'Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc’ hits 3 million viewers, dominates box office
“Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc” surpasses 3 million viewers in Korean theaters. Courtesy of Sony Pictures
The “Chainsaw Man — The Movie: Reze Arc” has surpassed 3 million admissions, continuing its impressive run in Korean theaters.
According to the KOREA Box-office Information System on Tuesday, “Chainsaw Man — The Movie: Reze Arc” drew more than 3 million viewers as of 11:34 p.m. that day. Since its release on Sept. 24, the film has swept theaters, drawing major attention by exceeding 1 million viewers in 12 days and 2 million in 24 days.
Among animated films released this year, it is the second to surpass the 3 million mark, proving its sustained popularity. Now entering its eighth week in theaters, the film maintains strong audience ratings — 96 percent on CGV Golden Egg Index, 9.4 out of 10 on Lotte Cinema and 9.5 on Megabox — fueling expectations that its long-term success will continue.
Based on Tatsuki Fujimoto’s globally popular manga “Chainsaw Man,” which has sold more than 31 million copies worldwide, the film tells the explosive story of Denji, a boy who becomes the chainsaw man after making a contract with the chainsaw devil Pochita, and his fateful encounter with the mysterious girl Reze.
In Japan, the film attracted 5.43 million viewers in 52 days and earned 8.31 billion yen (about 55 million dollars), surpassing “Shin Godzilla” (2016) to rank 81st in the country’s all-time box office chart. In North America, it has grossed 38 million dollars, becoming the fifth highest-grossing Japanese animated film in the U.S. To date, the film has taken in 157 million dollars globally, cementing its status as a worldwide box office phenomenon.
This article from the Hankook Ilbo, the sister publication of The Korea Times, is translated by a generative AI system and edited by The Korea Times.