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Shin Ultraman Film Opens in Philppines, Indonesia in October

The official Facebook page of Tsuburaya Productions announced last Friday that Studio Khara's new Shin Ultraman (New Ultraman) film will open in the Philippines and Indonesia through the Odex Film Festival, with the opening date in the Philippines set for October 1. The Odex Film Festival screening for Indonesia has not yet been announced. The film will open for general screening in the Philippines on October 12, and in Indonesia on October 5.

The film also screened through the Odex Film Festival in Malaysia on Saturday and Sunday, and will screen again on September 10 and 11. The film also screened through the Odex Film Festival in Singapore on Saturday and Sunday.

The film opened in Japan on May 13, and debuted at #1 in its first weekend. The film sold 641,802 tickets to earn 993,410,050 yen (about US$7.68 million) in its first three days.

The film has the highest-earning debut weekend for a live-action Japanese film in 2022 so far. The film has earned a cumulative total of 4,165,925,800 yen (about US$30.58 million) as of July 3.

Shin Ultraman earned 17% more in its first three days than Shin Godzilla did when it opened in August 2016. Shin Godzilla sold 564,332 tickets to earn 845,675,500 yen in its first three days.

Takumi Saitō plays the film's main character, the man who can transform into Ultraman. Masami Nagasawa is the partner of the main character. Hidetoshi Nishijima also stars in the film.

Shin Godzilla director Shinji Higuchi and his Higuchi-Gumi team helmed the project, and Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno was in charge of planning and scripts. Kenshi Yonezu performs the film's theme song "M87."

Source: Tsuburaya Productions' Facebook page via Kaori Nusantara