Makoto Shinkai’s animated films have all portrayed compelling stories about individuals striving to connect with one another against the world that is trying to separate them. Suzume, Shinkai’s latest film, created by CoMix Wave Films and distributed worldwide by Crunchyroll, is no exception.
Suzume no Tojimari, directed by Makoto Shinkai, was one of the highly acclaimed anime films, receiving glowing reviews from reviewers all around the world. The film’s remarkable success can only be described as the culmination of Shinkai’s multi-year work in developing and releasing it.
Shinkai’s efforts with Suzume are undoubtedly being rewarded, as seen by the film’s latest earnings statistics at the Japanese box office. Naturally, Shinkai’s current picture has recently passed one of his previous films, Weathering With You, in terms of lifetime Japanese box office profits.
Suzume had earned a cumulative total of 14,310,602,380 Japanese yen, equivalent to roughly 109 million USD. This total surpasses the 14.23-billion-yen lifetime Japanese box office earnings of his previous film, Weathering With You.
Also, there is one more anime movie that is steadily rising in the ranks. Yes, I’m talking about none other than ‘The First Slam Dunk’. Among the anime releases of the year so far, The First Slam Dunk film has been an exciting event, which has steadily become one of the most popular anime projects of the year.
The film has lately risen even higher on the list of all-time highest-earning anime films in Japan. The First Slam Dunk is now trailing behind Makoto Shinkai’s latest picture, after passing the director’s previous feature, Weathering With You.
The movie has overtaken Makoto Shinkai’s Weathering With You in terms of lifetime domestic revenues. This makes it the 15th highest-earning film in Japan’s history and the ninth highest-earning anime film.
Despite their tremendous success, these films have yet to surpass the lifetime collection of Shinkai’s previous film, Your Name, which stands at a staggering $382 million and is the third highest-grossing Japanese film of all time. Nevertheless, both films can take pride in their achievement of surpassing the notable titles.
About Suzume no Tojimari
Suzume no Tojimari is an anime film by Makoto Shinkai. It premiered on November 11, 2022. A novel adaptation was released in August 2022, also written by Shinkai.
The film focuses on Suzume, a 17-year-old girl who meets a young man looking for a door. Suzume finds a strange door among the ruins and opens it, but due to it many doors start opening around Japan, causing disasters. Now, Suzume has to close all of them to save Japan.
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