The entertainment news source Variety revealed on Saturday that the Jujutsu Kaisen 0 film is set to debut at #2 in the United States in its opening weekend, behind The Batman.
The film earned US$8.68 million in 2,340 theaters in its first full day in the U.S. on Friday. Variety projects that the film will earn US$19 million in its debut weekend, which will approach Demon Slayer – Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train's debut weekend earnings in the U.S. of approximately US$21.2 million.
Comparatively, Jujutsu Kaisen 0 earned 1,072,252,950 yen (about US$9.37 million) in Japan on its debut day on a Friday last December. The film earned 2,694,128,150 yen (about US$23.5 million) in its first three days in Japan.
Jujutsu Kaisen 0 earned about US$2.88 million at U.S. box office from preview screenings in 2,003 theaters on Thursday. The film opened with English subtitles and with an English dub in the U.S. and Canada on Friday.
The film has sold a total of 9.07 million tickets for over 12.7 billion yen (about US$107 million) since it opened in Japan on December 24, and is currently the 21st highest-grossing film in Japan of all time.
The film earned US$8.68 million in 2,340 theaters in its first full day in the U.S. on Friday. Variety projects that the film will earn US$19 million in its debut weekend, which will approach Demon Slayer – Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train's debut weekend earnings in the U.S. of approximately US$21.2 million.
Comparatively, Jujutsu Kaisen 0 earned 1,072,252,950 yen (about US$9.37 million) in Japan on its debut day on a Friday last December. The film earned 2,694,128,150 yen (about US$23.5 million) in its first three days in Japan.
Jujutsu Kaisen 0 earned about US$2.88 million at U.S. box office from preview screenings in 2,003 theaters on Thursday. The film opened with English subtitles and with an English dub in the U.S. and Canada on Friday.
The film has sold a total of 9.07 million tickets for over 12.7 billion yen (about US$107 million) since it opened in Japan on December 24, and is currently the 21st highest-grossing film in Japan of all time.
Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Film Earns US$8.68 Million; is Set to Debut at #2 (Updated)
Film's U.S. earnings by Friday rival 1st day earnings in Japan
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Well deserved. Saw it earlier today, was pretty good. The first 20 minutes are a bit slow though but its expected given its introducing a character.
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