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The live-action film adaptation of Uketsu's novel Hen na Ie (Strange House) held the No. 1 spot for the fourth consecutive week. The film sold 289,000 tickets for 371,338,900 yen (about $2.43 million) over the weekend. The film sold a total of 2,778,000 tickets with a total income of 3,459,486,550 yen (about 22.64 million USD).
The film opened on March 15. The film sold 344,000 tickets and earned 474 million yen (about US$3.13 million) in its first three days of release.
The film stars Shōtarō Mamiya (live-action Blue Giant, Tokyo Revengers) as Amamiya, Jirō Satō (live-action Gintama) as Kurihara and Rina Kawaei (live-action Ajin) as Yūki.
Asukashinsha published the first novel in July 2021 and the second novel on December 15. The novel tells the mystery of a house with a room with no doors, no windows and hidden, making it look like it was just a wall. But the house hides some very dark secrets.
Kyō Ayano launched the manga adaptation of the novel on Ichijinsha's HOWL webcomic service in January 2023. Seven Seas licensed the manga under the title Strange House.
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The 2024 Doremon movie Eiga Doremon: Nobita no Chikyū Symphony (Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Earth Symphony) has rebounded from 3rd place to 2nd place in its sixth weekend at the Japanese box office. The film sold 182,000 tickets and grossed 222,435,610 million yen (about $1.45 million) from Friday to Sunday. The film sold a total of 3,095,000 tickets and grossed 3,683,223,110 yen (about US$24.09 million).
The film opened at number 1 on March 1. The film sold 538,000 tickets from Friday to Sunday for 655,555,580 yen (about US$4.37 million). ) on its first weekend of release.
The new film has a music theme, as Doraemon and his friends go on an adventure to meet new friends, connect with people through music, and save the world from crisis.
Kazuaki Imai (Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Treasure Island, Doremon the Movie: Nobita's New Dinosaur) directed the film. Teruko Utsumi, screenwriter of the television anime Doremon, wrote the script for the film. The current cast of the television anime reprized their roles in the film.
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Gekijōban Haikyu!! Gomi Suteba no Kessen (Haikyu!! the Movie: The Decisive Battle at the Garbage Dump), the first of the two Haikyu!! The sequel project ultimately dropped from No. 2 to No. 3 in its eighth weekend of release. The film sold 142,000 tickets for 213,157,870 yen (about US$1.39 million) over the weekend with a total of 6,483,000 tickets sold for 9,267,707,450 yen (about US$60.63 million) ).
The film premiered in Japan on February 16 and is also showing in IMAX. Susumu Mitsunaka (first, third Haikyu!! TV anime) both directed and wrote the film.
The film sold 1,529,000 tickets and earned 2,230,465,540 yen (about US$14.83 million) in its first three days of screening. The film now has the biggest opening weekend for a film this year in Japan, beating the 1,065,983,130 yen opening weekend of the anime Mobile Suit gundam Seed FREEDOM.
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Godzilla Minus One, Takashi Yamazaki's new film in TOHO's Godzilla franchise, ranked 7th in its 23rd week at the box office. The film earned 75,786,810 yen (about $496,000) from Friday to Sunday. The film grossed a total of 7,306,634,850 yen (about US$47.82 million).
The film opens in Japan on November 3, 2023 (“Godzilla Day”), which is the anniversary of the release of the first Godzilla film on November 3, 1954. The film was recently screened at the International Film Festival Tokyo (TIFF) was the closing film of last year's event on November 1.
The film sold 648,600 tickets for 1,041,193,460 yen (about US$6.93 million) in its first three showings. date available at the Japanese box office. The film sold 14.7% more tickets and earned 22.8% more in its first three days than the most recent Japanese live-action Godzilla film, Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi's Shin Godzilla, did. earned in its first three days in 2016. The film has earned more than 6.01 billion yen (about $39.9 million) and sold 3.92 million tickets as of March 3, its 122nd day of screening in Japan. Copy. According to Kōgyō Tsūshinsha, the film is currently the #1 live-action film released in Japan in 2023 (including all live-action films that debuted in Japan in 2023 but still earned revenue in 2024 ).
Godzilla Minus One also won the Best Visual Effects award at the 96th Academy Awards on March 10. It is the first Japanese film to win in this category and the first Godzilla film nominated for an Oscar.
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The Mobile Suit Gun Seed anime film FREEDOM dropped from 8th to 9th place in its 11th weekend of release. The film earned 62,210,690 yen (about $407,100) from Friday to Sunday. The film sold 2,564,398 tickets and grossed a total of 4,320,960,010 yen (about US$28.2 million).
The film is being shown in 353 theaters in Japan with additional 4DX, MX4D and Dolby Cinema screenings starting February 9.
The film opened at No. 1 at the Japanese box office, selling 634,182 tickets for 1,065,983,130 yen (about US$7.20 million) in its first three days of release, marking its first three box office sales. Highest opening day for an anime series. Mobile SuitGundam Seed FREEDOM premiered in Japan on January 26. The film is expected to screen in 56 countries and territories.
Mobile Suit Gundunda director Mitsuo Fukuda directed the film at Bandai Namco Filmworks. Fukuda also co-wrote the script with his late wife Chiaki Morosawa and Liu Goto. Hisashi Hirai (Mobile Suit Gun Seed) designed the characters.
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The live-action film adaptation of Fujimomo's Lovesick Ellie (Koi Wazurai no Ellie) manga dropped from 9th to 10th place in its fourth weekend of release. The film earned 36,709,800 yen (about US$240,200) in its fourth weekend, for a cumulative total of 510,254,460 yen (about US$3.33 million).
The live-action film opened in Japan on March 15. It grossed 128,171,750 yen (about US$858,600) in its first three days of release.
Ryubi Miyase (live-action Ushijima the Loan Shark, Ya Boy Kongming!) plays Akira Ohmi, while Nanoka Hara (main character of Suzume, live-action Wave, Listen to Me!, Don't Call It Mystery) plays as Eriko Ichimura. The two previously co-starred in the live-action dramas Night Doctor and Murai in Love.
Miki Kōichirō (live-action 2020 Yowamushi Pedal) directed the film, with a script by Satoko Okazaki.
Source: GTA press release, Kōgyō Tsūshin (link 2), comScore via KOFIC
