The anime film "All You Need Is Kill" earned US$502,424 in North America over its 3-day opening weekend, as reported by Box Office Mojo. This figure includes Monday's holiday earnings for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. From Friday to Sunday, the film garnered US$420,438.
GKIDS is distributing the film in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. Screenings are available in both Japanese audio with English subtitles and an English dub.
The film originally premiered in Japan on January 9 across 10 theaters.
"All You Need Is Kill" was featured at several international film festivals, including the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in France in June, followed by its North American premiere at the 29th annual Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal. It also had its U.S. premiere at New York Comic Con on October 10 and was nominated for the "Anima't Selection" at the 58th Sitges - International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia. Further festival screenings included the Bucheon International Animation Festival, San Sebastian Fantasy Festival, Scotland Loves Anime Festival, Leeds International Film Festival, and Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival.
Kenichiro Akimoto directed the anime at STUDIO4°C. The film offers a different perspective on the story compared to the original novel and the Hollywood adaptation, "Edge of Tomorrow". Singer-songwriter AKASAKI composed and performs the theme song, "Tsuretette", specifically for the anime, marking her first anime theme.
The original science fiction light novel by Hiroshi Sakurazaka centers on Keiji Kiriya, a newly enlisted soldier fighting alien invaders called Mimics. After dying in his first battle, he enters a time loop, repeatedly dying and learning to survive longer. He eventually encounters elite soldier Rita Vrataski.
Shueisha published the novel in December 2004. Viz Media released an English translation through its Haikasoru imprint in 2009. The novel also inspired a manga series by Takeshi Obata and Ryōsuke Takeuchi, published from January to May 2014, and a separate full-color graphic novel in May 2014. The 2014 live-action film "Edge of Tomorrow", starring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt, was also based on the novel, grossing over US$370 million worldwide.