"Bohemian Rhapsody," a biographical film about the legendary British rock band Queen, is captivating the hearts of young and old alike in Japan, where in the 1970s the band saw success before anywhere else.
The film, released in Japan on Nov. 9, grossed more than 2.6 billion yen ($23 million) at the box office, with 1.8 million people watching it within the first 20 days of its release.
Matching the film's surging popularity, the soundtrack reached the top of Japan's weekly digital album chart on Dec. 3, with Queen Jewels, a greatest hits album first released on CD in Japan in 2004, ranking second, making Queen the first non-Japanese artist to ever occupy the top two spots on the chart.