The live-action movie "Saint Seiya" suffered a huge loss for the full investor Toei

The live-action movie "Saint Seiya" has been controversial since it began filming, and it was a huge failure after its release. The reputation of the movie has plummeted, resulting in no one watching it in the Japanese market, which likes to follow the trend. According to Japanese media statistics, its total box office worldwide has not exceeded 1 billion yen, and the full investor Toei suffered huge losses.

Although the original work "Saint Seiya" was extremely popular and became a beautiful memory in the hearts of many anime fans, that was only in the field of anime. Although the live-action movie "Saint Seiya" was produced by Sony Pictures and Hollywood teams , it was the old Japanese film studio Toei Pictures that invested 100% of the money, with a total investment of 60 million US dollars (8 billion yen).

Such a dismal box office performance has made Toei miserable. The latest financial report shows that the film industry's profits in Q3 2024 plummeted by 49%. The huge profits made by "One Piece", "Dragon Ball" and "Slam Dunk" were all offset by the bad chess move "Saint Seiya".