The film opened in Japan at No. 1 on March 1
Kodoani.com – Movie theater chain Lotte Cinema in Vietnam announced on Saturday that they will premiere the movie “Doraemon 2024: Nobita’s Earth Symphony” (Eiga Doraemon: Nobita no Chikyū Symphony) in May. The film reached No. 1 in Japan when it debuted on March 1. In its first week of release, the film sold 538,000 tickets with sales 655,555,580 yen (equivalent to about 4.37 million USD).
This new movie has a music theme, as Doraemon and his friends go on adventures to meet new friends, connect with people through music, and save the world from destruction.
Kazuaki Imai, who directed previous films such as “Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Treasure Island” and “Doremon the Movie: Nobita's New Dinosaur”, will continue to serve as director. Teruko Utsumi, screenwriter of the television anime Doraemon, wrote the script for the film. The current cast of the television anime will also reprise their roles in the film.
“The animated film “Doraemon the Movie 2023: Nobita's Sky Utopia”, the 42nd film of the franchise, opened in Japan in March 2023. The film ranked No. 1 in its opening weekend and sales received 542,000 tickets with revenue of 663 million yen (about 4.87 million USD) in the first three days.