According to a ranking of moviegoers from the 23rd to the 25th (surveyed by Kogyo Tsushinsha) released on May 26th, the latest installment in the popular action movie series Mission: Impossible starring American actor Tom Cruise, Mission: Impossible - Final Reckoning (directed by Christopher McQuarrie), which began advance screenings on May 17th and was released on the 23rd, took the top spot. Over the three-day weekend, it attracted around 531,000 people and grossed around 849 million yen. Over the nine days, including advance screenings, the total audience was 1.03 million, and box office revenue exceeded 1.6 billion yen.
Among the first-time entries, the latest live-action film based on the spin-off of Hirohiko Araki's popular manga series JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE 'Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe : At a Confessional(directed by Watanabe Kazutaka), ranked 4th. In the three days since its release on May 23rd, it attracted around 177,000 viewers and grossed around 259 million yen. The animated feature film Dragon Heart: A Journey into the Spirit World (directed by Imakake Isamu) came in 6th, while My Father and I's Never-Ending Song (directed by Koizumi Norihiro), a film adaptation of the true story of a father and son with Alzheimer's, starring Akira Terao and Tori Matsuzaka, started off in 8th place.
The animated film "Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback of the One-Eyed" (directed by Shigehara Katsuya), which had held the top spot for five consecutive weeks, dropped to second place, drawing in around 255,000 viewers over the three-day weekend and earning around 376 million yen in box office revenue. Cumulative totals have reached 8.84 million viewers and over 12.8 billion yen in box office revenue. "Minecraft: The Movie" (directed by Jared Hess), which is in its fifth week of release, maintained its third place position, drawing in around 179,000 viewers over the three-day weekend and earning around 229 million yen in box office revenue. Cumulative totals have reached 2.56 million viewers and over 3.3 billion yen in box office revenue.
1. Mission: Impossible - Final Reckoning 2. Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback -Eyed 3. Minecraft: The Movie 4. Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe: At a Confessional 5. Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Journey 6. Dragon Heart: Spirit World Exploration 7. Uta no Prince-sama: Taboo Night XXXX 8. My Father and I's Never-ending Song 9. #I'llTellYouTheTruth 10. Tabekko Dobutsu: The Movie
