Legendary Pictures' Godzilla sequel film Godzilla: King of the Monsters film sold 479,000 tickets and earned 677 million yen (about US$6.27 million) to rank #1 in the Japanese box office in its opening weekend. The film opened in 431 theaters in Japan last Friday . Box Office Mojo noted that, with the opening Friday included, the film earned US$8.4 million in Japan.

The film earned an estimated US$49 million in the United States, and a total of US$179 million on its opening weekend worldwide.

The live-action film of Osamu Eya and Kaiji Kawaguchi's Kūbo Ibuki (Aircraft Carrier Ibuki) manga dropped from #1 to #3 in its second weekend. The film sold 123,000 tickets and earned 148,651,000 yen (about US$1.37 million) over the weekend. The film has earned a cumulative total of 729,475,100 yen (about US$6.76 million). The film opened on May 24, and it sold 265,070 tickets for 332,068,500 yen (about US$3.07 million) over its first three days.

Legendary Entertainment and Warner Bros.' live-action Pokémon: Detective Pikachu film dropped from #3 to #5 in the Japanese box office rankings in its fifth weekend. The film earned 136,961,700 yen (about US$1.26 million) from Friday to Sunday. The film has sold a total of 1.85 million tickets, and has cumulatively earned 2,636,583,700 yen (about US$24.43 million).

The live-action film of Yasuhisa Hara's Kingdom manga dropped from #5 to #6 in its seventh weekend. The film earned 127,618,700 yen (about US$1.18 million) from Friday to Sunday, and has sold a total of 3.88 million tickets, and has earned a cumulative total of 5,160,666,400 yen (about US$47.82 million).

Sadako , the Ring horror franchise's new film, dropped from #4 to #7 in its second weekend. The film earned 99,091,200 yen (about US$917,900) from Friday to Sunday, and has earned a total of 431,838,500 yen (about US$4 million).

Meitantei Conan: Konjō no Fist ( Detective Conan: Fist of Blue Sapphire ), the 23rd Detective Conan anime film, dropped from #6 to #8 in its eighth weekend. The film earned 93,914,600 yen (about US$870,100) from Friday to Sunday. It has sold a total of 6.88 million tickets, and has cumulatively earned 8,785,031,300 yen (about US$81.42 million).

Studio Trigger and XFlag's original anime film Promare dropped from #8 to #10 in its second weekend. The film earned 58,816,800 yen (about US$544,800) from Friday to Sunday, and has earned a cumulative total of 231,342,300 yen (about US$2.14 million). The film earned 41,416,700 yen (about US$377,900) in its first three days.

Eiga Crayon Shin-chan Shinkon Ryokō Hurricane ~Ushinawareta Hiroshi~ (Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Honeymoon Hurricane, Lost Hiroshi), the series' 27th film, dropped out of the top 10 in its seventh weekend, but it still earned 36,082,900 yen (about US$334,300) from Friday to Sunday, and has earned a cumulative total of 1,978,810,800 yen (about US$18.33 million).

Lupin the IIIrd: Mine Fujiko no Uso (Lupin the IIIrd: Fujiko Mine's Lie), the new theatrical anime film for the Lupin III franchise, ranked at #1 in the mini-theater ranking in its opening weekend.

The anime film of Kentetsu Takamori's Buddhist book Tannishō o Hiraku (Opening the Tannishō) dropped from #3 to #5 in the mini-theater ranking in its second weekend.

Sources: Eiga.com, Kōgyō Tsūshin (link 2), comScore via KOFIC