Shinkai's Weathering With You Film Earns 1.64 Billion Yen in 1st 3 Days

Makoto Shinkai’s new film Weathering With You (Tenki no Ko) sold 1,159,020 tickets to earn 1,643,809,400 yen (about US$15.22 million) in its first three days.

The film earned 28.6% more in its first three days compared to Shinkai’s previous your name. film, which earned 1,277,960,000 yen (about US$12.51 million at the time) in its first three days.

The film opened in 359 theaters and 448 screens in Japan last Friday, July 19.