According to the movie attendance rankings for the period from the 19th to the 21st (surveyed by Kogyo Tsushinsha) released on December 22nd, Disney animation's "Zootopia 2" (directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard) topped the list for the third consecutive week. Over the three-day weekend, it attracted approximately 853,700 people and grossed approximately 1.164 billion yen. Cumulatively, it has attracted 4.33 million people and grossed over 6 billion yen, making it the highest grossing foreign film released this year.
Among the debutants, "Avatar: Fire and Ashes," the latest film in the "Avatar" series directed by James Cameron, ranked second. It attracted approximately 253,500 viewers and grossed approximately ¥481 million in the three days following its release on December 19th. " Shin kaishaku Bakumatsu-den " (directed by Yuichi Fukuda), starring actors Tsuyoshi Muro Muro and Jiro Sato, ranked third, drawing approximately 175,000 viewers and grossing approximately ¥244 million in the three days following its release. Coming in fifth is "Kaede," a love story directed by Isao Yukisada and starring Sota Fukushi and Haruka Fukuhara, based on a Spitz classic. It attracted approximately 82,900 viewers and grossed approximately ¥116 million in the three days following its release.
The animated film "Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc" (directed by Tatsuya Yoshihara) rose five places from ninth place last week to fourth place. Over the three-day weekend, it attracted an audience of approximately 99,900 people and grossed approximately 147 million yen. Cumulatively, it has attracted an audience of 6.41 million people and grossed over 9.8 billion yen.
Coming in at number six is "Glory Back Home" (directed by Jun Akiyama), which has attracted a total of 800,000 viewers and grossed over 1 billion yen. "National Treasure" (directed by Lee Sang-il), which is in its 29th week of release, is in seventh place, attracting 12.86 million viewers and grossing 18.1 billion yen.
1. Zootopia 2 2. Avatar: Fire and Ashes 3. Shin kaishaku Bakumatsu-den 4. Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc 5. Kaede 6. Glorious Back Home 7. National Treasure 8. Infinity Castle Arc Slayer: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugenjo Arc Chapter 1 - Akaza Returns 9. Bomb 10. TOKYO Taxi
