Live-Action The Samurai and the Prisoner Drops to #5, SHIBOYUGI Debuts at #11 in Japan
The weekend box office chart shows established franchises holding steady while a new entry, SHIBOYUGI: Cloudy Beach, enters just outside the top 10.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
The live-action adaptation of Honobu Yonezawa's novel The Samurai and the Prisoner fell from #4 to #5 in its fourth weekend, earning 56,289,900 yen. The 37th Anpanman film dropped to #6, while the 4K restoration of Kiki's Delivery Service rose to #7. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie re-entered the top 10 at #9. SHIBOYUGI: Cloudy Beach debuted at #11.
Kiyoshi Kurosawa's live-action film adaptation of Honobu Yonezawa's historical mystery novel The Samurai and the Prisoner slipped one spot to #5 in its fourth weekend in Japanese theaters. The film earned 56,289,900 yen (about US$347,200) from Friday to Sunday, bringing its cumulative total to 945,850,980 yen (about US$5.83 million). The Anpanman franchise's 37th film, Soreike! Anpanman: Pantan to Yakusoku no Hoshi, dropped to #6 in its third weekend, while the 4K restoration of Studio Ghibli's Kiki's Delivery Service climbed one spot to #7. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie re-entered the top 10 at #9 in its 12th weekend, and SHIBOYUGI: Cloudy Beach debuted at #11.
- The Samurai and the Prisoner: dropped from #4 to #5 in its fourth weekend, earned 56,289,900 yen
- Soreike! Anpanman: Pantan to Yakusoku no Hoshi: dropped from #5 to #6 in its third weekend, earned 45,764,360 yen
- Kiki's Delivery Service (4K restoration): rose from #8 to #7 in its fourth weekend, earned 50,914,600 yen
- The Super Mario Galaxy Movie: re-entered top 10 at #9 in its 12th weekend, earned 29,170,750 yen
- SHIBOYUGI: Cloudy Beach: debuted at #11
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