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Final Evangelion Film Stays at #1 in 5th Weekend at Japanese Box Office

sold a total of 4.84 million tickets and has earned a cumulative 7,426,243,700 yen ($67.8 million).

In its third week, the film Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo, which earned a total of 5.3 billion yen. The new film is now the highest-earning film in the series domestically and internationally.

The film ranked #1 in its opening weekend. The film Demon Slayer – Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train. Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 also played in 82 theaters equipped for 4D screenings.

The staff had delayed the film from January 23 to March 8, after careful consideration due to the new state of emergency scheduled to open in Japan on June 27, 2020.

The live-action franchise stayed at #3 in its third weekend in Japan. The film earned 91,620,550 yen ($836,300) from Friday to Sunday. The film has sold a total of 640,000 tickets and earned a cumulative total of 972,890,700 yen ($8.88 million).

The film earned 256,244,150 yen ($2.33 million) to rank #2 in its opening weekend. The film opened in Japan on March 26.

The film earned US$2.2 million to rank at #1 in its opening three days in the United States box office.

The film plays the Handler. Meagan Good and Josh Helman also have roles in the film.

Demon Slayer – Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train fell from #2 to #4 in its 26th weekend. The film earned 71,882,500 yen ($656,200) from Friday to Sunday. The film has sold a total of 28.69 million tickets for 39,620,710,050 yen ($361.7 million).

After 12 consecutive weeks at #1 in the box office in Japan, Demon Slayer – Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train dropped to #2 during the January 9-10 weekend, its 13th weekend. The film had ranked in the top three spots weekly in Japan since then, until its 22nd weekend.

The film has sured Spirited Away as the #1 highest-earning Japanese film of all time worldwide.

The main staff of the previous television anime returned for the sequel film. screen the film in theaters in North America starting on April 23, and will release the film digitally on June 22.

Precure franchise, dropped from #8 to #9 (in tickets sold) in its fourth weekend. The film earned 24,789,320 yen ($226,200) from Friday to Sunday. It has sold a total of 340,000 tickets, and earned a cumulative total of 407,246,350 yen ($3.71 million).

The film opened on March 20, and debuted at #4. The film sold 96,000 tickets and earned 115 million yen ($1.05 million) in its opening weekend.

Healin' Good Precure film.

Sources: Kōgyō Tsūshin, Eiga.com, comScore via KOFIC