Crunchyroll
screened film for its Anime Nights event on February 16
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Crunchyroll
‘s one-day screening of the
Fruits Basket -prelude-
anime
film
on February 16 earned US$103,428. The film screened in select theaters in the U.S. and Canada as part of
Crunchyroll
‘s monthly Anime Nights event. The film screened in 270 theaters in the U.S.
Crunchyroll
previously
screened
the film in the U.S. and Canada in June 2022, then in the United Kingdom that July.
The film opened in 25 theaters in Japan in February 2022, and
sold
20,000 tickets in its first two days to earn 33 million yen (about US$287,000 at the time). The film
earned
130 million yen (about US$1.12 million at the time) in its first 18 days in theaters.
Aside from a digest compilation of the series, the film includes the
Kyо̄ko to Katsuya no Monogatari
(Kyо̄ko and Katsuya’s Story)
anime
that centers on the backstory of Tohru’s parents Kyoko and Katsuya, which the 2019-2021 series did not adapt. The film also includes new scenes — written specifically for the film by original manga creator
Natsuki Takaya
— depicting events from after the television anime’s story.
The 2019-2021 television anime’s main staff at
TMS Entertainment
and main cast returned for the film.
Miyuki Sawashiro
voices Kyoko Honda and
Yoshimasa Hosoya
voices Katsuya Honda. A special edition Blu-ray Disc release of the film became available on the same day it opened in theaters.
Source:
The Numbers
