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Japanese Box Office, February 4-5
posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Space Battleship Yamato, Returner, Ballad) stayed at No. 1 during its third weekend. The original manga, a 1990-1991 television anime series adaptation, and the first two live-action films followed the lives of people in a Tokyo neighborhood as the iconic Tokyo Tower rises above them. The film earned US$3,560,747 on 473 screens for a new total of US$26,644,334.
Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. differs from the previous three Super Sentai VS films because it is a crossover with the Space Sheriff Gavan live-action special effects series. The film ranked at No. 7 on Box Office Mojo's chart and earned US$785,155 on 266 screens for a gross-to-date of US$5,076,811.
The live-action film Mirei Kiritani) from the banks of Arakawa River, where many of Tokyo's most unusual denizens live. The film earned US$768,513 on 172 screens.
The second documentary of the Akihabara based released the previous Documentary of AKB48 -- To Be Continued on DVD in December. The film earned US$619,723 on 94 screens for a new total of US$2,667,782.
Kentarō Miura's manga debuted at No. 11 on Box Office Mojo's chart. The film earned US$594,707 on 93 screens, giving it an average of US$6,395 per screen.
Kim Byung-Kon's Korean live-action film stars Jang Geun-suk as In-Ho (Momo/Takeshi Goda) and Kim Ha-neul as Eun-Yi (Sumire). The film earned US$448,126 on 92 screens for a new total of US$3,682,096.
The anime Ayana Amako's illustrations for the Japanese edition of the book series, as opposed to Salvatore Murdocca's illustrations for the original American edition. The film earned US$364,866 on 177 screens for a gross-to-date of US$5,747,918.
depicts the five female of Sakuragaoka High School's light music club in a story not seen in the television series. The original television voice cast reprised their respective roles in the movie. The film earned US$207,281 on 88 screens for a gross-to-date of US$21,419,792.
The 3D computer-animated film Friends: Mononoke Shima no Naki (Friends: Naki of Monster Island) dropped off of Box Office Mojo's chart during its eighth weekend.
Sources: Kogyo Tsushinsha, Box Office Mojo
