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Japanese Box Office, March 6-7
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celebrating its 30th anniversary this August with a "30th Doraemon Daikanshasai" event in Tokyo in August.
The Liar Game psychological thriller manga, opened at #2. The film is set after the second television season based on the manga. It took in US$4,398,272 on 283 screens.
The live-action film Saru Lock action comedy manga series fell from #4 to #7 during its second weekend. The film earned US$554,267 on 226 screens for a total-to-date of US$2,331,360.
Mine Yoshizaki's manga about a frog-like alien stranded on Earth. According to Box Office Mojo, the film charted at #11 and earned US$367,301 on 144 screens for a total-to-date of US$1,139,719.
film in the Haruhi Suzumiya franchise, fell from #6 to #13 on Box Office Mojo's chart after jumping back into the top 10 last weekend on the strength of a "repeater campaign." It garnered $335,365 on 24 screens for a gross-to-date of US$6,074,952.
To encourage fans to watch The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya again, the producers launched a "Film Bookmark Repeater Campaign" late last month. Fans can redeem the two movie ticket stubs for a bookmark made from the 35mm film reels of the movie. (At least one of the ticket stubs has to be dated on February 27 or later.)
Source: Kogyo Tsushinsha
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© Mine Yoshizaki / Sunrise
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