The film opened in Japan on September 18. The film has sold over 560,000 tickets to earn 810 million yen (about US$7.68 million) after 10 days in the box office as of September 27, and ranked at #2 in its opening weekend. The film has sold over 781,817 tickets to earn 1,117,052,200 yen (about US$10.57 million) as of October 4.

The official YouTube Channel of animation studio Kyoto Animation has released on Friday the first 10 minutes of the anime film "Violet Evergarden: The Movie". English subtitles for the clip are not yet available as of the moment. The film is currently screening its 4th week in Japanese theaters since its opening last September 18.

The "Violet Evergarden: The Movie" film is based on the light novel series by Kana Akatsuki, who won the"5th Kyoto Animation Awards" grand prize. The story follows Violet Evergarden, who once fought as a soldier, and becomes an automatic doll that captures the wishes of her clients and puts them into words, touching the emotions of various clients and understanding the hearts of the people.

Source: Kyoto Animation's YouTube channel vita Otakumu and Aniradio