Japan Box Office: Doraemon: Nobita And The New Castle Of The Undersea Devil Dominates For Fifth Week
Doraemon: Nobita and the New Castle of the Undersea Devil secured the top position at the Japanese box office for the fifth week in a row following its debut on February 27, 2026.
During the weekend of March 27 to March 29, 2026, the 45th entry in the animated franchise grossed 284 million yen and recorded 223,000 admissions.
The film has reached a 30 day cumulative total of 3 billion yen and is the 20th Doraemon movie to achieve this milestone since the year 2000.
The live action adaptation of the light novel series The Ogre’s Bride opened on March 27, 2026, earning 200 million yen to debut in third place.
Chimney Town: Frozen in Time, a sequel to the 2020 film Poupelle of Chimney Town, launched in 337 theaters on March 27, 2026, and took the fifth spot with 122 million yen.
Golden Kamuy: Abashiri Prison Arc fell to sixth place in its third weekend, though its total domestic gross has now reached one billion yen as of March 29, 2026.
The anime film Assassination Classroom The Movie: Our Time dropped to eighth place during its second weekend of release.
Cosmic Princess Kaguya! remained in 10th place during its sixth weekend in Japanese theaters.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle Chapter 1 made history by surpassing the 40 billion yen mark on its 255th day of release, which occurred on March 30, 2026.
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc reached a total gross of 1081 billion yen after 192 days, moving to 46th on the all-time Japanese box office charts.
New Gintama the Movie: Yoshiwara in Flames hit a cumulative total of 15 billion yen on March 30, 2026, six weeks after its February 13, 2026, premiere.
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