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Japanese Box Office, April 19-20
posted on by Karen Ressler
The 18th Detective Conan: Ijigen no Sniper (Detective Conan: Sniper From Another Dimension), opened this week at #1. The film, revolves around a sniping incident case in Tokyo, features the appearance of Shuichi Akai, Subaru Okiya, and FBI agent Jodie Starling. The film did not rank on Box Office Mojo's chart.
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu. The film did not rank on Box Office Mojo's chart.
Prince of Tennis: Eikoku-shiki Teikyū-jō Kessen!) plays first-year student Ryōhei "Joker" Kagami, who aims to reach the top of the Suzuran pecking order. The film ranked #3 on Box Office Mojo's chart and earned 154,108,303 yen (US$1,508,874) on 307 screens for a new total of 640,034,254 yen (US$6,266,575).
The live-action film Kento Yamazaki). (The manga's title is a wordplay on "LDK," the abbreviation for "living room, dining room, kitchen" in Japanese apartment ads.) The film ranked #4 on Box Office Mojo's chart and earned 64,930,735 yen (US$635,737) on 194 screens for a new total of 176,661,077 yen (US$1,729,689).
The Heisei Rider vs. Showa Rider returned to the part after 38 years. The film ranked #5 on Box Office Mojo's chart and earned 57,298,569 yen (US$561,010) on 293 screens for a new total of 860,311,848 yen (US$8,423,313).
Fujiko F. Fujio, and follows the heroes of the Doraemon television series as they go on an adventure to help a dog prince return to his kingdom, deep within an unexplored land. The film ranked #7 on Box Office Mojo's chart and earned 50,396,434 yen (US$493,431) on 337 screens for a new total of 3,397,639,267 yen (US$33,266,286).
HappinessCharge PreCure!, feature prominently.
Sources: Kogyo Tsushinsha, Box Office Mojo
