One Piece Film Gold Earns 4 Billion Yen!

One Piece Film Gold has garnered more than 4 billion yen (approximately $41 million)  since it premiered in over 700 theaters in Japan last month. This makes it the third highest earning movie in One Piece franchise, just a few digits behind One Piece: Strong World and One Piece Film Z.

One Piece Film Gold gets its release in 33 countries. It follows the Straw Hat Pirates’ journey to the Gran Tesoro, where they take on rich man Gild Tesoro. As the 13th pic in the franchise, it takes place after the Dressrosa Arc.

The release of the movie in Japan showed an enormous success. Many entrepreneurs in the country are now getting good amount of cash out of selling One Piece-inspired collectibles.

One Piece TV series director Hiroaki Miyamoto also helmed the movie. On the other hand, manga creator Eiichiro Oda served as one of the writers and producers.

Via MNG