One Piece Film Red Sails Through Japan Box Office Top 10 for 20 Consecutive Weeks
Despite massive hits like THE FIRST SLAM DUNK and Suzume opening in Japan, One Piece Film Red continues its journey through the Japanese box office with official reports today revealing that the film has now spent 20 consecutive weeks in the top 10, beating the likes of the original Avatar, Weathering With You and Frozen.
As of December 18, One Piece Film Red has made 18.73 billion yen (US$133.67 million) making it the ninth-highest-grossing film of all time in Japan and the sixth-highest-grossing anime film of all time in Japan.
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Furthermore. Ado’s official Twitter account announced that the theme song “New Genesis” for One Piece Film Red has surpassed 100 million views in a mere six months.
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One Piece Film Red opened in Japanese theaters on August 6. Crunchyroll released the film in English-speaking countries last November, starting with Australia and New Zealand on November 3 then followed by the United States and Canada on November 4. Crunchyroll describes the seafaring musical adventure as such:
Uta—the most beloved singer in the world whose voice has been described as “otherworldly”—is renowned for concealing her own identity when performing. Now, for the first time ever, she will reveal herself to the world at a live concert.
With the Navy watching closely, the venue fills with Uta’s fans—including excited pirates and the Straw Hats led by Luffy, who simply came to enjoy her sonorous performance—all eagerly awaiting the voice that the whole world has been waiting for to resound. The story begins with the shocking revelation that she is the enigmatic Shanks’ daughter.
The One Piece TV anime is also still going strong, with over 1,000 episodes of the series streaming right here on Crunchyroll and new episodes coming out each week as they air in Japan.
Sources: Kogyo Tsushinsha, Ado on Twitter
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Daryl Harding is a Senior Japan Correspondent for Crunchyroll News. He also runs a YouTube channel about Japan stuff called TheDoctorDazza, tweets at @DoctorDazza, and posts photos of his travels on Instagram.
