Your Name

The film premiered at the 2016 Anime Expo convention in Los Angeles, California on July 3, 2016, and later was released theatrically in Japan on August 26, 2016. The film was released in 92 countries.[23][24][25] In order to qualify for the Academy Awards, the film was released for one week (December 2–8, 2016) in Los Angeles.

In Southeast Asian countries, this movie was screened as well. Purple Plan streamed an English- and Chinese-subtitled trailer for the film and premiered the film in Singapore on November 3[26] and in Malaysia on November 8,[27] with daily screenings onwards. M Pictures released it[28] on November 10 in Thailand, and earned 22,996,714 baht (about US$649,056) in four days. Indonesian film distributor Encore Films announced that it will premiere the film in Indonesia on December 7. Cinema chain CGV Blitz also revealed that it will screen the film.[29] Pioneer Films announced that it will screen the film in Philippines on December 14.[30] In Hong Kong, the film opened on November 11, and earned HK$6,149,917 (about US$792,806) in three days. The film premiered in Taiwan on October 21 and earned NT$64 million (about US$2 million) in its first week while staying in the first position in the box office earnings ranking. As of October 31, it has earned NT$52,909,581 (about US$1.666 million) in Taipei alone.[31] It was released in Chinese theatres by Huaxia Film Distribution on December 2, 2016.[32]

The film was released in Australian cinemas on limited release on November 24, 2016, by Madman Entertainment in both its original Japanese and an English dub.[33] Madman also released the film in New Zealand on December 1, 2016.[34]

The film was screened in France on December 28.[35] The film was also released in the United Kingdom on November 18, 2016, distributed by Anime Limited.[36]

The film was released in North American theaters on April 7, 2017, distributed by Funimation.[37]

Home media[edit]

Your Name was released in 4K UHD Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and DVD on July 26, 2017, in Japan by Toho Pictures. The release was offered in Regular, Special, and Collector's editions.[38] Funimation announced on July 1 at Anime Expo 2017 that the film would be released on Blu-ray and DVD by the end of 2017 but did not specify a date.[39] At Otakon 2017, they announced they are releasing the movie in both Standard and Limited Edition Blu-Ray and DVD Combo Packs on November 7, 2017.[40][41]

In its first week, the Blu-ray standard edition sold 202,370 units, the collector's edition sold 125,982 units and the special edition sold 94,079 units.[42] The DVD Standard Edition placed first, selling 215,963.[43] Your Name is the first anime to place three Blu-ray Disc releases in the top 10 of Oricon's overall Blu-ray Disc chart for 2 straight weeks.[44] In 2017, the film generated ¥6,532,421,094 ($59,925,155) in media revenue from physical home video, soundtrack and book sales in Japan.[45]

Television broadcast[edit]

The Japanese television broadcast of Your Name was premiered on November 4, 2017 through satellite television broadcaster Wowow. In addition, a special program dedicated to Makoto Shinkai as well as his previous works were also broadcast on the same channel.[46]

Your Name has made its first premiere on Philippine television through free-to-air broadcaster ABS-CBN as well as its HD television service on February 18, 2018 but in edited form due to being cut for commercials.[47] On April 9, 2020, as part of its Holy Week presentation, the film was aired again with minor cuts for content and it immediately became a trending topic through social media platforms whereas Makoto Shinkai himself thanked the viewers of the ABS-CBN broadcast of the film.[48]

Box office[edit]

Your Name became a huge commercial success, especially in Japan,[50] where it grossed ¥25.03 billion.[51] The film achieved the second-largest gross for a domestic film in Japan, behind Spirited Away, and the fourth-largest ever, behind Titanic and Frozen.[52] It is the first anime not directed by Hayao Miyazaki to earn more than $100 million (~￥10 billion) at the Japanese box office.[24] It topped the box office in Japan for a record-breaking 12 non-consecutive weekends. It held the number-one position for nine consecutive weekends before being toppled by Death Note: Light Up the New World in the last weekend of October. It returned to the top for another three weeks before finally being dethroned by Hollywood blockbuster Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.[24][53][54]

The success of the film also extended beyond Japan. In China, it became the highest-grossing Japanese film in the world's second-largest movie market on December 17, 2016.[55] It has grossed $81.3 million in China and is the highest-grossing 2D animated film in the country.[56] Its opening screened in over 7,000 theaters. It made an estimated $10.9 million on its opening day from 66,000 screenings and attracting over 2.77 million admissions, the biggest 2D animated opening in the country.[57][58] It also held the record for the highest-grossing non-Hollywood foreign film in China, up until it was surpassed by two Indian films Dangal and Secret Superstar in May 2017 and February 2018 respectively.[59][60]

In Thailand it grossed ฿44.1 million ($1.23 million).[23] As of December 26, the film has grossed US$771,945 in Australia.[61] and US$95,278 in New Zealand.[62] On a December 20 blog post, the Australian distributor Madman stated that the film had made over $1,000,000 AUD in the Australian box office alone before closing its limited release run.[63] The film was number-one on its opening five days in South Korea, with 1.18 million admissions and a gross of $8.2 million,[64] becoming the first Japanese film since Howl's Moving Castle to reach number one in the country.[65]Your Name's worldwide gross range from US$$358,331,458 (37,761,685,706 yen) based on the films original run, to US$380,140,500 (41,434,602,500 yen) when factoring in re-releases around the world and long runs in countries that may only release weekly box office totals for the top 10 films (including Japan).[66]

Critical response[edit]