‘Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery Of Nymph Circle’ Pops As Long Running Franchise Powers On – Specialty Box Office

The latest film in the long running and popular sci-fi Gundam franchise had a noteworthy debut with $810k on 894 screens. Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery Of Nymph Circle is the first in the series distributed directly in North America by its producer, Bandai Namco Filmworks, and further proof of how additive anime has become to the box office Stateside.

Gundam dates back to the 1970s and has jumped several times from TV to theatrical. The take this weekend is similar to that of the previous film released by GKids in February of 2025, Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX – Beginning, which opened to $882k in 784 theaters, and ran up a domestic total of $1.2 million. Both films cleaned up in Japan, especially GQuuuuuuX, which passed $24 million.

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