According to the movie attendance rankings for January 30th to February 1st (surveyed by Kogyo Tsushinsha) released on February 2nd, the second chapter of the popular Gundam anime series, Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash (directed by Murase Shukou), Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash: The Witch of Circe, debuted at the top of the list. In the three days since its release on January 30th, the film attracted an audience of approximately 511,500 people and grossed approximately 849 million yen, making it a strong start.
Among the debutants, the animated feature film "The Keeper of the Camphor Tree" (directed by Ito Tomohiko), based on a novel by Higashino Keigo, ranked third. In the three days since its release on January 30th, it attracted approximately 94,500 viewers and grossed approximately 125 million yen. "The Running Man," directed by Edgar Wright and starring Glen Powell, is based on a Stephen King novel and depicts a death game. In the three days since its release on January 30th, it attracted approximately 77,500 viewers and grossed approximately 113 million yen, making it its fourth-place debut.
Other notable films include "HELP: Revenge Island" (directed by Sam Raimi), a revenge story about a subordinate who is left alone on a desert island with his abusive boss, which came in sixth place; "JO1DER SHOW 2025 'WHEREVER WE ARE' IN TOKYO DOME - LIVE FILM," a recording of the boy group JO1's first Tokyo Dome concert held last April by director Oh Yoon-dong, which came in ninth place; and "White Snake: Floating Life - The Red Thread of Fate That Revolves Around Again" (directed by Chen Jianxi and Li Jiakai), which tells the story 500 years after "The Legend of the White Snake," which depicts the past life of the protagonist in "The Legend of the White Snake," one of China's four great folk tales, debuting at 10th place.
"Zootopia 2" (directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard), which had held the top spot for eight consecutive weeks until last week, dropped to second place, but maintained its strong performance with an audience of approximately 276,600 people and box office revenue of approximately 354 million yen over the three-day weekend. In total, the film has attracted 10.34 million people and grossed over 14 billion yen.
Now in its 35th week of release, "National Treasure" (directed by Lee Sang-il) has attracted a total of 13.97 million viewers and grossed over 19.7 billion yen, making it into the top 10 of all-time box office revenue rankings.
1st Place: Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway's Flash: The Witch of Circe
2. Zootopia 2
3rd Place: Guardian of the Camphor Tree
4. Running Man
5th place National Treasure
6th place: HELP/Revenge Island
7th place: Chainsaw Man Reze
8th place: The Last Man -First Love-
9th place JO1DER SHOW 2025 'WHEREVER WE ARE' IN TOKYO DOME - LIVE FILM
10th place: White Snake: Floating Life - The Red Thread of Fate that Goes Around and Around
