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Japanese Box Office, September 1-2
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20th Century Boys) as Kanryū Takeda round out the cast. The film earned US$5,186,091 on 327 screens for a gross total of US$18,075,223.
The live-action film Uchū Kyōdai) will play the love interest, an "elite salaryman" at a cosmetics company. Over the course of the film, Akko-chan transforms into a figure skater, an airline cabin attendant, an office lady, a female police officer, a motorcycle racer, and more. The film earned US$1,807,303 on 217 screens.
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$1,775,166 on 381 screens for a new total of US$48,039,794.
The fourth live-action film The Isle of TOKKOU) Umizaru coast guard manga, Brave Hearts Umizaru, fell from No. 6 to No. 7 during its eighth weekend. The film adapts the "largest sea disaster" from the original manga: the water landing of a jumbo jet. The film earned US$1,740,990 on 450 screens for a gross-to-date of US$88,222,356.
The Slayers films. The film ranked at No. 11 on Box Office Mojo's chart and earned US$689,615 on 357 screens for a new total of US$43,589,581.
The live-action film Kento Hayashi also star in the film. The film earned US$772,698 on 137 screens for a new total of US$2,805,824.
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. 9 to No. 12 during their fifth weekend. The live-action special-effects films earned US$603,543 on 305 screens for a gross-to-date of US$15,533,910.
Starship Troopers: Invasion CG film returned to Box Office Mojo's chart to earn $347 on one screen in its seventh weekend at No. 18 for a new total of US$190,817.
The Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie film fell from Box Office Mojo's chart in its sixth weekend.
Sources: Kogyo Tsunshinsha, Box Office Mojo
