New Doraemon movie dominates at the box office in Japan

It was reported that the movie Eiga Doraemon: Nobita no Shin Kyouryuu debuted at the top position in the earnings rankings on its opening weekend. The film sold a total of 630,000 tickets in 377 theaters around the country, which means a revenue of 761 million yen (approximately 7.31 million dollars) in its first weekend from Friday to Monday (August 10 was a public holiday). in Japan).


The film was released on August 7, after being postponed from its original release date scheduled for March 6 due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on planning. The feature film has a manga adaptation that has been published in Coro Coro Comics magazine since September and is made by Shintaro Mugiwara, the “definitive apprentice” of Fujiko F. Fujio.

Other films that stood out in the earnings rankings include the live-action film based on the manga written and illustrated by Hiroyuki Nishimori, Kyou Kara Ore Wa !!, which fell from No. 1 to No. 2 in its fourth weekend. This movie sold 167,000 tickets, representing a revenue of 218,379,150 yen (approximately $ 2.04 million) between Friday and Sunday, and has accumulated 2.62 million tickets sold to date and a total revenue of 3,209,066,200 yen (approximately 30.06 million of dollars).

On the other hand, the live-action film based on the manga written by Kenji Inoue and illustrated by Kimitake Yoshioka, Grand Blue, debuted in the fourth position of the list. The feature film accumulated 75,532,690 yen (approximately $ 707,000) between Friday and Sunday, after its premiere on August 7.

Sources: Kōgyō Tsūshin, Eiga.com, comScore via KOFIC

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