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Chiikawa film returns to Japan’s weekend box-office top spot
The Chiikawa film returned to first place in Japan’s weekend cinema attendance rankings for October 9–11, after three weeks away from the top.
In its 12th week in cinemas, it drew 375,000 people and earned 563 million yen over the three-day weekend.
Its total box office passed 17.9 billion yen by October 12, with 12.29 million tickets sold.
The film is the first theatrical animated feature based on the Chiikawa characters and adapts a popular long story by creator Nagano.
A new Resident Evil film opened in second place, while the previous week’s leader fell to third.
The Chiikawa film had already been reported as the highest-grossing film released in Japan in 2026.
Some earlier audience giveaways will be offered again, though no date for the repeat distribution is given.
Chiikawa: The Secret of Mermaid Island returned to the top of Japan’s weekend box-office attendance ranking for October 9–11.
The film drew 375,000 people and earned 563 million yen over the three-day weekend.
It reclaimed first place three weeks after its previous weekend win, marking its third return to the top and seventh first-place finish overall.
By October 12, it had drawn 12.29 million people and earned more than 17.9 billion yen.
The new Resident Evil film debuted in second place.
- Who
- Chiikawa: The Secret of Mermaid Island, the first theatrical animated film based on Nagano’s Chiikawa manga and character franchise.
- What
- It returned to first place in Japan’s weekend film attendance ranking. It drew 375,000 people and earned 563 million yen over three days.
- When
- The ranking covered October 9–11, 2026, and was announced on October 13.
- Where
- Japan.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Chiikawa: The Secret of Mermaid Island opened in Japan.
The film reported that it had become the highest-grossing domestic release of 2026 in Japan.
The film returned to first place in the weekend attendance ranking.
Its cumulative attendance passed 12.29 million and its box office exceeded 17.9 billion yen.
The weekend ranking was announced.
- Weekend ranking
- First place, October 9–11
- Weekend attendance
- 375,000
- Weekend box office
- 563 million yen
- Cumulative attendance
- 12.29 million by October 12
- Cumulative box office
- More than 17.9 billion yen by October 12
- Runner-up
- Resident Evil, in its first week in release
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