Since its theatrical release in Japan on November 17, 2023, the all-new anime feature film Kitaro Tanjou: GeGeGe no Nazo has continued to do well at the box office and has received critical acclaim. Thanks to strong critical response and word of mouth, the film had stayed in the Japanese weekend box office top ten for 11 consecutive weeks and won the Excellent Animation of the Year award at the 47th Japan Academy Film Prize . According to the latest report by Animate Times , the film has earned 2,531,116,700 yen (17.03 million Usd) on 1,771,490 admissions in 80 days from November 17, 2023, to February 5, 2024. It has already become the top-grossing film in the whole GeGeGe no Kitaro franchise, including live-action films. The previous top-grossing anime film in the franchise was Gegege no Kitarou: Nippon Bakuretsu released in December 2008 and earned 420 million yen (2.84 million Usd). Related: Kitaro Tanjou: GeGeGe no Nazo Becomes Top-Grossing Film in Series Franchise The film, set in the 1950s,...
- 2/6/2024
- by Mikikazu Komatsu
- Crunchyroll
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the GeGeGe no Kitaro original manga author Shigeru Mizuki 's birth, the all-new anime feature film Kitaro Tanjou: GeGeGe no Nazo opened in 253 theaters in Japan on November 17, 2023. According to the latest report by Animate Times , the movie has earned 2,344,966,920 yen (15.83 million Usd) on 1,643,274 admissions from November 2023 to January 2024 — becoming the top-grossing film in the whole GeGeGe no Kitaro franchise, including live-action films. Thanks to strong critical response and word of mouth, the movie has also stayed in the Japanese weekend box office top ten for ten consecutive weeks since its opening. Related: Kitaro Tanjou: GeGeGe no Nazo Anime Film Reaches 2 Billion Yen in Japan The previous top-grossing film was the first GeGeGe no Kitaro live-action film starring Wentz Eiji as Kitaro, which was released in April 2007 and earned 2.34 billion yen (15.8 million Usd) from its total domestic run. The second live-action film starring Wentz,...
- 1/24/2024
- by Mikikazu Komatsu
- Crunchyroll
It is confirmed today that the cumulative domestic gross of the all-new anime feature film Kitaro Tanjou: GeGeGe no Nazo has reached two billion yen (13.81 million Usd) on 1.45 million admissions in 53 days since its release in Japan. Now it has become the eighth top-grossing Japanese anime film of 2023. Along with the Netflix series Akuma-kun , the 108-minute film was produced to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the GeGeGe no Kitaro original manga author Shigeru Mizuki 's birth. It is set in the 1950s and tells the story of Kitaro's birth and the hidden mystery of his father, Medama Oyaji. Go Koga served as director, alongside screenplay writer Hiroyuki Yoshino and character Touko Yatabe ( Evangelion Rebuild assistant director). The Toei Animation-produced film opened in 253 theaters in Japan on November 17, 2023, earning 160 million yen (1.08 million Usd) on 111,500 admissions to make its second place debut in the weekend charts . Supported by strong word of mouth,...
- 1/10/2024
- by Mikikazu Komatsu
- Crunchyroll
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