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Japanese Box Office, January 7-8
posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Note: Kogyo Tsushinsha did not post box office rankings for the December 31-January 1 weekend.
The anime Ayana Amako's illustrations for the Japanese edition of the book series, as opposed to Salvatore Murdocca's illustrations for the original American edition. The film earned US$1,382,473 on 178 screens.
The 3D computer-animated film Evangelion's Kaji) plays a blue oni named Gunjō. The film fell from No. 2 to No. 4 on Box Office Mojo's chart and earned US$1,369,854 on 334 screens for a new total of US$15,606,583.
Inazuma Eleven GO storyline is set one decade after the first Inazuma Eleven storyline; the television anime premiered in May. The film is playing in stereoscopic 3D and traditional 2D. The film stayed at No. 6 on Box Office Mojo's chart and earned US$1,001,428 on 374 screens for a new total of US$12,149,111.
Eiga special in 2010. The film fell from No. 4 to No. 5 on Box Office Mojo's chart and earned the equivalent of US$1,092,174 on 446 screens for a new total of US$37,793,951.
The Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO: Movie Taisen Mega Max film ranked at No. 7 during its fifth weekend. The film features the first seven Kamen Riders as well as the casts of both the Kamen Rider Fourze and Kamen Rider OOO series. The film stayed at No. 7 on Box Office Mojo's chart and earned the equivalent of US$817,181 on 302 screens for a gross-to-date of US$17,826,493.
The live-action film Hiba, the young leader of the Wild 7. The film earned US$588,048 on 292 screens for a gross-to-date of US$6,433,816.
depicts the five female of Sakuragaoka High School's light music club in a story not seen in the television series. The original television voice cast reprised their respective roles in the movie. The film earned US$506,012 on 137 screens for a gross-to-date of US$18,704,027.
Sources: Kogyo Tsushinsha, Box Office Mojo
