The film sold 137,000 tickets and earned 170 million yen (about US$1.16 million) in its first three days, the highest opening weekend for an Anpanman film in the franchise’s history.
Anpanman: Baikinman to Ehon no Lulun, the 35th film in the Anpanman franchise, has sold 520,000 tickets and has a gross earning of 670 million yen (about US$4.58 million) in its 50 days of screening in Japan from June 28 to August 16, and is now the franchise’s highest-grossing film.
The film commemorates the 35th anniversary of the anime and the 50th anniversary of the Anpanman picture book series.
Anpanman: The Apple Boy and Everyone’s Wishes) was the first film since Anpanman creator Takashi Yanase’s death.