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Gundam Seed FREEDOM Anime Film Opens in Taiwan on April 19
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Hong Kong content distributor MediaLink Entertainment Limited began streaming a trailer for the Mobile Suit Gundam Seed FREEDOM anime sequel film on Friday. The trailer revealed that MediaLink will open the film in Taiwan on April 19.
The film is now the highest-earning film in the Gundam franchise at the Japanese box office, overtaking the 1982 Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space anime film's 2.3 billion yen (US$15.5 million by current conversion). The film has now sold 2,207,227 million tickets for a cumulative total of 3,707,774,060 yen (about US$24.72 million) as of March 3.
The film ranked at #1 at the Japanese box office in its first three days by selling 634,182 tickets for 1,065,983,130 yen (about US$7.20 million). This marked the Gundam franchise's highest three-day opening in box office earnings. The film is planned to screen in 56 countries and territories.
Mobile Suit Gundam Seed director Mitsuo Fukuda directed the film at Bandai Namco Filmworks. Fukuda also co-wrote the script along with his late wife Chiaki Morosawa and Liu Goto. Hisashi Hirai (Mobile Suit Gundam Seed) designed the characters.
Source: MediaLink's YouTube channel
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