Weekend Japan Box Office Top Ten. 2007/09/08 ~ 2007/09/09

Weekend Japan Box Office Top Ten - 2007/09/08 ~ 2007/09/09
1 Hero (Toho)
2 Evangelion: Shin Gekijouban (Evangelion 1.0: You Are (Not) Alone AKA Rebuild of Evangelion; Klock Worx)
3 Life/Tengoku De Kimi Ni Aetara - Toho
4 Harry Potter Tou Fushichou No Kishidan (Harry Potter & The Order of the Phoenix; Warner Bros.)
5 Ocean's 13 (Warner Bros.)
6 Transformers (UIP)
7 Tsuribaka Nisshi 18 (Shochiku)
8 Rush Hour 3 (New Line - Jp. Distrubutor Toho-Towa)
9 Remy No Oishi Resteran (Ratatouille; Disney)
10 Taxi 4 (Apipoulaï/Europa - Asmik-Ace - Jp. Distributor)

The film adaptation of Kimura Takuya's hit 2001 Fuji TV J-Dorama "Hero" debuted at No. 1 this week. Last week's No. 1, "Evangelion: 1.0" still managed to do remarkably well despite just showing on 85 screens. Another new film debuting in the top ten is Asahara Yuzo's latest installment to the popular "Free & Easy" (Tsuribaka Nisshi) comedy series "Tsuribaka Nisshi 18 - Hama Chan, Soo San - Sato No Yakusoku" (Free & Easy - Hama & Soo's Straight of Sato Arrangement) starring Nishida Toshiyuki.

Chan-wook Park's offbeat and quirky "I Am A Cyborg But That's OK" (releasing in Japan as "Cyborg Demo Daijoubu") is set to make its Japanese debut later this month (9/15) as is Chris Noonan's "Miss Potter" (9/15).

Here are the box office receipts for the week.

Film Title---------------Earnings this week/Total thus far (USD)----Weeks in play----No. of Screens
1 Hero (Toho)-------------------------------$8,709,670/$8,709,670----------------------1----------------------475
2 Eva: 1.0 (Klock Worx)-----------------$1,621,575/$6,256,642---------------------2-----------------------85
3 Tengoku de kimi..(Toho)--------------$1,071,515/$8,506,510---------------------3---------------------289
4 Harry Potter...(WB)------------------$877,266/$76,703,643-------------------------8--------------------591
5 Ocean's Thirteen (WB)-------------$728,791/$24,242,808--------------------------5-------------------309
6 Transformers (UIP)-------------------$680,275/$32,110,764--------------------------6--------------------394
7 Tsuribaka Nisshi 18 (Shochiku) ---$598,675/$843,207---------------------------1---------------------178
8 Rush Hour 3 (New Line/Toho-Towa)--$583,914/$6,181,603---------------------3----------------------263
9 Ratatouille (BVI) -----------------------------$577,033/$31,993,552--------------------7---------------------365
10 Taxi 4 (Asmik Ace)------------------------$422,972/$3,954,637----------------------3---------------------234