Japan Box Office: Doraemon's 43rd Anime Feature Film Makes No.1 Debut

The Doraemon anime franchise's latest 43rd feature film, Doraemon: Nobita's Earth Symphony, opened in 382 theaters across Japan on March 1. In its first three-day weekend of March 1-3, the 115-minute film earned 656 million yen (4.37 million USD) on 538,000 admissions according to Kogyo Tsushinsha , making its #1 debut in Japan's weekend box office ranking. The first-weekend revenue was equal to that of the previous 42nd film, Doraemon: Nobita's Sky Utopia , released in March 2023 which earned 4.34 billion yen (28.85 million USD) from its total domestic run. The film ranked #4 in Filmarks' first-day satisfaction ranking with an average rating of 3.75/5.0 based on 686 reviews. RELATED: Aoi Yuki and Amatsuki Join the Cast of Latest Doraemon Anime Film After spending two weeks in first place following its release, the first of the two-part anime film Haikyu!! FINAL fell to second place in its third weekend. The film made 525 million yen (3.49 million USD) on 380,000 admissions, which was 47 percent of its second weekend gross, bringing its total to 5.1 billion yen (33.9 million USD) on 3.59 million admissions. RELATED: Haikyu!! FINAL’s First Anime Film Scores More Milestones by Passing 5 Billion Yen Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM , the feature film sequel from the Mobile Suit Gundam Seed franchise, went down one position to fifth in its sixth weekend. The film's official website reported that the movie had earned 3,707,774,060 yen (24.64 million USD) on 2,207,227 admissions in 38 days since its release on January 26. In its fifth weekend, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Hashira Training- , a new theatrical release in the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba anime franchise, was down four positions to seventh. The live-action film adaptation of Golden Kamuy , based on Satoru Noda's adventure manga, dropped two more places to eighth in its seventh weekend. As reported yesterday , its sequel will be produced as a serial drama series this fall. RELATED: Golden Kamuy Live-Action Project to Get Serial Drama Sequel in Fall 2024 The first part of the two-part new anime film from the given franchise — given The Movie: Hiiragi Mix — finally disappeared from Kogyo Tsushinsha's mini-theater ranking in its sixth weekend, after staying at number one for five consecutive weekends. The second part, titled Umi e ( To the Sea ), is set to release in fall 2024. Weekend box office Top 10 in Japan (March 1-3, 2024) (ticket sales basis with notes in parentheses marking previous week's placement) Sources : Kogyo Tsushinsha weekend box office ranking , Mini Theater Ranking , Eiga.com , Filmarks ©Fujiko Production, SHOGAKUKAN, TV Asahi, Shin-Ei, ADK 2024

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