Compilation anime movies are currently all the rage at the Japanese box office. The latest Attack on Titan and Solo Leveling films have made their mark on distinct cinema rankings, according to Kogyo Tsushinsha.
Opening in national theatres on November 8, Attack on Titan: THE LAST ATTACK, featuring the two-part Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS episodes, came in fourth in the fourth weekend of its theatrical run. The weekly updated rosters of the Japanese box office analyser website reflected the AOT ranking on the Weekend chart. The anime film was originally scheduled to conclude its theatrical outing with a three-week run. However, popular demand ultimately resulted in an extended screening period, with 16 more theatres added from November 29 movie listings.
Also read | Blue Box Episode 10: Release date, where to watch, preview and more
Solo Leveling leads mini-theatre rankings in Japan
On the other hand, Solo Leveling – ReAwakening, though not listed on this set of rankings, stood atop the November 29 to December 1 weekend rankings on the mini theatre chart. The omnibus film features a recap of the Solo Leveling anime’s first season and the first two episodes of the second season. Although the global release dates for the latest film vary geographically, it started playing in Japanese theatres on November 29. According to prior official announcements, the ReAwakening chapter will continue its cinematic run for a limited period of two weeks.
US and Canadian theatres will roll out the film this Friday, December 6. Meanwhile, Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment switched up the Indian theatrical premiere date from December 6 to December 4.
Other anime films on the weekend ranking list were PUI PUI Molcar the Movie: MOLMAX (#5), and Hayao Miyazaki’s feature film directorial debut Lupin The 3rd: The Castle of Cagliostro (45th-anniversary screening – #9).
Weekly anime ratings
On the flip side of the conversation, the latest episodes of BLEACH: Thousand Year Blood War, Dragon Ball DAIMA, Dan Da Dan, Blue Box and Blue Lock Season 2 earned noteworthy high ratings, according to IMDb.
Here are this week’s anime ratings (at the time of writing):
- Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Season 3 Episode 9 (November 30): 9.8/10
- Dragon Ball DAIMA Episode 8 (November 29): 9.2/10
- Dan Da Dan Episode 9 (November 28): 8.5/10
- Blue Box Episode 9 (November 28): 8.3/10
- Blue Lock Season 2 Episode 9 (November 30): 8/10
Also read | One Piece Chapter 1133: Exact release date, time and more
Local Japanese household viewership ratings in the Kanto region
According to VideoResearch’s updated records for the week of November 18 to 24, the longest-running anime series, Sazae-san, again stole the thunder on the Kanto region’s rankings with an 8.5% average household viewership rating. Detective Conan trailed behind, earning the second spot on the roster with a 6.4% household rating. Check out the Top 10 list below:
- Sazae-san (November 24): 8.5%
- Detective Conan (November 23): 6.4%
- Chibi Maruko-chan (November 24): 6.3%
- Doraemon (November 23): 3.3%
- Blue Miburo (November 23): 3.3%
- Wonderful Pretty Cure (November 24): 2.7%
- Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc (November 22): 2.6%
- One Piece (November 24): 2.6%
- Crayon Shin-chan (November 23): 2.5%
- Dragon Ball DAIMA (November 22): 2.4%