Japanese anime feature Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc is off to an impressive start at the U.S. box office , where it’s on course to top Friday’s chart with $8 million to $9 million from 3,003 theaters for a better-than-expected opening of $14 million to $15 million, if not more. The acclaimed manga pic presently boasts a perfect 100 percent critics score and a 99 percent audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, a rarely seen combo, in addition to five out of five stars on exit polling service PostTrak.

Produced by MAPPA, the R-rated pic is based on the hit anime TV series that is available to stream on Disney+, Crunchyroll and other platforms. Since launching in cinemas last month in Japan, Chainsaw Man has already grossed north of $64 million at the global box office. Sony and Cr

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