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Toho Has Most Profitable Year Ever Due to 'your name.,' Shin Godzilla, More
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Film distributor Shin Godzilla film. The company earned 50.2 billion yen ($463 million), a 23.4% increase from the previous period. This is the third year in a row that the company has set a new record in operating profits.
The company's sales also set a record high. The company's sales totaled 233.5 billion yen (US$2.15 billion), a 1.8% increase from the previous year. TOHO managing director Nobuyuki Tako said at a press conference in Tokyo that this past fiscal year was the company's "best year."
The film your name. opened in Japan last August, and has become the fourth highest-grossing film of all time in Japan, the second highest-grossing Japanese film, and the second highest-grossing anime film. As of the end of March, the film had earned 24.8 billion yen (US$229 million) in Japan. The film is still screening in Japan.
Shin Godzilla earned 8.2 billion yen (US$75.6 million) at the box office in Japan after received nominations for the 48th Seiun Awards.
Film distributor A Silent Voice manga contributed to the increase.
Source: The Yomiuri Shimbun via 0takomu
