<sod>The film was released on May 20, 1998 to negative reviews from critics and fans<ref name="con"/><ref name="Ebert"/> and was a modest box office success ,<ref name="labudget"/><ref name="15y"/><ref name="p4"/> grossing $136 million domestically and $379 million worldwide,<ref name=BoxOfficeMojo/> becoming the ninth highest grossing film of 1998 domestically<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1998&p=.htm|title=1998 Domestic Grosses|work=Box Office Mojo|date=|accessdate=March 29, 2016}}</ref> and third highest grossing film of 1998 worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=1998&p=.htm|title=1998 Worldwide Grosses|work=Box Office Mojo|date=|accessdate=March 29, 2016}}</ref> Planned sequels were abandoned and an [[Godzilla: The Series|animated series]] was produced instead.<eod>
<sod>The film was released on May 20, 1998 to negative reviews from critics and fans<ref name="con"/><ref name="Ebert"/> and was a modest box office success,<ref name="labudget"/><ref name="15y"/><ref name="p4"/> grossing $136 million domestically and $379 million worldwide,<ref name=BoxOfficeMojo/> becoming the ninth highest grossing film of 1998 domestically<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1998&p=.htm|title=1998 Domestic Grosses|work=Box Office Mojo|date=|accessdate=March 29, 2016}}</ref> and third highest grossing film of 1998 worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=1998&p=.htm|title=1998 Worldwide Grosses|work=Box Office Mojo|date=|accessdate=March 29, 2016}}</ref> Planned sequels were abandoned and an [[Godzilla: The Series|animated series]] was produced instead.<eod>