Makoto Shinkai's 'your name' is Now the Highest Grossing Anime Film in the World!

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It’s official: the successful anime film hit Kimi no na wa or your name is now the highest grossing anime film in the world!

With total international gross sales of $281 million US dollars, the movie has officially surpassed Studio Ghibli’s successful anime movie Spirited Away which earned $275 million US dollars. The movie topped box offices in a different countries of the world. Funimation is slated to open the film in over 92 territories and countries (US included) in the first quarter of 2017.

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