{"rewrite":{"id":"r_b73ae5d2def97b0e3735d7f7","clusterId":"c_8a8703b92d7972843b7da464","slug":"live-action-the-samurai-and-the-prisoner-drops-to-5-shiboyugi-debuts-at-11-in-japan","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Live-Action The Samurai and the Prisoner Drops to #5, SHIBOYUGI Debuts at #11 in Japan","summary":"The live-action adaptation of Honobu Yonezawa's novel The Samurai and the Prisoner fell from #4 to #5 in its fourth weekend, earning 56,289,900 yen. The 37th Anpanman film dropped to #6, while the 4K restoration of Kiki's Delivery Service rose to #7. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie re-entered the top 10 at #9. SHIBOYUGI: Cloudy Beach debuted at #11.","whyItMatters":"The weekend box office chart shows established franchises holding steady while a new entry, SHIBOYUGI: Cloudy Beach, enters just outside the top 10.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eKiyoshi Kurosawa\u0026#39;s live-action film adaptation of Honobu Yonezawa\u0026#39;s historical mystery novel The Samurai and the Prisoner slipped one spot to #5 in its fourth weekend in Japanese theaters. The film earned 56,289,900 yen (about US$347,200) from Friday to Sunday, bringing its cumulative total to 945,850,980 yen (about US$5.83 million). The Anpanman franchise\u0026#39;s 37th film, Soreike! Anpanman: Pantan to Yakusoku no Hoshi, dropped to #6 in its third weekend, while the 4K restoration of Studio Ghibli\u0026#39;s Kiki\u0026#39;s Delivery Service climbed one spot to #7. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie re-entered the top 10 at #9 in its 12th weekend, and SHIBOYUGI: Cloudy Beach debuted at #11.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Samurai and the Prisoner\u003c/strong\u003e: dropped from #4 to #5 in its fourth weekend, earned 56,289,900 yen\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoreike! Anpanman: Pantan to Yakusoku no Hoshi\u003c/strong\u003e: dropped from #5 to #6 in its third weekend, earned 45,764,360 yen\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKiki\u0026#39;s Delivery Service (4K restoration)\u003c/strong\u003e: rose from #8 to #7 in its fourth weekend, earned 50,914,600 yen\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Super Mario Galaxy Movie\u003c/strong\u003e: re-entered top 10 at #9 in its 12th weekend, earned 29,170,750 yen\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSHIBOYUGI: Cloudy Beach\u003c/strong\u003e: debuted at #11\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"SHIBOYUGI: Cloudy Beach opened at #11, outside the top 10. A debut that low suggests limited theater count or weak draw from its core audience.","twitterPost":"SHIBOYUGI: Cloudy Beach debuted at #11. Opening outside the top 10 suggests a narrow release or muted audience response.","threadsPost":"SHIBOYUGI: Cloudy Beach opened at #11, missing the top 10 entirely. For a franchise property, that debut signals either a small theater count or a limited pull from its existing fanbase.","newsletterBlurb":"The live-action The Samurai and the Prisoner slipped to #5 in its fourth weekend, while the 37th Anpanman film dropped to #6. The 4K restoration of Kiki's Delivery Service rose to #7, and The Super Mario Galaxy Movie re-entered the top 10 at #9. 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