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Japanese Box Office, July 14-15
posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
The fourth live-action film Umizaru coast guard manga, Brave Hearts Umizaru, debuted at No. 1 during the July 14-15 weekend. The film adapts the "largest sea disaster" from the original manga: the water landing of a jumbo jet. The film earned US$11,045,479 on 450 screens.
The Slayers films. The film earned US$6,403,497 on 357 screens.
RIRIKO, a model who underwent extensive plastic surgery to attain her beauty. The clinic who performed RIRIKO's surgeries goes under investigation for questionable business practices, and RIRIKO's body starts to deteriorate. As the model's prominence in the entertainment industry begins to falter, so does her sanity. The film earned US$2,937,152 on 203 screens.
Yukari Tamura) has a long-awaited reunion, but soon after, she encounters a new peril. The film earned US$1,545,587 on 50 screens.
The 24th his allies and stop the dastardly Baikinman from ruining Banana Island. The film ranked at No. 8 on Box Office Mojo's chart and earned US$675,234 on 135 screens for a total of US$2,023,679.
The live-action film Naohito Fujiki are both reprising their roles in the film. The manga follows a 27-year-old office worker Hotaru (Ayase) who is uninterested in love. Hotaru's situation gets complicated as she suddenly finds herself living with her boss, Seiichi Takano (Fujiki). In the film's story, Hotaru and Takano travel to Italy. The film ranked at No. 11 on Box Office Mojo's chart and earned US$538,079 on 313 screens for a new total of US$21,838,215.
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$551,217 on 278 screens for a total of US$72,844,388.
Gisaburô Sugii's Guskō Budori no Denki (Night on the Galactic Railroad) classic fairy tale of a young man named Guskō in the Tohoku forests of northeastern Japan in the 1920s. After an onslaught of droughts and natural disasters, Guskō is forced to leave his home and search for a better life elsewhere. Guskō s a group of scientists at the Ihatov Volcano Department, which deals with the same natural disasters that drove Guskō from his home. The film earned US$467,894 on 241 screens for a total of US$1,756,658.
The anime film returning from the series. The film earned US$130,604 on 30 screens for a gross-to-date of US$2,091,309.
Sources: Kogyo Tsunshinsha, Box Office Mojo
