Japan Box Office: Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Stays at No.1 in 4th Weekend

Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc added 643 million yen (4.35 million USD) on 406,000 admissions in its fourth weekend of October 10-12, according to Kogyo Tsushinsha . Though it was down 28.3% from last weekend , the film has stayed in first place at the Japanese box office now for four consecutive weekends since its release on September 19. Reze Arc has a 25-day cumulative total of 5.7 billion yen (38.56 million USD) earned from 3.74 million ticket sales. It is now the fourth-highest-grossing film released in Japan in 2025, surpassing Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning which made 5.26 billion yen (35.59 million USD). The live-action film adaptation of Makoto Shinkai's 2007 anime film 5 Centimeters per Second came in second place in the Japanese box office this last weekend. The film starring Hokuto Matsumura (idol group SixTONES member) opened in 333 theaters on October 10, earning 402 million yen (2.72 million USD) on 278,000 admissions in its first three-day opening weekend. The film's first four-day gross, which included the Japanese national holiday on Monday, surpassed 500 million yen (3.38 million USD) on 380,000 admissions. The film also ranked fourth in Filmarks' first-day satisfaction ranking with an average rating of 4.08/5.0 based on 5,714 reviews. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle added 306 million yen (2.07 million USD) on 188,000 admissions and dropped down one position to third place in its 13th weekend. The film's cumulative total domestic gross has now reached 36.4 billion yen (246 million USD) on 25.11 million admissions. Eiga Kimi to Idol Precure♪ Omatase! Kimi ni Todokeru KirakkiLive! ( You and Idol Precure The Movie: For You! Our Kirakilala Concert! ), the feature film edition of the ongoing You and Idol Precure♪ anime series, disappeared from the top 10 in its fifth weekend. As reported , the film's cumulative total gross had already reached 1.01 billion yen (6.83 million USD), making it the ninth film in the Precure franchise that has surpassed the one billion yen mark in the Japanese box office. Aikatsu! x Pripara THE MOVIE -Deai no Kiseki!- , a crossover film between the two idol-themed anime franchises, released in 173 theaters on October 10 and ranked sixth in its opening weekend. The film also topped Filmarks' first-day satisfaction ranking with an impressive average of 4.56/5.0 based on 307 reviews, which was higher than Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle 's 4.36 and Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc 's 4.40 . The second live-action theatrical film adaptation of Kaiji Kawaguchi's manga T he Silent Service ( Chinmoku no Kantai in Japan), subtitled "Hokkyokukai Daikaisen" (translated to "The Great Sea Battle of The Arctic Ocean"), dropped four positions to eighth in its third weekend. The first of the two-part Golden Kamuy Sapporo Beer Factory Arc opened in 163 theaters on October 10, ranking ninth in its opening weekend. The first part earned 120 million yen (811,700 USD) on 70,000 admissions in its first four-day weekend, according to Mantan Web . The second part is set to follow on October 31. RELATED: Evangelion Anime Film Series Gets Monthly Revival Screenings The Evangelion anime franchise's 30th anniversary project began holding a special event titled "Monthly Eva EVANGELION 30th MOVIE Fest. 2025-2026," which features revival screenings of the six films in the series across Japanese theaters from October 2025 to February 2026. The first entry, Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth – "DEATH(TRUE)²&REBIRTH" Version started screening in 90 theaters on October 10. Mantan Web reported the film earned 118,250,000 yen (800,000 USD) on 700,000 admissions in its first four-day weekend and ranked 10th in the weekend box office ranking (based on gross) 28 years after the original version's release in 1997. The anime film adaptation of Uoto's ( Orb: On the Movements of the Earth ) sports manga 100 METERS also dropped out of the Top 10 in its fourth weekend. The Last Blossom (titled Housenka in Japan), an original anime feature film directed by Baku Kinoshita ( ODDTAXI ), released in 97 theaters on October 10 and did not appear in the Top 10 in its opening weekend. The film ranked seventh in Filmark's first-day satisfaction ranking with an average rating of 3.85/5.0 based on 593 reviews. The fourth chapter of Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 3199 , subtitled "Mizuiro no Sasha" (translated to "Light Blue Sasha"), started theatrical screenings in 72 theaters on October 10 and also did not appear in the weekend box office Top 10. The upcoming fifth of the seven-chapter series, "Hakunetsu no Ginga Taisen" ("The Incandescent Galactic War") is set to release in Japan on February 20, 2026. RELATED: Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 3199 Chapter 5 Unveils Teaser Trailer, Visual Weekend box office Top 10 in Japan (October 10-12, 2025) (ticket sales basis with notes in parentheses marking previous week's placement) Source : Kogyo Tsushinsha weekend ranking , Eiga.com , Filmarks , Mantan Web 1 , 2

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