Sunrise Movies: Every Film, Box Office & Ratings
Sunrise has made 176 films from 1981 to 2026, earning $161M at the worldwide box office. Its biggest hits are Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- (2025), Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway (2021) and Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe (2026). Its most frequent director is Yoshiyuki Tomino (26 films). Most of its films are animation films (174 of 176).
- films
- 176
- worldwide box office
- $161M
- average score of 4 rated films
- 76
- years active
- 1981–2026
- Film languages
- Japanese (174), Chinese (1), English (1)
- Busiest decade
- The 2010s, 39 films
- Frequent director
- Yoshiyuki Tomino
What Are Sunrise's Biggest Box Office Hits?
The Sunrise films that earned the most worldwide. Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- (2025) leads with $26M, 16% of everything the studio's films have earned.
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Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- 2025 · Animation $26M - 2
Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway 2021 · Action $18.7M - 3
Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe 2026 · Animation $18.4M - 4
City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes 2019 · Action $12M - 5
Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time 2001 · Fantasy $10.5M - 6
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;Surrection 2019 · War $9.98M - 7
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 The Movie: -A Wakening of the Trailblazer- 2010 · Animation $9.38M - 8
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam - A New Translation I: Heir to the Stars 2005 · Animation $7.31M
What Are the Best-Rated Sunrise Movies?
By Movie Echo Score, which blends critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- (2025) scores highest at 79; the studio's 4 rated films average 76.
- Movie Echo Score: Score 79 Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- 2025 · Animation
- Movie Echo Score: Score 78 Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe 2026 · Animation
- Movie Echo Score: Score 76 Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;Surrection 2019 · War
- Movie Echo Score: Score 72 Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway 2021 · Action
What Are the Latest Sunrise Movies?
The studio's most recent releases, newest first, starting with Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe (2026).
- 2026 Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe Animation
- 2025 Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- Animation
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2024 Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture - Final Act Action -
2024 Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture - Act 3 Animation -
2024 Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture - Act 2 Sci-Fi -
2024 Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture - Act 1 Action -
2021 Gundam Reconguista in G Movie III: Legacy from Space War - 2021 Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway Action
What Kind of Movies Does Sunrise Make?
The studio's films by genre, decade and language. Most of its films are animation films (174 of 176). The 2010s were its busiest decade, with 39 films.
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Chinese 
English Who Works With Sunrise the Most?
The people credited on the most Sunrise films. Shuichi Ikeda appears in 25 of them, and Yoshiyuki Tomino directed 26.
Directors Who Work With Sunrise
Actors in the Most Sunrise Movies
What Movies Has Sunrise Made?
All 176 films, newest first, with the Movie Echo Score and the worldwide box office. Filter by genre or decade, or sort by score, box office or title.
Sunrise Fantasy Movies
Which Studios Are Similar to Sunrise?
The studios with the most Japanese animation films. Sunrise has made 174 Japanese animation films, more than any other kind.
- Toei Animation 318 Japanese animation films
- Madhouse 132 Japanese animation films
- Production I.G. 91 Japanese animation films
- TMS Entertainment 89 Japanese animation films
- J.C.STAFF 84 Japanese animation films
- Shin-Ei Animation 65 Japanese animation films
- Pierrot 64 Japanese animation films
- A-1 Pictures 60 Japanese animation films
Sunrise: Questions and Answers
Films, hits, scores and what comes next, answered from the same data as this page.
How many movies has Sunrise made?
Sunrise has released 176 films, from 1981 to 2026. Its busiest decade was the 2010s, with 39 films.
See every film What is Sunrise's highest-grossing movie?
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- (2025) is Sunrise's biggest box office hit, with $26M worldwide, ahead of Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway (2021) ($18.7M).
What is the best-rated Sunrise movie?
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- (2025) has the highest Movie Echo Score of any Sunrise film, 79. The 4 rated films average 76.
Which director has made the most films with Sunrise?
Yoshiyuki Tomino has directed 26 Sunrise films, more than anyone else, followed by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko (9) and Takashi Imanishi (9).