million worldwide, including $1.2 million in Japan and $2.5 million in China in March 2019. Critical response Makoto Shinkai called Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms a "fantastic film that can shake up memories within you that you normally forget." The film received rating based on reviews, with an average rating of on Rotten Tomatoes. It said, "Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms'' anchors its colorfully imaginative fantasy setting in universal — and deeply poignant — real-world themes." Metacritic reports a weighted average score of 72 out of 100 based on eight critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Miranda Sanchez, for IGN, gave the film a 8.5 out of 10 and wrote that it was "a beautiful story about motherhood, aging, and loss". Accolades References External links 2018 fantasy films 2018 anime films 2018 directorial debut films 2018 drama films Anime with original screenplays Animated war films Animated films about dragons Animated films about orphans Fantasy war films Films scored by Kenji Kawai Films with screenplays by Mari Okada High fantasy films Japanese animated fantasy films Japanese war drama films 2010s Japanese-language films P.A.Works War in anime and manga