MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY The Sorcery of Nymph Circe , the second of the three-part anime film adaptation of Yoshiyuki Tomino's Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash novel series, opened in 370 theaters (155 more than the first) in Japan on January 30 and earned 849 million yen (5.46 million USD) on 511,500 admissions, making a first-place debut in the weekend of January 30 – February 1, according to Kogyo Tsushinsha . The film finally knocked Zootopia 2 off the top spot, ending its eight-week reign at number one on Japan's weekend box office rankings. The three-day opening weekend gross was the second highest in the Gundam film series — 162% higher than Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash ( 523,943,800 yen / June 11-13, 2011) and 142% higher of Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- ( 598,832,300 yen / January 17-19, 2025). Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom marked the highest opening weekend record for Gundam feature film ( 1,065,000,000 yen / January 26-28, 2024). The Sorcery of Nymph Circe also ranked second in Filmarks' first-day satisfaction ranking with an average score of 4.11/5.0 based on 4,163 reviews, which was higher than the first part's 4.02 rating, but lower than SEED Freedom 's 4.23 . The first part, Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash, released on June 11, 2021 and grossed 2.23 billion yen (14.33 million USD) from its total domestic run. The film ranks fourth in the all-time box office rankings for the Gundam film series, behind Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom (5.38 billion yen), Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- (3.62 billion yen), and Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounters in Space (2.3 billion yen / 1982). The anime film adaptation of Keigo Higashino's The Keeper of the Camphor Tree ( Kusunoki no Bannin in Japan) novel released in 330 theaters on January 30, ranking third with 125 million yen (803,630 USD) on 94,500 admissions. The film also ranked sixth in Filmarks' first-day satisfaction ranking with an average score of 3.67/5.0 based on 811 reviews. After ranking 11th last weekend , Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc climbed back to seventh in its 20th weekend, bringing its total to 10.51 billion yen (67.57 million USD) in 136 days since its release on September 19, 2025, according to Oricon News . Starting January 31, a visual card featuring Denji and Reze, drawn by Chainsaw Man manga creator Tatsuki Fujimoto, was distributed to theatergoers as the eighth installment of the bonus items . Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle did not appear in the Top 10 after placing eighth last week. Meanwhile, the film's 199-day cumulative total domestic gross has reached 39.19 billion yen (252 million USD), according to Oricon News . The second chapter of the four-chapter anime film series GIRLS und PANZER: Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu! opened in 69 theaters on January 30. As with the first chapter in December 2025, Chapter 2 did not make a Top 10 debut. The series is based on the GIRLS und PANZER official spin-off manga illustrated by Maruko Niii, with Chapter s3 and 4 scheduled to follow on March 6 and April 10, 2026, respectively. In Kogyo Tsushinsha's mini-theater ranking for January 30-February 1 , Ensemble Stars!! DREAM LIVE -9th Tour "Trapezium #Orion went down one position to third from last weekend's second. The screening of the virtual concert by the Ensemble Stars characters is scheduled to run for four weeks until February 12. Weekend box office Top 10 in Japan (January 30-February 1, 2026) (ticket sales basis with notes in parentheses marking previous week's placement) Source : Kogyo Tsushinsha weekend ranking / Mini-Theater Ranking , Eiga.com , Oricon News 1 , 2
