Hopefully, this is a sign of a good future for the franchise.
Summary:
Haikyuu!! Movie: Battle of the Garbage Dump got 2.23 billion yen in its first weekend in theaters.
Very few anime movies achieved these numbers, and Haikyuu!! is among them, along with such giants as One Piece.
The dedication of the fandom is a huge reason for the success.
The premiere of Haikyuu!! Movie: Battle of the Garbage Dump was a huge success in Japan. That is somewhat expected, as the franchise is huge — but fans might have underestimated the sheer scale of it. According to the official X (formerly Twitter) account for the series, the movie got 2.23 billion yen (~$14.9 million) in box office in just the first weekend, with over 1.5 million people getting to watch it.
The numbers are insane
This kind of resounding success is more important than fans might realize. Not many anime movies reach such heights. There are less than 10 of them total that achieved such a result on the first weekend, and Haikyuu!! stands in the same league as movies for such popular series as One Piece and Jujutsu Kaisen.
This might be surprising for many fans.
While Haikyuu!! is nowhere near obscure, it still is nowhere near as big as One Piece — and the first weekend earnings of Battle of the Garbage Dump and One Piece Film: Red — highest grossing One Piece movie — are almost the same (2.23 vs 2.25 billion yen).
It gets even more interesting when you realize that the Haikyuu!! movie is a sequel, not a spinoff — so you would have to watch all the previously released seasons to see it.
Why is it so successful?
One possible reason for this success fans are betting on is how dedicated the Haikyuu!! fanbase is. They waited for S4 for quite a long time, and after it, they had to wait for the movie — and when it finally premiered, they all went to the theaters to watch it on the big screen. In Japan, online streaming has been getting more and more popular, but it still isn't as big as it is in the West, and the movie won't be available on it for a while anyways.
Technically, Haikyuu!! already had recap movies for the first 3 seasons. Of course, they weren't as successful as the new movie: recaps in general aren't as well received by the community, and those only served to remind fans of the story so far. Ultimately, there was little reason to watch them, unless you wanted to see the anime on the big screen.
Speaking of seeing Haikyuu!! on the big screen — another reason why the movie is so successful might be its animation. From the PVs, it looked absolutely amazing — and the reactions to the actual movie suggest it is more than enough of a reason to go watch it.
Speculation about the future
The success of the movie gives fans hope. They are assuming the next movie is still in production, and that it will be longer than this one — there have been concerns about the pacing. And if the movie is successful enough, perhaps the studio will even adapt the post-timeskip content from the manga.
Hopefully, this is a sign of a good future for the franchise.
Summary:
Haikyuu!! Movie: Battle of the Garbage Dump got 2.23 billion yen in its first weekend in theaters.
Very few anime movies achieved these numbers, and Haikyuu!! is among them, along with such giants as One Piece.
The dedication of the fandom is a huge reason for the success.
The premiere of Haikyuu!! Movie: Battle of the Garbage Dump was a huge success in Japan. That is somewhat expected, as the franchise is huge — but fans might have underestimated the sheer scale of it. According to the official X (formerly Twitter) account for the series, the movie got 2.23 billion yen (~$14.9 million) in box office in just the first weekend, with over 1.5 million people getting to watch it.
The numbers are insane
This kind of resounding success is more important than fans might realize. Not many anime movies reach such heights. There are less than 10 of them total that achieved such a result on the first weekend, and Haikyuu!! stands in the same league as movies for such popular series as One Piece and Jujutsu Kaisen.
This might be surprising for many fans.
While Haikyuu!! is nowhere near obscure, it still is nowhere near as big as One Piece — and the first weekend earnings of Battle of the Garbage Dump and One Piece Film: Red — highest grossing One Piece movie — are almost the same (2.23 vs 2.25 billion yen).
It gets even more interesting when you realize that the Haikyuu!! movie is a sequel, not a spinoff — so you would have to watch all the previously released seasons to see it.
Why is it so successful?
One possible reason for this success fans are betting on is how dedicated the Haikyuu!! fanbase is. They waited for S4 for quite a long time, and after it, they had to wait for the movie — and when it finally premiered, they all went to the theaters to watch it on the big screen. In Japan, online streaming has been getting more and more popular, but it still isn't as big as it is in the West, and the movie won't be available on it for a while anyways.
Technically, Haikyuu!! already had recap movies for the first 3 seasons. Of course, they weren't as successful as the new movie: recaps in general aren't as well received by the community, and those only served to remind fans of the story so far. Ultimately, there was little reason to watch them, unless you wanted to see the anime on the big screen.
Speaking of seeing Haikyuu!! on the big screen — another reason why the movie is so successful might be its animation. From the PVs, it looked absolutely amazing — and the reactions to the actual movie suggest it is more than enough of a reason to go watch it.
Speculation about the future
The success of the movie gives fans hope. They are assuming the next movie is still in production, and that it will be longer than this one — there have been concerns about the pacing. And if the movie is successful enough, perhaps the studio will even adapt the post-timeskip content from the manga.
