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Live-Action Hen na Ie Stays at #1, 2024 Doraemon Film Back at #2
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The film opened on March 15. The film sold 344,000 tickets and earned 474 million yen ($3.13 million) in its first three days.
The film stars Ajin) as Yūki.
Asukashinsha published the first novel in July 2021, and the second novel on December 15. The novel tells the mystery of a house with a room that had no doors, no windows, and is tucked away, making it look like it was just a wall. But the house holds some very dark secrets.
licensed the manga under the title The Strange House.
The film opened at #1 on March 1. The film sold 538,000 tickets from Friday to Sunday for 655,555,580 yen ($4.37 million) in its first weekend.
The new film has a music theme, as Doraemon and friends go on an adventure to meet new buddies, connect to people with music, and save the world from a crisis.
Teruko Utsumi, a writer for the Doraemon television anime, penned the script for the film. The television anime's current cast reprised their roles for the film.
The film Haikyu!!
television anime) both directed and wrote the script for the film.The film earnings.
The film opened in Japan on November 3, 2023 ("Godzilla Day"), which was the anniversary of the first Godzilla film's November 3, 1954 release. The new film screened at The Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) as the closing film of last year's event on November 1.
The film sold 648,600 tickets for 1,041,193,460 yen ($6.93 million) in its first three days in the Japanese box office. The film sold 14.7% more tickets and earned 22.8% more in its first three days than the last live-action Japanese Godzilla film, earned over 6.01 billion yen ($39.9 million) and sold 3.92 million tickets as of March 3, its 122nd day of screening in Japan. According to Kōgyō Tsūshinsha, the film is now the #1 live-action film released in Japan in 2023 (this includes all live-action films that opened in Japan in 2023, but still earned revenue in 2024).
Godzilla Minus One also won the Best Visual Effects award in the 96th Academy Awards on March 10. It is the first Japanese film to win in this category, and the first Godzilla film to be nominated for an Oscar.
The film is screening in 353 cinemas in Japan, and added 4DX, MX4D, and Dolby Cinema screenings starting on February 9.
The film opened in Japan on January 26. The film is planned to screen in 56 countries and territories.
Hisashi Hirai (Mobile Suit Gundam Seed) designed the characters.
The live-action film opened in Japan on March 15. The film earned 128,171,750 yen ($858,600) in its first three days.
Miki Kōichirō (live-action 2020 Satoko Okazaki.
Sources: Gundam press release, Kōgyō Tsūshin (link 2), comScore via KOFIC
