According to the movie attendance rankings for November 14th-16th (surveyed by Kogyo Tsushinsha) released on November 17th, the anime film " Chainsaw Man : Chainsaw Man Arc," based on the popular manga by Tatsuki Fujimoto , took the top spot. The film has held the top spot for seven consecutive weeks since its release, having fallen to fourth place last week, but this time it has returned to the top spot. Over the three-day weekend, it attracted approximately 217,000 people and grossed approximately 337 million yen. Cumulatively, it has attracted 5.72 million people and grossed over 8.7 billion yen.
Among the first-time entries, "Hiraba no Tsuki" (directed by Doi Yuta), a film adaptation starring actor Sakai Masato based on the novel of the same name by Asakura Kasumi, which won the Yamamoto Shugoro Prize, came in fifth place; "Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone" (directed by Hideaki Anno), an animated feature film which has just started a revival screening, came in seventh; and "Minato no Hikari," directed by Michihito Fujii and shot entirely on 35mm film with Kimura Daisaku as cinematographer, came in tenth.
" Jujutsu Kaisen: Shibuya Incident Special Edition x Culling Game Advance Screening," which debuted at No. 1 last week, has now come in second, attracting approximately 176,000 viewers over the three-day weekend and grossing approximately 258 million yen. Cumulative totals have reached 740,000 viewers and grossed over 1.1 billion yen. Coming in third is "Bomb" (directed by Nagai Satoshi), which attracted approximately 156,000 viewers over the three-day weekend and grossed approximately 231 million yen. Cumulative totals have reached 1.01 million viewers and grossed over 1.4 billion yen.
Now in its 18th week of release, "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Infinity Castle Arc Chapter 1 - Akaza Returns" (directed by Haruo Tonozaki) has risen from 9th place last week to 4th place. It has attracted a total of approximately 26.04 million viewers and grossed approximately 37.9 billion yen worldwide, including Japan. It has attracted approximately 89.17 million viewers and grossed approximately 106.3 billion yen worldwide, making it the first Japanese film in history to surpass 100 billion yen in global box office revenue.
"National Treasure" (directed by Lee Sang-il) re-entered the top 10 in its 24th week of release, coming in at 9th place. It has attracted a total of 12.17 million viewers and grossed over 17.1 billion yen.
1. Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc 2. Jujutsu Kaisen the Movie: Shibuya Incident Special Edition x Culling Game Advance Screening 3. Bomb 4. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie : Infinity Castle Arc Chapter 1: Akaza Returns 5. Plain Moon 6. Predator: Badlands 7. Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone 8. Princess Mononoke 4K Digital Remaster 9. National Treasure 10. Port Light
