#Evangelion 3.0+1.0 Anime Film Finishes Its IMAX Run This Week in Japan

The story of Evangelion 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon a Time is finally coming to an end in some Japanese theaters this week and completely in IMAX theaters this Friday. While the film is on its 115th day today, momentum picked up massively when the updated “3.0+1.0” version released on June 12, propelling it to 9.6 billion yen (US$87.49 million) at the Japanese box office in what was dubbed the film’s “final run.”

We last checked in on the box office of Evangelion 3.0+1.0 two days ago, with the “final” Evangelion film only making 30 million yen (around US$271,000) since then for a total of 9.6 billion yen (US$87.49 million) on the back of 6.29 million tickets sold as of June 28. Inching closer to 10 billion yen.

Evangelion 3.0+1.0 finally opened in Japan after being delayed twice due to the coronavirus pandemic on March 8, breaking franchise records on the first day and eventually becoming the highest-grossing film in the franchise in Japan in less than a month, then the highest-grossing worldwide in 35 days, and finally the 9th highest-grossing anime film in Japan of all-time. It is the longest film in the franchise (not including compilations or special screenings). An updated version of the film, Evangelion 3.0+1.01, was released in Japanese theaters on June 12. There is no word yet on an international release of the film.

Sources: Evangelion on Twitter (1, 2)

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Daryl Harding is a Japan Correspondent for Crunchyroll News. He also runs a YouTube channel about Japan stuff called TheDoctorDazza, tweets at @DoctorDazza, and posts photos of his travels on Instagram.