'Doraemon' dominates Japanese box office, praised as 'best in history'

The 44th film of the Doraemon 2D series, titled "Doraemon: Nobita and the Adventures in the Picture World," has officially hit theaters in Japan. As the 45th anniversary film of the famous series, "Nobita and the Adventures in the Picture World" is highly rated for its quality and has had good results at the box office.

Specifically, the film debuted at No. 1 at the Japanese box office in its opening week, attracting more than 570,000 moviegoers to theaters with a revenue of 700 million yen. Maintaining a stable revenue with an increase of about 700 million yen per week, as of April 6, "Nobita and the Adventure into the Picture World" has held the top spot at the box office for 5 consecutive weeks. Interestingly, the film's drop-rate is very low, even higher in the second week than in the first week, showing that the word-of-mouth effect has made the film extremely popular in Japan.

Currently, "Nobita and the Adventure into the Picture World" is about to reach the revenue mark of 3.8 billion yen. This figure makes the film the highest-grossing film at the Japanese box office in 2025, up to the present time. The film surpassing the revenue mark of 4 billion yen is within reach, however, the audience still hopes that this film can surpass the record revenue of Nobita and the Treasure Island - 5.3 billion yen.

The answer to the impressive achievement of this film comes not only from the "responsibility" of marking the important milestone of 45 years, but also thanks to the excellent quality of the content. The film revolves around the adventure of a group of friends to Artoria - a medieval European kingdom, home to many precious paintings. The group fights together to fight against the "curse" in an ancient legend, saving the colors that paint the beauty of the world.

Many viewers commented that "Nobita and the Adventures in the Picture World" is the "best movie in the history" of the Doraemon series. It is a work for children, but adults will also be drawn into the unexpected details in the movie. The unexpected details, each character has a "place to express themselves" and the profound message about friendship and solidarity makes the audience unable to take their eyes off until the last minute.

The movie "Doraemon: Nobita and the Adventures into the Picture World" is scheduled to premiere in Vietnam on May 23, 2025.