{"rewrite":{"id":"r_001332b0e6dbf315da498a14","clusterId":"c_c0b03259d725e2174f6bf088","slug":"live-action-blue-lock-film-opens-at-8-in-japan","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Live-Action Blue Lock Film Opens at #8 in Japan","summary":"The live-action Blue Lock film opened at #8 in the Japanese box office. Meanwhile, the Chiikawa anime film returned to #1 in its third weekend, selling 1.147 million tickets and earning 1,698,950,000 yen from Friday to Sunday. The Crayon Shin-chan film dropped from #3 to #6 in its second weekend.","whyItMatters":"The live-action Blue Lock film's #8 opening places it behind the continued dominance of the Chiikawa anime film, which reclaimed the top spot in its third weekend.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe live-action Blue Lock film entered the Japanese box office at #8, a modest start for the adaptation. The weekend\u0026#39;s top spot went back to the Chiikawa anime film, which rose from #2 to #1 in its third weekend.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEiga Chiikawa: Ningyo no Shima no Himitsu sold 1.147 million tickets and earned 1,698,950,000 yen (about US$10.65 million) from Friday to Sunday, bringing its cumulative total to 6,777,844,100 yen (about US$42.50 million). The film opened on July 24 and has held a top-two position since.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Crayon Shin-chan film, Eiga Crayon Shin-chan Kikikaikai! Ora no Yōkai Bake-shon, dropped from #3 to #6 in its second weekend, earning 288,991,400 yen (about US$1.81 million) for a cumulative total of 1,173,580,950 yen (about US$7.35 million).\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Live-action Blue Lock opens at #8 in Japan. Chiikawa anime film is back at #1 in its third weekend with 1.147 million tickets sold. Crayon Shin-chan drops to #6.","twitterPost":"Live-action Blue Lock film opens at #8 in Japan. Chiikawa anime film reclaims #1 in its third weekend. Crayon Shin-chan slips to #6.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"The live-action Blue Lock film opened at #8 in Japan. The Chiikawa anime film reclaimed the top spot in its third weekend, and the Crayon Shin-chan film dropped to #6.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-12/live-action-blue-lock-film-opens-at-no.8/.240502\",\"title\":\"Live-Action Blue Lock Film Opens at #8\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4824,"outputTokens":607,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1786685156,"createdAt":"2026-08-14T05:20:20.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-14T05:21:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-14T05:20:20.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_c0b03259d725e2174f6bf088","canonicalTitle":"News\nLive-Action Blue Lock Film Opens at #8","representativeArticleId":"a_8c296c277cb6ea46553699dc","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Chiikawa\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Blue Lock\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-12T21:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-12T21:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-14T05:21:44.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-12/live-action-blue-lock-film-opens-at-no.8/.240502","title":"News\nLive-Action Blue Lock Film Opens at #8"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Chiikawa"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Blue Lock"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}