This year has been a very good one for one pieceas the franchise is celebrating its 25th anniversary, plus it’s finally back in theaters, and it turns out that this long-awaited return is marking a major turning point for the IP, as after two decades on the air, the anime has more than a dozen movies to its credit, and this one is living a great moment, as entries like Dragon Ball Film: Z gained a lot when it was released, but in just ten days since its release, One Piece Film: Red it is now the highest-grossing entry in Japan.
That’s right, because after the update arrives today when the box office totals for Japan were published during the past weekend, One Piece Film: Red has earned just over 7 billion yen, that is, this total is already higher than the previous One Piece bra from 2012, with One Piece Film: Z which ranked first as it earned 6.87 billion yen gross during its lifetime.
So now fans are waiting to see how One Piece Film: Red fares with its international releases, as the film has had special releases outside of Japan, but the big title has yet to enjoy a big theatrical release yet. world level, so Toei Animation will bring the film to Mexico, the United States and Latin America soon, thanks to Crunchyrolland One Piece Film: Red is expected to have high expectations to fill.
And it is that, after all, One Piece Film: Gold grossed 1.71 billion won in South Korea, while the Canadian box office was solid for One Piece: StampedeAs for other international markets, One Piece: Stampede grossed almost $14.5 million, so only time will tell how the new One Piece movie will fare, but there’s a good outlook on the horizon.