AnoHana Film Earns Over 844 Million Yen In Five Weeks

The movie adaptation of Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai/Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day has earned more than expected at the Japanese Box Office. The film started its run in 64 Japanese theatres on August 31st this year, and since then has earned a massive total of 844,018,600 Yen, which equates to approximately 8.7 Million American Dollars. Over the course of the five weeks the film has retained its spot in the top 10 reaching 9th in its fifth week. It has also been reported that 630,358 people went to watch the film throughout the theatrical run.

The film released on August 31st and debuted 3rd in its opening weekend, selling 161,255 tickets and earning 198,177,700 Yen (~$1.99 Million USD). With a limited run of 46 theatres, the film launched behind Studio Ghibli’s The Wind Rises/Kaze Tachinu and Warner Bros. Man of Steel, which aired in 454 and 610 theatres respectively. This is a massive feat for the film, and fans of the series. Due to this success, the film will release in 34 more theatres across Japan starting October 12th. To find out which theatres will be hosting the movie visit the official AnoHana website.

Since its first week the film started to slowly drop positions at the Box Office as newer films, such as Space Pirate Captain Harlock andThe Wolverine, debuted. During its second week the Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai film fell to 4th, in its third week it came 5th, in its fourth week it was 7th, and finally falling to 9th in its fifth week. Regardless, the film has exceedingly surpassed expectations and has been considered record breaking earnings at the Box Office.

The producers of the Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai has also released a limited line of tissue boxes based on the film. Only 100,000 tissue boxes were handed out across the country since we all know how emotional the series can get. Of course you can always bring your own tissues if you aren’t part of the first 100,000 and let those emotions flow.

Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai is part of the Anohana project which originally comprised of the anime and the light novel series. The light novel series released in March 2011 and ended its run in July the same year, whilst the anime ran from April 2011 till June 2011 for a total of 11 episodes. The light novels were written by Mari Okada and published by Media Factory, and the anime was produced by A-1 Pictures. A manga adaptation was also produced by Mari Okada and ran from April 2012 till March 2013 in 3 volumes. A PSP Visual Novel game by 5pb. was released in Japan late last year, and a film adaptation started its theatrical run on August 31st this year. The film itself is a retelling of the anime from Meiko ‘Menma’ Honma but it will also include new a new epilogue to the series, set one year after the end of the anime series.

Here is a synopsis of the anime series from MAL:

Jinta Yadomi and his group of childhood friends have become estranged after a tragic accident split them apart. Now in their high school years, a sudden surprise forces each of them to confront their guilt over what happened that day and come to terms with the ghosts of their past.

The Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai film is doing fantastic at the Japanese Box Office since its debut on August 31st. There has been no mention of any worldwide screenings of the film despite the surprise success, or when distribution companies, such as Funimation, will release the series on physical media.

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