Shinkai's 'your name.' Reclaims Top Spot at Japanese Weekend Box Office 

Shinkai\'s \'your name.\' Reclaims Top Spot at Japanese Weekend Box Office

Also: film is now top Japanese-animated film in ticket sales in S. Korea

) anime film returned to the top spot in the Japanese box office for the January 21-22 weekend. The last time the film was at #1 was nine weeks ago, on November 19-20 last year. The film is on its 22nd weekend.

In addition, the film has sold 3,021,651 tickets in South Korea as of Sunday. The film has beaten

to become the new record holder of ticket sales for Japanese-animated films in South Korea.

had sold 3.01 million tickets. Among all animated films released in South Korea,

The film had topped the Japanese charts for nine straight weekends since it opened on August 26, and in its 10th weekend dropped to #2 to

, before regaining the top spot in its 11th weekend, and it stayed at the top spot in its 12th and 13th weekends.

manga, ranked #3 in its opening weekend at the Japanese box office. The film opened in Japan on Saturday.

) live-action film fell from #3 to #6 in its fifth weekend. The film opened in Japan first on December 23, and sold 644,000 tickets to earn 978 million yen (about US$8,350,000) over its first three days. The film will open on January 27 in the United States.

anime film rose from #8 to #7 in its 11th weekend. The film opened at 63 theaters, but more theaters are adding screenings due to the film\'s popularity. The film\'s website now lists more than 200 theaters that have screened or will screen the film.

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fell from #5 to #8 in its sixth weekend. In its opening weekend, the film earned 608,033,100 yen (about US$5.189 million) on 415 screens from Saturday to Sunday.

Dōbutsu Sentai Zyuohger vs. Ninninger: Mirai kara no Message from Super Sentai (Animal Sentai Zyuohger vs. Ninninger: Message from the Future from Super Sentai) film dropped from #4 to #9 in its second weekend. The film opened on January 14 in Japan as part of the long-running

Sources: Kōgyō Tsūshin, The Mainichi Shimbun\'s Mantan Web, Chūō Nippō

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