Shinkai’s 'Your Name' Dominates South East Asia Jumping 41% In Box Office

The "Your Name" (Kimi no Nawa) fever is far from over and is now conquering all of South East Asia and breaking all-time record one after another. The anime film rose up to 41 percent this weekend over the previous week's sales which resulted into a jump from number seven to the third spot in Japan's top ten box office list.

Makoto Shinkai's latest anime film has dominated the Japanese charts for nine straight weekends since its first premier last August 26. On its tenth weekend, the film dropped to the number two spot when "Death Note Light up the NEW world" movie is on its height and finally regaining back the top on its eleventh week which continued on until its thirteenth week.

According to Anime News Network, the film had already earned 22.4 billion yen ($ 192.5 Million) making it Japan's fourth highest-grossing film of all time, the second highest-grossing Japanese film and the second highest-grossing anime film. The only Japanese film that grossed higher and stands in front of Shinkai's film is the Academy Award winner "Spirited Away" from Studio Ghibli which grossed 30.8 billion yen.

"Your Name" is slated to open in 92 other countries and territories which started off in the neighboring countries in South East Asia while US will have access through Funimation in the coming first quarter of the year. In Japan, IMAX screenings will be held on January 13 that will run continuously for two weeks.

Since the opening of the film in South Korea last Wednesday, the film already sold 130 thousand tickets on just its opening day which amounts to an additional 100 million yen to the film's earnings as reported by Nikkei Asian Review. The film immediately topped Korea's box office opening on 555 screens all around the country which is a new record for the Japanese film.

Shinkai's "Your Name" also dominated China breaking the all-time records for the most advance tickets sold and the fastest film to reach 100 million yuan ($ 14 million or 1.7 billion yen), with the first 100 yuan earned in just the film's opening day. The film also dominated the charts of Hong Kong and Taiwan becoming the number 2 and top highest grossing Japanese film on the respective countries.