Evangelion 3.0+1.0 has grossed over 10 billion yen in Japan
By The Eva Monkey on Monday, July 12th, 2021
The official Evangelion twitter account has announced that Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time has grossed over 10 billion yen in Japanese theaters from 6.54 million ticket sales.
This is a major milestone for Evangelion, Anno, and Studio khara, as the film has now out-grossed the three prior Rebuild films, as well as Anno’s Shin Godzilla, which was the top grossing Japanese produced film of 2016. 3.0+1.0 is currently the 12th highest grossing Japanese film of all time, and the 9th highest grossing anime film of all time.
The film opened on March 8th, and will officially cease its run on July 21st, although some theaters may continue to exhibit it. There were a number of pushes along the way to keep its momentum. From special merchandise, the updated 3.0+1.01 version of the film, and the July 11th screenings which included a live broadcast with speakers Hideaki Anno, Megumi Ogata (Shinji), Kotono Mitsuishi (Misato), Yuriko Yamaguchi (Ritsuko), and Fumihiko Tachiki (Gendo), they definitely capitalized on repeat viewings from the otaku market.
Over the past several months, I’ve often heard of people going to see the film multiple times, three times seems fairly common, however I’ve also heard people having gone to see it five, or even seven times. Having not yet seen the film, I’m going to take this as a positive sign that the film is a satisfying viewing experience.
Evangelion 3.0+1.01, as well as the prior three films Evangelion 1.11, 2.22, and 3.33 will be released on Amazon Prime Video on August 13th.
Look forward to it.