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Japanese Box Office, July 26-27
posted on by Karen Ressler
Sally Hawkins. The film also ranked #1 on Box Office Mojo's chart and earned 508,299,660 yen (US$4,955,058) over the weekend on 334 screens for a new total of 682,310,665 yen (US$6,651,430).
Rika Adachi, and comedian duo Nakagawa-ke, and . In the film's story, a country called the Diamond Empire falls into chaos when the legendary Pokémon Diancie loses her power to control the Holy Diamond, the empire's power source, and so she enlists the help of Ash and his friends. The film ranked #4 on Box Office Mojo's chart and earned 201,271,651 yen (US$1,962,056) on 357 screens for a new total of 990,709,852 (US$9,657,826).
The Secret World of Arrietty) is shifting the setting from the novel's Great Britain to a Japanese village on the shores of Hokkaido. The film ranked #3 on Box Office Mojo's chart and earned 220,203,831 yen (US$2,146,593) on 461 screens for a new total of 1,049,940,874 (US$10,235,044).
Eight Rangers 2 opened this week at #5. Former KANJANI 8 as the Eight Rangers. The film did not rank on Box Office Mojo's chart.
The double feature consisting of Gekijō-ban Kamen Rider Gaim Soccer Daisakusen! Kogane no Kajitsu Sōdatsuhai! (Kamen Rider Gaim the Movie: The Great Soccer Battle! The Golden Fruit Cup Struggle!) and Ressha Sentai TōQGer The Movie: Galaxy Linefell from #4 to #6 in its second weekend. The films are based on the latest installments in the live-action Kamen Rider and Super Sentai television franchises, respectively. The Kamen Rider Gaim film includes participation from Japan's professional J.League soccer players and the Ressha Sentai TōQGer film follows the Safari Ressha who run the Galaxy Line, their conductor named Lady, and the Shadow Line member pursuing them. The film also ranked #5 on Box Office Mojo's chart and earned 82,256,677 yen (US$802,270) on 310 screens for a new total of 387,710,704 yen (US$3,779,520).
The live-action film performed the film's theme song. The film did not rank on Box Office Mojo's chart. The film ranked #6 on Box Office Mojo's chart and earned 67,007,168 yen (US$653,206) on 246 screens for a new total of 621,907,607 yen (US$6,062,542).
The American live-action film ST&RS). The film ranked #7 on Box Office Mojo's chart and earned 55,128,282 yen (US$537,680) on 613 screens over the weekend for a total of 1,364,646,885 yen (US$13,309,742).
Keisuke Okada guest star as Ringo Bōya and the black witch Majoora, respectively. The film will air along with the short film Tanoshikute Asobi: Mama ni Natta Kokin-Chan.
Ju-On: Owari no Hajimari (Curse Grudge: Beginning of the End) fell from #9 to #13 on Box Office Mojo's chart in its fifth weekend and earned 19,616,038 yen (US$191,221) on 122 screens for a new total of 467,525,773 yen (US$4,559,896). The newest film in the Grudge/Ju-On series stars Nozomi Sasaki as a schoolteacher named Yui who goes to investigate her student's home after he is absent. The student (Kai Kobayashi) lives in a house hiding a horrific secret. Yui must relive the horrors that took place there 10 years ago and find the truth hiding in the home.
Sources: Kogyo Tsushinsha, Box Office Mojo
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