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Hong Kong film distributor Neofilms began streaming a Chinese-subtitled trailer for the Love Live! Sunshine!! The School Idol Movie Over the Rainbow anime film on Thursday. The film will open in Hong Kong on March 28.
The film opened in Japan on January 4, and earned 98,963,900 yen (about US$911,690) in its first three days at the box office. The film ranked at #7 for earnings from January 4-6, but ranked at #8 in terms of tickets sold during the January 5-6 weekend. The film has earned a cumulative total of more than 1 billion yen (about US$9.03 million) as of February 22.
The television anime's cast and staff returned for the film. [Warning: The story summary below contains a spoiler for the television anime. Highlight text to read the spoiler.]
[In the film's story, Uranohoshi Girls' High School's idol group Aquors has won the final Love Live! contest.] While preparing to enroll at a new school, the first- and second-year students encounter unexpected trouble. Also, after heading for a graduation trip, the third-year students go missing. As they are separated, the Aquors members appreciate the weight of their togetherness for the first time. In order to move forward, they must decide how to react to their new situations.
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