Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi’s Shin Ultraman film has made its impact on the Japanese box office and the entire franchise, by being one of the biggest films of the year and the biggest film of the Ultra series. Today, the film reached higher heights by hitting a milestone of 4 billion yen.

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After becoming the highest-grossing Ultra film in the franchise in its first three days, after 45 days, Shin Ultraman has brought in over 4 billion yen (US$30.95 million) at the Japanese box office with 2.69 million tickets sold. The second-highest Ultra film is the 2008 Superior Ultraman 8 Brothers film at 838 million yen; Shin Ultraman made more than that in those first three days.

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Shin Ultraman is the latest “Shin” film stemming from the mind of Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno. It is directed by Shin Godzilla co-director Shinji Higuchi, with music from long-time Anno collaborator Shiro Sagisu. It opened in Japan on May 13 with no international date confirmed as of yet.

Source: Mantan Web

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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.