According to the movie attendance rankings for January 23-25 released on January 26th (by Kogyo Tsushinsha), Disney animation's "Zootopia 2" (directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard) topped the list for the eighth consecutive week. Over the three-day weekend, it attracted approximately 302,600 people and grossed approximately ¥417 million. Cumulatively, it attracted 9.95 million people and grossed over ¥13.5 billion, surpassing the previous Disney animation, "Frozen 2," which was released in 2019 and grossed approximately ¥13.37 billion.
Among the first-time entries, "Mercy" (directed by Timur Bekmambetov), starring Chris Pratt, set in a near future where AI has taken over the judicial system due to the rise in violent crime, ranked third. In the first three days of its release, it attracted approximately 57,200 viewers and grossed approximately 88 million yen. "Five Nights at Freddy's 2" (directed by Emma Tammy), the sequel to the horror film about the terror posed by a pizza restaurant's "evilest" mascot, debuted at fifth place.
Following the IMAX version, "National Treasure" (directed by Lee Sang-il) began screening in Dolby Cinema on January 23rd, attracting approximately 68,600 viewers over the three-day weekend and grossing approximately 111 million yen, maintaining its second place position from the previous week. Cumulatively, it has attracted 13.83 million viewers and grossed over 19.5 billion yen, approaching the 10th place in the all-time box office rankings, "Howl's Moving Castle" (box office gross of approximately 19.6 billion yen).
Now in its fifth week of release, "The Last Man -First Love-" (directed by Hirano Shunichi) is in fourth place, with a cumulative total of 1.1 million viewers and box office revenue exceeding 1.5 billion yen. Now in its 28th week of release, the animated film "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Castle Arc Chapter 1: Akaza Returns" (directed by Tonozaki Haruo) has re-entered the top 10 at eighth place. A cumulative total of 26.84 million viewers have seen the film, with box office revenue exceeding 39.1 billion yen.
1. Zootopia 2
2nd place National Treasure
3rd Place: MERCY - AI Trial
4th place: The Last Man -First Love-
5. Five Nights at Freddy's 2
6. Avatar: Fire and Ashes
7. Theatrical version "Emergency Interrogation Room THE FINAL"
8th place: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Castle Arc Chapter 1: Akaza Returns
9th place: Ariyoshi's Wall: Theatrical version of the ad-lib Taiga drama "18 People of the Interesting Castle"
10. Warfare
