© 藤子プロ ・ 小学館 ・ テレビ朝日 ・ シンエイ ・ ADK 2023Eiga Doraemon: Nobita to Sora no Utopia (Doraemon the Movie 2023: Nobita’s Sky Utopia in English), the 42nd movie in the Doraemon franchise, increased back up from # 3 to # 1 in its 4th weekend. The movie offered 322,000 tickets and made 392,306,080 yen (about US$ 2.99 million) from Friday to Sunday. The movie has actually offered an overall of 2.11 million tickets and made a cumulative overall of 2,548,879,730 yen (about US$ 19.47 million). The movie opened in Japan on March 3 and offered 542,000 tickets and made 663 million yen (about US$ 4.87 million) in its very first 3 days. The movie is embeded in an ideal, utopian world in the sky, where everybody lives gladly. Travelers have actually related the land with other legendary cities, such as Atlantis or Ryūgū-jō. Doraemon and Nobita set out on an experience to discover the paradise with the assistance of a gizmo that is new for the movie, the time zeppelin geared up with a time warp function. Takumi Dōyama (Genbanojō, Doraemon episodes) directed the movie. Ryota Kosawa (Always: Sunset on Third Street, Great Pretender) penned the script– his very first for a Doraemon movie. The tv anime’s present cast members repeated their functions for the movie. Ren Nagase of the idol group King & Prince made his voice acting launching as the “ideal feline robotic” Sonya in the movie.
© 2023映画 わたしの幸せな結婚 製作委員会The live-action movie adjustment of author Akumi Agitogi and illustrator Tsukiho Tsukioka’s My Happy Marriage (Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon) light unique series dropped from # 1 to # 2 in its 2nd weekend. The movie offered 192,000 tickets and made 261,711,990 yen (about US$ 1.99 million) from Friday to Sunday. The movie has actually offered an overall of 949,000 tickets and made a cumulative overall of 1,271,094,280 yen (about US$ 9.71 million). The movie opened on March 17 and ranked at # 1 in its opening weekend. The movie offered 479,700 tickets to make 654 million yen (about US$ 4.97 million) in its very first 3 days. Ren Meguro from the idol group Snow Man stars as Kiyoka, while Mio Imada stars as Miyo. Ayuko Tsukahara directed the movie, with a script by Tomoe Kanno. Agitogi and Tsukioka introduced the unique series in January 2019. Yen Press certified the light books. The books are likewise motivating an approaching tv anime adjustment by Kinema Citrus.
© 石森プロ ・ 東映 ／ 2023 シン ・ 仮面ライダー 製作委員会Hideaki Anno’s Shin Kamen Rider live-action movie dropped from # 2 to # 3 in its 2nd weekend. The movie offered 178,000 tickets and made 277,787,560 yen (about US$ 2.12 million) from Friday to Sunday. The movie has actually offered a cumulative overall of 752,000 tickets and made a cumulative overall of 1,147,083,810 yen (about US$ 8.76 million). The movie opened on March 17 and ranked at # 2 in its opening weekend. The movie offered 345,000 tickets to make 542 million yen (about US$ 4.12 million) in its very first 3 days. The movie opened in Japan on March 18 after a countrywide screening on March 17 at 6:00 p.m. The movie is playing in IMAX, 4DX, and Dolby Cinemas. Anno directed, composed, and produced the movie. Shotaro Ishinomori is credited as the initial developer. Katsuro Onoue is credited as associate director, with Ikki Todoroki as assistant director. Famous designers Mahiro Maeda, Ikuto Yamashita, and Yutaka Izubuchi– who have actually worked together with Anno on numerous previous jobs such as Evangelion– were the designers for the movie. Isao Tsuge was the outfit designer. Taku Iwasaki (Read or Die, Jormungand, Gurren Lagann) made up the music. Sousuke Ikematsu plays Takeshi Hongo/Kamen Rider, while Minami Hamabe plays Ruriko Midorikawa.
© I.T.PLANNING, INC. © 2022 THE FIRST SLAM DUNK Film PartnersThe First Slam Dunk, the brand-new anime movie of Takehiko Inoue’s Slam Dunk basketball manga, offered 127,000 tickets and made 159,019,650 yen (about US$ 1.21 million) from Friday to Sunday, remaining at # 4 in its 17th weekend. The movie has actually offered a cumulative overall of 8.60 million tickets, and made a cumulative overall of 12,457,928,510 yen (about US$ 95.27 million). The movie is now the 26th highest-earning movie of perpetuity in Japan, along with the 12th highest-earning anime movie. The movie ranked at # 1 in its opening weekend. The movie offered 847,000 tickets and made 1,295,808,780 yen (about US$ 9.50 million) over its opening weekend. The movie opened in Japan on December 3. The motion picture has IMAX screenings in 40 movie theaters all over Japan, and Dolby Atmos screenings in 34 movie theaters. The motion picture included Dolby Cinema screenings on December 10. Inoue personally directed the movie at Toei Animation and composed the script. Amongst the noted employee are character designer/animation director Yasuyuki Ebara (Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress) and technical directors Katsuhiko Kitada (Attack on Titan episodes, Major: Yūjō no Winning Shot), Naoki Miyahara (Digimon Adventure, Popin Q), Toshio Ōhashi (LayereD Stories 0), and Yū Kamatani (Looking for Magical DoReMi, Precure Super Stars!). Daiki Nakazawa directed the CG, and Yūta Ogura produced the CG. Kazuo Ogura directed the art. Yota Tsuruoka directed the noise with Koji Kasamatsu.
© 円谷プロ © 2023 TRIGGER ・ 雨宮哲 ／ 劇場版グリッドマンユニバース 製作委員会The Gridman Universe movie, which crosses over the SSSS.GRIDMAN and SSSS.DYNAZENON anime, ranked at # 5 in its opening weekend. The movie opened in Japan last Friday. The movie evaluated in 151 theaters, and had the greatest per-screen typical earnings for movies that evaluated in more than 100 theaters that weekend. The movie stars a returning cast from SSSS.GRIDMAN and SSSS.DYNAZENON. Akira Amemiya went back to direct the movie at studio Trigger. Other returning employee consist of scriptwriter Keiichi Hasegawa, character designer Masaru Sakamoto, and author Shiro Sagisu. The SSSS.Gridman anime was the very first anime in the “Gridman Universe.” The 12-episode series premiered in October 2018. The anime was a partnership in between the anime studio Trigger and Tsuburaya Productions– the developer of the Ultraman franchise and the initial 1993-1994 live-action tokusatsu (special-effects) series Denkō Chōjin Gridman. Crunchyroll and Funimation streamed the anime as it aired, and Funimation likewise streamed an English dub for the anime. The SSSS.Dynazenon anime premiered in April 2021. Funimation streamed the anime as it aired in Japan. A SSSS.Gridman collection movie premiered in Japan on January 20, and evaluated for 2 weeks. A SSSS.Dynazenon collection movie premiered on March 10, and likewise evaluated for 2 weeks. © 吾峠呼世晴 ／ 集英社 ・ アニプレックス ・ ufotable”World Tour Jōei: Kimetsu no Yaiba Jōgen Shuketsu, Soshite Katanakaji no Sato e” (World Tour Screenings: Demon Slayer: The Upper Ranks Gather and Onward to the Swordsmith Village), the theatrical screenings of the upcoming Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc (Kimetsu no Yaiba: Katanakaji no Sato-Hen) tv anime, remained # 8 in its 8th weekend. The movie made 74,540,280 yen (about US$ 570,300) from Friday to Sunday. The movie has actually made a cumulative overall of 3,962,769,774 yen (about US$ 30.32 million). The screenings opened on February 3 in 418 theaters in Japan. The movie ranked at # 1 in its opening weekend. The movie offered 813,000 tickets and made 1,158,765,410 yen (about US$ 8.75 million) in its very first 3 days in Japan. The movie started evaluating in MX4D, 4DX, and Dolby Cinema on February 25. The screenings consist of episodes 10 and 11 of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc, along with the very first Swordsmith Village Arc episode. The screenings will play in theaters in over 95 nations and areas. Devil Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc will premiere on tv in April with a one-hour special. Director Haruo Sotozaki, character designer and chief animation director Akira Matsushima, the animation studio ufotable, and the primary cast are all returning for the brand-new arc.
© なのに 、 千輝くんが甘すぎる 。 製作委員会 (c)亜南くじら/ 講談社The live-action movie of Kujira Anan’s And Yet, You Are So Sweet (Na no ni, Chigira-kun ga Amasugiru) manga dropped from # 5 to # 9 in its 4th weekend. The movie made 58,236,750 yen (about US$ 445,700) from Friday to Sunday. The movie has actually made a cumulative overall of 797,373,750 yen (about US$ 6.10 million). The movie opened in Japan on March 3 and offered 207,000 tickets and made 255 million yen (about US$ 1.87 million) in its very first 3 days. Mei Hata played heroine Maaya Kisaragi, while Naniwa Danshi idol system member Kyōhei Takahashi played Sui Chigira. Takehiko Shinjō directed the movie, with a script by Haruka Ōkita. Shochiku is dispersing the movie. Naniwa Danshi carried out the movie’s signature tune “Special Kiss.” Kodansha USA Publishing certified the manga and is launching it digitally.
The anime movie adjustment of Shinichi Ishizuka’s Blue Giant manga fell off the leading 10 in its 6th weekend, however it still made 55,409,690 yen (about US$ 424,300 yen) from Friday to Sunday, and has actually made a cumulative overall of 852,826,120 yen (about US$ 6.53 million). The Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- Rule the Stage (Bad Ass Temple vs. Matenrō) collection movie ranked at # 3 in the mini-theater ranking in its opening weekend. Makoto Shinkai’s Suzume (Suzume no Tojimari) movie runs out the leading 10 for its 20th weekend, however it still made 46,127,300 yen (about US$ 353,000) from Friday to Sunday, and has actually made a cumulative overall of 14,310,602,380 yen (about US$ 109 million). Sources: Kōgyō Tsūshin (link 2, link 3, link 4), Mainichi Shimbun’s Mantan Web, comScore by means of KOFIC