While it didn’t make it into our coverage on Monday with the preliminary box office numbers, the final numbers have come out for Funimation’s release of Your Name in theaters with both options available in many. The film was a big one for Funimation as it moved past the number of screens The Boy and the Beast had at 120 with a 303 screen debut. The film placed 13th over the weekend with a $1.7 million debut, and fourth among the new releases. The per screen average was a healthy $5,281. The film is also now kicking off a limited Canadian theatrical run where 44 screens will be added through April 26th. Check out the full slate of screens here.
“We are thrilled that anime and indie film fans, theatrical exhibitors and critics alike, have all embraced ‘Your Name.’ and helped deliver such a successful opening weekend,” said Michael DuBoise, EVP and COO of Funimation. “The vivid artistry and moving story telling of ‘Your Name.’ combined with our successful track record and proven expertise in anime marketing and fan engagement on limited event-style theatrical releases, like ‘Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection F’ and ‘Shin Godzilla,’ made this opening possible.”
“Makoto Shinkai and his groundbreaking film ‘Your Name.’ have taken anime – especially anime filmmaking – to new heights,” said Gen Fukunaga, Founder and CEO of Funimation. “Based on the film’s performance over opening weekend, we are very hopeful that North American audiences will want to discover both the subtitled and dubbed versions of this amazing film and experience each of them on the big screen.”
And you can check out our reviews of the film! Kestrel has a rich and detailed review of the English dub while Ink has a pretty great write up of the Japanese version.
Written and directed by Makoto Shinkai, Masashi Ando is on board as the animation director while Masayoshi Tanaka is handling the character designs. Animation is being produced by Comix Wave. It features the song Zen Zen Zense from RADWIMPS.
Funimation has picked up the North American rights for the film while Anime Limited has grabbed the UK rights.
The Japanese cast includes Ryunosuke Kamiki, Mone Kamishiraishi, Masami Nagasawa as Miki Okudera, Etsuko Ichihara as Hitoha Miyamizu, Ryou Narita as Katsuhiko Teshigawara, Aoi Yuuki as Sayaka Natori, Nobunaga Shimazaki as Tsutomu Fujii, Kaito Ishikawa as Masahiro Takagi and Kanon Tani as Yotsuha Miyamizu.
The English language dub of the film was directed by Stephanie Sheh and Michael Sinterniklaas at NYAV Post. The English cast includes Michael Sinterniklaas as Taki Tachibana, Stephanie Sheh as Mitsuha Miyamizu, Kyle Hebert as Katsuhiko Teshigawara, Cassandra Morris as Sayaka Natori, Ben Pronsky as Tsukasa Fujii, Ray Chase as Shinta Takagi, Catie Harvey as Yotsuha Miyamizu, Scott Williams as Toshiki Miyamizu, Michelle Ruff as Futaba Miyamizu, Marc Diraison as Taki’s Father, H.D. Quinn as Teshigawara’s Father, Michelle Ruff as Teshigawara’s Mother, Katy Vaughn as Yukari Yukino, Laura Post as Miki Okudera and Glynis Ellis as Hitoha Miyamizu.
Plot concept: The story is set one month after a comet that has fallen for the first time in a thousand years in Japan. Mitsuba, a high school girl living in the countryside, wants to live in the city because she is tired of life in the country. Then, there’s Taki. He’s a high school student living in Tokyo with his friends while working as a part-timer at an Italian restaurant. He also has a strong interest for fine arts involving architecture. One day, Mitsuba dreams of herself as a young man. On the other hand, Taki also has a dream where he is a female student attending high school in the countryside. What’s the secret behind their dreams?
