After opening at number one at the Japanese box office in its first week of release, Sword Art Online The Movie -Progressive- Aria of a Starless Night reached the 1 billion yen mark (US$8.76 million) at the Japanese box office, the official Twitter account for the film was announced yesterday.
[Report]”Sword Art Online The Movie -Progressive- Aria on a Starless Night” has surpassed 1 billion yen in box office revenue.
Thank you very much to everyone who supports this work and to everyone who came to the theater.
We hope you continue to enjoy the theater! #sao_anime pic.twitter.com/a5851CING7
— Anime Sword Art Online Official (@sao_anime) November 19, 2021
Sword Art Online The Movie -Progressive- Aria of a Starless Night 30 in Japan, marking just three weeks since the film hit theaters in Japan, hitting the 1 billion yen mark (US$8.76 million). Although full figures are yet to be released this week, it can be said that the film is still hot, although unlikely to surpass the Japanese box office total of the previous film – Sword Art Online the Movie -Ord Scale-, went on to earn more than 4.3 billion yen (US$38.3 million) worldwide. Of which 2.52 billion yen (US$22,466,673) is in Japan, the rest is produced in China, North America, South Korea and 22 other countries.
Sword Art Online The Movie -Progressive- Aria of a Starless Night opened in Japan on October 30, with a second film revealed after the ending. Aria of a Starless Night will be released in North America on December 3, with Australia and New Zealand on December 9 and other countries after that. Source: Sword Art Online on Twitter
