Box office, sales The first movie earned ¥59 million (about US$480,000) for 36,000 tickets in its opening weekend in Japan. On January 4, 2016, it earned ¥229 million (about US$1.95 million).
Reunion had a box office gross of ¥230 million (about US$2.3 million). The second film earned ¥30 million (about US$265,000) on its first day of screening in Japan, surpassing the day-one box office results of
Reunion and earning ¥46 million (about US$407,000) on its opening weekend. On March 31, 2016, it earned ¥144 million (about US$1.29 million).
Determination had a box office gross of ¥160 million (about US$1.6 million). The fourth movie earned ¥61 million (about US$533,000) within the first six days of its theatrical run. The fifth movie earned ¥94 million (about US$835,000) within the first seventeen days of its theatrical run.
Coexistence had a box office gross of ¥100 million (about US$882,457). In physical sales in Japan, as of January 24, 2016, the first film sells 12,809 Blu-rays and 4,201 DVDs, as of April 17, 2016 the 2nd film sells 11,543 Blu-rays and 37,58 DVDs, as of November 13, 2016 the 3rd film sells 9,677 Blu-rays and 2,738 DVDs, the 4th as of April 16, 2017 8,306 Blu-rays and 2,878 DVDs, as of November 2017 the 5th film sells 6,047 Blu-rays and 2,130 DVDs and as of June 17, 2018, the final film sells 5,994 Blu-rays and 2,113 DVDs in the limited release. In the U.S., the first film had a box office gross of $190,581; the fourth film
Loss had a US gross of $59,114; the fifth film
Coexistence had a US gross of $52,339 and the final film
Future had a US box office gross of $54,324. In Germany, the first movie earned €130,000 for 10,600 tickets sold and €130,304 in Austria for 1,500 tickets. The 2nd film climbed to 24th place in the German box office with 8,400 tickets sold. The 4th film has 7,747 admissions and reached 14th place. The 5th film earned a little less than €80 000 for 6 150 tickets sold, reaching the 18th place in the German box office. The final film sold 6,290 tickets.
Critical reception Jacob Chapman of
Anime News Network gave the first part,
Reunion, a B rating. In his review, he praised the film for its production values and heartwarming fanservice to old-school
Digimon fans but noted that very little happens during the first film. He also criticized the episodic format used for streaming, feeling the "episodes" were split up at awkward points in the story due to the film's slow pacing. In his review of the English dub, Chapman described it as an "incredible nostalgia bomb" and praised the performances of the returning cast members. However, he acknowledged that some of the new voice actors had to acclimate to their roles and felt that
Vic Mignogna's distinctive voice and extensive anime resume hurt his portrayal of Matt. Chapman also noticed that while the dub featured localized names and a new opening theme, the script remained faithful to the original Japanese version. For the third film,
Confession, Chapman gave an A rating. In his review, he praised the writing for all the characters as well as the themes exploring the complexity of adolescence. He also notes that the production values have improved from the previous two films. However, he criticized again the animation quality and the lack of combat scenes. For the fourth film,
Loss, Chapman gave a C rating. In his review, he found the story to be compelling despite the flawed execution of the plot. He criticized the writing for Sora's character development and felt that her conflict with Biyomon was contrived. Moreover, he was disturbed by Gennai's behavior towards Sora and Meiko. Overall, he noted a drop in animation and production values but praised the animation quality of the combat scenes. Writing for the French newspaper
Le Monde, Yonathan Bartak describes
Digimon Adventure tri. as the creation of a "
stakhanovist producer who prioritizes quantity over quality, employing animators with too little time, and an outsourced universe", journalist Benjamin Benoit speaks about a foreseeable disappointment "Failed animations, stammering rhythm, an almost non-existent scenario, the whole is reminiscent of the worst moments of the first episodes of the original series." Writing for
Anime News Network, Michael Basile stated that
Adventure tri. was failure and a production with a deceptively mature approach after its brief shocking moments, "Drifting away from a group of friends, being unable to let go of the past, having to think about your future and the sacrifices you need to make to achieve your dream – all of these are interesting ideas that are perfect for a Digimon story to explore, but each one gets dropped before it reaches a satisfying conclusion in favor of an ever-complexifying plot and enough technobabble to make
Serial Experiments Lain sound simple by comparison.." Writing for
Den of Geek, Shamus Kelley cited
Adventure tri. as a failure, criticizing the writing style and convoluted resolutions, the excessive fan service, the use of characters only to "[spout] off pointless anime platitudes," and its lack of ambition and innovation, "It feels like every movie in this series was made independent of each other. Sure there are cool scenes and moments in all of the films but when viewed as a whole they don’t thematically tie together. They don’t even emotionally tie together." == Notes ==