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‘Chainsaw Man’ Anime Film Topples Springsteen Biopic and ‘Black Phone 2’ at the Box Office

Chainsaw Man earned $8.5 million in Spain with IMAX screenings and dubbed options boosting ticket sales, continuing Sony Crunchyroll's anime box office success.

  • Opening-Weekend numbers show Chainsaw Man earned $8.5 million across Friday and preview screenings from 3,460 locations and is headed to a $15.5 million debut, according to reports.
  • Available in both subtitled and dubbed versions, Chainsaw Man plays in IMAX and premium large-format auditoriums, boosting ticket revenue and benefiting from anime's front-loaded audience behavior.
  • Deliver Me From Nowhere opened with $3.5 million across 3,460 locations, competing with Paramount's Regretting You and Universal's Black Phone 2, which added $5.2 million and $3.7 million respectively on Friday.
  • Crunchyroll's momentum follows Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba's $70.6 million start, and Chainsaw Man has already grossed $61 million overseas, indicating strong international interest.
  • A new anime topping the charts over traditional Hollywood English-language features highlights shifting theatrical appetites over recent years, while premium large-format auditoriums boost per-ticket revenue.
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‘Chainsaw Man’ anime film topples Springsteen biopic and ‘Black Phone 2’ at the box office

A big-screen adaptation of the anime “Chainsaw Man” has topped the North American box office, beating a Springsteen biopic and “Black Phone 2.”

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