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Japanese Box Office
Date: 7/27/2005
Fullmetal Alchemist Movie Debut


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The Fullmetal Alchemist movie, Hagane no Renkinjutsushi - Shanbara wo iku mono, premiered in Japanese theaters on Saturday, taking the third position at the box office, just behind Pokemon 2005, which premiered last week.

Star Wars Episode 3 - Revenge Of The Sith spent its third week as the number one movie in Japan

The only other movie premiering in Japan this past weekend was The Island, which premiered in 5th spot.

Trainman fell to 8th spot in its 8th weekend of Japanese release. It is currently the longest running movie in the top 10.
Source: Anime News Network