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The First Slam Dunk Anime Film Stays at #1, Kaguya-sama: Love is War Film Opens at #8
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stayed at #1 for its third weekend. The film sold 365,000 tickets over the weekend and earned 546,716,490 yen ($3.98 million) from Friday to Sunday. The film has sold a total of 2.81 million tickets for a cumulative total of 4,188,807,130 yen ($30.53 million).
The film sold 847,000 tickets and earned 1,295,808,780 yen ($9.50 million) over its opening weekend.
The film opened in Japan on December 3. The movie has IMAX screenings in 40 cinemas all over Japan, and Dolby Atmos screenings in 34 cinemas. The movie added Dolby Cinema screenings on December 10.
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film stayed at #2 in its sixth weekend. The film sold 316,000 tickets over the weekend, and earned 414,223,280 yen ($3.01 million) from Friday to Sunday. The film has now sold a cumulative total of 6,939,000 tickets for 9,343,964,470 yen ($68.11 million).
The film sold 1.33 million tickets and earned 1.88 billion yen ($13.49 million) in its first three days.
The film sold 38.7% more tickets and earned 47.4% more than Shinkai's acclaimed Weathering With You, marking the strongest opening three days of Shinkai's films.
Actress made his voice acting debut in the film as Sōta Munakata, a young man who embarks on a journey with Suzume as the "Door-Closing Master."
Shinkai (your name., Weathering With You) directed the film and wrote the screenplay. He is also credited with the original story. Toaka performed one of the film's theme songs "Suzume."
film, dropped from #4 to #6 in its fourth weekend. The film earned 74,189,220 yen ($540,500) from Friday to Sunday, and has earned a cumulative total of 1,058,942,710 yen ($7.71 million).
The film sold 313,000 tickets for 416 million yen ($3.19 million) in its first three days.
Fuse, the author of the original light novel series, drafted the film's brand-new original story. The story centers on a new country named Raja, located to the west of Tempest. Rimuru and his companions get involved in a long-running conspiracy that swirls around a woman with a mysterious power. Rimuru and his commander Benimaru also encounter another ogre survivor named Hiiro, who used to hold Benimaru in high regard.
start in December, and will eventually include the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada, , , South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and South and Central America.
Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: First Kiss wa Owaranai (debuted at #8. The film opened in Japan on Saturday.
The film will screen the film in select U.S. theaters in February 2023.
The arc takes place after the end of the anime's third season.
insert song "Romantic Manifesto" for the film.
The anime dropped from #7 to #9 in its 20th weekend at the Japanese box office. The film earned 37,656,260 yen ($274,200) from Friday to Sunday. The film has now earned a cumulative total of 18,729,165,580 yen ($136 million).
One Piece Film Red opened in Japan on August 6. The movie has become the franchise's highest-selling and highest-earning film installment, in of both the number of tickets sold and yen earned at the box office. The film has also both the #6 all-time highest-earning anime film in Japan and the #9 all-time highest-earning film in Japan.
Crunchyroll earned an estimated total of US$9,475,251 in its first three days in the United States to rank #2 overall in the U.S. box office for the weekend.
The film centers on a new character named Uta, Shanks' daughter. Eiichiro Oda himself served as executive producer.
Kaiketsu Zorori children's book series in five years, dropped off the top 10 in it second weekend at the box office, but still earned 13,134,310 yen ($95,600) from Friday to Sunday. The film has earned a cumulative total of 42,426,930 yen ($309,000).
Sources: Kōgyō Tsūshin (link 2), comScore via KOFIC
