Movie 'Hypnosis Mic' Surpasses 2 Billion Yen in Box Office Revenue! First Achievement in Japan with Less Than 100 Theaters!

The movie 'Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle-' (hereafter referred to as Hypno Movie) has surpassed the major milestone of 2 billion yen in box office revenue. Furthermore, "Claim Victory (Immersive Edition)," specially produced for the exhibition of the movie "Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle-" and being screened at the exhibition, has been released on the official Hypnosis Mic YouTube channel.

The music-based character rap project "Hypnosis Mic" started in September 2017. A total of 18 unique main characters are divided into six teams: "Ikebukuro Division," "Yokohama Division," "Shibuya Division," "Shinjuku Division," "Osaka Division," and "Nagoya Division," engaging in intense rap battles for male pride.

To commemorate the 8th anniversary of the project, 'Hypno Movie' began its revival screening yesterday (Tuesday, September 2nd), the anniversary day, at 66 theaters nationwide, and has finally surpassed 2 billion yen in box office revenue. This work, as Japan’s “first” interactive movie, started on February 21st (Friday) in 85 theaters. Due to the number of interactive screening equipment, the screenings continued in a limited number of theaters, ranging from 60 to 80.

While there are numerous past works that started with a small release of around 10 theaters and expanded to over 150 theaters to become big hits, 'Hypno Movie' becomes the first in Japan, since nationwide rankings began in 2004, to surpass 2 billion yen with less than 100 theaters from the opening day. (According to Kogyo Tsushinsha)

The support for this work is attributed to the introduction of Japan's first interactive movie system for a theatrical film. The outcome of rap battles unfolding on the screen is determined by participatory voting through a smartphone app by the audience, with a total of five votes during the screening, offering 48 different screening patterns and seven endings.