Box Office Upset: 'Chainsaw Man' Eyes $15M-$17M Win
'Chainsaw Man — The Movie: Reze Arc' is another major victory for Japanese anime, while 'Regretting You' is edging out 'Black Phone 2' and 'Deliver Me From Nowhere: Springsteen' in a surprise twist.
Japanese anime feature Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc is off to an impressive start at the U.S. box office, where it topped Friday’s chart with $8.5 million from 3,003 theaters.
The acclaimed manga pic — now on course to open to a better-than-expected $15 million to $17 million — boasts a 96 percent critics score and a 99 percent audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, a rarely seen combo, in addition to an A CinemaScore.
Friday’s earnings include a stellar $3.4 million in Thursday previews.
Author's summary: Japanese anime film dominates box office.The Hollywood Reporter — 2025-10-26
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