Makoto Shinkai’s new film Weathering With You (Tenki no Ko) has sold 3 million tickets to earn more than 4 billion yen (about US$36.7 million) in its first 11 days.
Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) will host the North American premiere of Weathering With You as part of its Special Presentations category.
Shinkai’s mention of three years likely refers to his previous film, your name., which opened in Japan in July 2016.
The film sold 1,159,020 tickets to earn 1,643,809,400 yen (about US$15.22 million) in its first three days.