Feb 19, 2024

Box office report: 'Boonie Bears' nears franchise record in China.

While the U.S. box office in 2024 may be off to a sluggish start, especially when it comes to animation, things are looking much better in other parts of the world. China and Japan have seen major theatrical anime releases in recent weeks, with impressive numbers.

"Boonie Bears": Time Twist" followed up its $61 million opening weekend with another $50.5 million in its second week, bringing its nine-day total to an impressive $207.7 million.

The Boonie Bears is China's most profitable animated franchise, having released 10 films in the past decade. In just nine days, "Time Twist" has already become the franchise's second-highest grossing film and is sure to overtake last year's $202.2 million lifetime box office haul for "Boony Bears": the Guardian Code [Toho's "Haikyuu! The film, which opened in Japan over the weekend, "Haikyuu the Movie! The Great Battle at the Dump" grossed an impressive 2.23 billion yen ($14.9 million) at the box office. It also ranked first in audience attendance, making it the highest-grossing Japanese film released this year. According to Crunchyroll, "Haiku" was the sixth-largest weekend box office grosser in Japanese box office history. It was the fifth-largest opening weekend box office for an animated film, behind only "One Piece Film": 7]

and "Haiku" was the second-largest opening weekend box office for an animated film, behind only "One Piece Film": 7]

Haiku was produced and distributed by Toho and animated by Production I.G. A release date has not yet been announced, but a second film is said to be coming soon. The film is based on a popular manga about volleyball. Sports-themed films are doing well for Toho, which topped the Japanese box office in 2023 with "Slam Dunk First."

Illumination's "Migration" remained in the top five at the domestic box office in its ninth weekend of release, moving up from fifth place last weekend to fourth place this weekend, earning $3.8 million, up 27.7% from the previous week, despite dropping from 229 theaters ($3.8 million). This brings the film's domestic total to $114.8 million.