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One Piece Film Red Opens in U.S. in November (Updated)

Update: Crunchyroll has since officially announced that the film will open in the U.S. in November, not October. ANN's original article is below

A special video for One Piece Film Red debuted at the USC Trojans football team's season opener game against Rice University on Saturday, and the video revealed that the film will open in the United States in October.

The film opened in Japan on August 6, and ranked #1 in the Japanese box office in its opening weekend. The film sold 1.58 million tickets and earned 2.254 billion yen (about US$16.7 million) in its first two days. The film earned 78% more in its first two days than the previous film One Piece Stampede did in its first three days (One Piece Stampede opened on a Friday, as opposed to One Piece Film Red's Saturday opening).

The film has sold 8,618,377 tickets to earn 12,015,143,970 yen (about US$86 million) as of August 31.

Crunchyroll will theatrically screen the film in North America, Australia, and New Zealand this fall, and it describes the film:

Uta —the most beloved singer in the world. Renowned for concealing her own identity when performing, her voice has come to be described as “otherworldly.” Now, for the first time ever, Uta will herself to the world at a live concert. As the venue fills with all kinds of Uta fans —excited pirates, the Navy watching closely, and the Straw Hats led by Luffy who simply came to enjoy her sonorous performance —the voice that the whole world has been waiting for is about to resound. The story begins with the shocking fact that she is Shanks' daughter.

The film centers on a new character named Uta, Shanks' daughter. Kaori Nazuka is the speaking voice of Uta, while Ado is the character's singing voice. Ado also performs the film's theme song "Shinjidai" ("New Genesis").

Source: Toei Animation's Twitter account