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Akira is a Japanese cyberpunk anime action film that was re-released in theaters in North America. The anime movie has surpassed the combined box office total of all releases of the film. It has achieved this amazing feat despite being re-released in only a limited number of theaters. Keep scrolling for the deets.
The movie was directed by Katsuhiro Otomo and was based on Otomo’s 1982 manga of the same name. It was released in North America by Treamline Pictures. The film turns 38 this year, and to celebrate that, it has been re-released in North America. It is the right time to re-release any anime movie, with the past few anime movies performing well at the box office in North America.
Akira’s re-release at the box office in North America
Japanese anime movie has been re-released in North America outside the top 10 rankings. According to Box Office Mojo, Akira collected $2.7 million on its three-day re-release opening weekend at the box office in North America. It has been re-released in over 787 theaters only in North America. It has collected a solid average of $3.4k per theater.
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It has outgrossed the combined box-office totals of the original run and re-releases of Akira in North America. Also, the 2026 re-release debut weekend gross is almost 5x the total gross of all prior releases of the anime movie in North America.
More about the movie
According to the available data, Akira has hit the $3.78 million cume at the North American box office. It is regarded as a landmark of Japanese animation. It is widely cited as an influential work in the development of adult anime and Japanese cyberpunk.
Directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, the film follows Shōtarō Kaneda, the leader of a biker gang, in a dystopian 2019 as his childhood friend, Tetsuo Shima, develops powerful telekinetic abilities after colliding with a mysterious child esper in a motorcycle accident, eventually threatening a military complex in the futuristic metropolis of Neo-Tokyo. Akira was re-released on September 4.
Note: Box office numbers are based on estimates and various sources. Numbers have not been independently verified by Koimoi.
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