Weekend movie attendance rankings announced

According to the movie attendance rankings for August 1-3 (surveyed by Kogyo Tsushinsha) released on August 4, the new film adaptation of the popular anime " Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Yaiba" series, "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Infinity Castle Arc Chapter 1: Akaza Returns" (directed by Haruo Tonozaki), based on the popular manga by Koyoharu Gotouge , topped the box office for the third consecutive week. Over the three-day weekend, it attracted approximately 1,739,600 viewers and grossed approximately ¥2.457 billion. In the 17 days since its release, it has attracted 12.55 million viewers and grossed over ¥17.6 billion. In terms of all-time box office revenue, it has surpassed the record set by 2003's "Bayside Shakedown 2: Shut Down Rainbow Bridge," placing it at 10th place.

Among the debuting films, "TOKYO MER: The Running Emergency Room - Nankai Mission" (directed by Aya Matsuki), the sequel to the 2023 drama "TOKYO MER: The Running Emergency Room" starring actor Ryohei Suzuki, ranked second. In the three days since its release on August 1, it attracted approximately 675,000 viewers and grossed approximately ¥911 million, making it the highest opening performance for a live-action film released this year. Disney & Pixar's new animated feature film " Elio" (directed by Madeline Sharafian, Domee Sy, and Adrian Molina) ranked fourth, drawing approximately 146,000 viewers and grossing approximately ¥192 million in the three days since its release on August 1.

"National Treasure" (directed by Lee Sang-il), in its ninth week of release, came in third, attracting approximately 309,000 viewers over the three-day weekend and grossing approximately 441 million yen. Cumulative totals have reached 6.04 million viewers and over 8.5 billion yen in box office revenue. "F1" (directed by Joseph Kosinski), in its sixth week of release, rose two places from the previous week to eighth place, attracting a cumulative total of 1.08 million viewers and grossing 1.8 billion yen.

1. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie : Infinity Castle Arc Chapter 1 - Akaza Returns 2. Tokyo Merch: The Runaway Emergency Room - South Sea Mission 3. National Treasure 4. Elio Connected 5. Haunted Property: Scary Floor Plan 6. Fantastic 4: First Step 7. Kamen Rider Gavv the Movie: Invaders of the House of Snacks/ No.1 Sentai Gozyuger Resurrection 8. F1 9. Army of the Tree 10. Lilo & Stitch