{"rewrite":{"id":"r_17cbd35c5db9f5ace333dc4a","clusterId":"c_8ed4a47b6c660204f9c9afd8","slug":"chiikawa-film-slips-to-no-2-precure-holds-no-3","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Chiikawa Film Slips To No. 2, Precure Holds No. 3","summary":"In its 10th weekend, Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of Mermaid Island fell from No. 1 to No. 2 at the Japanese box office, selling 182,000 tickets and earning 280,160,700 yen from Friday to Sunday. Star Detective Precure! The Movie stayed at No. 3 in its second weekend, with 134,000 tickets and 174,435,520 yen, while Cosmic Princess Kaguya! dropped to No. 10.","whyItMatters":"Chiikawa still holds the year's biggest Japanese box office total and 14th place on the all-time chart, so a single weekend slide says more about the depth of the current release slate than about the film's run.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe Chiikawa film\u0026#39;s cumulative total now sits at 11.55 million tickets and 16,857,364,400 yen (about US$107 million), making it the biggest film in Japan this year and 14th in the country\u0026#39;s all-time box office ranking. It opened on July 24 and earned 990 million yen on its opening day, then 2,240,333,500 yen across its first three days. 4DX screenings began on September 5, cheering screenings ran on September 11, and penlight screenings took place on September 23. Both films are based on existing manga or franchise material, and the Precure film opened on September 18.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Chiikawa the Movie slipped to No. 2 in its 10th weekend but still sits at 11.55 million tickets and 16.86 billion yen, the biggest film in Japan this year. Star Detective Precure! stayed at No. 3 in weekend two. Cosmic Princess Kaguya! fell to No. 10.","twitterPost":"Chiikawa the Movie fell to No. 2 in its 10th weekend but remains Japan's biggest film of the year at 16.86 billion yen. Star Detective Precure! held No. 3 in weekend two; Cosmic Princess Kaguya! dropped to No. 10.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of Mermaid Island dropped from No. 1 to No. 2 in its 10th weekend, selling 182,000 tickets and earning 280,160,700 yen. Its cumulative total stands at 11.55 million tickets and 16,857,364,400 yen, the biggest film in Japan this year and 14th on the all-time chart. Star Detective Precure! The Movie stayed at No. 3 in weekend two with 134,000 tickets, and Cosmic Princess Kaguya! fell to No. 10.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-30/chiikawa-anime-film-drops-to-no.2-star-detective-precure-film-stays-at-no.3/.242305\",\"title\":\"Chiikawa Anime Film Drops to #2, Star Detective Precure! Film Stays at #3\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4900,"outputTokens":718,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791093570,"createdAt":"2026-10-04T05:56:27.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-04T05:58:24.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T05:58:24.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_8ed4a47b6c660204f9c9afd8","canonicalTitle":"News\nChiikawa Anime Film Drops to #2, Star Detective Precure! Film Stays at #3","representativeArticleId":"a_ac496ecd8f586956aa56648a","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of Mermaid Island\",\"Star Detective Precure!\",\"Cosmic Princess Kaguya!\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-30T22:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-30T22:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T05:58:22.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-30/chiikawa-anime-film-drops-to-no.2-star-detective-precure-film-stays-at-no.3/.242305","title":"News\nChiikawa Anime Film Drops to #2, Star Detective Precure! Film Stays at #3"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of Mermaid Island","Star Detective Precure!","Cosmic Princess Kaguya!"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}