The film topped the Japanese box office rankings in its opening weekend on September 29-30, selling 117,473 tickets to earn 172,144,780 yen (about US$1.5 million).
The film ranked at #1 on Thursday in China, but after Captain Marvel and Green Book opened in China on Friday, the film fell to #3 on Friday and Saturday.
The anime tells an original story based on Yuki Midorikawa’s Natsume’s Book of Friends (Natsume Yūjin-Chō) manga.
As of October 21, the film had earned 725,058,820 yen (about US$6.43 million).