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‘Suzume’ Debut Tops Chinese Box Office With $50.7M Opening
Makoto Shinkai’s latest has already grossed $182.4 million from seven territories. It will hit the U.S. on April 14.
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New ‘Demon Slayer’ Film Finishes Fourth At U.S. Box Office With $10.1M Haul
Meanwhile, ‘Puss in Boots’ managed another $7.4 million globally as it moves closer to the $500M milestone.
‘Cheburashka’ Feature Crushes Russian Box Office Records In Its First Month
Nine days after its release, ‘Cheburashka’ was already the highest-grossing Russian film ever. Now it’s more than doubled that total.
‘Puss In Boots’ Debut Tops U.K. Box Office As Dreamworks’ Latest Approaches $400M Globally
U.K. export ‘The Amazing Maurice’ failed to make much of an impact with its North American debut.
‘Puss In Boots’ On Course To Surpass Its Predecessor At The Domestic Box Office
Two Chinese animated features, ‘Boonie Bears: Guardian Code’ and ‘Deep Sea,’ featured in this week’s top 10 global box office list.
‘Puss In Boots’ Returns To 2nd Spot At Domestic Box Office, Nears $300M Globally
Crunchyroll hosted another strong anime release while ‘Boonie Bears’ ninth feature was a hit in China.
‘Puss In Boots: The Last Wish’ Passes $100M At Domestic Box Office After Phenomenal Fourth Weekend
Despite being available to rent now, “Puss in Boots” pulled in more money at the U.S. box office in its fourth weekend than the prior weekend.
Powered By ‘One Piece’ And ‘The First Slam Dunk,’ Toei Finishes 2022 With Best Box Office In Company History
The company pulled in nearly a quarter-billion dollars at the Japanese box office, surpassing its previous record set in 2009.
NBCUniversal To Take The Top 3 Animation Box Office Spots From 2022 As ‘Puss In Boots’ Continues To Put Up Big Numbers
Universal’s other two winners in 2022 were “Minions: The Rise of Gru” and “The Bad Guys.”
‘Puss In Boots’ Finds New Legs Over New Year’s Weekend As ‘Avatar’ Continues To Dominate
And ‘Strange World’ inched closer to ‘Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero’ in total NA box office.
‘Avatar’ Crosses $850 Million Globally As ‘Puss In Boots’ Domestic Debut Is Battered By Brutal Weather
Both films are also being hurt by a down Chinese box office as ‘Strange World’ goes out with a whimper.
Anime Features ‘The First Slam Dunk’ And ‘Suzume’ Relegate ‘Avatar: The Way Of Water’ To Third Place At Japanese Box Office
Despite the largest theatrical release in Japanese history, ‘Avatar’ sold fewer tickets than either film.
‘Puss In Boots: The Last Wish’ Rockets To $8.9 Million Opening At Offshore Box Office Despite Limited Release
The Dreamworks feature only opened in 24 markets, with most major territories set to premiere the film around Christmas.
Disney’s ‘Strange World’ Plummets 60% In Its Second Weekend
Disney’s latest feature was unable to recover at the box office in its sophomore frame.
‘Strange World’ Crashes With Historically Bad Opening, Will Lose More Than $100 Million
‘Strange World’s opening weekend haul is the worst for a Disney animated feature since ‘The Emperor’s New Grove’ in 2000.
‘Suzume’ Passes ‘Weathering With You,’ ‘Your Name’ For Biggest Japanese Opening Of Director Makoto Shinkai’s Career
A November release could hurt ‘Suzume’ long-term. Shinkai’s previous films opened in summer, historically a more favorable window.
‘One Piece Film Red’ Debuts In Second Place At North American Box Office With $9.48 Million Weekend
‘Film Red’ is now the ninth-highest-grossing anime film of all time globally, passing ‘Princess Mononoke’s total of $170 million.
As ‘One Piece Film Red’ Dominates The Japanese Box Office, Crunchyroll Launches North American Ticket Sales
‘One Piece Film Red,’ the 11th highest-grossing film in Japanese box office history, has its sights set on the North American box office.
‘Super Pets,’ ‘Minions,’ ‘Dragon Ball’ In Top 10 Labor Day Weekend Box Office
The strong performance of these films comes amidst a historic dry spell of major animated releases in theaters.
‘Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero’ Enters Top Five All-Time Anime Releases In U.S.
Meanwhile, ‘Minions’ has topped the global box office yet again.
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