Star Wars: The Mandalorian & Grogu Holds No. 1 in Japan for Second Week
The chart shows a stable top four while three new films enter, including the finale of the 'Mononoke' anime trilogy and a Japanese adaptation of a Korean action series.
Key Facts
- 'Star Wars: The Mandalorian & Grogu' earned 425 million yen on 243,000 admissions in its second weekend at No. 1 in Japan, for a cumulative total over 1.5 billion yen.
- Hirokazu Kore-eda's 'The Sheep in the Box' debuted at No. 5, starring Haruka Ayase and Daigo, with Rimu Kuwaki making his film debut as the humanoid son.
- 'Mononoke the Movie: Chapter 3 - Snake God' opened at No. 6 as the final chapter of the anime trilogy, directed by Tomoaki Koshida with general director Kenji Nakamura.
- 'TOKYO BURST - Crime City -' entered at No. 8, a Japanese original story based on a Korean action series, directed by Eiji Uchida and starring Koji Mizukami, Yunho, Sota Fukushi, and Eom Gi-jun.
- 'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie' held No. 2 with 151,000 admissions and 205 million yen, reaching a cumulative total over 7.1 billion yen.
Reporting from 1 source: Cinema Today.
The weekend box office rankings for May 29-31, 2026, show 'Star Wars: The Mandalorian & Grogu' retaining the top spot with 243,000 admissions and 425 million yen. Three new entries debuted in the top 10: Hirokazu Kore-eda's 'The Sheep in the Box' at No. 5, the final 'Mononoke' film at No. 6, and 'TOKYO BURST - Crime City -' at No. 8.
Kogyo Tsushinsha released the weekend box office rankings for May 29-31, 2026. 'Star Wars: The Mandalorian & Grogu' held No. 1 for a second consecutive week, earning 425 million yen on 243,000 admissions. Cumulative totals have surpassed 890,000 admissions and 1.5 billion yen. The top four positions remained unchanged from the previous week.
- Star Wars: The Mandalorian & Grogu: No. 1, second consecutive week, 243,000 admissions, 425 million yen weekend, cumulative over 890,000 admissions and 1.5 billion yen
- The Super Mario Galaxy Movie: No. 2, 151,000 admissions, 205 million yen weekend, cumulative over 7.1 billion yen
- The Devil Wears Prada 2: No. 3, approaching 4.5 billion yen cumulative
- Detective Conan: The Fallen Angel of the Highway: No. 4, surpassed 12.7 billion yen cumulative
- The Sheep in the Box: No. 5, new entry, directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, starring Haruka Ayase and Daigo, film debut for Rimu Kuwaki as the humanoid son
- Mononoke the Movie: Chapter 3 - Snake God: No. 6, new entry, final chapter of the anime trilogy, general director Kenji Nakamura, director Tomoaki Koshida, voice cast includes Hiroshi Kamiya, Atsumi Tanezaki, Hiro Shimono
- SAKAMOTO DAYS: No. 7, cumulative over 2.5 billion yen
- TOKYO BURST - Crime City -: No. 8, new entry, Japanese original story based on Korean action series, directed by Eiji Uchida, stars Koji Mizukami, Yunho (TVXQ), Sota Fukushi, Eom Gi-jun
- Honest Real Estate: No. 9
- Sheep Detective Squad: No. 10, fourth week of release
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- Cinema Today SW新作がV2！是枝裕和監督『箱の中の羊』が5位、『モノノ怪』完結編や『犯罪都市』日本版も初登場