Box-office
In Japan, the film grossed 120 million yen ($1,105,168) in its first weekend of release, taking sixth place at the general box-office.[88][89] The average gross per cinema was 2.5 million yen ($23,024.3).[90] It achieved the biggest opening weekend for a modern Digimon film — the Tri series of films were released as OVAs with distribution limited to ten copies and simultaneously available on VOD — with 78,437 tickets sold in its first four days of release,[91] on 48 copies, then 71 copies from its fourth week of release in March, due to a number of postponements caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[92] Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna was the 17th highest-grossing animated film in Japan in 2020, bringing in 300 million yen ($2,905,338) from its total domestic run.[93] The film has benefited from a less competitive landscape in its sector and a market facing less severe challenges than other countries affected by the pandemic crisis.[94][93]
In Mainland China, the film surpassed the one billion yen mark at the box office in four days, surpassing the sum earned in Japan and accounting for more than 70% of the film's box-office receipts as of October 30, 2020,[95] and in five days (with $11.42 million) became the most profitable Japanese film in China in 2020 for 2.45 million tickets sold.[95][96][97] With 124.44 million yuan ($18.97 million US) in revenue after four weeks at the top of the Chinese box-office,[98] Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna was the most lucrative non-American foreign film at the Chinese general box-office in 2020, ranking 27th for a total of 125.2 million yuan ($19.4 million) with 3 748 608 tickets sold, exceptionally supplanting the annual success of the Doraemon feature films.[99][100]
In Hong Kong, the film topped the box office on its first day of release on May 16, 2020;[104] it was 1st in the Hong Kong box office for four consecutive weeks, 3rd in the fifth week of release and 9th in the sixth week;[105] for a total of HK$13.7 million (US$1,767,382) in gross receipts with 192 523 tickets sold,[106] making it the 10th overall Hong Kong box office film of 2020. For the first time since 2016, a Japanese film is in the country's annual top 10.[107]
In Taiwan, the film climbed to number 1 at the box office in its first weekend of release and for four consecutive weeks, taking 3rd place in its sixth week and remaining in the top 10 at the Taiwanese box office in its seventh and eighth weeks,[108] grossing TWD 9.31 million (US$315,935).[108] In South Korea, the film ranked 12th at the national box office in its first week of release, earning 49,397,000 won ($44,737.1) for 4,739 cumulative admissions in three weeks of release.[109] In Malaysia, the film topped the box-office for two consecutive weeks and in its fourth week of release.[110]
In Thailand, the film ranked first on its first day of release for 6.2 hundred thousand baht ($19,597.8)[111] and grossed 2.84 million baht ($89,770.7) in its opening weekend, the second-best start since cinemas reopened in the wake of the pandemic;[112] for a total of 3.81 million baht ($120,432) in eight days, becoming the highest-grossing Asian film of 2020 in this territory;[113] for a total of 5.15 million baht ($162,788), ranking 4th among the country's highest-grossing animated films of the year.[114]
In Australia, the film grossed a total of $23,372 over its six-week run, including $10,715 in its opening week on 27 copies.[115] In New Zealand, the film grossed $4,677 over four weeks of its very limited release, with $3,327 in the first week of opening.[116] In the United Kingdom, the film garnered 261 admissions,[66] generating an estimated revenue of £2,000.26[117] (approximately $2,597.21) during its single screening on March 9, 2022, at 7:00 pm, in a selection of cinemas.[64]
In Mexico, the film ranked 4th at the general box office in its first week of release, from February 21 to 27, 2022, earning 4.9 million Mexican pesos ($240,020) from 57,900 cinema-goers,[118] and ran until March 23, 2022.[119]
In Spain, the film ranked 13th at the Spanish box office during its 1st weekend on 108 copies with 4,815 admissions and €30,669 takings ($36,077), from March 31 to April 4, 2021; 10,163 admissions and €61,999 ($72,881) including its preview.[120][121][122] Extended by the distributor across 92 copies,[123] it ranked 18th during its second weekend with 2,224 spectators and €13,896 in takings, i.e. €92,281 ($110,431) out of a total of 15,239 tickets sold.[124][125]
In Germany, the film reached 12th place at the German box office from October 18 to 24, 2021, with 7,894 admissions and box office takings of €92,353 ($107,110) for 173 copies;[126][127] in its second week, from October 25 to 31, the film grossed €3,277 ($3,800.63) with 269 tickets sold in ten cinemas, for a total of €108,369 ($125,685) with 9,213 tickets sold.[128]
In Italy, the film ranked 16th at the general box office with 3,309 tickets sold and €24,964.25 ($28,251.5) in takings after four days on 203 copies.[129][130][131] It earned an estimated total box office of €31,369 ($35,346.6) for 4,826 admissions[132][66] during its twelve-day run from December 9 to 15, 2021.[133]
In France, the film was distributed as an event film on 162 cinemas (18 in the Paris Region, the most populous of the eighteen regions of France),[134][135] from September 24 to 27, 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis at a time between two lockdowns, with an admissions deficit of minus 70%.[136] Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna sold 3,684 tickets for an estimated €24,424.92 in receipts ($28,761.60),[66] a positive result for the distributor after four days of release.[137][138]
In Portugal, the film ranked 11th at the general box office, taking in €12,050 ($12,110) for 2,225 tickets sold in its opening week on 60 copies in September 2021.[139][140][141] In its second weekend in 44 cinemas, the film ranked 9th and earned €22,537 ($22,564.5) for 4,171 tickets sold;[142] it ran for a further two weeks, taking in a total of €24,623.73 ($26,285.6) for 4,584 admissions.[143][144]
In Austria, the film opened in 24th place with €4,800 ($5,566.99) in takings, €8,800 ($10,206.2) including previews,[145][146] with a total of 957 admissions in its week of release.[66] In Luxembourg, the film was released as a three-day event distribution in September 2020, in two Kinepolis cinemas, and sold 69 tickets,[66][135] for a gross estimated at €586.5 ($686.51).[147] In Egypt, it earned a total of 4,505 Egyptian pounds ($285.34).[148]
