Japan Box Office Report – October 29th/30th

"The Three Musketeers" / "Suteki na Kanashibari" / "Eiga Suite Precure: Torimodose!"

It was a turbulent weekend for film fans in Japan with the final screenings at the ‘24th Tokyo International Film Festival‘, but the regular openings were also well-attended. All top three spots on the Japanese box office chart was replaced this weekend.

Of course, it was Mitani Koki who claimed the top spot with his fifth feature-length film, “Suteki na Kanashibari” (“Once in a Blue Moon“). The unique story, portrayed by an amazing ensemble of great actors, attracted 390,102 people over the two days. This translates into a decent opening-weekend-revenue of over 500 million Yen (6.4 million USD).

Mitani’s previous films, “The Magic Hour“, started on a similar level and barely missed the 4 billion Yen (51.1 million) mark. The film before that, “The Uchoten Hotel“, had a better start and reached 6 billion Yen (76.6 million USD) in the end. “Suteki na Kanashibari” will probably reach or even break through the 4 billion.

If you are dying to see Mitani’s new film, you should definitely mark November 5th in your calender. On that day, Fuji TV is going to air a special spin-off drama, “Suteki na Kakushidori“. It features the same cast you can see in the movie and was written by Mitani himself. However, the special is set in a hotel similar to “The Uchoten Hotel”.

"Suteki na Kanashibari" / "Eiga Suite Precure: Torimodose!"

Secondly, “The Three Musketeers” still attracted 204,938 moviegoers. With a revenue of over 300 million Yen (3.85 million USD) on its opening weekend, it’s expected to surpass at least the 1.5 billion Yen (19.76 million USD) mark.

The new “Suite Precure” anime opened on third place and achieved a revenue of 197,418,400 Yen (2.6 million USD).

The top five contains another new start with “Source Code“, that still managed to gross around 88 million Yen (1.17 million USD).

Furthermore, “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” reached the milestone of 2 billion Yen (25.55 million USD), while “Moteki” is on the verge of achieving the same feat.

"Waya! Uchuuichi no Osekkai Daisakusen" / "Gomen nasai"

As usual, you can check out the trailers for all the new Japanese movies below the ranking!

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	Rank/Last		Title	Weeks
	01 (00)		Suteki na Kanashibari	01
	02 (00)		The Three Musketeers	01
	03 (00)		Eiga Suite Precure: Torimodose! Kokoro ga Tsunagu Kiseki no Melody	01
	04 (01)		Rise of the Planet of the Apes	04
	05 (00)		Source Code	01
	06 (03)		Moteki	06
	07 (02)		Cowboys & Aliens	02
	08 (04)		Tsure ga Utsu ni Narimashite.	04
	09 (06)		Ichimei	03
	10 (05)		Fast Five	05

> “Suteki na Kanashibari” (Mystery, Comedy)
Cast: Fukatsu Eri, Nishida Toshiyuki, Abe Hiroshi, Takeuchi Yuko, and many more

> “Eiga Suite Precure: Torimodose!” (Anime)

> “Waya! Uchuuichi no Osekkai Daisakusen” (Human Drama, Comedy)
Cast: Itoda Jun, Mizuno Miki, Miwa Mitsuki, Lou Oshiba, and many more

> “Gomen nasai” (Horror)
Cast: Buono! (Suzuki Airi, Natsuyaki Miyabi, and Tsugunaga Momoko)

> “Kinsei” (Human Drama)
*Filmed & produced by students together with professionals.
Cast: Okura Yuma, Kishii Yukino, Watanabe Makiko, and more

> “Shimai Kyouen” (Barrier Free Erotic Tale)*
*Barrier free means that you can indulge into this movie, even if you are deaf or blind.
Cast: Handa Sasa, Kinoshita Yuzuka, Oishi Takayuki, Takayama Yuya, and more

Check out the trailer at the official site!

> “Chizuru” (Self-Documentary, Autism)
About: Akasaki Chizuru

> “Tenno Gokko Misawa Chiren – Tatta Hitori no Kakumei” (Documentary)
About Japan’s late ‘New Right’ activist, Misawa Chiren