The film opened in Japan in August 2016, and has become the fourth highest-grossing film of all time in Japan, the second highest-grossing Japanese film, and the second highest-grossing anime film.
Video Research revealed on Thursday that the first television airing of Makoto Shinkai’s your name. anime film on Wednesday had a ratings average of 17.4%.
A live-action Hollywood adaptation of the film by Paramount Pictures and J. J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions is in the works.
The broadcast also aired Shinkai’s “Cross Road” commercial for Z-Kai during the airing.