the 2014 Blu-Ray release. Reception Box office Released on December 10, 1994, the film sold tickets in Japan and earned ¥1,650,000,000 in Japanese distributor rentals. As the film's release coincided with the Kobe earthquake, Toho feared that the event would put off audiences due to the film's main battle sequence taking place in the same area, and thus sought to remedy this by lowering ticket prices. Critical reaction The film received mainly mixed to negative reviews. Monster Zero called the film "a curiously uninvolving effort" that "disappoints in nearly all aspects of the production". American Kaiju criticized the "wildly uneven pacing", "uneven special effects", and "exceedingly lumpy story", but added that "most of the special effects are pretty fair" and "the monster battles are mostly fun." DVD Cult said, "It does have some great destruction scenes and monster battles; two things that make these films worthwhile to begin with. The monster SpaceGodzilla is excellently designed, and is certainly far more menacing than anything Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich ever dreamed up." Toho Kingdom said the film is "far from terrible" and "an underrated movie" but felt it suffered from an "overly complicated story", "underdeveloped characters", and "forgettable" music. Home media Sony - Blu-ray (Toho Godzilla Collection) Released: May 6, 2014 Picture: AVC-1080P Sound: Japanese and English (5.1 DTS) Subtitles: English (Dubtitles) and French Extras: Teasers and Theatrical Trailers (7 minutes) [1080i 30fps] Notes: This is a 2-Disc double feature with Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II. DVDColumbia/Tristar Home Entertainment Released: February 1, 2000 Aspect Ratio: Widescreen (1.85:1) Anamorphic [NTSC] Sound: English (2.0) Region 1 Note: A double feature with Godzilla vs. Destoroyah. On the U.S. DVD release, the final scene in which Godzilla is in the water while Echoes of Love (Date of Birth) plays is cut; however, it is left in the TV, on demand and Japanese DVD versions.Universe Laser Released: November 24, 2006 Aspect Ratio: Widescreen Sound: (Japanese, Cantonese) Dolby Digital Stereo Subtitles English, Chinese (Traditional/Simplified) Region 3 Adaptations A manga adaptation was produced shortly before the film's release, it was written by Kanji Kashiwabara and illustrated by Takayuki Sakai, published by Shogakukan's Ladybug Comics line. Awards In 1995, the film won the Best Grossing Films Award - Silver Award''. Appearances in other products Appeared in the Magic the Gathering set Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths as an alternate card version, which had its subtitle changed from 'Space Corona' to 'Void