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Overseas, the film has taken USD 21 million in South Korea and pushed its worldwide total past USD 159 million.","whyItMatters":"A 20 billion yen finish would put a 99-minute CygamesPictures adaptation of a web manga past Howl's Moving Castle's 19.60 billion yen, in a year when TOHO's domestic slate is already carrying its fiscal 2027 results.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe 20 billion yen target comes with a specific marker attached: Howl\u0026#39;s Moving Castle finished its Japanese run at 19.60 billion yen, and only six anime films have passed the threshold. TOHO has distributed or co-distributed almost every domestic film that has crossed it. The film is also doing the work overseas, with USD 21 million from South Korea over six weeks and 174.4 million New Taiwan dollars in Taiwan. The late-year bonus giveaways run through December.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"TOHO's 20 billion yen target for the Chiikawa film leans on repeat visits, not new ones. The bonus cards through December are aimed at people who already bought a ticket and can be moved to buy another.","twitterPost":"TOHO's push to 20 billion yen for the Chiikawa film runs through limited-edition bonuses, aimed at repeat ticket buyers rather than new ones.","threadsPost":"TOHO's 20 billion yen target for the Chiikawa movie is a repeat-visit problem. Domestic tickets already hit 12.86 million, so the limited-edition bonuses through December are aimed at people who can be moved to buy a second ticket, not first-timers.","newsletterBlurb":"Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of the Mermaid Island has earned 18.79 billion yen in Japan through Nov. 8, and TOHO is aiming for 20 billion before the end of the year. The film has already passed USD 159 million worldwide. 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