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3rd Live-Action Kingdom Film Opens at #1, Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron Drops to #3

Kingdom: Unmei no Honō (Flames of Destiny), the third live-action sold 703,530 tickets to earn 1,050,708,610 yen ($7.39 million) in its first three days.

The film now has the best opening weekend among all three Kingdom films, and now also has the best opening (in of ticket sales) among live-action films in Japan in 2023.

The film covers the manga's Shi Ka (Zi Xia) arc and the Battle of Bayou — the first time Shin (Xin) and Ō Ki (Wang Qi) stood on the battlefield together, to fend off the invasion by the mighty Chō (Zhao) from the north. Anne (Hinako Sakurai as Dong Mei (Tō Bi).

Kōichi Satō from the second film also reprised their respective characters Kyо̄ Kai, Sho Hei Kun (Lord Changping), and Ryo Fui (Lu Buwei).

GANTZ:O) returned to write the script.

Kimi-tachi wa Dō Ikiru ka, or literally How Do You Live?) dropped from #2 to #3 at the Japanese box office in its third weekend. The film sold 366,700 tickets for 562,503,400 yen ($3.94 million) from Friday to Sunday. The film has sold a total of 3.05 million tickets for a cumulative total of 4,693,314,500 yen ($32.90 million).

The film sold 1.003 million tickets and earned $13.2 million in its first three days in Japan. The film sold 1.353 million tickets and earned 2.149 billion yen ($15.53 million) in its Friday-Monday long weekend (July 17 was the Marine Day holiday in Japan).

The film The Wind Rises. The film exceeded US$1.7 million from 44 IMAX screens, which is a new three-day opening record, according to entertainment news website Deadline.

The film is the first Studio Ghibli film to get a simultaneous IMAX release. The film is also screening in Dolby Atmos, Dolby Cinema, and DTS:X.

licensed the film, and it will release it in North American theaters later this year.

Miyazaki is credited with the original work, in addition to directing the film and writing the script. performs the theme song "Chikyūgi" (Globe).

The Eiga Kamen Rider Geats: 4-nin no Ace to Kurogitsune / Eiga Ōsama Sentai King-Ohger: Adventure Heaven double-feature tokusatsu film screenings for the Kamen Rider and the Super Sentai series opened at #4 on Friday. The films sold 154,800 tickets and earned 208,379,110 yen ($1.45 million) from Friday to Sunday.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie stayed at #5 in its 14th weekend at the Japanese box office. The film earned 84,255,780 yen ($590,500) in its 14th weekend, and has earned a cumulative total of 13,392,604,740 yen ($93.87 million).

The film sold 1.276 million tickets and earned 1.843 billion yen ($13.54 million) in its first three days in Japan.

The film is now the #3 all-time highest-earning animated film worldwide if Disney's 2019 CG film The Lion King is counted as animated, or #2 if not.

The film opened in the U.S. and in over 60 markets worldwide on April 5.

The film has been the highest-grossing film of 2023 worldwide. The film is also the highest-earning video game adaptation in history.

The second part of Tokyo Revengers manga, dropped from #3 to #6 in its fifth weekend. The film earned 76,796,200 yen ($538,200) from Friday to Sunday, and has earned a cumulative total of 1,964,289,200 yen ($13.76 million).

The film opened at #1 on on June 30. It earned 605,494,180 yen ($4.19 million) in its first three days and sold 469,600 tickets.

The first sequel film Chi no Halloween -Unmei- (Bloody Halloween -Fate-) opened on April 21.

SUPER BEAVER performs the theme song "Gradation" for the first film, while the band also performs the theme song "Hakanakunai" (Not Merely Fleeting) for the second film.

The first live-action Tokyo Revengers film streaming the film worldwide excluding Asia, Spain, and Latin America.

Gekijо̄ban franchise, dropped from #6 to #8 in its 11th weekend. The film earned 101,350,980 yen ($710,404) from Friday to Sunday. The film has earned a cumulative total of 2,188,000,731 yen ($15.33 million).

The concert opened in Japan on May 20 and earned 220 million yen ($1.58 million) in its opening weekend. The 16 cast of the IDOLiSH7, TRIGGER, Re: vale, and ŹOOĻ units reprised their roles from the anime series and games.

Eiji Inomoto (Trigun Stampede) was the CG chief director.

The Quintessential Quintuplets franchise, dropped off the top 10 in its third weekend, but still earned 30,846,220 yen ($216,200) from Friday to Sunday. The film has earned a cumulative total of 379,372,380 yen ($2.65 million).

Slam Dunk basketball manga, dropped off the top 10 in its 35th weekend, but still earned 37,075,720 yen ($259,700) from Friday to Sunday. The film has earned a cumulative total of 14,973,409,610 yen ($104 million).

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