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Sorry, Solo Leveling fans — a bigger (and maybe even better?) anime movie has dominated the United States box office.
Dandadan: Evil Eye has officially earned more than December 2024’s popular Solo Leveling: ReAwakening in domestic ticket sales, with the new theatrical release poised to earn even more in the coming days as its U.S. run continues. Box Office Report confirmed the news in a post shared on X (formerly Twitter), where the account broke down the official numbers. «GKIDS’ release of DAN DA DAN: Evil Eye grossed $356K on Monday (from 1,085 locations). Total domestic (North America) gross stands at $3.55M,» the post stated.
Solo Leveling's Box Office Record Broken by the Next Anime Hit of Summer 2025
The same X post was shared on Reddit, where other recently released anime movie earnings, per Box Office Mojo, showed the contrast between the likes of Solo Leveling and Dandadan: Evil Eye‘s box office gains. Hatsune Miku’s first-ever feature-length film, Colorful Stage! The Movie, brought in $3.66 million, followed by Solo Leveling: ReAwakening, Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom, My Hero Academia: You’re Next, Look Back and Blue Lock: Episode Nagi. Reddit users were quick to compliment Dandadan: Evil Eye, saying that it was «actually amazing for a movie that is anyway gonna be released on TV in a month» and it «was a wild ride.» To Dandadan fans’ dismay, however, the alleged new opening for Dandadan Season 2 was not revealed in theaters as part of Evil Eye‘s run.
Dandadan: Evil Eye was recently awarded its Rotten Tomatoes ‘Popcornmeter’ score. While there’s not yet an official Tomatometer Critic consensus, fans have been quick to praise the new compilation film. Dandadan: Evil Eye proudly sits at 97%, according to the movie’s Rotten Tomatoes page, despite comprising Season 2’s first three episodes to fit a movie format.
Much like Dandadan Season 1, Dandadan: Evil Eye also wraps up on a cliffhanger, as it is intended to provide only a taste of what anime watchers can expect leading into the next season, which doesn’t release on streaming until July 3. Solo Leveling: ReAwakening being overshadowed at the box office also doesn’t diminish Solo Leveling‘s success as a whole. That movie has claimed a 95% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with fans declaring that Solo Leveling: ReAwakening is simply «peak.» Despite the difference in box office earnings, both anime have resonated with their respective fan bases, succeeding in building up toward what each had/has to offer in coming seasons.
Dandadan: Evil Eye is now showing in theaters across the United States.
