Director Shinkai Makoto's movie “The Weather Child” box office revenue exceeded 10 billion yen August 22 15:18
The animated film “Weather Child” directed by Makoto Shinkai broke the box office revenue of 10 billion yen in about one month after its release. From the previous work “Your name is”, it will be over 10 billion yen for two consecutive works, and it will be the second person in Japan following Director Hayao Miyazaki.
The movie “The Weather Child” is a story where a runaway boy who came to Tokyo meets a girl with a magical power that can clear the sky by praying, and is an original animation written by director Makoto Shinkai.
According to the distributor Toho, the number of spectators in the country exceeded 7.5 million in 34 days from the release on the 19th of last month to the 21st, and the box office revenue exceeded 10 billion yen.
According to Toho, the world view woven of beautiful images and music called “Shinkai World” has been accepted by a wide range of generations, and many repeat visitors to the movie theater have led to an increase in box office income is.
It is the first time in three years that a box office revenue has exceeded 10 billion yen in a Japanese animation movie since director Shinkai's previous work, “Your Name”.
In addition, the box office revenue exceeded 10 billion yen for two consecutive works in Japan, including “Chihiro and Chihiro's Mystery”, “Howl's Moving Castle”, and “Ponyo on the Cliff” by five works. This is the second person since Hayao Miyazaki, who exceeded ¥ 100 million.