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Anno and Higuchi's Shin Ultraman Stomps Shin Godzilla in Its 1st 3 Days at JP Box Office
Shin Ultraman is also the highest-grossing Ultraman work of all-time
Daryl Harding
May 16, 2022 10:08am EET (2 hours ago)

Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi's Shin Ultraman took its Specium Ray to the Japanese box office this weekend, and all the box office's of not only the previous films in the Ultra series but to Shin Godzilla as well, grossing more in its first three days than every other entry in the Ultra series and moreso than Shin Godzilla made in the same time frame.

Over the first three days in Japanese theaters, Shin Ultraman brought in 993,410,050 yen (US$7.68 million) on the back of 641,802 tickets sold. This total is more than the total box office of the 2008 Superior Ultraman 8 Brothers film at 838 million yen, which to this point was the highest-grossing Ultra series film in theaters. Shin Ultraman's first three-day was also higher than that of the previous tokusatsu "Shin" film helmed by Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi, Shin Godzilla, which made 825 million yen over its first three days in Japanese theaters.


While Shin Ultraman has made more than Shin Godzilla at this moment, it may be that super hero special effects film may be more frontloaded than it's kaiju friend, which, like Godzilla itself, the legs on the film were strong, pushing it further than expected when it released in 2016. This was also helped in the fact that the fanbase for Godzilla is much more mainstream than Ultraman.

It'll take a little longer to formulate a more reliable prediction for where Shin Ultraman will finish its box office run as it closes out its first week and goes into its second weekend.
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First Teaser Trailer for New Predator Movie PREY Starring Amber Midthunder

Set in the Comanche Nation 300 years ago, “Prey” is the story of a young woman, Naru, a fierce and highly skilled warrior. She has been raised in the shadow of some of the most legendary hunters who roam the Great Plains, so when danger threatens her camp, she sets out to protect her people. The prey she stalks, and ultimately confronts, turns out to be a highly evolved alien predator with a technically advanced arsenal, resulting in a vicious and terrifying showdown between the two adversaries.

 
Dragonlordxxxxx said:
First Teaser Trailer for New Predator Movie PREY Starring Amber Midthunder

Set in the Comanche Nation 300 years ago, “Prey” is the story of a young woman, Naru, a fierce and highly skilled warrior. She has been raised in the shadow of some of the most legendary hunters who roam the Great Plains, so when danger threatens her camp, she sets out to protect her people. The prey she stalks, and ultimately confronts, turns out to be a highly evolved alien predator with a technically advanced arsenal, resulting in a vicious and terrifying showdown between the two adversaries.

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A great female American Indian warrior, 300 years ago? So, it's a comedy?
 
Archie Goodwin said:
A great female American Indian warrior, 300 years ago? So, it's a comedy?
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Yes, because that is obviously less realistic than a race of hunters coming from outer space with super advanced technology 300 years ago
 
BisexualMMA said:
Lewis Smith should have had a bigger career. He carried a whole movie well in The Heavenly Kid.
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BisexualMMA said:
Lewis Smith should have had a bigger career. He carried a whole movie well in The Heavenly Kid.
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Honestly even with Ward I remember growing up just assuming he was a much bigger star who'd been a big name since the 60's and 70's, he certainly felt like that charisma wise.
 
Sycho Sid said:
Yes, because that is obviously less realistic than a race of hunters coming from outer space with super advanced technology 300 years ago
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It is less realistic because we KNOW FOR A FACT that the tribe did not have female warriors... aliens are still a possibility.
 
Sycho Sid said:
Alien movie not historically accurate, more news at 11
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Yes, that is a big problem. Just like if the screen said 2021 and showed the words "Ancient Rome" and showed present day Detroit.

I mean, using your dumb as fuck logic, that if we made a movie about the Civil War and the north had slavery and the south wanted to free the slaves BUT aliens come in and attack...that the big problem is NOT going to be completely changing the facts of a war we all know about???
 
First Trailer for Joseph Kosinski's SPIDERHEAD Starring Chris Hemsworth and Miles Teller

Two inmates (Miles Teller & Jurnee Smollett) form a connection while grappling with their pasts in a state-of-the-art penitentiary run by a brilliant visionary (Chris Hemsworth) who experiments on his subjects with mind-altering drugs. Directed by Joseph Kosinski (Top Gun: Maverick, Tron: Legacy). Based on The New Yorker short story, “Escape From Spiderhead,” by George Saunders.

 
Nice reference to The Thing, generally good to see a relatively large budget film that isnt either a franchise or oscar bait.
 
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