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Shinkai's 'your name.' Returns to #1 in Japanese Box Office in 11th Week
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Death Note Light up the NEW world, which opened on October 29. Death Note Light up the NEW world is now at #2 in its second weekend.
As of Monday, 77 days after the film opened, your name. has earned 17.97 billion yen ($172 million).
The film has now sured the eighth highest-grossing film (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets at 17.3 billion yen) and the seventh highest-grossing film (Bayside Shakedown 2 at 17.35 billion yen) to become the seventh highest-grossing film of all time in Japan. The film is also the fourth highest-grossing Japanese film in Japan, and the fourth highest-grossing anime film in Japan. your name. has sold 13,540,000 tickets as of November 3.
The three highest-grossing Japanese films in Japan include projected to possibly approach 20 billion yen (US$200 million).
Additionally, the live-action A Silent Voice (Koe no Katachi) anime film fell off the ranking in its eighth weekend.
Sources: Movie Walker, Kōgyō Tsūshin
