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Japanese Box Office, May 4-5

Meitantei Conan: Zekkai no Private Eye (V1 Studio. The television anime's cast are reprising their respective roles. The film earned 456,086,277 yen (US$4,491,537) on 344 screens for a new total of 2,523,787,135 yen (US$24,854,255).

The live-action film Sand Chronicles) directed the film. The film earned 225,703,466 yen (US$2,222,727) on 311 screens for a new total of 848,306,662 yen (US$8,354,124).

This year's Kuromajyo-san ga Tōru!!) wrote the screenplay. The film ranked at #5 on Box Office Mojo's chart and earned 197,383,283 yen (US$1,943,830) on 330 screens for a new total of 864,462,822 yen (US$8,513,229).

The live-action Kamen Rider x Super Sentai x Uchū Keiji Super Hero Taisen Z film fell from #3 to #6 during its second weekend. The film earned 139,111,331 yen (US$1,369,968) on 289 screens for a new total of 618,762,056 yen (US$6,093,568).

Masakazu Morita). The film ranked at #7 on Box Office Mojo's chart and earned 87,092,228 yen (US$857,684) on 313 screens for a new total of 2,887,191,894 yen (US$28,433,065).

The WHITE FOX. The main cast is also returning. The film earned 37,712,220 yen (US$371,389) on 18 screens for a new total of 319,125,723 yen (US$3,142,750).

The 2013 Doraemon: Nobita no Himitsu Dōgu Museum (Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum), fell from #11 to #13 on Box Office Mojo's chart during its ninth weekend. The movie begins when the signature bell of the titular robot cat Doraemon has been stolen. To get it back, Nobita and his friends have to go to the museum where all of Doraemon's gadgets originate. The film earned 35,626,750 yen (US$350,852) on 326 screens for a new total of 3,954,539,719 yen (US$38,944,307). (Note: Box Office Mojo had listed last week that as of April 28, the film had earned 4,012,659,633 yen or US$40,515,824.)

Sources: Kogyo Tsushinsha, Box Office Mojo