{"rewrite":{"id":"r_fc7f1cea4700f5eb3f235a0c","clusterId":"c_076c52ce4b95e43a35f85ebc","slug":"bleach-thousand-year-blood-war-the-calamity-earns-us-3-million-in-u-s-theatrical-run","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Calamity Earns US$3 Million in U.S. Theatrical Run","summary":"The screening of the first three episodes of Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Calamity, the fourth and final part of the anime, grossed US$3,000,000 in the U.S. box office and ranked #8. The episodes screened in 943 theaters from June 25-29, with both subtitled and dubbed versions, plus a behind-the-scenes conversation with creator Tite Kubo and directors Tomohisa Taguchi and Hikaru Murata. The full series premieres on TV Tokyo on July 25.","whyItMatters":"The strong box office performance for a theatrical preview of the final arc's first episodes signals sustained audience demand for the Bleach anime's conclusion.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe screening of the first three episodes of Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Calamity earned US$3,000,000 at the U.S. box office and ranked #8, according to Box Office Mojo. The episodes ran in 943 theaters from June 25-29, offered in Japanese with English subtitles and an English dub, and included an exclusive behind-the-scenes conversation with creator Tite Kubo, chief series director Tomohisa Taguchi, and series director Hikaru Murata. The full series premieres on TV Tokyo on July 25 at 11:00 p.m. JST (10:00 a.m. EDT), with streaming on Japanese services beginning July 26. Singer jo0ji performs the opening theme song \u0026#34;I-BULL,\u0026#34; and singer-songwriter 9Lana performs the ending theme song \u0026#34;Rasen\u0026#34; (Spiral).\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Calamity grossed $3 million in the U.S. from a limited five-day run. The box office number signals that the franchise's theatrical model can draw audiences even ahead of the TV broadcast.","twitterPost":"Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Calamity pulled $3 million from 943 theaters. The theatrical run is a test of how the franchise performs outside episodic streaming.","threadsPost":"Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Calamity earned $3 million in the U.S. across 943 theaters over five days, before the TV premiere. The number suggests the theatrical-first window is viable for a series that built its audience on weekly streaming.","newsletterBlurb":"The theatrical preview of Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Calamity's first three episodes grossed US$3 million in the U.S. and ranked #8 at the box office. The final part of the anime premieres on TV Tokyo on July 25.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-29/bleach-thousand-year-blood-war-the-calamity-anime-screening-grosses-usd3000000-in-u.s-box-office/.239097\",\"title\":\"Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Calamity Anime's Screening Grosses US$3,000,000 in U.S. Box Office\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4155,"outputTokens":673,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1782765652,"createdAt":"2026-06-29T20:35:11.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-29T20:39:50.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-29T20:39:50.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_076c52ce4b95e43a35f85ebc","canonicalTitle":"News\nBleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Calamity Anime's Screening Grosses US$3,000,000 in U.S. Box Office","representativeArticleId":"a_0b2f2b380df3b7e4e058017f","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Calamity\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-29T20:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-29T20:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-29T20:39:50.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-29/bleach-thousand-year-blood-war-the-calamity-anime-screening-grosses-usd3000000-in-u.s-box-office/.239097","title":"News\nBleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Calamity Anime's Screening Grosses US$3,000,000 in U.S. Box Office"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Calamity"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["The screening of the first three episodes of Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Calamity earned US$3,000,000 at the U.S. box office and ranked #8.","The episodes ran in 943 theaters from June 25-29, 2025, with both subtitled and dubbed versions.","The screening included an exclusive behind-the-scenes conversation with creator Tite Kubo and directors Tomohisa Taguchi and Hikaru Murata.","The full series premieres on TV Tokyo on July 25, 2025 at 11:00 p.m. JST.","Singer jo0ji performs the opening theme song 'I-BULL,' and singer-songwriter 9Lana performs the ending theme song 'Rasen' (Spiral)."]}