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The Samurai and the PrisonerFollow

2026 • NR • 2h 27m • Drama, Mystery • Janus Films
🍅 91% LB 3.4

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$64K
Limited · 3 theaters
Domestic total
$841K
Week 11
Worldwide total
$6.30M
$6.30M international
Domestic legs4.8x from $174K biggest weekend
BudgetTBD
2026 rank#141
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Cast & crew

Directed byKiyoshi Kurosawa ScreenplayKiyoshi Kurosawa, based on the novel by Honobu Yonezawa StarringMasahiro Motoki, Masaki Suda, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Munetaka Aoki StudioJanus Films

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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jul 31-Aug 2 17 $64.2K — 3 $21,400 $64.2K
2 Aug 7-9 15 $174.1K +170% 44 $3,957 $274.5K
3 Aug 14-16 26 $121.4K −32% 78 $1,557 $515.0K
4 Aug 21-23 23 $68.7K −43% 52 $1,320 $664.9K
11 Oct 9-11 48 $525 — 1 $525 $840.7K
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 4 · $68.7K
$64.2K
$174.1K
$121.4K
$68.7K
W1W2W3W4
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 4 · −43%
+170%
W1→2
−32%
W2→3
−43%
W3→4
Steepest −43%Biggest gain +170%

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