Eiga Chiikawa Tops Japan Box Office; Resident Evil Opens at #2
Eiga Chiikawa rose to #1 in its 12th weekend with 375,000 tickets sold, while the live-action Resident Evil film opened at #2.
Eiga Chiikawa: Ningyo no Shima no Himitsu climbed from #4 to #1 in its 12th weekend in Japan's box office, selling 375,000 tickets and earning 562,647,900 yen from Friday to Sunday, according to animenewsnetwork.com.
The live-action Resident Evil film ranked at #2 in its opening weekend in Japan, selling 356,000 tickets and earning 626,567,150 yen in its first three days.
The fifth Girls und Panzer film ranked at #5 in its opening weekend in Japan, earning 267,301,400 yen in its first three days.
Eiga Meitantei Precure! Fushigi na Niwa to Futari no Himitsu dropped from #5 to #9 in its fourth weekend.
Earlier runs
Eiga Chiikawa: Ningyo no Shima no Himitsu opened on July 24 and ranked at #1 for its opening weekend, earning 990 million yen on its opening day. In its first three days, it sold 1,508,500 tickets and earned 2,240,333,500 yen. Its 4DX screenings began on September 5. The live-action Resident Evil film opened in the United States on September 18 and ranked at #1, earning an estimated US$60 million in its opening weekend. The fifth Girls und Panzer film opened in Japan on October 9. Eiga Meitantei Precure! Fushigi na Niwa to Futari no Himitsu opened in Japan on September 18 and sold 358,000 tickets to earn 446 million yen in its first three days.
Quick answers
Which film topped the Japanese box office for the October 9-11 weekend?
Eiga Chiikawa: Ningyo no Shima no Himitsu rose from #4 to #1 in its 12th weekend, selling 375,000 tickets and earning 562,647,900 yen.
How did the live-action Resident Evil film perform in its Japanese opening weekend?
It ranked at #2, selling 356,000 tickets and earning 626,567,150 yen in its first three days.
Where did the fifth Girls und Panzer film rank in its opening weekend?
It ranked at #5, earning 267,301,400 yen in its first three days.