Overview
- Sony reports the worldwide total has crossed $108 million and promoted the film as the “#1 movie in the world,” with Rotten Tomatoes showing a perfect critics score and “Verified Hot” status.
- The movie debuted atop the U.S. box office with roughly $17–18 million across more than 3,000 theaters, with premium formats such as IMAX accounting for about 19% of domestic grosses.
- In South Korea, receipts have reached about $18.9 million, taking roughly 30% of weekend ticket sales and tracking toward a $20 million milestone.
- Industry coverage credits Crunchyroll and Sony’s marketing and global rollout for expanding anime’s theatrical reach, following the template set by Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle.
- A widely shared claim of an “ultra‑intimate” deleted scene was debunked as a translation error tied to Toho promotional images, and the film remains a theatrical exclusive with no Netflix release announced.