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My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising Film Earns US$10 Million in U.S.

Funimation announced on Wednesday that the My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising (Boku no Hero Academia the Movie -Heroes: Rising-) film has earned a cumulative total of US$10 million in the United States, with the film now the eighth all-time highest grossing anime films in the United States.

The film ranked at #1 in the United States box office when it opened on February 26, earning US$2,526,900 on that day alone, and US$806,655 the following day. The film eventually earned US$5,888,330 to rank #4 in its opening weekend, exceeding Box Office Mojo's US$5.1 million estimate. It then earned an additional US$385,488 on Monday, and US$681,788 on Tuesday for a new total of US$10,361,847.

Funimation began screening the film in the United States and Canada in more than 1,000 total theaters starting on February 26. The film has both subtitled and dubbed screenings.

Funimation describes the film:

Class 1-A visits Nabu Island where they finally get to do some real hero work. The place is so peaceful that it's more like a vacation … until they're attacked by a villain with an unfathomable Quirk! His power is eerily familiar, and it looks like Shigaraki had a hand in the plan. But with All Might retired and citizens' lives on the line, there's no time for questions. Deku and his friends are the next generation of heroes, and they're the island's only hope.

The film opened in Japan on December 20, and ranked at #3 in its opening weekend. The film has earned 1.5 billion yen (about US$14 million), and has sold more than 1.21 million tickets. The film's 4DX screenings began on January 24 in 81 theaters in Japan.

Sources: Funimation, Box Office Mojo