{"rewrite":{"id":"r_d7d06dc8544d4824086fdabb","clusterId":"c_838e9766fd4b1ac16119b04f","slug":"chiikawa-film-stays-at-1-as-japanese-box-office-weekend-charted","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Chiikawa Film Stays at #1 as Japanese Box Office Weekend Charted","summary":"Eiga Chiikawa: Ningyo no Shima no Himitsu stayed at #1 in its eighth weekend in Japan, selling 271,000 tickets and earning 427,295,700 yen from Friday to Sunday. Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie: Walpurgisnacht: Rising dropped from #3 to #4 in its third weekend. The live-action Look Back opened at #5, with Chiikawa now the biggest film in Japan this year and 23rd on the all-time ranking.","whyItMatters":"Chiikawa's cumulative 14.66 billion yen has passed Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway to make it the top-earning film of the year in Japan, while the Madoka sequel is sliding and the live-action Look Back is entering the chart at #5.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eEiga Chiikawa: Ningyo no Shima no Himitsu held the top spot in its eighth weekend, selling 271,000 tickets and earning 427,295,700 yen (about US$2.75 million) over three days. Its cumulative total is now 10.09 million tickets and 14,666,866,500 yen (about US$94.61 million), past Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway\u0026#39;s 13.7 billion yen and now 23rd on Japan\u0026#39;s all-time box office ranking. The Madoka sequel fell from #3 to #4 in weekend three, and the live-action Look Back opened at #5.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEiga Chiikawa: Ningyo no Shima no Himitsu\u003c/strong\u003e: #1, eighth weekend; 271,000 tickets, 427,295,700 yen over three days\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePuella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie: Walpurgisnacht: Rising\u003c/strong\u003e: #4, down from #3 in its third weekend; 169,476,760 yen over three days\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLook Back (live-action)\u003c/strong\u003e: Opened at #5\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Chiikawa is now the biggest film in Japan this year and 23rd all-time. Its eighth weekend still sold 271,000 tickets, so the run is holding past the point where most anime films have already peaked.","twitterPost":"Chiikawa is now Japan's biggest film of the year and 23rd all-time. In weekend eight it still sold 271,000 tickets.","threadsPost":"Chiikawa is now the biggest film in Japan this year and 23rd on the all-time ranking. In its eighth weekend it still sold 271,000 tickets, which is the part that stands out: the run has not tapered the way a typical anime film does after opening.","newsletterBlurb":"Eiga Chiikawa: Ningyo no Shima no Himitsu stayed at #1 in its eighth weekend, bringing its cumulative total to 14.66 billion yen and passing Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway as the biggest film in Japan this year. The Madoka sequel dropped from #3 to #4 in its third weekend, and the live-action Look Back opened at #5.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-15/chiikawa-anime-film-stays-at-no.1-live-action-look-back-opens-at-no.5/.241804\",\"title\":\"Chiikawa Anime Film Stays at #1, Live-Action Look Back Opens at #5\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5241,"outputTokens":815,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789595964,"createdAt":"2026-09-16T21:55:42.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-16T21:58:21.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-16T21:58:21.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_838e9766fd4b1ac16119b04f","canonicalTitle":"News\nChiikawa Anime Film Stays at #1, Live-Action Look Back Opens at #5","representativeArticleId":"a_e0d6aabb48a69856de34d973","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Chiikawa\",\"Look Back\",\"Sound! Euphonium\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Sound! Euphonium: The Final Movie Part 2\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":true}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-16T21:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-16T21:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-16T21:58:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-15/chiikawa-anime-film-stays-at-no.1-live-action-look-back-opens-at-no.5/.241804","title":"News\nChiikawa Anime Film Stays at #1, Live-Action Look Back Opens at #5"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Chiikawa","Look Back","Sound! Euphonium"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Sound! Euphonium: The Final Movie Part 2"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":true},"keyFacts":null}