Super Mario Galaxy Movie Drops to #2 in Japan in Fifth Weekend
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie's drop from the top spot after four weeks signals a natural slowdown, while Detective Conan's 29th film continues its franchise streak of 10-billion-yen grosses.
Reporting from 1 sources: Anime News Network.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie fell from first to second place at the Japanese box office in its fifth weekend, selling 203,000 tickets for 276,962,830 yen. Detective Conan: Highway no Datenshi dropped to fourth in its seventh weekend, while the live-action Sakamoto Days film held fifth place in its fourth weekend.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, the sequel from Nintendo, Illumination, and Universal Pictures, slipped from #1 to #2 in its fifth weekend in Japan. The film sold 203,000 tickets and earned 276,962,830 yen (about US$1.73 million) from Friday to Sunday, bringing its cumulative total to 4.94 million tickets and 6,819,837,230 yen (about US$42.74 million). It opened at #1 on April 24.
Detective Conan: Highway no Datenshi, the 29th film in the franchise, dropped from #3 to #4 in its seventh weekend, selling 189,000 tickets for 277,492,600 yen. Its cumulative total reached 8.40 million tickets and 12,404,866,900 yen (about US$77.74 million), making it the fourth consecutive Conan film to surpass 10 billion yen. The live-action Sakamoto Days film stayed at #5 in its fourth weekend, earning 115,246,500 yen for a cumulative 2,403,602,400 yen (about US$15.06 million).
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