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Doraemon, Chihayafuru, Precure Stay in Top 10 at Japanese Box Office
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Eiga Doraemon: Nobita no Takarajima (film, dropped from #1 to #3 in its fourth weekend, after three consecutive weeks at the top of the Japanese box office rankings. The film earned 322,159,200 yen ($3.05 million) from Friday to Sunday. The film has now sold a cumulative total of 2.80 million tickets for 3,266,478,500 yen ($30.93 million).
The film grossing domestic film in Japan last year.
The latest Doraemon film is inspired by Treasure Island novel. In the film's story, Doraemon, Nobita, Shizuka, Gian, and Suneo set out on an adventure in the Caribbean Sea. Nobita is the captain of a ship and fights his enemies on board. Shizuka gets kidnapped, and a storm impedes their journey. Mini-Dora robots help Nobita and friends on their journey. When the adventurers finally find the mysterious Treasure Island, they discover it is more than just an ordinary island.
opened on March 17 in 306 theaters.
The film takes place two years after the first two films, and depicts Chihaya, Taichi, and Arata in their third year of high school.
The Precure All Stars DX2: Kibō no Hikari—Rainbow Jewel o Mamore! film. The new film opened in Japan on March 17 in 213 theaters.
The film centers on the characters of the new Maho Girls Precure!. The film is part of the 15th anniversary celebrations of the Precure franchise.
The new #1 film in Japan is Pixar's Coco.
Sources: Eiga.com, Kōgyō Tsūshin (link 2), comScore via KOFIC
