{"id":155999,"date":"2025-11-27T07:58:04","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T07:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/155999\/"},"modified":"2025-11-27T07:58:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T07:58:04","slug":"mamoru-hosodas-scarlet-film-opens-at-3-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/155999\/","title":{"rendered":"Mamoru Hosoda’s Scarlet Film Opens at #3 – News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Scarlet\"Image via Studio Chizu’s X\/Twitter account<\/a><\/p>\n

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Mamoru Hosoda<\/a> and Studio Chizu<\/a>‘s new anime film<\/a> Scarlet (Hateshi naki Scarlet<\/a> in Japanese, literally “Scarlet Without Limits”) ranked at #3 in its opening weekend. The film sold 136,000 tickets and earned 210,157,700 yen (about US$1.34 million) in its first three days from Friday to Sunday, and sold 170,000 tickets and earned 270 million yen (about US$1.73 million) in its first four days including Monday (November 24 was a holiday in Japan).<\/p>\n

The film was previously slated to open in the United States on December 12, but has been delayed<\/a> to an early 2026 release date in North America. The film is still planned to have an awards-qualifying run in North America this year.<\/p>\n

The 82nd Venice International Film Festival screened<\/a> the world premiere with five screenings on September 4-5. The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) screened<\/a> the North American premiere at the 50th annual event as a Special Presentation, with four screenings on September 10-12. The New York Film Festival presented the film with two screenings on October 7-8. October 17-19’s Animation is Film Festival showed<\/a> the film in competition in Los Angeles.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sony Pictures<\/a> describes the film:<\/p>\n

From visionary Academy Award\u00ae-nominated filmmaker Mamoru Hosoda (MIRAI<\/a>) comes a powerful, time-bending animated adventure about SCARLET, a medieval-era, sword fighting princess on a dangerous quest to avenge the death of her father. After failing at her mission and finding herself gravely injured in the Otherworld that exists somewhere between life and death, she encounters an idealistic young man from our present day who not only helps her to heal but shows her the possibility of a future free of bitterness and rage. When confronted again by her father’s killer, Scarlet faces her most daunting battle: can she break the cycle of hatred and find meaning in life beyond revenge?<\/p>\n

\"unnamed-14\"Image courtesy of GKIDS<\/p>\n

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The Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution\u00a0compilation film<\/a> dropped from #2 to #4 in its third weekend. The film sold 131,000 tickets from Friday to Sunday, and earned 202,714,900 yen (about US$1.29 million). The film has sold a total of 1.01 million tickets earned a cumulative 1,442,141,100 yen (about US$9.24 million).<\/p>\n

The film opened on November 7 and sold 417,700 tickets and earned 639,785,800 yen (about US$4.13 million) in its first three days.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The film, known as Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution -Shibuya Incident x The Culling Game Begins<\/a> in Japan, is a compilation of the second season’s “Shibuya Incident,” along with the first two episodes of the third season (before the season premieres in January).
\nThe film opened on November 7 simultaneously on both IMAX screens and regular theaters.<\/p>\n

K\u014dji Yusa<\/a> voices<\/a> the character Naoya Zen’in in the film.<\/p>\n

The third season will premiere<\/a> in Japan on January 8.<\/p>\n

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Chainsaw Man \u2013 The Movie: Reze Arc<\/a>, the film<\/a> based on the Reze Arc of Tatsuki Fujimoto<\/a>‘s Chainsaw Man<\/a> manga, dropped from #1 to #5 in its 10th weekend. The film earned 161,926,000 yen (about US$1.03 million) from Friday to Sunday, and has earned a cumulative total of 9,052,870,900 yen (about US$58.03 million).<\/p>\n

The film opened<\/a> on September 19 and debuted at #1 in its opening weekend, replacing the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle<\/a> – Akaza Sairai film, which had topped the box office for nine straight weeks. The film sold<\/a> 807,000 tickets for 1,251,178,500 yen (about US$8.46 million) in its opening weekend.<\/p>\n

Sony Pictures Entertainment<\/a> (SPE) has acquired<\/a> worldwide theatrical rights the film. The company opened<\/a> the film in theaters in the United States on October 24.<\/p>\n

Reina Ueda<\/a> plays Reze in the film.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9Koyoharu Gotoge \/ SHUEISHA, Aniplex, ufotable<\/p>\n

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle – Akaza Sairai, the first film in the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle trilogy<\/a>, dropped from #4 to #6 in its 19th weekend. The film earned 94,406,700 yen (about US$604,900) from Friday to Sunday, and has earned a cumulative total of 38,112,365,300 yen (about US$244 million).<\/p>\n

The film had sold a total of 23,042,671 tickets for 33,056,606,000 yen (about US$224 million) as of September 15, its 60th day in the Japanese box office. This made it the second highest-earning film of all time at the Japanese box office, surpassing<\/a> Hayao Miyazaki<\/a> and Studio Ghibli<\/a>‘s 2001 film Spirited Away<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The film opened\u00a0<\/a>in China on November 14, and it\u00a0earned 373 million RMB (about US$52.53 million) in its first three days in China. The film’s IMAX screenings in the country earned the equivalent of US$12.3 million, becoming the highest-earning and selling IMAX opening for a Japanese film in China. China’s Ne Zha 2\u00a0is the only animated film with a higher IMAX opening in the country.<\/p>\n

The film is now the highest-earning anime film of all time worldwide, as well as the highest-earning Japanese film of all time worldwide. The film has sold 89,177,796\u00a0tickets\u00a0for 106,370,568,950 yen (about US$685 million) worldwide as of Sunday, November 16. This feat makes it the first<\/a> Japanese film to earn over 100 billion yen (about US$644 million) worldwide. <\/p>\n

Demon Slayer \u2013 Kimetsu no Yaiba \u2013 The Movie: Mugen Train<\/a>, the October 2020 film from the same franchise<\/a>, is currently the highest earning film in Japan, with a 40.75 billion yen (about US$277 million in current conversion) total take in Japan.<\/p>\n

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Eiga Sumikko Gurashi: Sora no \u014ckoku to Futari no Ko<\/a> (The Sky Kingdom and the Two Children), the fourth<\/a> anime film of San-X<\/a>‘s Sumikko Gurashi franchise, returned to the top 10 in its fourth weekend, previously ranking at #11 in its third weekend.<\/p>\n

The film opened in Japan on October 31, and ranked at #4 in its opening weekend. The film sold 150,000 tickets and earned 183,974,840 yen (about US$1.19 million) in its first three days. Counting November 3 (which was the Culture Day holiday in Japan), the film sold a total of 208,000 tickets and earned 253 million yen (about US$1.64 million) in its first four days.<\/p>\n

Yoshihiko Inohara<\/a> and Manami Honj\u014d<\/a> return as narrators for the film at Fanworks<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Naomi Iwata<\/a> (Pingu in the City<\/a>, Obake Zukan<\/a>) directed the fourth film at Fanworks. Takashi Sumita<\/a> returned from the first and third Sumikko Gurashi films as the scriptwriter. Kaori Hino<\/a> similarly returned from the first and third films as art director. Kaela Kimura<\/a> performed the film’s theme song “Kimi no Kasa” (Your Umbrella).<\/p>\n

Asmik Ace, Inc.<\/a> is distributing the film.<\/p>\n

The live-action film<\/a> of Makoto Shinkai<\/a>‘s 5 Centimeters per Second<\/a> anime film is still out of the top 10 in its seventh weekend, but still earned\u00a043,032,300 yen (about US$275,700) from Friday to Sunday. The film has earned a cumulative total of\u00a02,139,486,100 yen (about US$13.70 million).<\/p>\n

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