One Piece Film Red has overthrown many legends to become a film in the chart of the highest-grossing films worldwide.
Actual revenue of One Piece Film Red
One Piece Film Red opened in Japanese theaters on August 6, 2022, becoming the 5th highest-grossing anime series and the 8th film to reach the 20 billion yen mark in Japan. Crunchyroll began releasing the film theatrically in Western countries in November 2022.
Furthermore, from October 20, to satisfy fans' wishes, the studio began holding encore sessions. The encore screening ranked No. 1 in its opening weekend and sold 122,000 tickets, earning a total of 159,197,710 yen (about US$1.06 million) in the first three days. Including its initial showing from August 6, 2022 to January 1,29, the film earned about 300 million yen, equivalent to $1.98 million, from encore screenings. In total, the film sold 14.5 million tickets, equivalent to approximately US$133 million. This remarkable achievement brought the film's total revenue to 20 billion yen.
One Piece Film Red opens in Japanese theaters on August 6, 2022
Overthrowing "Howl's Moving Castle"
" One Piece Film Red " has become the highest-grossing film in the "One Piece" movie series, in terms of both number of tickets sold and revenue at the box office. The film even surpassed "Howl's Moving Castle" to become the 5th highest-grossing anime film in Japan.
Not stopping there, the film has earned the equivalent of 31.9 billion yen (about 246.5 million USD) worldwide, surpassing "Howl's Moving Castle" to become the highest-grossing anime film. 4th globally. The film also ranked first at the Japanese box office in 2022 in both money earned and tickets sold, quickly becoming the 8th highest-grossing film of all time in Japan.
Summary of the opening of One Piece Film: Red
Uta - the most popular singer in the world with a beautiful voice - became famous for hiding her identity when performing. She first revealed herself to the world at a live concert.
Uta is the most popular singer in the world thanks to her wonderful voice
This event attracted many Uta fans to participate, including excited pirates and the Straw Hat crew led by Luffy. They all came to enjoy Uta's excellent performance. The story begins shockingly by revealing that she is the daughter of the mysterious Shanks.
One Piece Film Red achieving its current status has further affirmed the appeal of the Straw Hat pirates and Uta. Are you a fan of this series? Please watch now to support the author and Crunchyroll.
