King of Prism: Pride the Hero Anime Film Tops 100 Million Yen in 4 Days

Mainichi Shimbun's Mantan Web news website reported on Tuesday that the King of Prism: PRIDE the HERO anime film has earned more than 100 million yen (about US$913,000) at the box office in the four days since it opened theatrically. The film has sold 59,000 tickets at 56 theaters.

The film opened on June 10 and sold 47,000 tickets to earn 82 million yen (about US$746,000) in its opening weekend. The film ranked at #7 at the Japanese box office.

Masakazu Hishida, who directed various Pretty Rhythm anime series, as well as the KING OF PRISM by Pretty Rhythm film, returned to direct King of Prism: PRIDE the HERO at Tatsunoko Production. Jou Aoba (Pretty Rhythm Aurora Dream episode director) also returned to write the script. Mai Matsuura was again credited with the original character designs and character designs. The main cast members reprise their roles in the film, and Tomokazu Sugita plays the new character George Takadanobaba.