Kodoani.com – Makoto Shinkai’s highly anticipated new anime film Suzume was finally released in 379 theaters across Japan on November 11 and grossed an impressive 1.386 billion yen (9.88). million USD) over 983,000 views on its first Saturday and Sunday to take the number one spot, beating the latest entry from the MCU franchise, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
The sequel to the first Black Panther movie in 2018 earned 327 million yen ($2.33 million) in its first Saturday and Sunday in Japan, 105% of the first but only 23. .6% compared to Suzume .
Suzume’s cumulative total for the three days from Friday to Sunday (including the IMAX pre-screening on November 7) reached 1.884 billion yen ($13.14 million) across 1.33 million views. The three-day performance was 138.7% (attendance) and 147.4% (total) of Shinkai’s 2016 film Your Name. , and 114.9 percent (attendance) and 114.7 percent (total) of those in shinkai’s 2019 film Weathering With You, making the anime the best opening in the series of the director.
The 121-minute film ranks second on Filmmarks’ first-day satisfaction rankings with an average score of 4.00/5.0 based on 6,585 reviews, while Black Panther: Wakanda Forever comes in at No. 1st place with 4.10/5.0 out of 7,222 reviews.
Crunchyroll is working with Sony Pictures and Wild Bunch International to bring Suzume to global audiences outside of Asia as early as 2023.
In its 15th weekend of release, One Piece Film Red dropped to third place, bringing its total to 18.2 billion yen ($129.7 million) with 13.16 million views.
Surprisingly, Uta no Prince-sama The Movie: Maji LOVE ST☆RISH TOURS, the second concert film from the Uta no Prince-sama anime series, rose to fourth place from last weekend’s eighth place. at the end of its 11th week. If this momentum continues a little longer, it could surpass the box office total of 2019’s first film Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love Kingdom of 1.82 billion yen ($13 million).