The Shinji Higuchi (Attack on Titan live-action films, Shin Godzilla)-directed all-new live-action film Shin Ultraman, one of the most anticipated Japanese film of the year, was finally released in 362 theaters across Japan on May 13, 2022, then earned an impressive 730 million yen (5.65 million USD) on 450,000 admissions on its first Saturday and Sunday, easily becoming the No.1 film of the weekend.
Only in the first three days, Shin Ultraman has already become the most successful film in the 56-year-old Ultraman franchise, surpassing the 2008 film Superior Ultraman 8 Brothers’ total gross of 838 million yen (6.48 million USD).
In the first three days of its release, the 113-minute film attracted 640,000 moviegoers and grossed over 993 million yen (7.68 million USD).