The official channel of Kenshi Yonezu on YouTube he published this Tuesday the opening sequence of the film Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arcfilm adaptation of Reze's arc from the manga Tatsuki Fujimoto. The video presents the main theme “IRIS OUT”performed by the renowned Japanese singer and composer.
Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) acquired worldwide distribution rights to the film. In Latin Americathe premiere is scheduled for October 23while in Japan the September 19 in 421 movie theaters, including special features in format MX4D, 4DX and Dolby Cinema.
The film also had midnight screenings in twelve cinemas in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka and Hokkaido. According to estimates from your distributor TOHOthe film could surpass the 5 billion yen (approximately 34 million dollars) during its total exhibition.
Box office performance
During its opening weekend, the film debuted in the number one position at the Japanese box office, displacing Kimetsu no Yaiba: Infinity Castle – Akaza Sairaiwhich had maintained the lead for nine consecutive weeks. Until the October 5the film has sold 1.96 million tickets and raised a total of 2,989,518,900 yen (approximately 20.19 million dollars).
On its opening day, Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc sold more than 272,000 entries and earned income higher than 420 million yen (about 2.8 million dollars).
Have you already heard “IRIS OUT”? What do you think of Kenshi Yonezu's work in the new movie? Chainsaw Man?
