The anime film Chainsaw Man: The Movie – Reze Arc, released on September 19, has surpassed 2.9 billion yen ($19.52M) in box office revenue within just 10 days, drawing 1.96 million moviegoers. According to Kogyo Tsushinsha, the film earned 799.7 million yen ($5.38M) over the weekend of September 26 to 28 with 523,000 admissions, securing the number one spot at the Japanese box office for the second consecutive week.

Screened across 421 theaters nationwide, the film opened strongly with 272,000 admissions and 420 million yen ($2.83M) on its first day. Distributor Toho had previously projected a final box office target of 5 billion yen ($33.66M), describing the opening as a highly favorable start.

Based on Tatsuki Fujimoto’s popular manga serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump since December 2018, Chainsaw Man follows Denji, a destitute boy burdened with his late father’s debts. After merging with his loyal devil companion Pochita, Denji is reborn as Chainsaw Man, wielding the heart of a devil to fight against others in a dark hero action story. The manga has surpassed 30 million copies in circulation and was ranked No.1 in the Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2021 Male Readers category.

The first part, known as the “Public Safety Arc,” concluded in December 2020 in Weekly Shonen Jump. The second part began serialization on Shonen Jump+ in July 2022, followed by a TV anime broadcast from October to December 2022 and even a stage play adaptation.

The new film adapts the highly anticipated Reze Arc, directly continuing from the anime’s final episode. The story depicts Denji’s chance encounter with the enigmatic girl Reze, who entangles him in an unpredictable and perilous fate.

■Box Office Performance of Chainsaw Man: The Movie – Reze Arc
Opening Day: 272,000 admissions, 420 million yen ($2.83M)
3 Days: 807,000 admissions, 1.251 billion yen ($8.42M)
4 Days: 986,000 admissions, 1.52 billion yen ($10.23M)
6 Days: 1.35 million admissions, 2.0 billion yen ($13.47M)
10 Days: 1.96 million admissions, 2.9 billion yen ($19.52M)

Calculated at the exchange rate of 1 USD = 148.53 JPY.

Source : ORICON NEWS