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Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid Anime Film Opens at #4

The live-action sequel film Tonde Saitama ~Biwako Yori Ai o Komete~ (Fly Me to Saitama: From Lake Biwa With Love) sold 222,000 tickets and earned 295,375,770 yen ($2 million) from Friday to Sunday, ranking #1 once again in its second weekend. The film has sold a total of 838,000 tickets and earned a cumulative total 1,150,667,430 yen ($7.82 million)

The film ranked at #1. The film sold 292,300 tickets and earned 415,361,850 yen ($2.80 million) from Friday to Sunday in its opening weekend, and sold 444,500 tickets to earn 629,616,310 yen ($4.25 million) in its first four days, counting its Thursday opening day. (Thursday, November 23 was the Labor Thanksgiving Day holiday in Japan.)

The film was delayed from its original planned opening last year. The staff had put its production on hold following lead actor Gackt's announcement of an indefinite hiatus in September 2021. The hiatus was due to an early onset neurological disease that was progressing into a "life-threatening condition," resulting in dysphonia (disorder of the voice). Gackt announced in May 2022 that he was steadily recovering physically, and the film resumed production in October 2022.

The sequel film centers on the second phase of the "Japan Saitamization Plan" of the Saitama Liberation Front led by Rei Asami (Gackt) and Momomi Kansai region in the west, where an incident between the east and west will spark a fierce battle.

The first Tonde Saitama (Fly Me to Saitama) film sold 191,000 tickets for 259,038,800 yen ($2.33 million) on in its opening weekend to top the Japanese box office.

franchise, stayed at #2 in its fifth weekend. The film sold 148,000 tickets for 217,060,400 yen ($1.47 million) from Friday to Sunday. The film has sold a total of 2.48 million tickets for a cumulative total of 3,822,876,310 yen ($25.99 million).

Godzilla Minus One opened in Japan on November 3, 2023 ("Godzilla Day"), which was the anniversary of the first Godzilla film's November 3, 1954 release. The new film screened at The Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) as the closing film of this year's event on November 1.

The film sold 648,600 tickets for 1,041,193,460 yen ($6.93 million) in its first three days in the Japanese box office. The film sold 14.7% more tickets and earned 22.8% more in its first three days than the last live-action Japanese Godzilla film, Shin Godzilla, did in its first three days in 2016.

Kuranosuke Sasaki.

The film Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc in March.

Yamazaki is the director and writer, and is also credited for visual effects. Yamazaki has primarily directed live-action films, including the Stand By Me Doraemon.

The film rose from #4 to #3 in its third weekend. The film sold 140,000 tickets, and earned 189,485,240 yen ($1.28 million) from Friday to Sunday. The film has sold 570,000 tickets and earned a cumulative total of 807,970,840 yen ($5.48 million).

The film opened in Japan last November 17 and sold 111,500 tickets and earned 160,106,620 yen ($1.07 million) in its first three days.

Hidenobu Kikuchi as Mizuki, a salaryman who heads to a cursed village under secret orders.

The film is part of four "big projects" commemorating the 100-year anniversary of Netflix on November 9.

films in the sequel anime project for the Seishun Buta Yarō (Rascal Does Not Dream) light novel series, ranked at #4 in its opening weekend. The film sold 119,000 tickets and earned 164,594,554 yen ($1.11 million) in its first three days.

The film Satomi Tamura also returned to design the characters and serve as chief animation director.

The sequel anime project adapts the eighth and ninth novels in the franchise: sold 118,108 tickets in its first three days and earned 175,648,924 yen ($1.28 million) to rank #4 in its opening weekend.

The novels' "University Student Arc" is inspiring an anime adaptation.

San-X's Sumikko Gurashi franchise, dropped from #5 to #9 in its fifth weekend in Japan. The film earned 51,801,000 yen ($352,000) from Friday to Sunday. The film has earned a cumulative total of 782,327,090 yen ($5.31 million).

The film opened in Japan on November 3 and sold 192,300 tickets for 242,553,320 yen ($1.61 million) in its first three days in the Japanese box office.

Manami Honjō returned from the first and second film to narrate the third film.

In the third film's story, the characters find an old building deep in the forest. The building turns out to be a toy factory. They all begin to make toys in the factory, with Shirokuma using his skill to operate the sewing machines, and Penguin? inspecting toys with a magnifying glass. But the factory itself hides something more special.

The live-action Don't Call It Mystery (Mystery to Iu Nakare or Do not say mystery) manga dropped off the top 10 in its 12th weekend, but it still earned 21,257,280 yen ($144,400) from Friday to Sunday, and has earned a cumulative total of 4,718,673,170 yen ($32.07 million).

The fourth film in the six-part Girls und Panzer das Finale film series is still out of the top 10 in its ninth weekend, but it earned 19,266,000 yen ($130,900) from Friday to Sunday,.

Gekijōban Sylvanian Families: Freya Kara no Okurimono dropped off the top 10 in its second weekend.

Kōkaku Kidōtai SAC_2045 Saigo no Ningen (Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 anime's second season, opened at #1 in the mini-theater rankings.

Sources: Kōgyō Tsūshin (link 2) (link 3), comScore via KOFIC