The third spot was claimed by “Chainsaw Man The Movie: Reze Arc,” which added $2.7 million (352,673 admissions) for an overall market share of 18.9%, bringing its total earnings after twelve days to $8.1 million. This adaptation focuses on Denji’s tumultuous relationship with café worker Reze and is based on Tatsuki Fujimoto’s popular manga series; it is directed by Tatsuya Yoshihara with a screenplay penned by Hiroshi Seko and features voice talents like Reina Ueda and Fairouz Ai.
The Eastern blockbuster “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle” secured fourth place with earnings of $942,292 (125,653 admissions), raising its domestic total to an impressive $39.7 million overall. Following closely behind in fifth was “One Battle After Another,” which opened with $694,006 (88,306 admissions). Family-amiable animation “Bread Barbershop: The Bakerytown Baddies” took sixth place with earnings reaching $414,864 and has amassed a cumulative total of approximately $936K thus far.
Korean animated feature “Your Letter” debuted in seventh position with revenues totaling $351K from 51K admissions; directed by Kim Yong-hwan and inspired by Cho Hyun-ah’s webtoon narrative featuring performances from Lee Su-hyun among others—it tells the story of So-ri who discovers an enigmatic letter left behind at her new school desk that leads her on a journey filled with hidden messages and self-discovery.
Yeon Sang-ho’s “The Terrifying” followed closely in eighth place grossing about $303K (43K admissions), pushing its cumulative earnings up to around $7.2 million; starring Park Jeong-min alongside Kwon Hae-hyo among others—the plot centers around Dong-hwan investigating skeletal remains linked to his mother’s mysterious disappearance decades ago.
“gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie” premiered ninth at approximately $250K (38K admissions), while Korean family animation “City of offer” rounded out the top ten list earning about $$83K from roughly 13k viewers—bringing its running total close to $$85k.
The top ten films collectively generated approximately $13.6 million over this weekend—a notable increase from last week’s $9.6 million, marking one of the most prosperous weekends seen this year.