‘Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery Of Nymph Circle’ Pops As Long Running Franchise Powers On – Specialty Box Office
The latest installment of the Gundam franchise, titled Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery Of Nymph Circle, debuted with $810,000 across 894 screens in North America. This film marks the first direct distribution by Bandai Namco Filmworks in the region and showcases the growing popularity of anime in the U.S. The film has received positive reviews, holding a 92% Certified Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
- ▪Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery Of Nymph Circle opened with $810,000 on 894 screens in North America.
- ▪The film grossed $14.7 million in Japan after its January release.
- ▪The Gundam franchise is known for pioneering the mecha genre of science fiction.
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The latest film in the long running and popular sci-fi Gundam franchise had a noteworthy debut with $810k on 894 screens. Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery Of Nymph Circle is the first in the series distributed directly in North America by its producer, Bandai Namco Filmworks, and further proof of how additive anime has become to the box office Stateside. Gundam dates back to the 1970s and has jumped several times from TV to theatrical. The take this weekend is similar to that of the previous film released by GKids in February of 2025, Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX – Beginning, which opened to $882k in 784 theaters, and ran up a domestic total of $1.2 million. Both films cleaned up in Japan, especially GQuuuuuuX, which passed $24 million.
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