{"rewrite":{"id":"r_65940ec5061d4a2e5566f534","clusterId":"c_21ba35d66577d700e1c146c5","slug":"chiikawa-film-returns-to-2-as-made-in-abyss-opens-at-6-in-japan","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Chiikawa Film Returns to #2 as Made in Abyss Opens at #6 in Japan","summary":"Eiga Chiikawa: Ningyo no Shima no Himitsu rose from #7 to #2 in its 14th weekend in Japan, selling 185,000 tickets and earning 279,333,800 yen from Friday to Sunday. Its cumulative total is 12.65 million tickets and 18,486,970,600 yen. The Made in Abyss: Mezameru Shinpi film opened at #6, the live-action Nanji, Hoshi no Gotoku held #3, and the live-action In the Clear Moonlit Dusk opened at #4.","whyItMatters":"Chiikawa is now the biggest film in Japan this year and 12th on the all-time Japanese box office ranking, so a 14th-weekend rebound matters more than any single new opener on this chart.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe Made in Abyss: Mezameru Shinpi film was the week\u0026#39;s highest new entry, taking #6. Below the Chiikawa rebound, the top of the chart barely moved: the live-action Nanji, Hoshi no Gotoku held #3 in its third weekend, and the live-action In the Clear Moonlit Dusk opened at #4 with 141,000 tickets and 200,272,200 yen over three days.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEiga Chiikawa: Ningyo no Shima no Himitsu opened on July 24 and ranked #1 that weekend. It has since climbed to 12th on Japan\u0026#39;s all-time box office ranking.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEiga Chiikawa: Ningyo no Shima no Himitsu\u003c/strong\u003e: #2 in its 14th weekend, up from #7\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNanji, Hoshi no Gotoku (live-action)\u003c/strong\u003e: #3 in its third weekend\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the Clear Moonlit Dusk (live-action)\u003c/strong\u003e: opened at #4\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMade in Abyss: Mezameru Shinpi\u003c/strong\u003e: opened at #6\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Chiikawa's 14th weekend jump from #7 to #2 shows the film is still pulling new ticket buyers, while Made in Abyss: Mezameru Shinpi entered at #6 in the same frame.","twitterPost":"Chiikawa climbing from #7 to #2 in weekend 14 puts it above Made in Abyss: Mezameru Shinpi's #6 opening in the same frame.","threadsPost":"Chiikawa climbing from #7 to #2 in its 14th weekend is the detail worth sitting with. Made in Abyss: Mezameru Shinpi opened at #6 in the same frame, so the older film outdrew the new entry on the chart.","newsletterBlurb":"Eiga Chiikawa: Ningyo no Shima no Himitsu rose from #7 to #2 in its 14th weekend and now sits 12th on Japan's all-time box office ranking. The Made in Abyss: Mezameru Shinpi film opened at #6. 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