The next day, August 29!
Media outlets across Dragon Country rushed to report the news. After all, Spirited Away had topped the box office and raised the record for the highest-grossing film in Dragon Country to 8.432 billion. This wasn't just a milestone for the Dragon Country film industry—it mattered to the enormous number of people in both the film and animation industries. Before long, Spirited Away fans were once again buzzing online!
"Insane! 8.4 billion! I can hardly believe it!"
"I still don't get how an animated film could be so popular. I didn't bother going to the theater, anyway!"
"Different strokes for different folks. I still can't stomach danmei BL novels or TV dramas, but they have a female audience. No work can appeal to everyone!"
"It's a shame Teacher Zhao Qinyin is touring overseas. Spirited Away opens abroad on September 5, right? I hope it does just as well there!"
"But I wouldn't get my hopes up too high. Tiger Walk made 7.7 billion in Dragon Country, but its total overseas box office was less than 600 million. Regional cultural differences have a huge impact on whether a movie becomes a hit. Foreigners just don't get what makes Tiger Walk so satisfying!"
"True. Take Deadly Nine-Headed Shark, the highest-grossing film in the USA. Its domestic box office came to about 8.7 billion Dragon Country Currency, but after more than a month in Dragon Country—a market that huge—it made only 60 million. Its global box office outside its home market was less than a billion Dragon Country Currency, too. We Dragon Country folks don't get what's supposed to be interesting about that nine-headed shark!"
"But Requiem, the highest-grossing film in world cinema history, is still a European movie. Its domestic box office came to nearly 8 billion Dragon