Twenty-eight days after its release in Japan, the film Evangelion: 3.0 + 1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (Shin Evangelion Gekijouban: ||), the fourth and final part of the Rebuild of Evangelion film project, reported having sold 4,513,374 tickets to a cumulative gross of 6,898,613,200 yen (about 62.4 million dollars). The film held the top position in weekly earnings for the fourth week in a row and Studio Khara released a special video in commemoration.
Since its third week, the film had already surpassed the cumulative gross of the Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo film, which grossed 5.3 billion yen, making it the highest grossing film in all of Neon Genesis Evangelion. Finally, the film was released in theaters in Japan on March 8, after being delayed from its previous dates due to production issues and, more recently, due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the planning of the premiere. .
Neon Genesis Evangelion Synopsis
In 2015, the world is on the brink of destruction. The last hope of humanity resides in the hands of NERV, a special agency under the command of the United Nations, and its Evangelions, giant robots capable of defeating the Angels who announce the ruin of the Earth. Gendou Ikari, head of the organization, is looking for compatible pilots who can synchronize with the Evangelions and bring out their true potential.
Aiding in this defensive effort are talented strategist Misato Katsuragi, head of Tactical Operations, and Ritsuko Akagi, chief scientist. Face to face with his father for the first time in years, the life of the 14-year-old boy, Shinji Ikari, has to change irreversibly when he is taken to the NERV facilities and discovers his heartbreaking destiny: he must become the pilot of the Evangelion Unit. -01 with the fate of humanity in his hands.
Source: Cinema Today (入倉功一)
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