According to the movie attendance rankings for the 20th to 22nd of December announced on the 23rd (surveyed by Kogyo Tsushinsha), " Cells at Work" (directed by Hideki Takeuchi ), a live-action adaptation of the popular manga by Akane Shimizu, featuring characters that are personified human cells, topped the list for the second week in a row. Over the three-day weekend, it attracted about 386,000 people and earned about 532 million yen. In total, it attracted 1.28 million people and earned over 1.7 billion yen. In second place, as in the previous week, was "Moana 2" (directed by Dave Derrick Jr. and others), which attracted about 272,000 people over the three-day weekend and earned about 366 million yen. In total, it attracted 1.77 million people and earned over 2.4 billion yen.
Among the first-time entries, "The Lion King: Mufasa" (directed by Barry Jenkins), a super-realistic version of the origin story of King Mufasa, father of Simba, the protagonist of the classic animation "The Lion King," ranked third. In the three days since its release on December 20, it attracted about 247,000 people and earned about 367 million yen in box office revenue. The cumulative results, including the advance screening in the premium format on December 19, were about 251,000 people and about 375 million yen in box office revenue. The new theatrical version of the popular animation "Nintama Rantaro" "Nintama Rantaro the Movie: Dokutake Ninja Corps Strongest Strategist" (directed by Fujimori Masaya), attracted about 184,000 people and earned about 263 million yen in box office revenue in the three days since its release on December 20, ranking fourth. The cumulative results, including advance screenings, are that the film attracted an audience of approximately 198,000 people and grossed approximately 295 million yen.
In addition, " Saint Young Men The Movie: Holy Men vs. the Devil Army" (directed by Fukuda Yuichi), a live-action adaptation of a popular manga starring actor Matsuyama Kenichi as Jesus and Sometani Shota as Buddha, came in at 6th place, and " Oshi no Ko : The Final Act" (directed by Smith), a live-action adaptation of a popular manga by Aka Akasaka and Mengo Yokoyari, made its first appearance in 7th place.
1. Cells at Work 2. Moana 2 3. The Lion King: Mufasa 4. Nintama Rantaro the Movie: Dokutake Ninja Squad's Strongest Strategist 5. Doctor X the Movie Saint Young Men Young Men the Movie: Holy Men vs. the Devil Army 7. Oshi no Ko: The Final Act 8. The Fushigi Dagashiya Zenitendo -Tendo the Movie 9. True Identity 10. Kraven the Hunter
