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Japanese Box Office, February 1-2

The IDOLM@STER: Million Live mobile game that started service last year. The idol Haruka is also named the leader of the group, and she is held in high esteem by the new girls, whose futures will be decided after the concert. The film ranked #6 on Box Office Mojo's chart and earned 72,025,126 yen (US$703,974) on 39 screens for a new total of 266,379,854 yen (US$2,603,597).

Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger vs. franchise, fell from #4 to #8 in its third weekend. The film ranked #8 on Box Office Mojo's chart and earned 54,164,200 yen (US$529,401) on 305 screens for a new total of 321,358,736 yen (US$3,140,960).

The live-action film Ayame Gōriki plays Sebastian's new master Shiori, who, like master Ciel in the manga, has a seal in her right eye as a symbol of her contract with Sebastian. The film ranked #7 on Box Office Mojo's chart and earned 55,965,147 yen (US$547,003) on 326 screens for a new total of 479,554,245 yen (US$4,687,163).

Lupin III vs. Detective Conan ranked #12 on Box Office Mojo's chart in its ninth weekend, earning 29,506,471 yen (US$288,396) on 330 screens for a new total of 4,061,257,975 yen (US$39,694,735). In the film, the "Cherry Sapphire," an illusive secret treasure that holds the key to the entire world, will bring the two titular characters in a "head-to-head confrontation." Lupin is suspected of stealing the gem, and "when the truth is revealed, the curtain will open on the greatest battle in the world."

Kaguya-hime no Monogatari (Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter), which centers on a princess named Kaguya who was discovered as a baby inside the stalk of a glowing bamboo plant.

Sources: Kogyo Tsushinsha, Box Office Mojo