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Last week, the Mobile Suit Gundam Seed FREEDOM anime film reclaimed the top spot in the Japanese box office after dropping to #2 on its third weekend. The film sold 247,000 tickets, earning 449,185,600 yen ($2.98 million USD) from Friday to Sunday. To date, the movie has sold 1.63 million tickets, earning 2.68 billion yen ($17.94 million USD).

Highest-Earning Film in Gundam Franchise

The film has become the highest-earning film in the Gundam franchise, surpassing Gundam III: Encounters in Space.

Strong Start in Japanese Box Office

During its first ten days of screening in Japan, the movie sold 1,215,558 tickets and earned 1,965,922,900 yen (13.24 million USD) in its first two weeks.

Premiere Success

The movie premiered in 352 theaters across Japan on January 26, earning 1,065,953,130 yen in its first weekend and securing the #1 spot in the rankings. Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM is the most successful first-week box office hit in the Gundam franchise to date.

Top-Grossing Film in Gundam Franchise

The first top-grossing film in the Gundam franchise was Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounters in Space, the third of the compilation film series of the Mobile Suit Gundam TV anime series. The film earned 2.3 billion yen (15.5 million USD) in the box office in 1982.

Movie Description

The Japanese website Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM describes the movie as follows:

Cosmic Era (C.E.)

An era where a genetically engineered humankind with enhanced brains and strength (Coordinators), and naturally born humankind (Naturals) exist together.

A war had previously raged on between the Coordinator and the Naturals in a clash of ideals in regards to their own self beings.

During the time, the Destiny Plan had been brought up which would may have created a world without war, but each individuals would be forcibly given a role to play.

To protect the humanity’s freedom to choose their future and hope, the Destiny Plan was rejected in the battle.

With many sacrifices, the war had ended.

However despite so, conflict and hate between the two humankind still continue to happen throughout the world.

Future Screenings

There is still no word yet as to when the movie will be screening in other regions.

Source: Kogyo Tsushin

Good news for all of you Gundam fans! Mobile Suit Gundam Seed FREEDOM’s staff said on Tuesday that the movie had made an amazing 2.68 billion yen ($17.94 million USD!) since Monday, February 12. That’s a whopping 1.63 million seats. Do you believe it? This means that it made more money than Gundam III: Encounters in Space, making it the highest-grossing Gundam movie ever.

The Movie’s Success

The movie received a huge response in Japan, where it was shown for ten days straight and made an amazing 1,215,558 yen, which is about 13.24 million USD. Pretty cool, right? Japan’s 352 theaters showed the movie for the first time on January 26. It made a huge 1,065,953,130 yen in its first weekend. This one even made it to the top of the list! Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM is now the biggest hit in the history of the Gundam series in its first week.

The Franchise’s Top-Grossing Film

Let us now remember the good old days. Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounters in Space is the first Gundam movie to make a lot of money. This movie is the third in a run of movies based on the Mobile Suit Gundam anime TV show. It made a huge 2.3 billion yen, which is about 15.5 million USD, at the box office in 1982.

About Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM

What’s the story of this movie? Let me explain it to you. The Japanese website Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM says this about the movie’s plot:

The Story

Imagine a world called Cosmic Era (C.E.) where there are two kinds of people: Coordinators, who were genetically modified to have smarter and stronger bodies, and Naturals, who were born naturally. Because they had different ideas about who they were, these two groups used to fight.

A plan called the Destiny Plan was put forward at this time. Its goal was to make the world war-free, but everyone would have to play a part. People fought against this plan, though, because they wanted to keep their rights and have hope for the future.

The war was finally over after a lot of suffering. But what do you know? All over the world, fights and hatred are still going on between these two groups of people. This battle will never end.

Now for the important question: when will other places show this great movie? We’re afraid we don’t know the answer to that yet. Don’t worry, though—I’m sure Gundam fans all over the world will be able to see this great movie soon!

Source: Anime News Network