Movie box office revenue hits a record high Anime hits over 260 billion yen January 28 16:43
Last year, the box-office revenue of movies screened in Japan exceeded the previous year by 17% to over 260 billion yen, due to hits of animated films, etc., reaching a record high.
According to the Federation of Japanese Filmmakers, last year's box-office revenue for films shown in Japan was 261.1 billion yen, combining Japanese and foreign films, up 17% from the previous year.
This surpassed 235.5 billion yen in 2016, which was the largest since 2000, when there was a record, and reached a record high.
In addition, the rankings for movies released from December onwards until December 26 were announced, with the first place being Makoto Shinkai's animated movie "Children of the Weather" with 14 billion yen. The second place is the sequel to the animation movie "Ana and the Snow Queen", "Ana and the Snow Queen 2", at 12.7 billion yen. The third place was "Aladdin", a live-action version of Disney's popular animation, worth ¥ 12.1 billion.
The filmmaker's record-setting revenues have been set to record highs, according to the Japan Filmmakers' Federation due to strong sales of animated films such as "Kenoko no Kiko" and sequels to hot topics.
According to Yusuke Okada, Chairman of the Japan Filmmakers' Federation, "The biggest reason for the box office revenue to be the highest ever since hit films, including Japanese and foreign films. Also want to make a noteworthy work and keep it strong. "