Makoto Shinkai’s your name. (Kimi no Na wa.) anime film has earned 16.41 billion yen (about US$158 million) as of Monday, after 60 days at the Japanese box office.
The film previously surpassed the 2013 Japanese box office total of Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli’s The Wind Rises (12.02 billion yen or US$118.6 million).
The film’s earnings now surpass the Japanese earnings of Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki’s Ponyo anime film (which earned 15.5 billion yen) and James Cameron’s Avatar film (which earned 15.6 billion yen).
The film ranked at #1 at the Japanese box office for its ninth consecutive weekend.