Mary and the Witch's hoa Film to Open in 155 Countries, Territories 

Mary and the Witch\'s Flower Film to Open in 155 Countries, Territories

) anime film revealed on Thursday that the film will open in 155 countries and territories worldwide. The news website Oricon noted that

has received offers from distribution companies and agents from the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Australia, China, South Korea, South America, the Middle East, and Africa.

Oricon stated that an English-dubbed version of the film is already planned, and will feature "big-name actors."

announced in February that it has acquired the worldwide rights to the film. Altitude Film Entertainment will release the film in the U.K., and

will release the film in Australia and New Zealand. The company shopped the film to other distributors at the Berlin International Film Festival in February.

The film opened in Japan on Saturday and sold 324,000 tickets to earn 428 million yen (about US$3.75 million) on 458 screens on Saturday and Sunday, ranking at #2 in the box office.

is credited as producer. The staff page on the film\'s website further noted that many former staff from

scouted locations in Shropshire, U.K., the setting of the original novel. The film stars

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