Jujutsu Kaisen is the phenomenon of the moment and further confirmation that Gege Akutami’s work has achieved two historical milestones. But with the anime coming back for a second season, this is just the prelude to smashing success.
Released in Japanese theaters on December 24, 2021 for consecutive weeks Jujutsu Kaisen 0 topped the charts. Now that the animated film has been released worldwide, the numbers speak for themselves: the theatrical prequel, which tells the story of Yuta Okkotsu and his sister Rika, has won.
The estimated worldwide box office is $156.28 million. A character that makes us pale that comes from the film by Studio MAPPA. With these figures, Jujutsu Kaisen is the 10th highest-grossing anime film of all time worldwide.
The film’s international release led to another record. The manga Jujutsu Kaisen has surpassed that 65 million copies in circulation, one of the most stunning works of all time. However, the impressive number is different. In just 3 months, 5 million distributed copies were registered. Is it perhaps because of the push that the film gave, or because of the new narrative arc?
However, the celebrations were interrupted by a bad story. Jujutsu Kaisen had to apologize to China. Basically it’s about them Debate on Taiwan, originally recognized as a distinct nation by Jujutsu Kaisen. Due to the misunderstanding, the employees asked on the social platform Weibo Apologies to all Chinese fans.
With an estimated recaudación of 156.28 million dollars in the Taquilla Mundial, the Película de los Estudios MAP, “Jujutsu Kaisen 0”, ya es the decima película de souls más taquillera de todos los tiempos en todo el mundo. #Jujutsu pic.twitter.com/U1U9UFgTAU
– Kudasai (@somoskudasai) March 28, 2022
📈 JUJUTSU KAISEN has 65 million copies in circulation (+5 million in 3 months) pic.twitter.com/OvAiwP8H9v
– Gaak.fr (@gaak_fr) March 28, 2022
The creators of Jujutsu Kaisen apologized on Weibo for this tweet, which lists Taiwan among the “countries” where the movie Jujutsu Kaisen broke 0 box office records.
Why? Well, according to Hong Kong-based distributor Medialink, it’s due for a later theatrical release in the mainland. https://t.co/djJXFx2drq pic.twitter.com/8lVFNqdfva
– Ryan Ho Kilpatrick 何松濤 (@rhokilpatrick) March 26, 2022
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