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Japanese Box Office, April 26-27
posted on by Karen Ressler
The 18th Detective Conan: Ijigen no Sniper (Detective Conan: Sniper From Another Dimension), fell from #1 to #2 in its second weekend. The film, revolves around a sniping incident case in Tokyo, features the appearance of Shuichi Akai, Subaru Okiya, and FBI agent Jodie Starling. The film ranked #3 on Box Office Mojo's chart and earned 465,023,588 yen (US$4,548,395) on 341 screens for a new total of 1,631,415,414 yen (US$15,956,874).
Aya Ueto as Mami Yamakoshi. The film ranked #2 on Box Office Mojo's chart and earned 491,391,213 yen (US$4,806,297).
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu. The film also ranked #6 on Box Office Mojo's chart and earned 200,242,574 yen (US$1,958,572) on 329 screens for a new total of 621,842,788 yen (US$6,082,244).
Taichi Saotome (Prince of Tennis: Eikoku-shiki Teikyū-jō Kessen!) plays first-year student Ryōhei "Joker" Kagami, who aims to reach the top of the Suzuran pecking order. The film also ranked #7 on Box Office Mojo's chart and earned 76,127,991 yen (US$744,607) on 307 screens for a new total of 815,753,172 yen (US$7,978,881).
The live-action film Kento Yamazaki). (The manga's title is a wordplay on "LDK," the abbreviation for "living room, dining room, kitchen" in Japanese apartment ads.) The film also ranked #9 on Box Office Mojo's chart and earned 40,732,114 yen (US$398,400) on 194 screens for a new total of 243,358,008 yen (US$2,380,284).
The Heisei Rider vs. Showa Rider returned to the part after 38 years. The film also ranked #10 on Box Office Mojo's chart and earned 25,413,868 yen (US$248,573) on 293 screens for a new total of 897,124,426 yen (US$8,774,774).
Fujiko F. Fujio, and follows the heroes of the Doraemon television series as they go on an adventure to help a dog prince return to his kingdom, deep within an unexplored land.
Sources: Kogyo Tsushinsha, Box Office Mojo
