Japanese 2010 Weekend 42
October 16-17, 2010
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| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Umizaru 3: The Last Message | $3,123,766 | -52.2% | 467 | - | $6,689 | $78,922,191 | 5 | Toho |
| 2 | 2 | Knight and Day 2010 Re-release | $2,601,107 | -56.6% | 590 | +1 | $4,408 | $14,273,253 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 3 | - | The Incite Mill | $2,472,213 | - | 278 | - | $8,892 | $2,472,213 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | - | The Expendables | $2,121,171 | - | 280 | - | $7,575 | $2,121,171 | 1 | Shochiku |
| 5 | 3 | The Lady Shogun and Her Men | $1,653,346 | -39.9% | 312 | - | $5,299 | $18,181,823 | 3 | Shochiku |
| 6 | - | Sakurada Gate Incident | $1,102,213 | - | 296 | - | $3,723 | $1,102,213 | 1 | Toei Company |
| 7 | 6 | From Me to You | $1,086,554 | -36.2% | 285 | - | $3,812 | $13,866,266 | 4 | Toho |
| 8 | 4 | Resident Evil: Afterlife | $836,665 | -61.7% | 434 | -135 | $1,927 | $52,494,379 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 9 | 5 | 13 Assassins | $689,876 | -59.6% | 312 | - | $2,211 | $15,276,293 | 4 | Toho |
| 10 | - | Heart and Yummie | $361,514 | - | 162 | - | $2,231 | $361,514 | 1 | N/A |
| 11 | 7 | Villain | $331,792 | -53.1% | 231 | - | $1,436 | $21,541,597 | 6 | Toho |
| 12 | - | Avatar | $253,285 | - | 43 | - | $5,890 | $186,327,101 | 43 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 13 | 8 | Mobile Suit Gundam 00: A Wakening of the Trailblazer | $221,329 | -51.7% | 88 | - | $2,515 | $8,459,149 | 5 | Shochiku |
| 14 | 12 | The Secret World of Arrietty | $134,748 | -53.8% | 349 | -4 | $386 | $109,780,640 | 14 | Toho |
| 15 | 9 | Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole | $129,195 | -67.8% | 337 | -84 | $383 | $2,052,597 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | 11 | Eat Pray Love | $129,168 | -59.4% | 146 | -136 | $884 | $8,347,268 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 17 | 15 | The Karate Kid | $19,137 | -26.5% | 12 | +1 | $1,594 | $17,346,137 | 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 18 | 17 | The Last Station 2010 Re-release | $12,640 | -20.5% | 2 | -1 | $6,320 | $445,501 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 19 | 16 | Pandorum | $7,553 | -55.3% | 7 | -1 | $1,079 | $115,928 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 20 | 18 | Extraordinary Measures | $1,534 | -8.1% | 4 | -6 | $383 | $476,709 | 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 21 | 19 | Salt | $257 | -24.4% | 2 | - | $128 | $23,537,447 | 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
