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Chiikawa and Hachiware on the ship to the island in Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of Mermaid Island (2026). Courtesy of Toho. © Nagano / 2026 Chiikawa the Movie Production Committee
Chiikawa takes 44.7% of Korea’s weekend as Paradise Lost opens third
The Japanese anime passed 2.2 million admissions in its fourth weekend. Two Korean films finished 1,543 tickets apart in a market that shrank week on week.
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Resident Evil holds No. 1 in China for a third weekend as the market falls to $18.6m
The Constantin–Sony reboot took 30% of a thin post-holiday weekend. China’s year to date is running 29.1% behind 2025, and no new release has yet broken the lull.
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Clayface opens at No. 1 on $24m, and A24’s 3-hour documentary rises 25%
Sunday estimates put the DC horror ahead, but You Can See Everything made more in its second weekend than its first. Monday actuals and Halloween are the next tests.
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Busan’s ACFM puts Asian distribution and investors on the same agenda
The market runs 10–13 October; its 11 October summit pairs a distribution discussion with an investor session.
