Disney/Pixar's latest film, "Arlo and the Boy," grossed over 1 billion yen at the box office!　Spring Break Attracts More Friends and Couples to the Theater

From the animated film "Arlo and the Boy," released on March 12, it was announced that box office revenues have surpassed 1 billion yen.

'Arlo and the Boy' is the new animated film from Disney/Pixar, best known for the worldwide hit "Toy Story" series." What if a meteorite hadn't hit Earth and the dinosaurs hadn't gone extinct?" The adventure fantasy is set on an Earth where Arlo, a wimpy dinosaur who is separated from his beloved family, embarks on an epic adventure to return home to his family.

The film, which opened on March 12 on 380 screens nationwide, surpassed the 1 billion yen mark in its third week on March 28, with a total of 880,493 moviegoers and 1,052,683,200 yen in box office receipts as of March 28. With the spring break coming up, more and more people are coming to the theater with friends and couples, and postings on social networking sites are reportedly spreading about how impressed they were.

Incidentally, the ongoing "Pixar Exhibition Commemorating the 30th Anniversary of the Studio's Establishment" (Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo) is also a great success, with 120-minute waits for admission on weekends and holidays. Dinosaur Expo 2016" (National Museum of Nature and Science) and the hands-on exhibition "Pixar Adventure: The World of Adventure Begins with 'Moshi Moshi'" (TVpia Hall, Nagoya) are also being held.