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Shin Evangelion Gekijō-ban :||), the final
Evangelion film, stayed at #1 in its fourth weekend. The film sold 196,321 tickets over the weekend and earned 320,547,250 yen (about US$2.9 million) from Friday to Sunday. It has sold a total of 4,513,374 tickets and has earned a cumulative 6,898,613,200 yen (about US$62.4 million).
The film surpassed the earnings of
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo, which earned a total of 5.3 billion yen, and is the highest-earning film in series.
The film ranked #1 in its opening weekend. The film sold 2,194,533 tickets for 3,338,422,400 yen (about US$30.6 million) in its first seven days in 466 theaters in Japan. The film sold 33.6% more tickets for 45.1% more yen than the previous
The film is slated to open in Japan on March 26.
The film was tentatively slated to open in the United States on December 30, but was moved up to December 25, and then moved up again to December 18. The film earned US$2.2 million to rank at #1 in its opening three days in the United States box office.
Sony Pictures Entertainment and Toho had planned to open the film in North America and Japan, respectively, on September 4. The companies then delayed the film until tentatively next year due to the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Sony Pictures Entertainment had been targeting April 23, 2021 for the North American opening date, but a teaser video in October revealed a December debut.
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Live-Action Monster Hunter Film Earns US$2.2 Million in U.S. Opening Weekend
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Film ranks #1 in opening weekend
The live-action film of Capcom s
Monster Hunter game franchise has earned US$2.2 million to rank at #1 in its opening three days in the United States box office. Film news website IndieWire stated that the film s international earnings are around US$10 million.
IndieWire compared the film s opening to previous
Resident Evil films by director Paul W.S. Anderson, which have all opened domestically above US$10 million, and also noted that the
Monster Hunter film cost around US$60 million to produce.
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Monster Hunter Director Paul W.S. Anderson Explains What Sets the Film Apart From Other Video Game Films
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Filmmaker Paul W.S. Anderson is no stranger to bringing massive spectacles to life, having spent years developing and helming the
Resident Evil series of films, which went on to become some of the most successful video game films in history. Having delivered that franchise s Final Chapter back in 2016, he has turned his sights to a new series, with his passions becoming fully focused on the
Monster Hunter video game franchise. Much like with
Resident Evil, realizing
Monster Hunter in live-action was easier said than done, as he had to condense the sprawling series into one adventure that would appeal to both fanatics and newcomers alike.