
The film was showed in 555 movie theaters around the country earning a whopping $ 5.23 million. "Your Name" was premiered in South Korea which instantly became a phenomenon in the country topping the South Korean Box Office at its first weekend. This makes Shinkai's movie fourth highest-grossing film of all time in Japan, second highest-grossing Japanese film and second highest grossing anime film. However, Shinkai has yet to beat Miyazaki domestically with a 7.57-billion-yen gap. Now, Shinkai's masterpiece has overtaken Studio Ghibli's Academy Award winning film, "Spirited Away" in the worldwide box office earnings.Īccording to Anime News Network, the film has earned a total of $ 281 million worldwide that puts Hayao Miyazaki's "Spirited Away" in number two spot with $ 275 million box office. Since its release last year, the film took the world by storm breaking all-time records for the highest grossing movies. "Kimi no Na wa" or "Your Name" by Makoto Shinkai is no doubt one of the best anime film ever produced.
