Anime Film "Aikatsu the Movie! made a good start, ranking No. 1 in Pia's first-day satisfaction ranking!　Attracted 150,000 viewers at 150 screens during the first two days.

The anime film "Aikatsu the Movie," which opened in theaters on December 13! got off to a strong start, ranking first in the first-day satisfaction ranking.

This is the first theatrical version of the arcade card game/TV anime "Aikatsu! is the first film version of the arcade card game/TV animation "Aikatsu! The film version, which is a completely original story, depicts the struggles of Ichigo Hoshimiya and her friends, who have been pursuing their idol activities to become top idols, as they prepare for the special live "Grand Star Palace Ichigo Festival". General director is Ryuichi Kimura, director is Yuichiro Yano, script is Yoichi Kato, character design is Hiroko Yaguchi, assistant director is Keiko Oyamada, and animation production is by Sunrise.

The film opened in theaters on December 13 on 150 screens nationwide, and was found to have scored 93.3 points in the first-day satisfaction ranking by "Pia," surpassing strong opponents such as "Ao Harido" and "The Hobbit: The Last Battle. The film focuses on the live performance of the main character Ichigo Hoshimiya and her relationship with her seniors Mizuki Kanzaki and Akari Ozora, her junior. The film is the culmination of two years of work with an all-star cast, and it seems to be a great success for both fans who were looking forward to the first theater version and beginners. The film also drew more than 150,000 viewers on Saturday and Sunday of its first week, making it the most-attended film released on less than 200 screens in 2014. The film also recorded box-office revenues of 170 million yen and a screen average of 1.15 million yen, which is a good start for the film to reach 1 billion yen in box-office revenues as the winter holidays are about to begin.

As a New Year's gift in appreciation of the blockbuster hit, "The Movie Original Aikatsu! Card" will be distributed to all visitors to the theater from January 1, 2015. The card is the accessory "Purple Angel Hair Corsage. Akari Ozora will be wearing a kimono-like dress for the New Year.

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Aikatsu the Movie! (150 screens)
First 2 days attendance: 156,949, box-office revenue: 172,727,250 yen
First-week 2-day results of films released on less than 200 screens in 2014
1. "Beauty and the Beast" (154sc) 136,028 (11/1)
2. "Chikkyori Love" (179sc) 135,181 (10/11)
3. "Mobile Suit Gundam UC episode 7: Beyond the Rainbow" (35 screencast) 98,208 viewers (5/17 release)
4. "Flight Game" (198 sc) 94,250 (9/6)
5. "EIGHT RANGERS 2" (160 sc) 93,633 (7/26)