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Kaguya-sama Stays at #2 for 3rd Weekend, Weathering With You Back at #3
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
The live-action Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai - Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunōsen) manga stayed at #2 and sold 106,000 tickets in its third weekend. The film earned 129,529,200 yen ($1.19 million) from Friday to Sunday. The film has sold a total of 1.42 million tickets and earned a cumulative total of 1,743,297,600 yen ($16.13 million).
The film sold 255,000 tickets for 315 million yen ($2.93 million) to rank #1 in its opening weekend, and sold 360,000 tickets for 460 million yen ($4.28 million) from Friday to Sunday. The film opened in Japan on September 6 on 291 screens. Eiga.com projects that the film can eventually sur 2 billion yen ($18 million).
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highest-earning domestic film of all time in Japan and the highest-grossing film in Japan this year.
The film ranked #1 in its opening weekend.
The film earned 28.6% more in its first three days compared to Shinkai's previous earned 1,277,960,000 yen ($12.51 million at the time) in its first three days.
The film opened in 359 theaters and 448 screens in Japan on July 19.The last Japanese film to earn over 10 billion yen was Shinkai's previous film your name. three years ago. Weathering With You is also now the highest-grossing Japanese film so far this year.
Graphinica, stayed at #6 in its second weekend. The film earned 73,223,500 yen ($677,600) from Friday to Sunday, and has earned a cumulative total of 360,611,000 yen ($3.37 million).
The film opened on 255 screens in Japan on September 20, and sold 156,000 tickets and earned 212 million yen ($1.97 million) over four days (September 23 was a holiday in Japan) to rank #6 in its opening weekend.
The "sci-fi love story" film is set in Kyoto in the year 2027, and will feature famous landmarks such as Fushimi Inari Taisha and Kamo Shrine. The film centers on Naomi Katagaki, a male high school student. One day, a person who calls himself Naomi 10 years from now appears in front of the young Naomi. Together, they must change the future and save a classmate, Ruri, whom the younger Naomi starts to date in three months.
Ito (Tamako Love Story) designed the characters.
Sources: Eiga.com, Kōgyō Tsūshin (link 2), comScore via KOFIC
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