Japanese Box Office: Five New Films Enter Top 10 as Holdover Retakes First
The October 16-18, 2026 weekend chart from Japan's box office data provider also saw the Resident Evil film hold second and a new anime entry open fourth.
The Japanese weekend box office ranking for October 16-18, 2026 was announced on October 19 by the box office data provider Kyodo Tsushinsha, with five new films entering the top 10 and the previous leader climbing back to first place, according to Cinema Today.
The top film, starring Haruna Kawaguchi, returned to number one in its third week, drawing 312,000 admissions and earning 448 million yen over the three-day weekend. Its cumulative total has now passed 1.54 million admissions and 2.2 billion yen.
The Resident Evil film stayed in second place with 189,000 admissions and 331 million yen, pushing its cumulative gross past 1.3 billion yen. A live-action adaptation rose one spot to third, while the anime film Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend debuted in fourth.
New entrants fill the lower half
mentor, directed by Keisuke Yoshida and starring Yuto Isomura, opened in fifth. A film about a woman who sells shadows debuted sixth, the Hollywood live-action Street Fighter film opened eighth and a title about a man who fell into a whale entered at tenth.
The anime film Chiikawa: The Secret of the Mermaid Island was seventh and has now passed 12.42 million admissions and 18.1 billion yen in cumulative earnings.
Quick answers
Which film topped the Japanese box office for October 16-18, 2026?
The film starring Haruna Kawaguchi returned to first place in its third week, with 312,000 admissions and 448 million yen over the three-day weekend.
How much has the Chiikawa anime film earned?
Chiikawa: The Secret of the Mermaid Island has passed 12.42 million admissions and 18.1 billion yen in cumulative earnings.
Which new films entered the top 10?
Five new films entered, including Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend at fourth, mentor at fifth, the Hollywood live-action Street Fighter film at eighth and a title about a man who fell into a whale at tenth.