed the original Sonic the Hedgehog to become the highest-grossing video game film in North America.[11]
- ^ "2022 Worldwide Box Office". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ Dunkin, Jamie (2022-06-06). "'Doctor Strange 2' is now Sam Raimi's most successful film ever". We Got This Covered. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
- ^ Rubin, Rebecca (June 26, 2022). "'Top Gun: Maverick' Soars Past $1 Billion, Overtakes 'Doctor Strange 2' as the Highest-Grossing Movie of the Year Globally". Variety. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ King, Aidan (June 24, 2022). "Top Gun Maverick surpasses Mission: Impossible - Fallout as Tom Cruise's Biggest Global Film". Collider. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
- ^ "Holiday Opening Weekends". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
- ^ Twitter; Instagram; Email; Facebook (2022-05-30). "'Top Gun: Maverick' breaks longtime Memorial Day weekend record with $156-million opening". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ McClintock, Pamela (2022-06-06). "Box Office: 'Top Gun 2' Scores Record $90M Second Weekend, Crosses $550M Globally". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (April 10, 2022). "Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Beats Weekend Opening Of First Movie With $71M; What Ambulance Misfire Means For Action Pics Today – Sunday AM Box Office Update". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (April 12, 2022). "Sonic 2 Speeds To $141M Global; Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore Uncovers $57M In Early Offshore Bow; RRR Roars To WW Milestone – International Box Office". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
- ^ McClintock, Pamela (April 10, 2022). "Box Office: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Booms With $71M Bow, Ambulance DOA". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
- ^ Gelhoren, Giovana (April 29, 2022). "Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Passes the Original to Become Biggest Video Game Movie of All Time in U.S." People. Retrieved May 4, 2022.