Doraemon Shin Nobita no Nihon Tanjō, the 36th Doraemon anime film, earned more than 4.12 billion yen (US$38.0 million) to hold the previous record for the film series.
Eiga Doraemon: Nobita no Nankyoku Kachi Kochi Daibōken (Doraemon the Movie 2017: Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi), the 37th anime film in the Doraemon franchise, has earned more than 4.14 billion yen (about US$38.2 million) in 44 days at the box office in Japan.
The film is now the highest-grossing anime in the current 12-installment Doraemon film series that began with the 2006 film Doraemon: Nobita No Kyoryu.
The current film series has earned more than 40 billion yen (about US$361 million).