The Mainichi Shimbun newspaper noted last Friday that Sunao Katabuchi’s In This Corner of the World anime film is projected to earn 500 million yen (about US$4.50 million).
The film is based on Fumiyo Kono’s To All The Corners Of The World (Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni) manga.
The film debuted in 63 Japanese theaters on November 12 and sold 32,032 tickets to earn 47,042,090 yen (US$434,288).
In addition, the film won the Hiroshima Peace Film Award at the Hiroshima International Film Festival.