The epidemic situation in Japan is still relatively severe, but fortunately it has not accelerated its deterioration, and entertainment venues such as movie theaters have been able to maintain normal operations during the "Obon holiday". With the entry of new local blockbusters into the market, the recovery momentum of the Japanese film industry continues to improve, with the top ten films grossing more than 1.5 billion yen at the weekend box office, the best performance since mid-January. Fate's theatrical version of Fate's "Fate's Night – Cup of Heaven 3: Song of Spring" debuted nearly 500 million yen in the first weekend, easily topped the weekend box office list, which is also the last part of the theatrical version of "Cup of Heaven". The theatrical version of the anime Doraemon: Nobita's New Dinosaur fell about 30% the following weekend, retreating to the second place in the weekend box office. The movie version of "I Am Big Brother" fell slightly at the weekend box office and ranked third in the charts. "Trick the World JP: Princess" also fell less than 10% slightly, retreating to the fourth place in the weekend list. The comic book adaptation film "Speeding Otaku" only ranked fifth in the opening picture, while the re-screening of "Inception" ranked eighth.
Aniplex's anime adaptation of the game, Fateful Night : Cup of Heaven 3: Song of Spring, officially opened on Saturday, mobilizing 270,000 viewers on 156 screens over the weekend and earning 475 million yen at the box office, easily beating Doraemon to win the weekend box office title. Adapted from the third storyline of the text adventure game Fate/Stay Night, River's Feel ("HF" or "Sakura Line"), the film is also the final chapter of all three works in the theatrical version of the series, originally scheduled to be released on March 28, but later postponed to August due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The story of the film immediately follows the second chapter, "The Lost Butterfly", which tells the story of the blackened Sakura, after absorbing many souls, is controlled by all the evils of time and becomes the embodiment of the Black Holy Grail. The film's opening score is 15% higher than the first part of the series, "Flower of Evil Omens", and only 3.2% lower than the second "Lost Butterfly" in the same period, considering the impact of the epidemic and the large market competition, the performance has exceeded expectations. The film was not widely distributed, with 92% of the available seats sold on Saturday, and the attendance performance was extremely impressive. According to preliminary estimates, the final box office of this film is expected to reach the height of the first two parts of the series, impacting more than 1.5 billion yen.
Toho's animated theatrical version of Doraemon: Nobita's New Dinosaur was squeezed out to second place the following weekend, and another 230,000 spectators were mobilized over the weekend, and another 286 million yen was collected at the box office, down 31% from the opening weekend, and the trend was relatively stable. As a commemorative work for the 50th anniversary of the Doraemon manga series and the 40th in the series, Nobita's New Dinosaur performed quite steadily during the "Obon" holiday, with a cumulative box office of 1.66 billion yen in the 10 days of release and a cumulative number of nearly 1.4 million people. The film was originally scheduled to be released during the spring break in March, but was forced to postpone it to the Obon holiday due to the epidemic. According to the current trend, the final box office landing point of the film will still hit 3 billion yen, although the results are far less than the past two theatrical versions, but it is also very close to the average box office performance of the entire series in the past.
Toho's theatrical version of "I Am Big Brother" attracted 185,000 spectators in two days on the fifth weekend of release, and received another 238 million yen at the box office, down 9% from the previous weekend, and was the only movie in the top ten that rose year-on-year. 31 days after its release, the special theatrical version, which was cooperated by the main actors Kenjin Helai and Kentaro Ito, has reached a cumulative box office of 4.076 billion yen, becoming the third film in 2020 to break the 4 billion mark at the box office. The cumulative number of people in the film has also reached 3.2 million, and it will eventually hit more than 4 million. According to the current trend, "I Am Big Brother" has basically locked up more than the 4.7 billion yen of the Korean movie "Parasite", and the final box office will challenge more than 5 billion yen.
Toho's sequel film "Trick the World JP: The Princess" attracted another 119,000 viewers in its fourth weekend of release, and received another 166 million yen at the box office, falling back to the fourth place in the weekend box office. The new work, starring Masami Nagasawa and Masadai Higashiide, is down 8% from the previous weekend and is also extremely stable. Four weeks after its release, the film's cumulative box office has risen to more than 2.6 billion yen, and the cumulative number of people has approached the 2 million mark. According to the current momentum, the final box office of this film will hit about 3.2 billion yen, which is expected to increase by about 10% compared with the previous work "Romance", and the performance exceeds expectations.
Shochiku's live-action comic adaptation of the live-action film "Speeding Otaku" mobilized 195,000 spectators in the first three days and won 248 million yen at the box office, ranking fifth on the weekend list. The film is adapted from the manga of the same name by Watanabe, which has been distributed more than 25 million copies, and has been adapted into anime, stage plays, novels, Japanese dramas and other versions. Starring Kentaro Ito, Kanuchi Hashimoto, and Ryuji Sakato, the film tells the story of the protagonist Onoda Sakaichi who joins the school's bicycle club by chance and gradually realizes his potential in the world of cycling.
Toho's new film "Love Is Uncertain" started at 303 screens in its first week, mobilizing nearly 100,000 viewers over two days over the weekend and earning 122 million yen at the box office, ranking sixth in the weekend gang. Including The results of the first day of Friday, the film starring Miwa Hamabe, Kitamura Sakai and Ritsuko Fukumoto earned a total of 205 million yen, which was a relatively dull performance. Adapted from the manga of the same name by Isu Misaka, the film tells the story of the youthful love story of four high school boys and girls. The theatrical version of the anime adapted from the original book was released in May this year, but it also failed to make a splash.
In terms of other films, Nolan's sci-fi film "Inception" was re-screened in other overseas markets last weekend, re-screened on some IMAX screens and 4D movie halls, and earned 23.54 million yen at the weekend, ranking eighth on the weekend list. In addition to the re-screening of "Inception" because it is the tenth anniversary of the film, it is also a warm-up for Nolan's new work "Creed", due to the small scale of the re-screening, the performance has been considered decent. The film performed quite well in the first round of release in Japan that year, and as a non-series film, it grossed more than 3.5 billion yen.
Note: Unless otherwise specified, the box office units in this article are all in Japanese yen.