The Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale anime film opened in China last Friday and earned 40 million yuan (660 million yen or about US$6.11 million) in its first three days in 6,000 theaters to rank #3 in the Chinese box office.
The film was the first anime film to rank #1 in both weekend attendance and weekend box office receipt totals since Makoto Shinkai’s your name.
The film is now the 11th highest earning Japanese film in Chinese box office history, and the ninth highest earning anime film.
A Silent Voice opened in China on September 8 and earned 32 million yuan over 3,000 theaters (500 million yen or about US$4.95 million) in its opening weekend.