Disney/Pixar's latest film, "Finding Dory," off to a blockbuster start!　920,000 people attended in the first 3 days of its release, and box-office revenue was 1.1 billion yen.

The animated film "Finding Dory," which opened in theaters on July 16, is showing signs of becoming an explosive hit.



Finding Dory" is a story that takes place one year after "Finding Nemo," a masterpiece that won the 76th Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film and is the highest-grossing Disney/Pixar film of all time in Japan. Set in the "human world," a forbidden place for sea creatures, the film depicts a scaled-up adventure and the importance of family and friendship.

The film was released on 511 screens nationwide on the 16th, the first day of a three-day weekend, and drew approximately 920,000 viewers and earned approximately 1.17 billion yen over the three days. The film opened on 511 screens nationwide on the 16th, the first day of the 3-day holiday weekend. The film is also the No. 1 foreign film opening of 2016, and is expected to set a new Japanese all-time record for Disney/Pixar films.

Immediately after the film's release, social networking sites were filled with comments such as "I cried within the first 5 minutes! I think this is Pixar's masterpiece! The new character of Hank, an octopus, received a lot of comments such as "He's not handsome, he's a good-looking octopus," "Hank is so cute! I want to marry him!" "Hank is too handsome after Nick (from "Zootopia")! Hank is too good-looking after Nick (from "Zootopia")!