The Mandalorian & Grogu Debuts Atop Japanese Box Office
The Mandalorian & Grogu is the first Star Wars film to top the Japanese box office in about seven years, while the rest of the top 10 is dominated by holdovers and local titles.
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The new Star Wars film The Mandalorian & Grogu opened at #1 in Japan for the May 22-24 weekend, according to Kogyo Tsushinsha. Two other films debuted: Jiro Sato's Nanashi at #7 and the SUPER BEAVER documentary at #8. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie held at #2 in its fifth week.
Kogyo Tsushinsha released the Japanese box office ranking for May 22-24, with the new Star Wars film The Mandalorian & Grogu taking the top spot in its debut weekend. The film, directed by Jon Favreau and starring Pedro Pascal and Sigourney Weaver, is the first Star Wars theatrical release in roughly seven years. Two other new entries landed in the top 10: Jiro Sato's Nanashi at #7 and the SUPER BEAVER live documentary at #8. Holdovers filled the rest of the chart, with The Super Mario Galaxy Movie at #2 in its fifth week and Detective Conan: Highway's Fallen Angel at #4 in its seventh week.
- Star Wars: The Mandalorian & Grogu: NEW, #1
- The Super Mario Galaxy Movie: ↓1, 5th week, #2
- The Devil Wears Prada 2: ↓2, 4th week, #3
- Detective Conan: Highway's Fallen Angel: ↓3, 7th week, #4
- SAKAMOTO DAYS: →5, 4th week, #5
- Movie "Honest Real Estate": ↓4, 2nd week, #6
- Nanashi: NEW, #7
- SUPER BEAVER LIVE & DOCUMENTARY -Current Location-: NEW, #8
- Your Quiz: ↓6, 2nd week, #9
- Sheep Detective Team: ↓7, 3rd week, #10
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