While Shin Godzilla is expected to finish its run with around 7.5 billion yen, it seems certain that Kimi no Na wa. will reach the historical 10 billion yen mark soon and become the top-grossing film of the year 2016. started considering Shinkai as the next Hayao Miyazaki.
As reported, another surprise hit of this summer, Shinji Higuchi-directed Shin Godzilla needed to spend 38 days to cross the six billion yen mark.
It is confirmed today that Makoto Shinkai’s Kimi no Na wa./your name has collected a huge 6.2 billion yen (about 60 million US dollars) from its domestic run only in 17 days since its release on August 26.