The Wonderful Precure! The Movie! Doki Doki Game no Sekai de Daiboken (Wonderful Precure! The Movie! Grand Adventure in a Thrilling Game World) film ranked at #2 in its opening weekend. The film sold 295,000 tickets and earned 367 million yen (about US$2.59 million) in its first three days, marking the second-highest three-day opening weekend for the Precure franchise, just below last year’s Precure All Stars F movie. Wonderful Precure! The Movie! Doki Doki Game no Sekai de Daiboken sold 405,000 tickets and earned 497 million yen (about US$3.51 million) in its first four days, including Monday (which was the Respect for the Aged Day holiday in Japan).The film opened in Japan on September 13.
The film follows Komugi and Iroha on a new adventure when they are sucked into the world of the video game Doki Doki Tanukingdom (Thrilling Raccoon-Dogkingdom). Characters from the Soaring Sky! Precure (Hirogaru Sky! Precure) and Maho Girls Precure! (Mahō Tsukai Precure!) anime also appear in the film.
Naoki Miyahara directed the film, Yoichi Kato penned the script, and Takayuki Murakami was the unit director. Erika Fukasawa composed the music, while Risa Miyadani designed the characters. Mrs. Green Apple // The White Lounge in CINEMA, the screening of the Mrs. Green Apple band’s 2023-2024 concert tour, ranked at #4 in its opening weekend.
In other news, My Hero Academia THE MOVIE: You’re Next stayed at #7 in its seventh weekend, earning a cumulative total of 3,285,242,700 yen (about US$23.21 million). The film will be available in U.S. theaters on October 11 with English subtitles and dub releases.
Additionally, Eiga Crayon Shin-chan: Ora-tachi no Kyōryū Nikki dropped from #5 to #8 in its sixth weekend, earning a cumulative total of 2,358,605,400 yen (about US$16.67 million). The film follows the friendship between the Nobara family’s pet dog Shiro and a “small dinosaur,” aiding the growth of Shinnosuke and the Kasukabe Defense Squad.
The live-action film of Natsume Arata no Kekkon dropped from #4 to #9 in its second weekend, earning a cumulative total of 282,969,960 yen (about US$1.99 million). The film stars Yuuya Yagira as Arata and Yuina Kuroshima as Shinju Shinagawa.
Lastly, Kingdom: Taishogun no Kikan dropped from #6 to #10 in its 10th weekend, earning a cumulative total of 7,681,606,400 yen (about US$54.27 million) at the Japanese box office. The film covers the manga’s Shi Ka (Zi Xia) arc and the Battle of Bayou.
Overall, the Japanese box office continues to see success with a variety of films across different genres captivating audiences and generating significant revenue.