Reze Arc’ Could Win This Weekend’s Box Office

There's another one blockbuster action anime based on the manga series ready to blow up the US box office this weekend. This one is called Chainsaw Man – Movie: Reze's Arcand it's a fitting release for the spooky season. Like Demon Slayer And Attack on Titan before that, Man with a chainsaw The TV series, which streams on Crunchyroll and Hulu, is part supernatural horror, part coming-of-age story. The film is the final chapter of the TV show, which is an adaptation of the original manga by creator Tatsuki Fujimoto. This makes this theatrical event a must see Chainsaw fans in the States and other countries. It may just dominate this weekend's theatrical box office, considering it has already topped Springsteen: Deliver Me Out of Nowhereand some box office analysts are predicting it could earn as much as $11 million or higher. Anime and anime-inspired animated films such as Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle And K-Pop Demon Hunters they've done very well this year, so here's a rundown of everything about the new film.

Let's start by saying that this is a very literal title. One of 2022 the brightest debuts The anime, produced by animation studio MAPPA, is a mixture of demonic violence, crude humor and speculative fiction. in the world Man with a chainsawThere was no World War II, and now the “devils” have gone berserk. At the beginning of the series, Chainsaw Devil meets a young man named Denji, and together they become Chainsaw Man, a super-strong badass with spinning chainsaws protruding from his arms and head, and join a squad of police officers hunting devils.

Mild spoilers coming: After a bloody battle with a demonic villain called Samurai Sword (a picture of Chainsaw Man, but instead of chainsaws he has samurai swords sticking out of his hands and head), the first season ended with a mysterious young woman cryptically wondering whether Denji would rather be a country mouse or a city mouse. Fans of the manga know that this woman is Reze, aka Devil Bomb, the girl with whom Denji will fall romantically in love—a series of events complicated by his prior attraction to his fellow devil hunter Makima. trailer shows off his passion in rom-com style before launching into explosive action.

According to the publication, it has already earned $68.3 million in international markets since its debut on September 19, in addition to the $3.4 million it earned from US previews. theatrical number counting. Although it's unlikely that it will dethrone another game released by Sony. Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle's record box office receiptssaid anime analyst Miles Atherton. Polygon it is still one of the most popular anime in North America. (Crunchyroll does not disclose viewership numbers for its series.)

Having already won Springsteen: Deliver Me Out of Nowhere in the preview it could well be threatening Black phone 2This is the No. 1 spot in the second week of this film's release, considering how many anime, and anime-inspired animated action films in particular, have become popular in theaters in recent years. There is a deadline Black phone 2 rated earn $12 million this weekend with Man with a chainsaw is hot on its heels with $11 million to $14 million from 3,000 theaters. Diversity's estimates For Man with a chainsaw range from 11 to 15 million dollars.

Theater titles such as Demon Slayer, Dan da DanAnd Attack on Titan all the series have turned into box office moments, big and small. The release model has previously worked for distributors Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Releasing, which hold international rights to Toho films. Man with a chainsaw franchise. Likewise, inspired by anime K-Pop Demon Hunters managed to recoup almost its entire production budget in just one weekend with a limited theatrical run, despite being released straight to Netflix months ago. He will come Let's go back to the cinema on Halloween because it worked so well the first time.

None of this, of course, is a guarantee that Chainsaw Man – Movie: Reze's Arc will win this weekend, but it's one to keep an eye on. To the extent that Rotten Tomatoes is a barometer of success, it is on par with 100 percent at the time of writing this article.

For now, it's only playing in theaters, but eventually, like most of the aforementioned anime, we can expect it to appear on Crunchyroll. However, we cannot be sure when this will happen. (Remember the months-long wait Boy and heron?) Unlike American live-action films and their now ubiquitous 30-day windows, anime tends to circle most of the globe around the world before hitting streaming.

It probably wouldn't have hurt to delve deeper into the story and relationships, but the film is relatively self-contained. Man with a chainsaw It's actually pretty straightforward – did I mention that we're talking about a man with chainsaws for hands? – so if you're worried, you will be embarrasseddon't be. Or watch a resume or two on YouTube beforehand. In any case, it's worth a try.

Eat. We won't say too much because it risks going too deep into the events of the film, but we will say: don't miss it. It doesn't foreshadow the next season or anything, but it wraps up the events of the movie nicely.