Mamoru Hosoda and Studio Chizu’s new Belle (Ryū to Sobakasu no Hime, literally “The Dragon and the Freckled Princess”) anime film earned more than 890 million yen (about US$8.09 million) and sold more than 600,000 tickets in its first three days.
The film marks Studio Chizu’s 10th anniversary.
Taisei Iwasaki (Blood Blockade Battlefront, Dragon Pilot: Hisone and Masotan, The Naked Director) is the film’s music director and composer.
The film topped Japan’s box office chart for the weekend of July 17-18.