Spirited Away's Subtitled Screenings Ranked #5 at Monday's U.S. Box Office 

Spirited Away\'s Subtitled Screenings Ranked #5 at Monday\'s U.S. Box Office

Film screened in more than 400 theaters in U.S. for 3 days this week

anime film ranked #5 at the United States box office on Monday.

screened the film on Sunday, Monday, and Thursday this week to commemorate its 15th anniversary. The short film "

: Episode 2," which has never been released in North America, screened after the feature film.

stated the Monday screening ranked at #5 "ahead of Dr Strange." On Monday

Screenings on Sunday and Thursday were English-dubbed, while screenings on Monday had English subtitles. The film screened in more than 400 theaters.

debuted in Japan in 2001 and still holds the record for highest-grossing film at the Japanese box office. The film is the only Japanese film to win the the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.

: Episode 2" first screened in Japan in 2002 alongside

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