PVR images and CoMix corrugated films announced Thursday that makoto shinkai‘s suzume (Suzume no Tojimari) the film has earned over ₹10,00,00,000 (approximately US$1,210,393) at the Indian box office. The film has now become the highest-grossing Japanese film in the country, surpassing jujutsu kaisen 0.
Box Office Mojo lists the film with a current worldwide gross of US$173,739,942. CoMix corrugated films points out that the film has sold 46 million entries worldwide.
The film was released in Indian theaters in Hindi and Japanese with English subtitles on April 21. PVR Inox hosted preview screenings of the film in Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida and Bangalore on April 9. first screenings of the film for fans in Mumbai, Pune, Delhi and Kolkata on April 16. The film was also screened in more than 100 venues as part of the makoto shinkai Film Festival.
PVR Inox organized a meet and greet with makoto shinkai in Mumbai before the film’s release. The company gave away autographed copies of the film’s novel to selected attendees of the event. Shinkai also attended the premiere event and participated in a Q&A with attendees on April 20.
Denki Amashima, the artist of the film’s manga adaptation, spoke at a “Manga Talk Session” at Rachna Sansad College of Applied Art & Craft.
The film has become the 14th highest-grossing film of all time in Japan, as well as the 8th highest-grossing anime film of all time in Japan.
Actress Nanoka Hara she voices the heroine Suzume Iwato in the film. sixtones idol group member Hokuto Matsumura (live action liar × liar Tōru from the movie, live action xxxHOLIC Shizuka Doumeki from the film) made his voice acting debut in the film as Sōta Munakata, a young man who embarks on a journey with Suzume as the “Door-Closing Master”.
shinkai (Your name., growing old with you) directed the film and wrote the screenplay. He is also credited with the original story. masayoshi tanaka (Your name., growing old with you) designed the characters. Kenichi Tsuchiya (Your name., garden of words) was the animation director. takumi tanji (Children chasing lost voices) was the art director. CoMix corrugated films and history inc produced the film. TOHO is distributing the film. Seattle-based Hollywood film composer kazuma jinnouchi (Ghost in the shell: SAC_2045, RWBY: Kingdom of Ice) scored the film together RADWIMPS. tiktok artist Toaka performed one of the theme songs for the movie “Suzume”.
Source: Press release
