That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Anime Film Earns Estimated $1.4 Million in US Box Office
This weekend saw the North American release of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond, and fans turned up to theaters to check out the big screen installment. According to estimates, the total opening weekend in the United States—which includes Thursday preview screenings—came to $1,459,515.
According to Box Office Mojo, that puts Scarlet Bond in 8th place for the weekend of January 20-22, sandwiched right between House Party and The Whale.
Slime Time doesn’t stop there, though, because you can still catch the movie in theaters, so be sure to check local listings.
Here’s a per-day breakdown:
- Thursday, January 19: $250,000
- Friday, January 20: $451,958 (revised)
- Saturday, January 21: $507,557 (new)
- Sunday, January 22: $250,000 (estimate)
The movie was released in Japan this past November and features an original story penned by Fuse, the author of the Slime novel series the anime is based on. The film’s plot is described as such:
A long-running conspiracy is swirling over a mysterious power known as “Queen” in Raja, a small country west of Tempest. When a slime who evolved into a Demon Lord named Rimuru Tempest crosses paths with Hiiro, a survivor of the Ogre race, an incredible adventure packed with new characters begins. The power of bonds will be put to the test!
Source: Press release
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Joseph Luster is the Games and Web editor at Otaku USA Magazine. You can read his comics at subhumanzoids. Follow him on Twitter @Moldilox.
