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Japanese Box Office, July 30-31
posted on by Andrew Osmond
The anime films were pushed down the chart by two new American entries, but the two Gekijōban Pocket Monster Best Wishes! Victini to Shiroki Eiyū Reshiram films dropped from #2 to #4 in their third weekend. They collectively earned the equivalent of US$3,094,297 on 351 screens for a grand total of US$25,290,767.
shōjo coming-of-age manga, also fell from #3 to #5 in its third weekend. It earned US$2,960,442 on 457 screens for a new total of US$21,495,806. Once again, if this year's two Pokémon films were counted separately, Kokuriko-Zaka Kara would have ranked above both of them.
Nintama Rantaro manga and anime fell from #4 to #8 in its second weekend. It earned US$883,104 more on 218 screens for a new total of US$3,436,468.
Fullmetal Alchemist manga, dropped from #9 to #10 in its fifth weekend. It earned US$249,547 on 90 screens for a total-to-date of US$6,585,472.
Soreike! Anpanman: Sukue! Kokorin to Kiseki no Hoshi (right) continued to stay at #11 in its fifth weekend. It took in US$213,633 on 129 screens for a gross-to-date of US$3,082,017.
The #1 film this weekend is a new entry, John Lasseter.
Sources: Kogyo Tsushinsha, Box Office Mojo
