Chiikawa Movie Drops to Second Place in Japan Box Office

Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of the Mermaid Island fell to second place at the Japanese box office during its tenth weekend, ending a three-week streak at the top spot. The animated feature lost the number-one position to the live-action entry Odoru Daisousasen N.E.W: Metropolis wo Kakenukero!, which is currently in its second week of release. This marks the third time the Chiikawa film has been displaced from the lead, having previously yielded the crown to Spider-Man: Brand New Day and Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-. During the September 25–27 period, the movie earned 280 million yen from 182,000 admissions, representing a 72% decline from the previous weekend.
The cumulative gross for Chiikawa the Movie now stands at 16.86 billion yen across 11.55 million admissions. This total allows the film to claim the title of the fourteenth highest-grossing movie in Japanese history, surpassing THE FIRST SLAM DUNK. Meanwhile, Star Detective Precure! The Movie remained in third place with 174 million yen in earnings, while other titles such as Cosmic Princess Kaguya! and We Are Aliens saw varying degrees of performance or new releases.
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Original headline at Crunchyroll News: “Japan Box Office: Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of the Mermaid Island Ranks 2nd in 10th Weekend”
Key facts
- Release Date
- September 25-27 (Weekend)
- Gross
- 16.86 billion yen
- Admissions
- 11.55 million
- Rank
- Second
Tags
- #Anime Film
- #Box Office
- #Chiikawa
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