Box‑Office Highlights
- The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (Nintendo / Illumination / Universal Pictures) fell from #1 to #2 in its third weekend, selling 341 000 tickets and earning ¥490 061 280 (≈ US$3.10 M) from Friday – Sunday. Its total is 4.31 M tickets and ¥5 945 505 120 (≈ US$37.63 M).
- The film opened at #1 in Japan, with 1.121 M tickets and ¥1 601 093 600 (≈ US$9.96 M) in its first three days.
- It premiered in the US and UK on 1 April, in other territories on 3 April, and in Japan on 24 April.
- Key staff: Producer Chris Meledandri (Illumination) and Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto; Directors Aaron Horvath & Michael Jelenic; Screenwriter Matthew Fogel; Composer Brian Tyler.
Detective Conan: Highway no Datenshi
- Staying at #3 in its fifth weekend, the 29th Detective Conan film sold 288 000 tickets and earned ¥448 111 800 (≈ US$2.83 M) from Friday – Sunday.
- Total sales now stand at 7.74 M tickets and ¥11 406 357 300 (≈ US$72.2 M), marking the fourth consecutive franchise film to surpass ¥10 B.
- The opening weekend record was set with 2 318 009 tickets and ¥3 502 137 800 (≈ US$21.9 M), debuting at #1.
- New voice cast: Miyuki Sawashiro replaces the late Atsuko Tanaka as Chihaya Hagiwara.
Sakamoto Days Live‑Action Film
- Second‑weekend position: #4, with 172 000 tickets and ¥255 690 200 (≈ US$1.61 M) from Friday – Sunday. Total: 1.34 M tickets and ¥1 858 426 100 (≈ US$11.76 M).
- Opening weekend: #4, 346 000 tickets and ¥478 000 000 (≈ US$3.05 M) in three days; 1.14 M tickets and ¥1.5 B (≈ US$9.58 M) over the Golden Week holidays.
- Release: 29 April in Japan, screened in ScreenX format at 27 theaters.
- Cast highlights: Ren Meguro (Tarō Sakamoto), Fumiya Takahashi (Shin Asakura), Aya Ueto (Aoi Sakamoto), Miyu Yoshimoto (Hana Sakamoto), plus supporting actors Daisuke Ono, Ai Kayano, and others.
- Directed and scripted by Yūichi Fukuda; action direction by Keiya Tabuchi; produced by CREDEUS with Avex Pictures.
Mahōka Kōkō no Rettōsei: Yotsuba Keishō‑hen (Irregular at Magic High School – Yotsuba Succession Arc)
- Debuted at #5, selling roughly 89 000 tickets and earning ¥152 764 200 (≈ US$967 100) in its first three days.
- Directed by Jimmy Stone (8‑Bit); music by Taku Iwasaki; original story by Tsutomu Satō; character design by Kana Ishida.
- Returning cast: Yūichi Nakamura (Tatsuya Shiba), Saori Hayami (Miyuki Shiba), Chiwa Saitō (Maya Yotsuba), Emiri Katō (Fumiya Kuroba).
- New cast: Daisuke Ono (Katsushige Shibata) and Ai Kayano (Yuuka Tsukuba).
- Theme song “YES” performed by LiSA.
Love Live! Hasu no Sora Jogakuin – School Idol Club Bloom Garden Party (3D Film)
- Opened at #8, earning ¥100 312 570 (≈ US$635 000) in its first three days.
- Directed by Gō Kurosaki (Sublimation); script by Fumiaki Maruto; character design by Haruko Iizuka; CG direction by Kaito Hamakawa; sound direction by Keiichi Nozaki; music composed by Yoshiaki Fujisawa (Lantis handling production).
- The film follows the final day before graduation of the 103rd class at Hasu no Sora Girls’ Academy.
Other Box‑Office Moves
- Cosmic Princess Kaguya! (Shingo Yamashita) left the rankings after a 12‑week limited run, later extended.
- Sound! Euphonium – The Final Movie Part 1 dropped off in its third weekend.
- 2026 Doraemon film (Eiga Doraemon: Shin Nobita no Kaitei Kiganjō) fell off the top‑10 in its 11th weekend.
Sources: Kōgyō Tsūshin, Mantan Web, KOFIC via comScore.
