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The Samurai and the Prisoner

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

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$64K
Limited · 3 theaters
Domestic Total
$515K
Week 3
Worldwide Total
$6.3M
$6.3M international
Domestic Legs3.8x
BudgetTBD
2026 Rank#119
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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
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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