Mamoru Hosoda's new anime feature film Scarlet (titled "Hateshinaki Scarlet" in Japan) opened in 388 theaters across Japan on November 21, and ranked third in the Japanese box office weekend rankings, making 210 million yen (1.34 million USD) on 136,000 admissions, according to Kogyo Tsushinsha . The film's first three-day gross was only 23.6% of that ( 890 million yen ) of his previous film in 2021, Belle . The first four-day gross, which included the substitute holiday on Monday in Japan, reached 270 million yen (1.73 million USD) on 170,000 admissions. Tokyo Taxi , a Japanese remake of the 2022 French-Belgian live-action film Une Belle Course (titled in English as Driving Madeleine ), made a first-place debut. This brought an end to the 18-week run of anime films being at the top of Japan's weekend box office, a streak that begun the weekend of July 18-20 with Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle (nine weekends), followed by Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc (eight weekends) and JUJUTSU KAISEN: Execution (one weekend). Meanwhile, the kabuki-themed live-action film Kokuho 's cumulative total gross reached 17,377,000,000 yen (111 million USD) on 12.31 million admissions in 172 days since its release on June 6. Kokuho has now become the highest-grossing Japanese live-action film of all-time, surpassing Bayside Shakedown 2 with 17.35 billion yen (110.7 million USD) in 2003. The movie also now stands at 11th for the Japanese box office all-time ranking . The screenplay for Kokuho was written by Satoko Okudera, known to anime fans for her work on Mamoru Hosoda's early films, including The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006) and Summer Wars (2009). The JUJUTSU KAISEN: Execution anime compilation film came in fourth place with 203 million yen (1.3 million USD) on 131,000 admissions, down two positions in its third weekend. The special screening has an 18-day cumulative total of 1.51 billion yen (9.64 million USD) on 1.01 million admissions, according to Animate Times . After returning to the top spot last weekend , Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc ranked fifth in its tenth weekend. The film's cumulative total domestic gross has reached 9.12 billion yen (58.39 million USD), making it the 70th top-grossing film of all-time in Japan after surpassing the 20021 film The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring with 9.07 billion yen (58 million USD). Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle was down two positions to sixth in its 19th weekend. The film has earned 38.15 billion yen (244.3 million USD) in 130 days since its release in Japan on July 18, according to Oricon News . Infinity Castle is now just about 2.6 billion yen (16.65 million USD) away from surpassing the total domestic gross of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train , which holds Japan's all-time box office record with 40.75 billion yen (261 million USD). Eiga Sumikko Gurashi: Sora no Okoku to Futari no Ko ("Sumikko Gurashi The Movie: The Kingdom of the Sky and Two"), the fourth anime feature film inspired by Japanese stationery company San-X's popular mascot character brand, climbed back up from 11th to 10th place in its fourth weekend. There’s No Freaking Way I’ll Be Your Lover! Unless… ~Next Shine~ , a special theatrical edition of the five-episode sequel to There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless… TV anime, started a two-week limited run in 31 theaters on November 21, but did not appear in either the overall Top 10 nor the mini-theater ranking. The 4K restoration edition of Mamoru Oshii's classic 1985 OVA Angel's Egg ("Tenshi no Tamago" in Japan) had a limited release at Dolby Cinema theaters in Japan starting November 14, followed by a nationwide expansion on November 21. The film's official X (formerly Twitter) reported the screening surpassed 37 million yen (237,000 USD) in box office revenue on 15,000 admissions. In North America, it opened in approximately 400 theaters on November 19 and ranked fourth at the daily box office for both its opening day and the following day, earning a cumulative total of 676,099 USD (approximately 100 million yen) over the two days, according to Box Office Mojo . Weekend box office Top 10 in Japan (November 21-23, 2025) (ticket sales basis with notes in parentheses marking previous week's placement) Source: Kogyo Tsushinsha weekend ranking , Eiga.com , Animate Times , Oricon News , Angel's Egg official X (formerly Twitter)
