His second highest-grossing film in Japan is now Boy and the Beast at 5.85 billion yen, which held the top title for the acclaimed filmmaker for six years.
Anime director Mamoru Hosoda announced at a stage event today for BELLE that his latest anime film has become his highest-grossing film ever, beating the lifetime gross of Boy and the Beast.
And this is only from inside Japan, the film is yet to open anywhere else in the world.