Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Art World Tales , the 44th theatrical film from the Doraemon anime franchise, opened in 383 theaters in Japan on March 7 and made a first-place debut in its first weekend, according to Kogyo Tsushinsha. The film beat the award-winning American musical fantasy film Wicked , which ranked second in its opening weekend in Japan with 519 million yen (3.54 million Usd). The Doraemon franchise's 45th-anniversary film earned 703 million yen (4.78 million Usd) on 571,000 admissions between Friday and Sunday, which was 107 percent of that of the previous 43rd film, Doraemon: Nobita's Earth Symphony , released in March 2024 . Meanwhile, the film ranked third in Filmarks' first-day satisfaction ranking with an average rating of 4.16/5.0 based on 931 reviews. The Trillion Game live-action feature film based on the manga series written by Riichiro Inagaki and illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami went to fifth in its fourth weekend, down two spots from last weekend . The film's official website confirmed that...