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Dual Japanese Boxoffice Rankings For Gedo - Pirates
Date: 8/15/2006
Kogyo Tsushinsha has updated it's Japanese boxoffice rankings for Aug 12-13. They list Gedo Senki Tales From Earthsea in the #1 position with Pirates Of The Caribbean:DEAD MAN'S CHEST following in second. Oricon however, reports Pirates has actually beat out Gedo for the top spot this weekend, earning over 6 billion Yen since the initial release 16 days ago. Likewise, the Johnny Depp adventure drew 516 million Yen and 380,000 in those 2 days. It may very well be winning the earnings war against Ghibli's latest as well. Oricon predicts Pirates to break 7 million Yen by August 16th.
Source: Anime News Service