'My Hero Academia: Two Heroes' Takes Top Anime Spot in 2018 U.S. Box Office

'My Hero Academia: Two Heroes' Takes Top Anime Spot in 2018 U.S. Box Office

 2018 was a great year for anime releases, and this definitely includes how well anime performed in the box office in the United States despite many of them only getting limited releases where , My Hero Academia's debut film, My Hero Academia: Two Heroes, performed the best out of the anime film releases with a grand total of $5.7 million over its limited release.

'My Hero Academia: Two Heroes' Takes Top Anime Spot in 2018 U.S. Box Office
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The list of the top film grosses in the United States and Canada, and although anime films don't break into the list until 150 which it's impressive considering many of these were limited releases rather than a full rollout many domestic films get.My Hero Academia: Two Heroes breaks into the list at 149, and the second highest is Mary and the Witch's Flower at 186 with $2.4 million. These two films are the only anime films in the list before the 200s, unfortunately, with the third highest being the limited re-release of Studio Ghibli's Princess Mononoke at 212 with a $1.4 million gross.

My Hero Academia: Two Heroes became the tenth highest grossing anime film ever, outperformed releases like The Nun and The Predator the week which limited release, and won the 2018 Golden Issue Award for Best Anime Movie with ComicBook.com.