Comparatively, Jujutsu Kaisen 0 earned 1,072,252,950 yen (about US$9.37 million) in Japan on its debut day on a Friday last December.
The film earned US$8.68 million in 2,340 theaters in its first full day in the U.S. on Friday.
The film is based on Gege Akutami’s Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Tokyo Toritsu Jujutsu Kōtō Senmon Gakkō (Jujutsu Kaisen 0: Tokyo Prefectural Jujutsu High School) manga prequel story, with MAPPA animating again and TOHO distributing.
Jujutsu Kaisen 0 earned about US$2.88 million at U.S. box office from preview screenings in 2,003 theaters on Thursday.