Live-Action In the Clear Moonlit Dusk Film Rises to #2, 7th Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199 Film Opens at #10
The live-action film adaptation of Yuu Nagira's Nanji, Hoshi no Gotoku (You Are Akin to the Stars) novel rose from #3 to #2 in its fourth weekend. The film sold 107,000 tickets and earned 150,719,900 yen (about US$954,000) from Friday to Sunday. The film has sold a total of 1.15 million tickets and earned a cumulative total of 1,682,672,700 yen (about US$10.65 million).
The film opened in Japan on October 9, and ranked at #4 in its opening weekend. The film sold 234,000 tickets and earned 350,531,400 yen (about US$2.23 million) in its first three days.
The film stars Ryūsei Yokohama (Detective Conan: Highway no Datenshi's Kazuaki Ōmae) as Kai Aono and Suzu Hirose (live-action Chihayafuru films' Chihaya, The Boy and The Beast's Kaede) as Akimi Inoue. Michihito Fujii (live-action Last Samurai Standing) directed the film off a screenplay by Naoko Adachi (live-action Daytime Shooting Star, Un chocolatier de l'amour perdu).
The novel's story begins on an island in the Seto Inland Sea. Akimi, who lives on the island, meets Kai, who just moved to the island. Both bond over their misgivings about their own families and life. Akimi's home life is strained by her father constantly cheating, while Kai's mother constantly makes both of them move to be with a new relationship. The two get into a complicated, supporting, and co-dependent relationship over the course of 15 years.
The live-action film reboot of CAPCOM's Resident Evil survival horror game franchise rose from #5 to #3 in its fourth weekend. The film sold 81,000 tickets and earned 126,605,100 yen (about US$801,300) from Friday to Sunday. The film has sold a total of 1.18 million tickets and earned a cumulative total of 2,000,748,000 yen (about US$12.66 million).
The film opened in Japan on October 9 and ranked at #2 in its opening weekend. The film sold 356,000 tickets and earned 626,567,150 yen (about US$3.97 million) in its first three days.
The film opened in the United States on September 18. The film ranked at #1 and earned an estimated US$60 million in its opening weekend in the U.S.
The film stars Austin Abrams (Weapons, Euphoria, Wolfs) as Bryan. The cast also includes Zach Cherry, Kali Reis, and Paul Walter Hauser (Richard Jewell, Black Bird, The Fantastic Four: First Steps).
Zach Cregger (Barbarian, Weapons) directed the new film.
Eiga Chiikawa: Ningyo no Shima no Himitsu (Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of Mermaid Island), the first anime film adaptation of Nagano's Chiikawa manga, dropped from #2 to #5 in its 15th weekend in Japan's box office. The film earned 92,808,300yen (about US$587,400) from Friday to Sunday.
The film has sold a total of 12.77 million tickets, and earned a cumulative total of 18,662,616,000 yen (about US$118 million). The film is currently the biggest film in Japan this year, and now ranks 12th in Japan's all-time box office ranking.
Eiga Chiikawa: Ningyo no Shima no Himitsu opened on July 24 and ranked at #1 for its opening weekend. The film earned 990 million yen (about US$6.05 million) on its opening day. The film sold 1,508,500 tickets and earned 2,240,333,500 yen (about US$13.70 million) in its first three days.
The film's 4DX screenings began on September 5. One-day-only cheering screenings for the film took place on September 11. Penlight screenings took place on September 23.
The film is based on the manga's arc posted on X (formerly Twitter) from March to November 2023, nicknamed the "Siren Arc" or "Island Arc."
Nagano is credited for the original story and also wrote the film's script. Under Nagano's supervision, Kei Oikawa (Uma Musume Pretty Derby 3 seasons, Hinamatsuri, My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU TOO!, My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Climax) directed the film at Cygames Pictures. QTORY inc. managed the production, and TOHO is distributing the film.
The 4K restoration of Studio Ghibli's Whisper of the Heart rose from #10 to #6 in its second weekend back in theaters. The film earned 112,466,900 yen (about US$713,200) in its first three days.
The live-action film of Mika Yamamori's In the Clear Moonlit Dusk (Uruwashi no Yoi no Tsuki) manga dropped from #4 to #7 in its second weekend. The film earned 61,363,800 yen (about US$388,400) from Friday to Sunday, and has earned a cumulative total of 334,113,100 yen (about US$2.11 million).
The film opened in Japan on October 23. The film sold 141,000 tickets and earned 200,272,200 yen (about US$1.27 million) in its first three days.
Shunsuke Michieda (live-action My Love Mix-Up! TV series, live-action The Kindaichi Case Files series) stars as Kohaku Ichimura, and Seira Anzai (live-action Insomniacs After School film, live-action Trillion Game TV series) stars as Yoi Takiguchi.
Other cast members include Rintarō Mizusawa as Takuto Ohji, Yuna Hoshino as Nobara Tone, Sayu Suzukawa as Kotobuki Hibiya, Takato Ōkura as Sentarō Akane, Tatsumi Asa as Shun Kuwabatake, Yūki Yoda as Yoshiko, and Naohito Fujiki as Seiichi Takiguchi, Yoi's father.
Kentarō Takemura (live-action Trillion Game TV series) directed the film, and Yuichi Tokunaga (live-action Densha Otoko TV series) wrote the script. Shū Kanematsu (My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!, Aquarion: Myth of Emotions) composed the music. TBS TV oversaw production at TBS Sparkle, and TOHO is distributing.
Made in Abyss: Mezameru Shinpi (Made in Abyss: Awakening Mystery), the first film in the new Made in Abyss anime film series, dropped from #6 to #8 in its second weekend.
The film opened on October 2023. It earned 145,525,480 yen (about US$922,900) in its first three days.
Masayuki Kojima (Black Bullet, Tibetan Dog) returned to direct the anime at the studio Kinema Citrus (My Happy Marriage, The Rising of The Shield Hero). Hideyuki Kurata (Samurai Flamenco, The World God Only Knows) was again in charge of scripts, and Kazuchika Kise (Ghost in the Shell: Arise Alternative Architecture, xxxHOLiC) and Yuka Kuroda (Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun) returned as character designers.
Kadokawa announced in January 2023 a sequel to the Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun (Made in Abyss: Retsujitsu no Ōgonkyō) anime.
Nijiiro no Rinne (Rainbow-Colored Reincarnation), the seventh film in Yamato yo Towa ni: Rebel 3199 (Star Blazers: Be Forever Yamato - Rebel 3199), the latest project in the Space Battleship Yamato remakes, opened at #10. The film earned 72,323,820 yen (about US$457,700) in its first three days.
The film opened in theaters in Japan on October 30. The overall anime is premiering as seven films. Crunchyroll is streaming the anime under the title Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 3199.
The films' character designer Nobuteru Yūki drew the main visual (pictured right).
The sixth film, Aoi Meikyū (Blue Labyrinth), opened on June 26. In the story, the Yamato passes through a space time node that brings the main characters to the year 2026 in the present-day Reiwa era in Tokyo.
The fifth film opened in Japan on February 20.
Sources: Kōgyō Tsūshin (link 2), comScore via KOFIC
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