In the first weekend of 2026, Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc went down one position to ninth at the Japanese weekend box office, according to Kogyo Tsushinsha . Since its release in Japan on September 19, 2025, the film has stayed in the box office ranking Top 10 for 16 consecutive weekends. As previously reported , Reze Arc had already surpassed the 10 billion yen mark in gross by the end of 2025, and its cumulative total gross now stands at 10.15 billion yen (64.82 million USD) on 6.65 million admissions, according to Oricon News . The film currently ranks #49 in Japan's all-time box office ranking , surpassing Toy Story 4 (2019) and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006). RELATED: Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Surpasses 10 Billion Yen at the Japanese Box Office Meanwhile, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle remained in the same 10th place position as it did last weekend . Oricon News reported that the film's 171-day cumulative total domestic gross since July 18, 2025 reached 38.9 billion yen (248.3 million USD). The original anime feature film Labyrinth ( Meikyu no Shiori in Japan), directed by Shoji Kawamori (of the Macross and Aquarion franchise), opened in 232 theaters in Japan on January 1, 2026, but did not appear in the box office Top 10 in its opening weekend. Filmarks' first-day satisfaction ranking gave an average rating of 3.02/5.0 based on 258 reviews and placed it in fourth. RELATED: Satoshi Kon Will Always Be in Our Memories To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the late Satoshi Kon's 2006 anime film Paprika , the 4K restoration edition began screening in 28 theaters across Japan on January 2, 2026, and ranked first in Kogyo Tsushinsha's mini-theater ranking for small-scale releases. As Kon's fourth feature film following PERFECT BLUE (1997), Millennium Actress (2001) and Tokyo Godfathers (2003), the anime film adaptation of Yasutaka Tsutsui's sci-fi novel Paprika released in Japan on November 25, 2006, and in North America the following year. The film was highly acclaimed among critics, winning the Best Film Award in the Theatrical Feature Film category at the 12th Animation Kobe Awards. Weekend box office Top 10 in Japan (January 2-4, 2026) (ticket sales basis with notes in parentheses marking previous week's placement) Source : Kogyo Tsushinsha weekend ranking / mini-theater ranking / all-time ranking , Eiga.com , Filmarks , Oricon News 1 , 2
