Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Becomes Fourth Highest-Grossing Anime Film In US Box Office History

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Since debuting in Japan last December and releasing in North America last month, the anime film Jujutsu Kaisen 0 has been nothing short of a runaway train. As of earlier this month, the movie has risen to become the fourth highest-grossing anime film in United States history, just behind Pokemon: The Movie 2000, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train, and Pokemon The First Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back.

Jujutsu Kaisen 0's performance in the United States mirrors that of its home country in Japan, where the film has sold about 9.5 million tickets, grossing over 13 billion yen ($108 million) since its local release back in December 2021. The film gained such momentum in Japan that it effectively became the country's 20th highest-earning film in Japanese box office history. It also surpassed Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time as Japan's No.1 movie for 2021.

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While it was only released in the United States and Canada in March 2022, Jujutsu Kaisen 0 performed very well at the box office. Initially projected to gross $8–13 million from 2,336 theaters during its opening weekend, the film ultimately went on to debut with an impressive $17.7 million, finishing just second to The Batman. This allowed the movie to achieve the fourth-best per-theater average among wide releases in 2022, just behind blockbusters such as The Batman, Uncharted, and Scream.

Estimates currently indicate that Jujutsu Kaisen 0's US box office earnings have passed the $31 million mark, effectively beating Dragon Ball Super: Broly's total earnings of $30.7 million in 2019 and becoming the United States' fourth highest-grossing anime film to date. The film's worldwide gross now stands at an estimated