DanDaDan First Encounter Rakes In $1,005,531 in U.S. Box Office, debuting in Top 15

Last Weekend’s box office was certainly full of paranormal thrills, psychological horror, and politics, but surprisingly it’s the anime adaption of Yukinobu Tatsu’s DanDaDan that made a splash in the top 15 of the U.S. Box Office with DanDaDan: First Encounter.

The early preview brought in around $1,005,531 during its limited-time screening in the U.S. that ran from Friday to Sunday, staying in the top 15 at No. 13. It was 610 theaters and earned an estimated US$400,893 on Friday, US$265,786 on Saturday, and US$338,852 on Sunday. The First Encounter also had limited-time screenings in Asia on August 31, and in Europe on September 7. It was confirmed by Anime News Network that it will be expanded to over 50 countries and regions, including Latin America, Australia, New Zealand, and Africa through mid-September.

DanDaDan is set to debut in Japan on October 3 on TBS and MBS’s Super Animeism TURBO programming block. It will stream on Netflix worldwide starting on October 3 at 25:00 JST (effectively, October 4 at 1:00 a.m. JST), and Crunchyroll will also stream the anime.

Yukinobu Tatsu’s DanDaDan made its debut in Shueisha’s digital manga magazine, Shonen Jump Plus in April 2021 and is currently ongoing. Viz Media publishes the manga and its chapters for English audiences, and Manga Plus also publishes the chapters for English audiences.

This is a story about Momo, a high school girl who comes from a family of spirit mediums, and her classmate Okarun, an occult fanatic. After Momo rescues Okarun from being bullied, they begin talking. However, an argument ensues between them since Momo believes in ghosts but denies aliens exist, and Okarun believes in aliens but denies ghosts exist.

To prove to each other what they believe in is real, Momo goes to an abandoned hospital where a UFO has been spotted and Okarun goes to a tunnel rumored to be haunted. To their surprise, they each encounter overwhelming paranormal activities that transcend comprehension. Amid these predicaments, Momo awakens her hidden power and Okarun gains the power of a curse to overcome these new dangers! Their fateful love begins as well!?

Source: Anime News Network

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