According to the movie attendance rankings for the 14th to 16th of March announced on 17th (surveyed by Kogyo Tsushinsha), the 44th film in the popular anime series "Doraemon", the latest feature film, "Doraemon: Nobita's Art World Tales" (directed by Teramoto Yukiyo), topped the charts for the second week in a row. Over the three-day weekend, it attracted an audience of approximately 467,000 people and grossed approximately 576 million yen. In total, the film attracted 1.14 million people and grossed over 1.4 billion yen.
Among the first-time entries, "The Young Lady and the Watchdog" (directed by Kobayashi Keiichi), a live-action film adaptation of a popular manga starring actor Fukumoto Riko and Jesse from the popular group "SixTONES," ranked third. In the three days since its release on March 14, it attracted around 133,000 viewers and grossed around 182 million yen. "Mononoke the Movie: Chapter 2 - Fire Rat" (general director Nakamura Kenji), the second chapter of the completely new film version of the popular TV anime "Mononoke," debuted in sixth place.
"Wicked" (directed by Jon M. Chu) maintained its second place position from the previous week, drawing in about 239,000 people over the three-day weekend and earning about 397 million yen. In total, it has attracted 760,000 people and grossed over 1.2 billion yen.
"First Kiss 1ST KISS" (directed by Tsukahara Ayuko), which is in its sixth week of release, is in fifth place, with a cumulative total of 1.54 million viewers and box office revenues of over 2.2 billion yen. "Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-" (directed by Tsurumaki Kazuya), the theatrical pre-release version of the latest installment in the popular anime "Gundam" series, "Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX (Zeku Axe)", has risen from outside the top three to seventh place again, with a cumulative total of 1.93 million viewers and box office revenues of over 3.1 billion yen.
1. Doraemon: Nobita's Art World Tales 2. Wicked: Two Witches 3. The Young Lady and the Watchdog 4. 35 Years of Love Letter 5. First Kiss 6. Mononoke the Movie: Chapter 2: Fire Rat 7. Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- 8. Trillion Game the Movie 9. Under Ninja 10. Unknown Girlfriend
