The third part of the compilation film series based on the first Mobile Suit Gundam TV series earned 2.3 billion yen (20 million USD) from its domestic run in 1982.
This is the first time in 33 years that a film from the Gundam anime franchise has grossed more than 1 billion yen at the Japanese box office since Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack, which was released in 1988 and earned 1.13 billion yen (10 million USD).
The top-grossing film in the Gundam franchise is Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounters in Space.