Reception
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence ranked #28 in box office chart on September 2004. The film was one of the feature films in competition at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. The film was honored as best science fiction film at the 2004 Nihon SF Taisho Award. It was only the 6th animated film to be featured at Cannes and along with Persepolis were the only two animated films to be screened in the official selection, competing for the Palme d'Or award. The eventual winner that year was Fahrenheit 9/11.
The movie holds 65% rating on Rotten Tomatoes with 61 positive out of 94 reviews. Counting only top critics it is a 71% and audience 80% rating.
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