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Japanese Box Office, August 25-26
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20th Century Boys) as Kanryū Takeda round out the cast. The film earned US$5,093,453 on 327 screens. As some theaters screened the film early, the weekend's earnings brought the film's gross total to US$7,081,552.
Summer Wars and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time. The film's story covers 13 years and begins with a 19-year-old college student named Hana who encounters and falls in "fairy tale-like" love with a "wolf man." After marrying the wolf man, Hana gives birth and raises two wolf children — an older sister named Yuki ("snow") who was born on a snowy day, and a younger brother named Ame ("rain") who was born on a rainy day. When the wolf man suddenly dies, Hana decides to move to a rural town far removed from the city. The film earned US$1,735,922 on 381 screens for a new total of US$43,597,393.
The fourth live-action film The Isle of TOKKOU) Umizaru coast guard manga, Brave Hearts Umizaru, fell from No. 2 to No. 6 during its seventh weekend. The film adapts the "largest sea disaster" from the original manga: the water landing of a jumbo jet. The film ranked at No. 4 on Box Office Mojo's chart and earned US$1,775,456 on 450 screens for a gross-to-date of US$84,021,856.
The Slayers films. The film earned US$949,358 on 357 screens for a new total of US$41,576,694.
The Kamen Rider Fourze the Movie: Minna de Uchū Kitā! (Kamen Rider Fourze the Movie: Everyone, Space Is Here!) and Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters the Movie: Tokyo Enetower o Mamore! (Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters the Movie: Protect the Tokyo Enetower!) films fell from No. 6 to No. 9 during their fourth weekend. The live-action special-effects films earned US$807,564 on 304 screens for a gross-to-date of US$14,267,423.
The live-action film Kento Hayashi also star in the film. The film ranked at No. 7 on Box Office Mojo's chart earned US$956,916 on 132 screens.
The Masashi Kishimoto. The film earned US$431,759 on 262 screens for a new total of US$17,278,965.
The first film in the Starship Troopers: Invasion CG film also fell from Box Office Mojo's chart in its sixth weekend.
Sources: Kogyo Tsunshinsha, Box Office Mojo
