Belle film ranks 1st in Japanese cinemas for the third consecutive week

Mamoru Hosoda e Studio chizuis with the new animated film BELLE (From Ryū to Sobakasu no Hime, literally “The Dragon and the Freckled Princess”) remained at the top of the box office in Japanese cinemas for 3 consecutive weeks. The film earned 364.730.150 yen (about $ 3,33 million) from Friday to Sunday, and earned a grand total of 3.316.710.950 yen (about $ 30,35 million).

The film came out at the top of the Japanese box office. The film sold more than 600.000 tickets for more than 891.663.200 yen (about $ 8,14 million) in its first three days. Its opening was bigger than that of Hosoda's highest-grossing film, The boy and the beast which ultimately ended its run with 5,85 billion yen (about $ 53 million).

The animated film BELLE was released in Japan on July 16. The film was screened by IMAX in 38 theaters across Japan.  BELLE is the first of Hosoda's films to have IMAX screenings. The French Cannes Film Festival premiered the film in the Cannes Premiere section on 15 July. It marked the first official selection at the festival for Hosoda. (The director's precedent Mirai film screened at the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs, an independent section that runs parallel to the festival, in 2018.)

GKIDS extension licensed the film for North America and will release the film in English and Japanese with English subtitles this winter.

In Italy it will be distributed by Anime Factory in collaboration with The Wonder Pictures

Hosoda (The girl who jumped in time, Summer Wars,The boy and the beast, Mirai) directed and wrote the film and is also credited for the original work. The film scores Studio chizuthe XNUMXth anniversary. Taisei iwasaki is the musical director and composer of the film.

The film was originally supposed to be released in Japan on April 23, but was delayed due to the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic before release on July 30. The film earned 238.603.000 yen (about $ 2,18 million) on Saturday and Sunday. and earned 307.303.000 yen (approximately US $ 2,81 million) from Friday to Sunday.

The film's story begins with Shinnosuke and his friends living a week-long stay as part of the "defense force" of the Tenkatōitsu Kasukabe Private Academy (nicknamed "Tenkasu"), an elite boarding school run by a cutting-edge AI. But when Kazama is attacked, with his reduced intelligence and strange bite marks left on his butt, the mood begins to change. The Kasukabe Defense Force joins forces with school dropout student council president Chishio Atsuki to form a detective team and shed light on the mystery.

Wataru Takahashi returned from many precedents Crayon Shin-chan film as the director, with Kimiko ueno also returning from 2019 Eiga Crayon Shin-chan Shinkon Ryokō Hurricane and previous films as a screenwriter. Macaroni Enpitsu performed the theme song for the film “Hashirigaki” (Scribbling).

The film earned 696.434.440 yen (about $ 6,31 million) in its first three days to beat the Japanese box office on its opening weekend.

The film was supposed to be released in Japan last October, but was postponed to 2021 due to the effects of the spread of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Japan. Production stopped shooting in April 2020 due to COVID-19. The film was released on July 9th. Tsutomu Hanabusa (live Kakegurui, Miseinen dakedo Kodomo ja Nai) directed the film. Rock band super beaver performed the theme song of the movie “Namae o Yobu yo” (I'll call your name).

Wakui launched the manga in Kodansha'S Shonen Weekly Magazine in March 2017. Kodansha comics is publishing the manga digitally in English. The manga is also inspiring a televised anime that premiered on April 10.

Toshifumi Akai returned from the previous one Fate / Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia anime to direct the new movie a Cloverworks, and Kinoko Nasu is credited for the original screenplay. Tomoaki Takase has also returned to drawing the characters with the sub-character drawings of Shota Iwasaki, Masaaki Takiyama, and Taishi kawakami. Yurie Hama served as chief animation director. Babylon Keita Haga e Ryo kawasaki he composed the music again.

Il Final Singularity Destiny / Grand Order - Great Temple of Time: Solomon anime suits the Fate / Grand Order the story of the smartphone game “The Grand Temple of Time Solomon”, which is the Final Singularity in the first part of the game. The staff of Fate / Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia anime is back to produce the new anime.

The film was ranked at No. 4 on its opening weekend. The film earned 236.237.400 yen (about $ 2,14 million) in its first three days. The film was released on July 9th.

Koji Shintoku (live fishing girl, honey so sweet film) directed the film, with a screenplay by Nami Kikkawa. Male idol group Snowman performed the theme song for the film “HELLO HELLO”.

Murata launched the manga in Shueisha'S Ribon revised in December 2015.

The manga centers on Uka Ishimori, who didn't have fond memories of her middle school years. Now 15 and in high school, Uka is trying to "graduate" from her past, but it's not going well. That's when she meets her classmate Kai, who has lemon-colored hair.

The film earned 464 million yen (about $ 4,18 million) and topped the Japanese box office on its opening weekend. The film sold 293.000 tickets over the weekend and 390.000 tickets in the first three days (including Friday). The film earned more than 600 million (approximately US $ 5,4 million) in its first three days. The film was released in Japan on July 2, later than its original May 14 opening.

The film grossed over $ 100 million in the United States, where it was released on March 31. The film was released internationally on March 26 in the territories where the HBO Max the streaming service is not available.

Actor Shun Oguri (live Gintama, Gokusen, Hana yori dango) made his acting debut in Hollywood as a "major role" in the film. The cast also includes Julian Dennison (Deadpool 2), Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger things), Brian Tyree Henry (Atlanta), Demian Bichir (the nun), Eiza Gonzalez (Baby Driver), Alexander Skarsgard (Little big lies), Rebecca Hall (The prestige, Iron man 3), Jessica henwick (Iron fist), Kyle Chandler (The Wolf of Wall Street, Manchester by the sea), Lance Reddick (Bosch, John Wick), Van Marten (Avengers: Infinity War), and Ziyi Zhang (Bowed Tiger Hidden Dragon).

Adam Wingard (Death Note, The guest, you are next) directed the film.

Tobidasi! Narasi! Pui Pui Molcar, Chicken Chicken Molcar compilation film of the stop-motion series, dropped from the top 10 in its second weekend, but still earned 31.398.300 yen (about US $ 287.300) from Friday to Sunday, and earned a cumulative total of 158.599.500 yen ( approximately US $ 1,45 million). Although the film was originally only slated for a limited two-week engagement, its theatrical run has recently been extended beyond.

Il Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway (Kidō Senshi Gundam: Senko no Hathaway) the anime film is still out of the top 10 in its eighth weekend, but so far it has sold a total of 993.196 tickets for a grand total of 2.017.561.400 yen (about $ 18,45 million). The film could become the most profitable Gundam film so far, if it surpasses that of 1982 Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space, which earned 2,3 billion yen.

Rurouni Kenshin Saishūshō The Beginning dropped from the top 10 on its ninth weekend. After returning to the top 10 on his 41st weekend last week, Demon Slayer - Kimetsu no Yaiba - The movie: Mugen Train is once again out of the top 10 in its 42nd weekend.

The fable: Korosanai Koroshiya, the second live-action film adaptation of by Katsuhisa Minami the fairytale manga, did not rank in the top 10, but sold more than 1 million tickets in its seventh weekend this past weekend. The film is nearing its 1,4 billion yen (approximately US $ 12,8 million) milestone as of August 1.

Sources: Kōgyō Tsūshin (link 2), The Mainichi Shimbun's Mantan Web, Cinema Today (須 田 璃 々) (link 2, 清水 一), Eiga.com, comScore via KOFIC