'Doraemon' Anime Film Scores Big in Asia with Record Hong Kong Run — hollywoodreporter.com

Japanese anime Stand by Me Doraemon has racked up $86 million at the box office, boosted by a strong overseas performance, including more than $5 million in Hong Kong and $3.2 million in Italy. The 36th release in the series about the blue, cat-type robot Doraemon, and the first 3D CG installment, took nearly $70 million at the Japanese box office last year, before scoring $3.2 million in Italy, $3 million in Indonesia, $2.7 million in South Korea and $1.2 million in Thailand. However, its performance in the relatively small Hong Kong market has been the most remarkable, accounting for nearly a third of its overseas take.      

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