Shinji finally has a reason to be happy as Evangelion tops Japan's rankings of the highest grossing movies of the year.

Japanese film site Eiga compiled a list of the top ten highest grossing movies of the year in the country. Director Hideaki Anno's farewell to the Evangelion franchise earned first place by pulling in over 10.2 billion yen (about $89.5 million USD,) during its run in Japanese theaters. Second place went to the latest film in the long-running Detective Conan franchise, The Scarlet Bullet, while Belle, the newest movie from celebrated director Mamoru Hosoda (Mirai, Summer Wars) rounded out the top three. The third and latest My Hero Academia movie, World Heroes' Mission finished in tenth. Deku's latest theatrical outing has outperformed both of the previous two movies in the series.

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The full top ten list:

  1. Evangelion 3.0 + 1.01: Thrice Upon A Time

  2. Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet

  3. Belle

  4. Tokyo Revengers

  5. Rurouni Kenshin Saishuushou: The Final

  6. The Untold Tale of the Three Kingdoms

  7. Arashi Anniversary Tour 5x20 Film

  8. We Made a Beautiful Bouquet

  9. Masquerade Night

  10. My Hero Academia: World Heroes Mission

Four of the top ten finishers were anime, and an additional two movies were based on manga properties: the live-action Tokyo Revengers was the highest grossing non-animated movie of the year, coming in fourth place with 4.47 billion yen (approximately $39 million yen), while the conclusion to the live-action Rurouni Kenshin movies trailed just behind it in fifth place. Both movies charted in Japan ahead of three best performing big budget American imports, which were F9: The Fast Saga, No Time to Die, and Godzilla vs. Kong.

It is worth noting that Jujutsu Kaisen 0, the prequel movie to the popular shonen anime series, probably would've cracked the top 10 if it had been released earlier in the year. The first movie based on Gege Akutami's manga premiered in Japan in Dec. 24 and earned a whopping $23.5 million USD in its first weekend alone, placing it just behind the $29.3 million USD that World Heroes' Mission earned during its entire theatrical run. Distributor Toho is projecting that the movie will pull in 10 billion yen during in total. Jujutsu Kaisen was the best selling manga of the year in Japan and is currently one of the country's most popular entertainment properties.

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With Evangelion raking in so much money, it's not a surprise that series creator Hideaki Anno has hinted that the series may continue, albeit without him at the helm. In August, the auteur stated that while Shinji's story is complete, more works set within Evangelion's world may be produced to fill in the gaps in the series' timeline. Those possible continuations will be made without Anno in the director's seat however, as he has also stated that he plans to make several more live-action movies before he returns to animation. He is currently directing Shin Kamen Rider, a new theatrical reboot of Toei's long-running tokusatsu series, which is scheduled to be released in Japan sometime in 2023.

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Source: Eiga