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Animation Showed Major Strength At Last Weekend’s U.S. Box Office

Animated features from three continents drew audiences to the movie theater last weekend.

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Netflix says it is “aggressively taking action” to have the materials removed from the internet.

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The film managed only $14 million in its second weekend, but at the depressed U.S. box office, that’s good enough for first place.

The volleyball drama is Japan’s highest-grossing theatrical release of 2024 to date.

Bones animated many classic titles such as ‘Cowboy Bebop: Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door,’ ‘My Hero Academia,’ and ‘Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood.’

Crunchyroll and Sony will release the film on April 19 in the U.S. and Canada.

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A leading contenders in this year’s animated feature Oscars race, ‘Suzume’ has been a smash hit since debuting at the Berlinale in February.

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The channel will appear on several free services and include titles such as ‘Psycho-Pass,’ ‘Horimiya,’ and ‘Ranking of Kings.’

The Sony-owned company has secured North American rights to the film, which will screen at Animation is Film later this month.

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‘Mario’ made history domestically and abroad over the weekend, as ‘Suzume’ and ‘Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman’ debuted in the U.S.

The film’s impressive global box office run is sure to continue with markets in America and Europe debuting the film on April 13-14.

The distributor has released an English-language dubbed trailer ahead of the film’s April 14 U.S. release.