The latest entry in the long-running Doraemon anime franchise, Nobita’s Art World Tales (Eiga Doraemon: Nobita no Esekai Monogatari), has taken the Japanese box office by storm in its opening weekend.

A Doraemon exhibition in Hong Kong that attracted 5 million locals and tourists last summer set the stage for its 10-destination global tour, which will start soon in Shanghai, the organiser has ...