Ryu to Sobakasu no Hime / BELLE, Mamoru Hosoda’s much-awaited new film was released in 416 theaters across Japan on Friday, July 16, then earned 680 million yen (6.2 million USD) on 459,000 admissions on its first Saturday and Sunday, 890 million yen (8.09 million USD) on 600,000 admissions in its first three days from Friday through Sunday, making its impressive No.1 debut in its first weekend.
The Takumi Kitamura (Tonkatsu DJ Agetaro)-starring film had earned 1.5 billion yen (13.7 million USD) on 1.1 million admissions, becoming the third top-grossing Japanese film of this year based on a Japanese manga.
The film’s total box office gross from its 19-week run has reached 10.15 billion yen (92.68 million USD) on 6.64 million admissions in 133 days since its release in Japan on March 8, 2021.