The “Chainsaw Man — The Film: Reze Arc” has surpassed 3 million admissions, persevering with its spectacular run in Korean theaters.
In line with the KOREA Field-office Info System on Tuesday, “Chainsaw Man — The Film: Reze Arc” drew greater than 3 million viewers as of 11:34 p.m. that day. Since its launch on Sept. 24, the movie has swept theaters, drawing main consideration by exceeding 1 million viewers in 12 days and a couple of million in 24 days.
Amongst animated movies launched this yr, it’s the second to surpass the three million mark, proving its sustained recognition. Now coming into its eighth week in theaters, the movie maintains robust viewers scores — 96 % on CGV Golden Egg Index, 9.4 out of 10 on Lotte Cinema and 9.5 on Megabox — fueling expectations that its long-term success will proceed.
Primarily based on Tatsuki Fujimoto’s globally fashionable manga “Chainsaw Man,” which has offered greater than 31 million copies worldwide, the movie tells the explosive story of Denji, a boy who turns into the chainsaw man after making a contract with the chainsaw satan Pochita, and his fateful encounter with the mysterious lady Reze.
In Japan, the movie attracted 5.43 million viewers in 52 days and earned 8.31 billion yen (about 55 million {dollars}), surpassing “Shin Godzilla” (2016) to rank 81st within the nation’s all-time field workplace chart. In North America, it has grossed 38 million {dollars}, changing into the fifth highest-grossing Japanese animated movie within the U.S. Up to now, the movie has taken in 157 million {dollars} globally, cementing its standing as a worldwide field workplace phenomenon.
This text from the Hankook Ilbo, the sister publication of The Korea Instances, is translated by a generative AI system and edited by The Korea Instances.
