Box office revenue for animation film "Suzume" in China tops Japan's

Box office revenue for the Japanese animation film "Suzume" in mainland China has exceeded that of Japan, local media reported Monday, raking in some 752 million yuan ($109 million) less than a month after its release in March, despite tense bilateral relations.As of Sunday, box office sales of director Makoto Shinkai's latest work totaled about 14.48 billion yen ($108 million) in Japan, by comparison, according to a movie ranking reported by Kogyo Tsushinsha. The film was released in Japan last November.The development comes after Suzume's film hit a new box office record, becoming the hig…READ FULL ARTICLE