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your name. Sets 1-Day Anime Film Expansion Record at U.K., Ireland Box Office

The website Film News UK reported on Friday that the one-day 'expanded' release of Makoto Shinkai's your name. anime film earned £108,372 (about US$135,275) at the U.K. and Ireland box office. The expanded release was on Friday, November 25, when the film played on 104 screens, the most for an anime film in the U.K. and Ireland. The film also broke the record for a single-day gross for an anime film in the U.K., and is also the widest ever screen release for an anime film in the two countries.

In total, your name. has earned £138,048 (US$172,318) in the U.K. and Ireland, and some venues are continuing to screen it (ticket and venue details at yournamethemovie.co.uk). Those interested in seeing the film in the U.K. and Ireland film can also request theatrical screenings in their area through OurScreen.

James Dobbin of the cinema National Amusements, which released your name. together with Anime Limited, said, “We are thrilled with last night's results particularly as the cinema distribution included a large number of multiplexes in key cities but also plenty of smaller towns across the U.K. and Ireland. We're committed to bringing a regular strand of anime to the big screen.”