MAPPA’s Chainsaw Man Tops US Box Office

Chainsaw Man — The Movie: Reze Arc topped the North American box office this weekend, earning about $17.25 million and bringing its global total to roughly $108 million on a $4.1 million production budget. Produced by MAPPA and distributed by Sony/Crunchyroll, the film opened at No. 1 ahead of Black Phone 2, which took about $13 million in its second week and has earned nearly $50 million domestically and more than $80 million worldwide. New releases Regretting You and Springsteen — Deliver Me From Nowhere opened to roughly $12.85 million and $9.1 million respectively, while Tron: Ares finished fifth with about $4.9 million. Chainsaw Man has received strong audience and critical support—reports noted an A-level CinemaScore and near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes scores—though some viewers in Japan have criticized the film’s CGI and perceived departures from the source material. The movie adapts the Reze ("Bomb Girl") arc following Season 1, and no continuation has been officially announced yet.