The film sold 1,159,020 tickets for 1,643,809,400 yen (about US$15.22 million) in its first three days in 358 theaters.
The film also had a premiere event in India during the Japanese Film Festival in India event on Friday, and it will have a general screening in India beginning on October 11.
The last Japanese film to earn over 10 billion yen was Shinkai’s previous film your name. three years ago.
Weathering With You is only the third Japanese film to have a general screening in India (the other two being Dragon Ball Super: Broly and Shoplifters).