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Chiikawa Film Returns to #2 as Made in Abyss Opens at #6 in Japan
Eiga Chiikawa: Ningyo no Shima no Himitsu rose from #7 to #2 in its 14th weekend in Japan, selling 185,000 tickets and earning 279,333,800 yen from Friday to Sunday. Its cumulative total is 12.65 million tickets and 18,486,970,600 yen.
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Why it matters
Chiikawa is now the biggest film in Japan this year and 12th on the all-time Japanese box office ranking, so a 14th-weekend rebound matters more than any single new opener on this chart.
Key Facts
- Eiga Chiikawa: Ningyo no Shima no Himitsu rose from #7 to #2 in its 14th weekend in Japan.
- The Chiikawa film has sold 12.65 million tickets and earned 18,486,970,600 yen in total.
- Made in Abyss: Mezameru Shinpi opened at #6 on the Japanese box office chart.
- The live-action Nanji, Hoshi no Gotoku stayed at #3 in its third weekend.
- The live-action In the Clear Moonlit Dusk opened at #4, selling 141,000 tickets in three days.
The Made in Abyss: Mezameru Shinpi film opened at #6, the live-action Nanji, Hoshi no Gotoku held #3, and the live-action In the Clear Moonlit Dusk opened at #4.
The Made in Abyss: Mezameru Shinpi film was the week's highest new entry, taking #6. Below the Chiikawa rebound, the top of the chart barely moved: the live-action Nanji, Hoshi no Gotoku held #3 in its third weekend, and the live-action In the Clear Moonlit Dusk opened at #4 with 141,000 tickets and 200,272,200 yen over three days.
Eiga Chiikawa: Ningyo no Shima no Himitsu opened on July 24 and ranked #1 that weekend. It has since climbed to 12th on Japan's all-time box office ranking.
- Eiga Chiikawa: Ningyo no Shima no Himitsu: #2 in its 14th weekend, up from #7
- Nanji, Hoshi no Gotoku (live-action): #3 in its third weekend
- In the Clear Moonlit Dusk (live-action): opened at #4
- Made in Abyss: Mezameru Shinpi: opened at #6
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