Piccadilly in Yurakucho, Tokyo, on 12 December 2009. The entire cast of the film, together with the film's director Joji Matsuoka, were present at the ceremony. Also, at the ceremony, it was revealed to the media that negotiations for the film's distribution rights overseas were ongoing. It was announced that distributors from 25 different countries in Asia and Europe were interested in releasing the films in their home countries, though these were not specifically mentioned. This is a high number as, usually, Japanese films will only receive around 10 to 15 different offers. During its debut weekend, Snow Prince debuted in 234 cinema screens across Japan. It grossed a total of $362,879 in the opening week, making it the 10th highest grossing movie over the weekend of 12 and 13 December. Overall, it earned $837,724 in Japanese cinemas. In Singapore cinemas, Snow Prince was released on 13 May 2010 by local distributor Cathay-keris Films. It grossed US$4,088 on the first weekend (13–16 May) and US$2,320 on the second weekend (20–23 May), for a total gross of US$7,651 in Singapore cinemas. The home media for Snow Prince was released in DVD (format 2) and Blu-ray Disc versions. The distributor Toei released the film in Japan on 20 August 2010. In Taiwan, a DVD version of Snow Prince was released on 5 April 2011 under the film's Chinese name of 雪地王子 with Chinese subtitles and Japanese dialog. Later, Snow Prince was showcased at the inaugural Beijing International Film Festival, where it became one of the six Japanese films to be shown on 24 April 2011. Soundtrack The single for this film's theme song Snow Prince was released in a limited edition version and a regular version by Sony Music Entertainment on 2 December 2009. Soundtrack (limited edition album) The limited edition version of the single Snow Prince contains a CD and a bonus DVD. Track list: (DVD) (DVD) Soundtrack (regular album) Track list: "Bitter Moon" Reception Critical reception In a pre-release review of the film, Asahi Shimbun'''s Atsushi Ohara said that "the film has adapted Dog of Flanders well", but he took issue with the treatment of Sota and Chibi, saying that they were treated too harshly. He rounded off his review by saying that the dog acted superbly and was very adorable, and that the scenery in the film had a rare beauty. In another article written by him, he said