Michael Jackson Biopic 'Michael' Tops Japan Box Office for Third Week
The sustained dominance of a non-anime, non-franchise Hollywood biopic at the Japanese box office is unusual, and the week's three new entries are all franchise or sequel titles, showing a typical summer slate.
Reporting from 1 sources: Eiga Natalie.
The Michael Jackson biopic 'Michael' held the number one spot at the Japanese box office for the third consecutive week, according to Kogyo Tsushinsha's June 26-28 rankings. Three new films entered the top five: 'Supergirl' at second, a new 'Keroro Gunsō' theatrical feature at fourth, and the latest 'Anpanman' film at fifth.
Kogyo Tsushinsha released the top 10 box office rankings for the weekend of June 26-28, 2026. The Michael Jackson biopic 'Michael' led for a third straight week, with three new films entering the top five. DC's 'Supergirl' opened in second place, followed by the new 'Keroro Gunsō' theatrical feature at fourth and the 37th 'Anpanman' film at fifth. The full top 10 includes holdovers like 'Star Wars: The Mandalorian & Grogu' and 'Detective Conan: The Fallen Angel of the Highway.'
- Michael: 1st place, 3rd week
- Supergirl: NEW, 2nd place
- Black Prison Castle: 2nd place last week, now 3rd, 2nd week
- New Theatrical Edition ☆ Keroro Gunsō: Revived and Immediately the Crisis of Earth's Destruction!: NEW, 4th place
- Go! Anpanman: Pantan and the Promised Star: NEW, 5th place
- Star Wars: The Mandalorian & Grogu: 4th place last week, now 6th, 6th week
- License Surrender!?: 3rd place last week, now 7th, 2nd week
- The Super Mario Galaxy Movie: 5th place last week, now 8th, 10th week
- Detective Conan: The Fallen Angel of the Highway: 7th place last week, now 9th, 12th week
- The Devil Wears Prada 2: 10th place last week, now 10th, 9th week
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- Eiga Natalie 「Michael／マイケル」3週連続動員1位、初登場は「スーパーガール」「ケロロ軍曹」など3本