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Japanese Box Office, March 13-14
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celebrating its 30th anniversary.
The Liar Game psychological thriller manga, slipped from #2 to #3 in its second weekend. The film is set after the second television season based on the manga. It took in US$2,923,778 on 283 screens for a two-week total of US$10,832,229.
The live-action film Saru Lock action comedy manga series fell from #7 to #11 during its third weekend. The film earned US$284,449 on 226 screens for a total-to-date of US$3,101,844.
film in the Haruhi Suzumiya franchise, stayed at #13 on Box Office Mojo's chart during its sixth weekend. The film added five more screens for a total of 29 screens, and it garnered US$237,340 for a gross-to-date of US$6,671,741.
Mine Yoshizaki's manga about a frog-like alien stranded on Earth. According to Box Office Mojo, the film charted at #14 and earned US$230,069 on 144 screens for a total-to-date of US$1,420,199.
stars as a different character in the new film. In the 2010 film, she plays 18-year-old Akari Yoshiyama, the only daughter of the novel's heroine Kazuko. After a car accident puts Kazuko in a coma, Akari leaps back to the year 1974 to find Kazuko's first love. The film opened on 49 screens and earned US$227,369.
Source: Kogyo Tsushinsha
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© Naoki Serizawa / Kodansha
© Mine Yoshizaki / Sunrise
© 2009 Noizi Itō / member of SOS
