The Movie: Reze Arc has officially muscled past Dragon Ball Super: Broly at the worldwide box office, cementing MAPPA’s blood-rocket romance as the anime film to beat this fall.
According to industry trackers and distributor updates, Reze Arc has pushed toward — and now beyond — the $140 million global mark, edging past Broly’s widely reported ~$123 million lifetime gross. In Japan alone, the film has already cracked the country’s all-time Top 100, while its overseas rollout and premium-format play have kept momentum high week over week.
The numbers (so far)
- Japan: The film has sold over 5.2 million tickets for ~¥7.9 billion (≈ $51.5M), ranking 91st all-time domestically.
- United States/Canada: After a blowout debut that topped North America, Reze Arc has climbed past $33M domestically per daily tallies. Opening weekend alone delivered $17.25M, No. 1 on the chart.
- Worldwide: Trade coverage now pegs the film near $140M and rising—surpassing Dragon Ball Super: Broly’s ~$122–124M global total.
Why this milestone matters
For years, Broly has been a modern benchmark for theatrical anime outside Demon Slayer and Jujutsu Kaisen. Clearing that bar signals two things:
- Chainsaw Man has outgrown “hit TV series” status and become a bona fide theatrical franchise; and 2) the romance-thriller tone of the Reze material travels—audiences are returning for repeat viewings, not just spectacle.
What’s powering the run
- Eventized rollout: The film opened in Japan on September 19 before expanding to 80+ countries through fall, adding IMAX, 4DX, MX4D, and Dolby Cinema screens that lift per-screen averages.
- Four-quadrant curiosity: The marketing leans into Reze’s star-crossed pull on Denji, broadening beyond gore-hounds to date-night crowds, while still delivering MAPPA’s signature action.
- Strong WOM: A top-of-chart U.S. opening and sticky holds have kept Reze Arc in the conversation week after week.
The broader anime moment
This surge arrives as anime dominates cultural chatter across franchises. While Chainsaw Man conquers cinemas, One Piece’s historic flashback arc continues to set timelines ablaze online—another reminder that serialized anime worlds can fuel theatrical success when timed right. (Industry watchers note Crunchyroll/Sony’s coordinated global windows as a key tailwind across titles.)
What’s next (and when you can stream it)
No streaming date is locked, but recent precedent suggests a 90-to-180-day theatrical window before landing on Crunchyroll—pointing to an early-to-mid 2026 streaming debut if the run holds. Until then, premium formats remain the best way to catch those “bomb-kiss” set pieces the way MAPPA framed them.
