The movie Chainsaw Man: The Movie – Reze Arc it
remained in first place at the Japanese box office during the weekend of October
17 to 19, reaching his fifth consecutive week as leader in
the national ranking.
According to data from Kogyo Tsushinsha, the
tape attracted 375,000 spectators and collected 582
million yen (approximately 3.86 million dollars) during
the weekend, exceeding a cumulative total of 4.26 million tickets sold and 6.5
billion yen (some 43.1 million dollars) in income.
In second place was the live-action adaptation of 5
Centimeters per Second of Makoto Shinkai, which brought
together 198,000 attendees and obtained 283 million
yen (approximately 1.88 million dollars).
About Chainsaw Man
Based on the original manga by Tatsuki Fujimoto,
serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump since December 2018, Chainsaw
Man tells the story of Denji, a young demon hunter who
lives in poverty while trying to pay his late father's debts. After merging
with his partner Pochita, Denji is reborn as the half demon known
as Chainsaw Man and he enters a world dominated by violence
and despair.
The manga has more than 30 million copies in
circulation and he was recognized as the number one in
the men's category of Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2021. Its first part,
the “Public Security Arc”, concluded in December 2020, while the second part
began in Shonen Jump+ in July 2022. The anime adaptation aired
between October and December 2022 and has also inspired a play.
About the movie
Chainsaw Man: The Movie – Reze Arc it adapts the post-events arc of the anime, focusing on the meeting between Denji and Reze, a mysterious girl who completely alters his life. The film continues to expand the main narrative with new elements from Fujimoto's manga.
