The film earned 42.4% more in its opening weekend than the previous The Laws of the Universe Part 0 film, and Eiga.com reports that the new film may reach a final total of 1 billion yen (about US$9 million).
The film sold 115,000 tickets and earned 151 million yen (about US$1.33 million) to top the Japanese box office rankings in its opening weekend.
The Laws of the Universe: Part 1, HS Pictures Studio’s new anime film sequel to the The Laws of the Universe Part 0 religious anime film, topped the Japanese box office in its opening weekend.
The film earned 72,106,500 yen (about US$644,600) from Friday to Sunday, and has earned a cumulative total of 622,235,540 yen (about US$5.56 million).