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Japanese Box Office, January 21-22

Space Battleship Yamato, Returner, Ballad) debuted at No. 1 during the January 21-22 weekend. The original manga, a 1990-1991 television anime series adaptation, and the first two live-action films followed the lives of people in a Tokyo neighborhood as the iconic Tokyo Tower rises above them. The film earned $7,212,260 on 473 screens.

Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. differs from the previous three Super Sentai VS films because it is a crossover with the Space Sheriff Gavan live-action special effects series. The film ranked at No. 3 on Box Office Mojo's chart and earned US$2,090,377 on 263 screens.

The anime Ayana Amako's illustrations for the Japanese edition of the book series, as opposed to Salvatore Murdocca's illustrations for the original American edition. The film ranked at No. 6 on Box Office Mojo's chart and earned US$878,713 on 178 screens for a gross-to-date of US$4,436,348.

Kim Byung-Kon's Korean live-action film stars Jang Geun-suk as In-Ho (Momo/Takeshi Goda) and Kim Ha-neul as Eun-Yi (Sumire). The film ranked at No. 5 on Box Office Mojo's chart and earned US$893,343 on 92 screens.

Inazuma Eleven GO storyline is set one decade after the first Inazuma Eleven storyline; the television anime premiered in May. The film is playing in stereoscopic 3D and traditional 2D. The film ranked at No. 11 on Box Office Mojo's chart and earned US$426,737 on 274 screens for a new total of US$14,180,109.

The 3D computer-animated film Evangelion's Kaji) plays a blue oni named Gunjō. The film earned US$438,052 on 334 screens for a new total of US$18,401,601.

depicts the five female of Sakuragaoka High School's light music club in a story not seen in the television series. The original television voice cast reprised their respective roles in the movie. The film earned US$289,680 on 100 screens for a gross-to-date of US$20,256,351.

Fumi Nikaidō (Sono's Gama no Abura) portrays Keiko Chazawa, Sumida's classmate. The film earned US$282,438 on 79 screens for a new total of US$1,220,249.

Eiga special in 2010. The film earned the equivalent of US$275,040 on 287 screens for a new total of US$39,766,344.

The live-action film Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO: Movie Taisen Mega Max film featuring the first seven Kamen Riders as well as the casts of both the Kamen Rider Fourze and Kamen Rider OOO series also fell off the chart in its seventh weekend.

Sources: Kogyo Tsushinsha, Box Office Mojo