Chiikawa Anime Film Opens at #1, Kingdom Drops to #3
The Chiikawa anime film opened at #1 in Japan, earning 2,240,333,500 yen (about US$13.70 million) on 1,508,500 tickets over its first three days.
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Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
Why it matters
The Chiikawa film's strong opening weekend places it at the top of the Japanese box office, while the Kingdom sequel's second-weekend drop reflects a typical post-debut decline.
The fifth live-action Kingdom film dropped to #3 in its second weekend, with a cumulative total of 3,354,667,400 yen (about US$20.52 million).
The Japanese box office saw a new leader this weekend as the first anime film adaptation of Nagano's Chiikawa manga opened at #1. The film, titled Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of Mermaid Island, earned 990 million yen on its opening day and 2,240,333,500 yen (about US$13.70 million) from Friday through Sunday, with 1,508,500 tickets sold.
Meanwhile, the fifth live-action Kingdom film, Kingdom: Tamashii no Kessen, slipped from #1 to #3 in its second weekend, adding 734,257,500 yen (about US$4.49 million) to a cumulative total of 3,354,667,400 yen (about US$20.52 million).
- Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of Mermaid Island: Opened at #1, earned 2,240,333,500 yen (about US$13.70 million) on 1,508,500 tickets in its first three days
- Kingdom: Tamashii no Kessen: Dropped to #3 in its second weekend, cumulative total 3,354,667,400 yen (about US$20.52 million)
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- Anime News Network Chiikawa Anime Film Opens at #1, 5th Live-Action Kingdom Film Drops to #3