Mr_Goji_and_Watch wrote:Gojirawars 03 wrote:Well, nothing aside from the Japanese box office, that is...
The three films were limited releases and it was known beforehand they would premiere on Netflix just three months later. Don't think it has any bearing on judging the anime's success lol
This. The anime trilogy was not the box office disaster people seem to think it was. Disappointments at the worst. Unlike other Godzilla movies, they weren't general releases and only one of them received anything resembling normal advertisement. The decision to put them into theaters was a way to make some extra money on the Netflix deal. The costs were covered before the public even saw them. And, unless I'm mistaken,
Planet of the Monsters did quite well in the home video market. I'm not sure about the other two. Also, it's worth noting that the first three Heisei films were box office disappointments as well.