In comparison, Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway earned 337% what Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative earned on its first day in 2018.
Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative, which is the highest-grossing Gundam film to date, earned a total of 670 million yen.
Entertainment news website Cinema Today reported on Saturday that the Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway (Kidō Senshi Gundam: Senkō no Hathaway) anime film earned an estimated 190 million yen (about US$1.7 million) in its first day at the box office.
Hiroyuki Sawano (Attack on Titan, Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative, Mobile Suit Gundam UC) composed the music.