The film takes place 12 years after Char's Counterattack
With a gross of 2,017,561,400 yen in box office revenue with 993,196 tickets sold, it became one of the highest grossing film of the Gundam franchise.
In it's second week of release, it earned 1,016,249,400 yen with 501,706 tickets sold, becoming the first film in the Gundam franchise to break into the billion yen mark since Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack (1988).
After its eight week of release, earning 2,017,561,400 yen in box office revenue with 993,196 tickets sold, the film is projected by it's official website to surpass Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space (1982), which made 2.3 billion yen in box office revenue, as the highest grossing film of the Gundam franchise.
Set within the Universal Century (UC) Timeline
The film was originally intended to be released on July 23rd, 2020, but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.