The live-action film adaptation of Ryo Ikuemi’s Principal manga earned 73,661,280 yen (about US$697,500) to rank #8 in its first weekend.
The Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple anime film earned 78,002,000 yen (about US$740,000) to rank #7 in its first official weekend.
Eiga Doraemon: Nobita no Takarajima (Doraemon the Movie: Nobita’s Treasure Island), the Doraemon franchise’s 38th film, opened in 369 theaters last Saturday and sold 717,000 tickets for 843,148,500 yen (about US$8 million).
In the film’s story, Doraemon, Nobita, Shizuka, Gian, and Suneo set out on an adventure in the Caribbean Sea.