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Japanese Box Office, May 12-13 (Updated)
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Hiroshi Abe), who designs bath-houses in ancient Rome. One day he's sucked into modern-day Japan. Able to travel back and forth in between worlds, Lucius uses Japanese ideas to improve the Roman baths he builds in the past. The film grossed US$4,541,769 on 301 screens for a total of US$36,958,077.
The live-action 3D franchise, wrote a new original story for the film. The film earned US$3,076,714 on 213 screens.
The live-action Masaki Okada as brothers Mutta and Hibito. The two make a vow to go into space but only Hibito succeeds at becoming an astronaut. However, Mutta's life changes one fateful day. The film pulled in US$2,467,773 on 322 screens for a gross-to-date of US$9,537,357.
film dropped from No. 3 to the No. 4 spot in its fifth weekend. It earned US$1,225,872 more on 351 screens for a total of US$37,146,629.
features about 200 heroes — from every team in the live-action special-effects Super Sentai franchise — and about 40 Kamen Riders from the four-decade-long Kamen Rider franchise. The film grossed US$906,865 on 295 screens for a total of US$17,745,788.
The second film in Nanami Takahashi (Yoshitaka) as she struggles with her decade-long relationship with Motoharu Yano (Ikuta), her high school's most popular boy who has his own issues from his past. The film earned US$899,651 on 297 screens for a total of US$17,875,840.
sends the title kindergartner and his family into outer space. The film ranked at No. 10 on Box Office Mojo's charts, and it grossed US$498,228 on 330 screens for a total amount of US$11,252,356.
The live-action film Ouran High School Host Club romantic comedy manga is not ranked on Box Office Mojo's list, but the website does list that the film earned US$1,567 on three screens during its ninth weekend for a new total of US$2,812,521.
Doraemon: Nobita to Kiseki no Shima ~Animal Adventure~, are both no longer listed on Box Office Mojo's chart.
Update: Added Sadako 3D information.
Sources: Kogyo Tsunshinsha, Box Office Mojo
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