{"rewrite":{"id":"r_cefa1a7ab39f741ea8e9be16","clusterId":"c_464a6079c3459a64d1f474ab","slug":"rascal-does-not-dream-film-opens-at-4-as-resident-evil-holds-2","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Rascal Does Not Dream Film Opens at #4 as Resident Evil Holds #2","summary":"The new Rascal Does Not Dream anime film, Seishun Buta Yaro wa Dear Friend no Yume o Minai, opened at #4 in Japan on October 16 and earned 186,464,420 yen (about US$1.18 million) in its first three days. The live-action Resident Evil reboot stayed at #2 in its second weekend, with a cumulative 1,373,385,400 yen. The live-action Nanji, Hoshi no Gotoku rose from #4 to #3.","whyItMatters":"The Aobuta film reaches the series' final novel volume and opens below the second-weekend holdovers around it, a modest start for a film billed as the story's move toward its finale.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe film shares its title with the 15th and final volume of Hajime Kamoshida\u0026#39;s novel series, and it is positioned as the story heading toward its ending. Soichi Masui returns to direct at CloverWorks, with Masahiro Yokotani on script and Satomi Tamura on character designs. Fox Capture Plan returns to compose, and Aniplex distributes again. Toko Kirishima performs both the in-film song and the theme song.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbove it, the Resident Evil reboot held #2 in weekend two, and the Nanji, Hoshi no Gotoku adaptation climbed a spot.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Rascal Does Not Dream's new film took #4 with 186 million yen in three days, while Resident Evil's second weekend held #2 at a 1.37 billion yen cumulative. Anime films open strong and fade; Resident Evil is doing the opposite.","twitterPost":"Resident Evil's second weekend at #2 and its 1.37 billion yen cumulative outlast Rascal Does Not Dream's #4 opening. Legs and debuts are different games.","threadsPost":"Rascal Does Not Dream's new film opened at #4 with 186 million yen in three days. Resident Evil held #2 in weekend two, now at 1.37 billion yen cumulative. Opening weekend gross tells you who showed up; the second weekend tells you who came back.","newsletterBlurb":"The latest Rascal Does Not Dream film opened at #4 in Japan, taking 186,464,420 yen in its first three days. It carries the title of the series' final novel volume and is described as heading toward the finale. The Resident Evil reboot held #2 in weekend two, and Nanji, Hoshi no Gotoku climbed to #3.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-22/aobuta-film-opens-at-no.4-new-live-action-street-fighter-film-at-no.8-in-japan/.243101\",\"title\":\"Aobuta Film Opens at #4, New Live-Action Street Fighter Film at #8 in Japan\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4854,"outputTokens":622,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792669932,"createdAt":"2026-10-22T11:47:22.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-22T11:51:07.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-22T11:51:07.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_464a6079c3459a64d1f474ab","canonicalTitle":"News\nAobuta Film Opens at #4, New Live-Action Street Fighter Film at #8 in Japan","representativeArticleId":"a_a1e7921cd06fe19e4276197f","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Street Fighter\",\"Resident Evil\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Zach Cregger\"],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-22T09:45:45.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-22T09:45:45.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-22T11:51:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-22/aobuta-film-opens-at-no.4-new-live-action-street-fighter-film-at-no.8-in-japan/.243101","title":"News\nAobuta Film Opens at #4, New Live-Action Street Fighter Film at #8 in Japan"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Street Fighter","Resident Evil"],"studios":[],"people":["Zach Cregger"],"type":"release","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}