{"rewrite":{"id":"r_5b7aeed67455442dd0225ed4","clusterId":"c_dccd2c90fd6ebba3bad683f1","slug":"chiikawa-tops-japan-box-office-as-resident-evil-reboot-opens-at-2","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Chiikawa Tops Japan Box Office as Resident Evil Reboot Opens at #2","summary":"Eiga Chiikawa: Ningyo no Shima no Himitsu rose from #4 to #1 in its 12th weekend, selling 375,000 tickets and earning 562,647,900 yen from Friday to Sunday. The live-action Resident Evil reboot opened at #2 with 356,000 tickets and 626,567,150 yen in three days. The fifth Girls und Panzer das Finale film opened at #5 with 267,301,400 yen.","whyItMatters":"The Chiikawa film's climb back to #1 in its 12th weekend, alongside the Resident Evil reboot's opening, shows how Japan's chart currently balances a long-running anime holdover against a new Hollywood franchise entry.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eEiga Chiikawa: Ningyo no Shima no Himitsu returned to #1 in its 12th weekend in Japan, according to the latest box office ranking. The film has now sold 12.29 million tickets and earned a cumulative 17,807,643,600 yen, ranking 12th in Japan\u0026#39;s all-time box office. Zach Cregger\u0026#39;s live-action Resident Evil reboot opened at #2, and the fifth Girls und Panzer das Finale film entered at #5.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEiga Chiikawa: Ningyo no Shima no Himitsu\u003c/strong\u003e: #1 in its 12th weekend, 375,000 tickets and 562,647,900 yen\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eResident Evil live-action reboot\u003c/strong\u003e: #2 in opening weekend, 356,000 tickets and 626,567,150 yen in three days\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGirls und Panzer das Finale Part 5\u003c/strong\u003e: #5 in opening weekend, 267,301,400 yen in three days\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Eiga Chiikawa: Ningyo no Shima no Himitsu returned to #1 in its 12th weekend in Japan, with a cumulative 17.8 billion yen. The live-action Resident Evil reboot opened at #2, and Girls und Panzer das Finale Part 5 entered at #5.","twitterPost":"Chiikawa's film rose to #1 in its 12th weekend, now at 17,807,643,600 yen cumulative. The Resident Evil reboot opened at #2, and Girls und Panzer das Finale Part 5 opened at #5.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Chiikawa's first anime film returned to #1 in Japan in its 12th weekend, with a cumulative 17.8 billion yen. Zach Cregger's live-action Resident Evil reboot opened at #2, and the fifth Girls und Panzer das Finale film opened at #5.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-14/cregger-resident-evil-opens-at-no.2-in-japan-5th-girls-und-panzer-das-finale-film-opens-at-no.5/.242827\",\"title\":\"Cregger's Resident Evil Opens at #2 in Japan, 5th Girls und Panzer das Finale Film Opens at #5\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5291,"outputTokens":737,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792084928,"createdAt":"2026-10-15T17:16:19.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-15T17:21:05.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-15T17:21:05.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_dccd2c90fd6ebba3bad683f1","canonicalTitle":"News\nCregger's Resident Evil Opens at #2 in Japan, 5th Girls und Panzer das Finale Film Opens at #5","representativeArticleId":"a_de155134cd9920f659358621","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Girls und Panzer das Finale\",\"Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Walpurgisnacht Rising\",\"Chiikawa\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Resident Evil\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Zach Cregger\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":true}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-15T16:15:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-15T16:15:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-15T17:21:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-14/cregger-resident-evil-opens-at-no.2-in-japan-5th-girls-und-panzer-das-finale-film-opens-at-no.5/.242827","title":"News\nCregger's Resident Evil Opens at #2 in Japan, 5th Girls und Panzer das Finale Film Opens at #5"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Girls und Panzer das Finale","Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Walpurgisnacht Rising","Chiikawa"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Resident Evil"],"studios":[],"people":["Zach Cregger"],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":true},"keyFacts":null}