The official website for the live-action film adaptation of Akane Shimizu’s manga series Cells at Work! has announced that the film’s cumulative total domestic gross surpassed a milestone of five billion yen on January 16.According to Animate Times, the film has earned 5,002,624,050 yen (32 million USD) from 3,731,753 ticket sales in 35 days since its release in Japan. After debuting Japanese theaters on December 13, 2024, the film stayed on No.1 in the box office ranking for four consecutive weekends. Now it has become the fourth top-grossing Japanese film of 2024.To commemorate this phenomenal hit, messages from the two lead actors, Mei Nagano (Red Blood Cell) and Takeru Sato (White Blood Cell ), and director Hideki Takeuchi have been posted on the website.
Message from Mei Nagano:
I am very happy that the movie “Cells at Work!” has reached so many people and is loved by them! Thank you very much! It has become a major representative work for me. With thanks to the cells that are working hard inside my body, I will continue to do my best today! I hope you all take good care of yourselves.
Message from Takeru Sato:
I am very happy that so many people have seen the film. Thank you so much to everyone who came to the movie theaters and to everyone who has been spreading the word on SNS and other social media to make this film a big hit. I feel that this blockbuster hit was made possible only with your support. I wish “Cells at Work!” continued success and everyone’s mental and physical health. Please take care of yourself during these cold days.
Message from Hideki Takeuchi:
I am very happy that the story of the smallest main character in the history of film has been accepted so warmly by so many people in such a big way. I will try not to drink too much, have a physical checkup once a year, and once again take good care of my health and work hard to make films!
Poster visual
The site also announced that the film will release in Taiwan on January 24, in the Philippines on January 29, in Hong Kong on February 6, and in Thailand on March 13. Korea and China also plan to release the film in near future.Additionally, to encourage foreign residents in Japan to enjoy the film, the English-subtitled version will be screened for seven days from January 31 to February 6 at movie theaters in three cities: Shinjuku Piccadilly in Tokyo, MOVIX Kyoto in Kyoto, and Namba Parks Cinema in Osaka.
Cells at Work! Live-Action Movie Trailer
Sources: “Cells at Work!” live-action film official website 1, 2 / X (formerly Twitter), Animate Times©Akane Shimizu/Kodansha ©Shigemitsu Harada, Issei Hatsuyoshiya, Akane Shimizu/Kodansha ©2024 “Cells at Work!” Production Committee
