Japanese box office: ‘Mama ga Mou Kono Sekai ni Inakutemo’ debuts at number one

The Japanese weekend box office rankings for October 2–4 show the film ‘Mama ga Mou Kono Sekai ni Inakutemo: Watashi no Inochi no Nikki’ debuting at number one. Based on the true story of Kazu Endo, the film starred Haruna Kawaguchi and drew 292,000 viewers and 441 million yen in revenue over its first three days.

In second place, Steven Spielberg’s new sci-fi suspense film ‘Disclosure Day’ debuted with 172,000 viewers and 278 million yen in weekend revenue. The film features Emily Blunt and Colin Firth. The previous week’s leader, ‘Bayside Shakedown: N.E.W. Metropolis,’ dropped to third place, maintaining a cumulative total of over 2.6 billion yen.

Other notable entries in the top ten include the ‘Chiikawa’ movie in fourth place and the human drama ‘Jikyuu 300-en no Shinigami’ debuting at ninth. Christopher Nolan’s ‘Odyssey’ also reached a milestone, surpassing 2 billion yen in cumulative revenue.