36th Doraemon Film Earns 4 Billion Yen, Sets New Franchise Record

The original film boasts the largest theatergoing audience in the Doraemon film franchise, with 4.2 million tickets sold.

The film is a remake of the Doraemon: Nobita no Nihon Tanjō (Doraemon: Nobita at the Birth of Japan) film, which originally opened in Japan in March 1989.

The 2013 film Doraemon: Nobita no Himitsu Dōgu Museum held the previous record, with 3.98 billion yen (about US$37.2 million) in box-office earnings.