Eiga Sumikko Gurashi: Tobidasu Ehon to Himitsu no Ko, the anime film of San-X’s “Sumikko Gurashi” (Living in the Corner) characters, has sold a total of 1.2 million tickets and earned 1.4 billion yen (about US$12.8 million) at the box office in Japan as of Tuesday, February 4.
The film had earned 1.3 billion yen (about US$ 12.0 million) in Japan as of January 5.
The film’s story begins when the Sumikko Gurashi characters find a mysterious picture book in the basement of a cafe they always go to.
The anime film opened in Japan on November 8 in 114 theaters and ranked #3 in its opening weekend.