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Shin Ultraman Drops to #2, Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Is Back in Top 10

dropped from #1 to #2 in its third weekend. The film sold 229,000 tickets over the weekend, and earned 343,932,700 yen ($2.68 million) from Friday to Sunday. The film has sold a total of 1.8 million tickets for 2,711,758,900 yen ($21.15 million).

The film sold 641,802 tickets to earn 993,410,050 yen ($7.68 million) in its first three days.

The film has the highest-earning debut weekend for a live-action Japanese film in 2022 so far.

Shin Ultraman earned 17% more in its first three days than opened in August 2016. Shin Godzilla sold 564,332 tickets to earn 845,675,500 yen in its first three days.

Shin Ultraman was planned early summer 2021 timeframe due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hidetoshi Nishijima also stars in the film.

Shin Godzilla director Kenshi Yonezu performs the film's theme song "M87."

The Eiga Gotōbun no Hanayome (ranked dropped from #2 to #3 in its second weekend. The film earned 216,132,300 yen ($1.68 million) from Friday to Sunday, and has earned a total of 828,241,520 yen ($6.46 million).

The Quintessential Quintuplets the Movie opened on May 20, and its runtime exceeds 130 minutes. The film serves as the finale for the story. The film sold approximately 290,000 tickets to earn 389,509,100 yen ($3.05 million) in its first three days.

Attendees of the film are receiving a special book volume 14.5 as a bonus, which features a new bonus chapter 122+1 that takes place after the original ending.

The anime's second season delayed due to COVID-19. The anime featured a returning cast.

The anime's first offered an English dub.

franchise, dropped from #3 to #4 in its seventh weekend. The film earned 186,980,650 yen ($1.45 million) from Friday to Sunday. It has sold a total of 5.98 million tickets, and has earned a total of 8,347,241,600 yen ($65.10 million).

The film opened in Japan on April 15 and Detective Conan: Fist of Blue Sapphire, in its first three days.

BUMP OF CHICKEN performed the film's theme song "Chronostasis."

The movie takes places in Shibuya on Halloween. At the Wataru Takagi is injured protecting Miwako. At the same time, the serial bombing criminal from the incident three years ago that killed Jinpei Matsuda (whom Miwako was in love with) escapes. Rei Furuya, who used to be a classmate of Jinpei's at the police academy, tracks the culprit down, but a mysterious costumed person appears and attaches a collar bomb to his neck. Conan hears about the incident that happened three years ago from Rei, and tries to disarm the collar bomb.

Crayon Shin-chan series' 30th film, stayed at #5 in its sixth weekend. The film earned 61,529,450 yen ($480,000) from Friday to Sunday. It has sold a total of 1.5 million tickets, and has earned a total of 1,812,109,950 yen ($14.13 million).

The film Shinnosuke as a ninja, and teases at the "mystery of Shinnosuke's birth."

performs the film's theme song "Hi wa Mata Noboru Kara" (Because the Sun Will Rise Again).

The Jujutsu Kaisen 0 anime film returned to the top 10 at the box office for the weekend of May 28-29, ranking at #8. The film earned 61,015,800 yen ($476,000) from Friday to Sunday. It has sold a total of 9.8 million tickets, and has earned a total of 13,752,545,190 yen ($107 million).

The film ended its run on Sunday, after 157 days at the box office, and has sold 9.80 million tickets.

The film is now the 14th highest-grossing film in Japan of all time, suring The Last Samurai.

The movie is the highest-earning film at the Japanese box office from the 2021 calendar year, after suring Evangelion: 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon A Time.

Jujutsu Kaisen 0 opened in the United States on March 18 and highest-earning anime film of all time worldwide, unadjusted for inflation.

The film is based on Kana Hanazawa voiced the character Rika Orimoto.

Fullmetal Alchemist franchise dropped off the top 10 in its second week.

Monogatari: INU-OH no Maki (Tales of the Heike: Inu-Oh) novel, ranked at #11 in its opening weekend.

Sources: Kōgyō Tsūshin (link 2), comScore via KOFIC