Box office
The film debuted in the Japanese box office third earning US$3,799,276.[8] On August 14, 2012 Yahoo announced grossed sales of over ¥1 billion (US$ 12.7 million) and at that rate it was expected to surpass the then highest-grossing Naruto film, 2004's Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow (1.37 billion yen/US$17.4 million). As a result, Kishimoto drew a picture of Naruto and the film antagonist Menma to conmemorate the film's achievement.[9] By September 23, 2012, Road to Ninja became the highest grossing Naruto movie making ¥ 1.46 billion (US$18.3 million) between its opening on July 28 and September 23.[7] For the year 2012, the movie made ¥ 1.48 billion and ranked 29th among Japanese movies in Box office including live action movies.[10] In the Philippines, the movie earned a total grossed amount of $123,613.00 (PhP 5,068,627) on its 2-week run. [11]