The film earned over 800 million yen (about US$7.27 million) from Friday to Sunday to rank #1 in its opening weekend.
Non Non Biyori Vacation, the anime film of Atto’s Non Non Biyori manga, remained at #1 in the Japanese mini-theater rankings in its sixth consecutive weekend.
Aniplex of America will screen the film at the Anime NYC convention on Friday, November 16 at 7:45 p.m. EST.
Natsume Yujin-cho the Movie: Ephemeral Bond (Natsume Yūjin-Chō: Utsusemi ni Musubu), the anime film of Yuki Midorikawa’s Natsume’s Book of Friends (Natsume Yūjin-Chō) manga, topped the Japanese box office rankings in its opening weekend.