Japan Box Office Report – July 23rd/24th

"Pokémon" / "Harry Potter" / "Kokuriko-zaka Kara"

The box office ranking for the weekend is out and unsurprisingly “Harry Potter” managed to secure its first place position for the second week. In fact, the top 3 were all able to repeat last week’s success and block out all the newcomers.

More than 460,000 people saw the final chapter in the “Harry Potter” saga, earning it another  680 million Yen (8.7 million USD). After 10 days, its revenue already adds up to 3.9 billion Yen (50.3 million USD). It already broke the 3 billion Yen mark on Thursday, seven days after its release, creating a new record for the franchise.

The double “Pokémon” package grossed more than 1.3 billion Yen (17.1 million USD) after nine days, with the white version still being more popular with a revenue share of 53%.

Miike Takashi’s live-action adaption of the famous anime series “Nintama Rantaro“, starring child actor Kato Seishiro among others, was the strongest new contender for a place in the top 3, but it fell short behind Studio Ghibli’s “Kokuriko-zaka Kara“. On fourth place opened the new movie starringSato Ryuta and Aso Kumiko, “Rock – Wanko no Shima“.

The top 3 won’t have it that easy next weekend, because “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” will finally open in Japanese cinemas and let’s not forget about “Cars 2” and all its promotion thanks to techno-pop-trio “Perfume“. Nicolas Cage’s “Season of the Witch” also has a chance to attract some viewers as well, not to mention Japan also has to offer a new “Naruto” movie. It will be an interesting weekend indeed.

Check out the trailers of all the new Japanese movies below the ranking!

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	Rank/Last		Title	Weeks
	01 (01)		Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2	02
	02 (02)		Pocket Monsters Best Wishes! The Movie Victini and the Black Hero: Zekrom / Victini and the White Hero: Reshiram	02
	03 (03)		Kokuriko-zaka Kara	02
	04 (00)		Nintama Rantaro	01
	05 (00)		Rock – Wanko no Shima	01
	06 (04)		Andalucia: Megami no Hofuku	05
	07 (05)		Super 8	05
	08 (06)		Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides	10
	09 (12)		Ohshikamura Sodoki	02
	10 (07)		Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: The Sacred Star of Milos	04

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> “Nintama Rantaro” (Adventure, Comedy)
Directed by: Miike Takashi
Cast: Kato Seishiro, Hayashi Roi, Kimura Futa, Hira Mikijiro, Terajima Susumu, and more

> “Rock – Wanko no Shima” (Drama)
Directed by: Nakae Isamu
Cast: Sato Ryuta, Aso Kumiko, Hashino Ryunosuke, Sahara Koki, and more

> “The Azemichi Road – Azemichi Jumping!” (Youth, Dance)
Directed by: Nishikawa Fumie
Cast: Oba Haruka, Futenma Misaki, Umemoto Shizuka, Uesugi Mayumi, and more
*Note: It already screened at a lot of (children) film festivals in North America.

> “Kage Muko no Akari” (Drama, Romance)
Directed by: Kuroki Daiki
Cast: Serizawa Okito, Ozawa Makiko, and more

> “Tokyo Unko” (Surreal Drama, Romance)
Directed by: Muramatsu Eiji
Cast: Miyazawa Maki, Osako Ippei, Yokoyama Mayumi, Nagashima Shinji, and more

# SUSHI TYPHOON MATSURI

> “AVN – Alien Vs. Ninja” (Action)
Directed by: Chiba Keiji
Cast: Mimoto Masanori, Kashiwabara Shoji, Tsuchihira Donpei, Hijii Mika, and more

> “Hell Driver” (Action, Splatter)
Directed by: Nishimura Yoshihiro
Cast: Hara Yumiko, Shiina Eihi, Yanagi Yurei, Tamioka Kazuki, and more

> “Gokudo Heiki – Yakuza Weapon” (Action, Violence)
Directed by: Sakaguchi Taku and Yamaguchi Yudai
Cast: Sakaguchi Taku, Tsurumi Shingo, Kurokawa Mei, Nishina Takashi, and more

> “Dead Ball” (Comedy, Splatter)
Directed by: Yamaguchi Yudai
Cast: Sakaguchi Taku, Hoshino Mari, Ninagawa Miho, Suga Takamasa, and more

> “Shine! Shine! Cinema / Die, Directors, Die!” (Madness)
Directed by: Shinozaki Makoto and more
Cast: Mori Kyoko, Suzuki Akemi, Fujii Yoshihiro, Kudo Toshiki, and more