Update with Estimates

[JAPANESE FILMS]

1. Space Battleship Yamato (Toho) 4.10 billion yen ($50.48 million), 3,290,000 admissions.
________
2. Gantz Part 1 (Toho) 3.45 billion yen ($41.66 million), 2,770,000 admissions.
3. SP: The Motion Picture - Revolution (Toho) 3.33 billion yen ($41.06 million), 2,600,000 admissions.
4. Pokemon the Movie: Best Wishes (Toho) 3,200,000,000 yen ($41,700,000), 3,077,407 admissions. [30 Days In Release]
5. Partners the Movie 2 (TOEI) 3.19 billion yen ($38.98 million), 2,500,000 admissions.
6. Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence (Toho) 3.13 billion yen ($38.85 miillion), 2,630,000 admissions.
________
7. From Kokuriko Hill (Toho) 2,925,000,000 yen ($38,025,000), 2,250,000 admissions. [30 Days In Release]
8. Gantz Perfect Answer (Toho) 2.80 billion yen ($35.38 million), 2,230,000 admissions.
9. Doraemon: Nobita and the New Steel Troops (Toho) 2.45 billion yen ($31.26 million), 2,160,000 admissions.
________
10. Andalusia: Goddess of Retribution (Toho) 1,800,000,000 yen ($23,400,000), 1,430,000 admissions. [51 Days In Release]
11. Inazuma Eleven (Toho) 1.77 billion yen ($22.42 million), 1,480,000 admissions.
12. Gaku (Toho) 1.60 billion yen ($20.23 million), 1,270,000 admissions.
13. Princess Toyotomi (Toho) 1.58 billion yen ($20.08 million), 1,225,000 admissions.
14. Miracle Man of the Pacific (Toho) 1.57 billion yen ($19.80 million), 1,248,000 admissions.
15. Abacus and Sword (Asmik Ace) 1.42 billion yen ($17.92 million), 1,127,000 admissions.
16. Paradise Kiss (Warner Bros.) 1.41 billion yen ($18.02 million), 1,116,000 admissions.
17. Norwegian Wood (Toho) 1.40 billion yen ($17.69 million), 1,113,000 admissions.
18. Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider OOO & W Feat. Skull Movie Taisen Core (TOEI) 1.38 billion yen ($17.53 million), 1,115,000 admissions.
19. Kamen Rider x Kamen Rider Den-O Let's Go All Kamen Riders (TOEI) 1.35 billion yen ($17.07 million), 1,110,000 admissions.
20. 1,778 Stories of Me and My Wife (Toho) 1.23 billion yen ($15.56 million), 1,005,000 admissions.
21. Crayon Shin-chan: The Golden Spy Mission (Toho) 1.20 billion yen ($15.13 million), 1,142,000 admissions.
22. The Cicada's Eighth Day (Shochiku) 1.17 billion yen ($14.74 million), 956,000 admissions.
23. Tomorrow's Joe (Toho) 1.10 billion yen ($13.85 million), 912,000 admissions.
24. Hankyu Densha (Toho) 1.06 billion yen ($13.44 million), 881,000 admissions.



[IMPORTED FILMS]

1. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (Walt Disney) 8.80 billion yen ($113.51 million), 5,760,000 admissions.
________
2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (Warner Bros.) 7,350,000,000 yen ($95,500,000), 5,200,000 admissions. [31 Days In Release]
________
3. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (Warner Bros.) 6.90 billion yen ($84.28 million), 5,580,000 admissions.
________
4. The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Fox) 2.68 billion yen ($31.94 million), 1,768,000 admissions.
5. Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Paramount) 2,600,000,000 yen ($33,800,000), 1,725,000 admissions [17 Days in Release]
6. Tangled (Walt Disney) 2.55 billion yen ($31.34 million), 1,752,000 admissions.
7. Black Swan (Fox) 2.36 billion yen ($30.40 million), 1,810,000 admissions.
8. TRON: Legacy (Walt Disney) 2.10 billion yen ($25.58 million), 1,347,000 admissions.
________
9. The King's Speech (Gaga) 1.90 billion yen ($24.05 million), 1,450,000 admissions.
10. The Tourist (Sony) 1.86 billion yen ($23.37 million), 1,439,000 admissions.
11. Cars 2 (Walt Disney) 1,850,000,000 yen ($24,000,000), 1,350,000 admissions. [16 Days in Release]
12. Super 8 (Paramount) 1,750,000,000 yen ($22,750,000), 1,415,000 admissions. [52 Days In Release]
13. Gulliver's Travels (Fox) 1.57 billion yen ($19.81 million), 1,046,000 admissions.
14. The Social Network (Sony) 1.42 billion yen ($17.84 million), 1,111,000 admissions.
15. Red (Walt Disney) 1.20 billion yen ($15.26 million), 967,000 admissions.
16. Unstoppable (Fox) 1.05 billion yen ($13.31 million), 836,000 admissions.


Key:

BOLD = Final Total.

Note 1 - If a film is not in bold, and doesn't have days in release (e.g. Unstoppable), it means tracking for that film ended and the total listed isn't final yet. The totals for those films are likely to increase <1% when the final total is released.

Highlights:

-Harry Potter 7.2 easily surpasses its predecessor and becomes the No.2 film of the year.
-Transformers 3 and Cars 2 jump 5 spots in the Imported Film Rankings.
-Pokemon 14 moves up 3 spots to rank 4th in Gross (maybe 2nd in USD) among Japanese films, but 2nd in admissions.
-Kokuriko Hill is up 4 spots in the Japanese Film Rankings.

Only films that have grossed 1 billion yen or more are included.

Films nearing 1 billion yen:
Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battle (~900 million)
What If a Female Manager of a High School Baseball Team Read Drunker's "Management"? (~900 million)

PREVIOUS YEARS

August 13-14, 2011
Weekend Actuals

今　先　週末　　　　　　　　　　　　率　　 累計　　　　　　　　　　　　ｽｸﾘｰﾝ　週　　題
*1　*2　*4億0907万2349円 ($5,317,941)　 +10.8%　*74億2782万0758円 ($96,561,669)　　　808　　*5　ﾊﾘｰ･ﾎﾟｯﾀｰと死の秘宝 PART2 (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2)
*2　*1　*3億7368万8756円 ($4,857,953)　 +1.1%　*26億4790万8227円 ($34,422,806)　　　783　　*3　ﾄﾗﾝｽﾌｫｰﾏｰ ﾀﾞｰｸｻｲﾄﾞ･ﾑｰﾝ (Transformers: Dark of the Moon)
*3　*4　*2億4647万3816円 ($3,204,158)　 +1.0%　*18億2056万8566円 ($23,667,391)　　　517　　*3　カーズ2 (Cars 2)
*4　*5　*2億3095万6250円 ($3,002,431) +26.9%　*28億4908万2204円 ($37,038,068) 　457　　*5　コクリコ坂から (From Kokuriko Hill)
*5　*3　*2億1345万8766円 ($2,774,964)　 -38.6%　**8億8247万6011円 ($11,471,818)　　　489　　*2　仮面ﾗｲﾀﾞｰｵｰｽﾞ～/～ｺﾞｶﾞｲｼﾞｬｰ～ (Kamen Rider OOO Wonderful: The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals / Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger the Movie: The Flying Ghost Ship DOUBLE FEATURE)
*6　*6　*1億8246万8964円 ($2,372,097)　 +5.3%　*31億6038万1714円 ($41,084,962) 　351　*5　劇場版ﾎﾟｹｯﾄﾓﾝｽﾀｰﾍﾞｽﾄｳｨｯｼｭ～ (Pokemon the Movie: Best Wishes)　
*7　--　*1億0204万2596円 ($1,326,553) -**.*%　**1億4161万6302円 ($1,841,012) 　224　　*1　ツリー・オブ・ライフ (Tree of Life)
*8　*7　**億9512万8389円 ($1,236,669)　 -3.4%　**3億8757万5005円 ($5,038,475) 　277　　*2　こち亀 THE MOVIE 勝どき橋を封鎖せよ! (Nintama Rantarou! Live Action Movie!)
*9　*8　**億7447万8868円 ($968,225)　 +9.6%　**5億3347万9706円 ($6,395,236) 　260　　*3　劇場版NARUTO-ﾅﾙﾄ-ﾌﾞﾗｯﾄﾞﾌﾟﾘｽﾞﾝ (Naruto Shippuden: Blood Prison)
10　*9　**億6470万4180円 ($841,154)　 +10.3%　**6億5807万5930円 ($8,554,987)　　　218　　*4　忍たま乱太郎 (Rock: Wanko no Shima)

Update with Actuals

[JAPANESE FILMS]

1. Space Battleship Yamato (Toho) 4.10 billion yen ($50.48 million), 3,290,000 admissions.
________
2. Gantz Part 1 (Toho) 3.45 billion yen ($41.66 million), 2,770,000 admissions.
3. SP: The Motion Picture - Revolution (Toho) 3.33 billion yen ($41.06 million), 2,600,000 admissions.
4. Partners the Movie 2 (TOEI) 3.19 billion yen ($38.98 million), 2,500,000 admissions.
5. Pokemon the Movie: Best Wishes (Toho) 3,160,381,714 yen ($41,084,962), 3,077,407 admissions. [30 Days In Release]
6. Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence (Toho) 3.13 billion yen ($38.85 miillion), 2,630,000 admissions.
________
7. From Kokuriko Hill (Toho) 2,849,082,204 yen ($37,038,068), 2,256,348 admissions. [30 Days In Release]
8. Gantz Perfect Answer (Toho) 2.80 billion yen ($35.38 million), 2,230,000 admissions.
9. Doraemon: Nobita and the New Steel Troops (Toho) 2.45 billion yen ($31.26 million), 2,160,000 admissions.
________
10. Andalusia: Goddess of Retribution (Toho) 1,770,459,163 yen ($23,017,354), 1,427,945 admissions. [51 Days In Release]
11. Inazuma Eleven (Toho) 1.77 billion yen ($22.42 million), 1,480,000 admissions.
12. Gaku (Toho) 1.60 billion yen ($20.23 million), 1,270,000 admissions.
13. Princess Toyotomi (Toho) 1.58 billion yen ($20.08 million), 1,225,000 admissions.
14. Miracle Man of the Pacific (Toho) 1.57 billion yen ($19.80 million), 1,248,000 admissions.
15. Abacus and Sword (Asmik Ace) 1.42 billion yen ($17.92 million), 1,127,000 admissions.
16. Paradise Kiss (Warner Bros.) 1.41 billion yen ($18.02 million), 1,116,000 admissions.
17. Norwegian Wood (Toho) 1.40 billion yen ($17.69 million), 1,113,000 admissions.
18. Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider OOO & W Feat. Skull Movie Taisen Core (TOEI) 1.38 billion yen ($17.53 million), 1,115,000 admissions.
19. Kamen Rider x Kamen Rider Den-O Let's Go All Kamen Riders (TOEI) 1.35 billion yen ($17.07 million), 1,110,000 admissions.
20. 1,778 Stories of Me and My Wife (Toho) 1.23 billion yen ($15.56 million), 1,005,000 admissions.
21. Crayon Shin-chan: The Golden Spy Mission (Toho) 1.20 billion yen ($15.13 million), 1,142,000 admissions.
22. The Cicada's Eighth Day (Shochiku) 1.17 billion yen ($14.74 million), 956,000 admissions.
23. Tomorrow's Joe (Toho) 1.10 billion yen ($13.85 million), 912,000 admissions.
24. Hankyu Densha (Toho) 1.06 billion yen ($13.44 million), 881,000 admissions.



[IMPORTED FILMS]

1. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (Walt Disney) 8.80 billion yen ($113.51 million), 5,760,000 admissions.
________
2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (Warner Bros.) 7,427,820,758 yen ($96,561,669), 5,236,238 admissions. [31 Days In Release]
________
3. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (Warner Bros.) 6.90 billion yen ($84.28 million), 5,580,000 admissions.
________
4. The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Fox) 2.68 billion yen ($31.94 million), 1,768,000 admissions.
5. Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Paramount) 2,647,908,227 yen ($34,422,806), 1,750,104 admissions [17 Days in Release]
6. Tangled (Walt Disney) 2.55 billion yen ($31.34 million), 1,752,000 admissions.
7. Black Swan (Fox) 2.36 billion yen ($30.40 million), 1,810,000 admissions.
8. TRON: Legacy (Walt Disney) 2.10 billion yen ($25.58 million), 1,347,000 admissions.
________
9. The King's Speech (Gaga) 1.90 billion yen ($24.05 million), 1,450,000 admissions.
10. The Tourist (Sony) 1.86 billion yen ($23.37 million), 1,439,000 admissions.
11. Cars 2 (Walt Disney) 1,820,568,566 yen ($23,667,391), 1,342,547 admissions. [16 Days in Release]
12. Super 8 (Paramount) 1,746,705,484 yen ($22,737,479), 1,413,248 admissions. [52 Days In Release]
13. Gulliver's Travels (Fox) 1.57 billion yen ($19.81 million), 1,046,000 admissions.
14. The Social Network (Sony) 1.42 billion yen ($17.84 million), 1,111,000 admissions.
15. Red (Walt Disney) 1.20 billion yen ($15.26 million), 967,000 admissions.
16. Unstoppable (Fox) 1.05 billion yen ($13.31 million), 836,000 admissions.


Key:

BOLD = Final Total.

Note 1 - If a film is not in bold, and doesn't have days in release (e.g. Unstoppable), it means tracking for that film ended and the total listed isn't final yet. The totals for those films are likely to increase <1% when the final total is released.

Highlights:

-Harry Potter 7.2 easily surpasses its predecessor and becomes the No.2 film of the year.
-Transformers 3 and Cars 2 jump 5 spots in the Imported Film Rankings.
-Pokemon 14 moves up 3 spots to rank 4th in Gross, though 2nd in admissions among Japanese Films.
-Kokuriko Hill is up 4 spots in the Japanese Film Rankings.

Only films that have grossed 1 billion yen or more are included.

Films nearing 1 billion yen:
Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battle (~900 million)
What If a Female Manager of a High School Baseball Team Read Drunker's "Management"? (~900 million)
Kamen Rider OOO Wonderful: The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals / Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger the Movie: The Flying Ghost Ship DOUBLE FEATURE (882 million)

PREVIOUS YEARS

Very good numbers all around. Even Kamen Rider had a drop under 40%. Excellent for The Tree Of Life. Pretty awesome that only holdovers released last week are the only films to drop in the top 10.

Do you have any data on the biggest Obon weekends?

Edit: The Amazing Spider-Man has been confirmed for June 30! Japan will get Spider-Man first and 1 weekend before it rolls out worldwide starting on Tuesday (July 3).

Kamen Rider dropping below 40% was probably the most surprising result last weekend.

Not sure off-hand what the biggest Obon Weekend(s) is, but it possibly could have been last year with Toy Story 3, Arrietty, Bayside Shakedown 3, Pokemon 13, and Inception. I'll do some research and post a Top 3 or something later.

Japan has been The Spider-Man franchise best oversea market, with the movies having all grossed over 6 billion yen ($60 million at all their times in release, though they would all be over $80 million with the current exchange rate) each, so it's pretty cool they get the reboot first. I expect The Amazing Spider-Man to drop off a bit from the previous films (unless its in 3D?), but it should still do really well.

I forgot to post this yesterday,

上半期に洋画・邦画含めて1位を獲得したのはジョニー・デップ主演の人気シリーズ最新作『パイレーツ・オブ・カリビアン/生命（いのち）の泉』で、最終興収は推定で90億円以上。

http://movies.yahoo.co.jp/m2?ty=nd&id=2 ... 00026-flix

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides has grossed 9 billion yen ($116 million).

That's most likely it's final total. Up about 200 million yen ($2.6 million) from it's last official update two weeks ago. I'll include the new total in next week's charts.

It will be in 3D so it could become another 6 billion yen grosser. Pretty awesome that Japan gets a movie first and not last which happens with so many movies nowadays.

August 20-21, 2011
Weekend Forecast

1 (1) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (Warner Bros.) 215 million yen ($2.8 million), Week 6
2 (N) Kung Fu Panda 2 (Paramount) 200 million yen ($2.6 million), NEW
3 (2) Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Paramount) 185 million yen ($2.4 million), Week 4
4 (4) From Kokuriko Hill (Toho) 135 million yen ($1.8 million), Week 6
5 (3) Cars 2 (Walt Disney) 130 million yen ($1.7 million), Week 4
6 (5) Kamen Rider OOO Wonderful: The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals / Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger the Movie: The Flying Ghost Ship DOUBLE FEATURE (TOEI) 120 million yen ($1.5 million), Week 3
7 (6) Pokemon the Movie: Best Wishes (Toho) 100 million yen ($1.3 million), Week 6
8 (N) Usagi Drop (School Gate) 90 million yen ($1.1 million), NEW
9 (7) Tree of Life (Walt Disney) 65 million yen ($850,000), Week 2
10 (N) Shanghai (Gaga) 55 million yen ($725,000), NEW

If Kung Fu Panda 2 wasn't opening on Friday, it probably would win the weekend. It still may because drops this weekend will be pretty steep across the board, but the Friday release puts it at a small disadvantage.

Predicted Totals (as of August 21st):

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2: 7.9/8.0 billion yen ($103/104 million); 5.5-5.6 million admissions. [38 Days in Release]
Transformers: Dark of the Moon: 3.0/3.1 billion yen ($39/40 million); 2.0/2.1 million admissions. [24 Days in Release]
From Kokuriko Hill: 3.2/3.3 billion yen ($42/43 million); 2.5/2.6 million admissions. [37 Days in Release]
Cars 2: 2.1/2.2 billion yen ($27/28 million); 1.5/1.6 million admissions. [23 Days in Release]
Pokemon the Movie: Best Wishes: 3.4/3.5 billion yen ($44/45 million); 3.2/3.3 million admissions. [37 Days in Release]
Kamen Rider OOO Wonderful: The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals / Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger the Movie: The Flying Ghost Ship DOUBLE FEATURE: 1.1/1.2 billion yen ($14/15 million); 900,000/1 million admissions. [16 Days in Release]
Tree of Life: 350/400 million yen ($4/5 million); 275-300,000 admissions. [10 Days in Release]

I see KFP2 disappointing in Japan as well, probably #5 this weekend.

If Transformers: Dark of the Moon is any indication, I may have underestimated the effect Obon Festival had in the beginning of this week in my predicted totals after this weekend.

http://www.cinematopics.com/cinema/news ... _seq=12856

As of August 17th, Dark of the Moon has grossed 3,086,937,600 yen ($40.3 million), 85.2% 3D share, after 20 days in release.

Wow that's pretty good number. I guess with Obon festival's help we can see $15m more from Japan itself or maybe slightly more for $60m total.

Saturday Data compared to last Saturday,

Openers,

KFP2 (80.5%) of Cars 2 last Saturday (8/13) = approx. 115 million yen ($1.5 million) Saturday.

I have data on the other openers, too, but don't have the time to post them (will tonight).

Holdovers,

Harry Potter 7.2 (-38.1%)
Transformers 3 (-47.8%)
Cars 2 (-43.2%)
From Kokuriko Hill (-26.4%)
Pokemon 14 (-39.6%)
Kamen Rider (-46.1%)
Tree of Life (-41.8%)

I'll update with projected weekend grosses tonight.

Based on the Saturday Data from the Usual Locations, here is how the weekend is shaping up:

1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2: 235/245 million yen ($3/3.2 million), Week 6
2. Kung Fu Panda 2: 195/205 million yen ($2.5/2.6 million), NEW
3. Transformers: Dark of the Moon: 190/195 million yen ($2.4/2.5 million), Week 4
4. From Kokuriko Hill: 160/165 million yen ($2.0/2.1 million), Week 6
5. Cars 2: 135/140 million yen ($1.7/1.8 million), Week 4
6. Kamen Rider OOO Wonderful: The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals / Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger the Movie: The Flying Ghost Ship DOUBLE FEATURE: 115/120 million yen ($1.4/1.5 million), Week 3
7. Pokemon the Movie: Best Wishes: 105/110 million yen ($1.3/1.4 million), Week 6
8. Usagi Drop: 100/105 million yen ($1.2/1.3 million), NEW
9. Tree of Life: 60/65 million yen ($775-850,000), Week 2
10. Kochikame the Movie: Blockade Kachidoki Bridge!: 50/55 million yen ($650-725,000), Week 3

Shanghai's data is a little confusing. It outpeformed Tree of Life (last weekend) by 35%, but Tree of Life opened on a Friday. So Shanghai is on track for about 100 million yen ($1.2/1.3 million) this weekend (7-9th), or 150 million yen ($1.9/2 million) (5th).

Hop is only looking at a 40/45 million yen ($500-575,000) opening.

Are Sundays that bad for box office over in Japan? Kung Fu Panda 2 falling 33% from Saturday on Sunday?

No, Sundays are usually bigger than Saturday. It probably won't be this weekend with Obon last week though.

I made a mistake in my post this morning on Kung Fu Panda 2. Saturday should be about 95/100 million yen ($1.2/1.3 million), not 115 million yen.

A good opening in USD for KFP2 looks like it will make about $8m-$10m afterall

August 20-21, 2011
Weekend Admission Rankings by Location (Toho, Shikoku, Warner, Sunshine):

Toho
1 (2) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (Warner Bros.) Week 6
2 (1) Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Paramount) Week 4
3 (-) Kung Fu Panda 2 (Paramount) NEW
4 (4) From Kokuriko Hill (Toho) Week 6
5 (3) Cars 2 (Walt Disney) Week 4
6 (-) Usagi Drop (School Gate) NEW
7 (6) Pokemon the Movie: Best Wishes (White & Black Versions) (Toho) Week 6
8 (5) Kamen Rider OOO Wonderful: The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals / Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger the Movie: The Flying Ghost Ship DOUBLE FEATURE (TOEI) Week 3
9 (-) Hop (Toho-Towa) NEW
10 (-) Shanghai (Gaga) NEW
http://www.tohotheater.jp/index.html

Warner
1 (1) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (Warner Bros.) Week 6
2 (-) Kung Fu Panda 2 (Paramount) NEW
3 (3) Kamen Rider OOO Wonderful: The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals / Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger the Movie: The Flying Ghost Ship DOUBLE FEATURE (TOEI) Week 3
4 (2) Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Paramount) Week 4
5 (5) From Kokuriko Hill (Toho) Week 6
http://www.warnermycal.com/

Shikoku
1 (1) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (Warner Bros.) Week 6
2 (-) Kung Fu Panda 2 (Paramount) NEW
3 (3) Kamen Rider OOO Wonderful: The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals / Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger the Movie: The Flying Ghost Ship DOUBLE FEATURE (TOEI) Week 3
4 (2) Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Paramount) Week 4
5 (4) From Kokuriko Hill (Toho) Week 6
6 (7) Pokemon the Movie: Best Wishes (White Version Only) (Toho) Week 6
7 (-) Usagi Drop (School Gate) NEW
8 (-) Shanghai (Gaga) NEW
9 (5) Cars 2 (Walt Disney) Week 4
10 (6) Naruto Shippuden: Blood Prison (Toho) Week 4
http://www.shikoku-np.co.jp/cinema/ranking/

Sunshine
1 (1) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (Warner Bros.) Week 6
2 (4) From Kokuriko Hill (Toho) Week 6
3 (2) Kamen Rider OOO Wonderful: The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals / Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger the Movie: The Flying Ghost Ship DOUBLE FEATURE (TOEI) Week 3
4 (5) Cars 2 (Walt Disney) Week 4
5 (-) Kung Fu Panda 2 (Paramount) NEW
http://www.cinemasunshine.co.jp/

Its looking like a big drop for TF3 and another great hold for HP. KFP2 did better than I expected

August 20-21, 2011
Weekend Rankings

1 (1) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (Warner Bros.) Week 6
2 (-) Kung Fu Panda 2 (Paramount) NEW
3 (2) Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Paramount) Week 4
4 (5) From Kokuriko Hill (Toho) Week 6
5 (4) Kamen Rider OOO Wonderful: The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals / Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger the Movie: The Flying Ghost Ship DOUBLE FEATURE (TOEI) Week 3
6 (6) Pokemon the Movie: Best Wishes (Toho) Week 6
7 (3) Cars 2 (Walt Disney) Week 4
8 (-) Shanghai (Gaga) NEW
9 (-) Usagi Drop (School Gate) NEW
10 (7) Tree of Life (Walt Disney) Week 2

http://movie.walkerplus.com/ranking/japan/

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 exceeded 8 billion yen ($104 million), and is nearing 6 million admissions after six weeks in release.

Kung Fu Panda 2 debuted to 200,350,550 yen ($2.6 million) on 151,311 admissions over the weekend on 535 screens. The figure doesn't include what it grossed on Friday.

Shanghai, starring John Cusack, Gong Li, Chow Yun-fat, and Ken Watanabe, opened with an impressive 103,116,000 yen ($1.34 million) with 88,421 admissions on 204 screens.

Usagi Drop also had a good start on just 110 screens. The film opened to 100,056,100 yen ($1.30 million) with 78,886 admissions.

Excellent for Shanghai. Surprising.

Wasn't Shanghai released last year? I remember it was released last year in Summer and got lost somewhere. The movie as such was nothing great, but this number is impressive given the theater count.

Update with Estimates

[JAPANESE FILMS]

1. Space Battleship Yamato (Toho) 4.10 billion yen ($50.48 million), 3,290,000 admissions.
________
2. Pokemon the Movie: Best Wishes (Toho) 3,500,000,000 yen ($45,500,000), 3,400,000 admissions. [37 Days In Release]
3. Gantz Part 1 (Toho) 3.45 billion yen ($41.66 million), 2,770,000 admissions.
4. SP: The Motion Picture - Revolution (Toho) 3.33 billion yen ($41.06 million), 2,600,000 admissions.
5. From Kokuriko Hill (Toho) 3,300,000,000 yen ($43,000,000), 2,600,000 admissions. [37 Days In Release]
6. Partners the Movie 2 (TOEI) 3.19 billion yen ($38.98 million), 2,500,000 admissions.
7. Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence (Toho) 3.13 billion yen ($38.85 miillion), 2,630,000 admissions.
________
8. Gantz Perfect Answer (Toho) 2.80 billion yen ($35.38 million), 2,230,000 admissions.
9. Doraemon: Nobita and the New Steel Troops (Toho) 2.45 billion yen ($31.26 million), 2,160,000 admissions.
________
10. Andalusia: Goddess of Retribution (Toho) 1,825,000,000 yen ($23,750,000), 1,445,000 admissions. [58 Days In Release]
11. Inazuma Eleven (Toho) 1.77 billion yen ($22.42 million), 1,480,000 admissions.
12. Gaku (Toho) 1.60 billion yen ($20.23 million), 1,270,000 admissions.
13. Princess Toyotomi (Toho) 1.58 billion yen ($20.08 million), 1,225,000 admissions.
14. Miracle Man of the Pacific (Toho) 1.57 billion yen ($19.80 million), 1,248,000 admissions.
15. Abacus and Sword (Asmik Ace) 1.42 billion yen ($17.92 million), 1,127,000 admissions.
16. Paradise Kiss (Warner Bros.) 1.41 billion yen ($18.02 million), 1,116,000 admissions.
17. Norwegian Wood (Toho) 1.40 billion yen ($17.69 million), 1,113,000 admissions.
18. Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider OOO & W Feat. Skull Movie Taisen Core (TOEI) 1.38 billion yen ($17.53 million), 1,115,000 admissions.
19. Kamen Rider x Kamen Rider Den-O Let's Go All Kamen Riders (TOEI) 1.35 billion yen ($17.07 million), 1,110,000 admissions.
20. 1,778 Stories of Me and My Wife (Toho) 1.23 billion yen ($15.56 million), 1,005,000 admissions.
21. Crayon Shin-chan: The Golden Spy Mission (Toho) 1.20 billion yen ($15.13 million), 1,142,000 admissions.
22. Kamen Rider OOO Wonderful: The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals / Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger the Movie: The Flying Ghost Ship DOUBLE FEATURE (TOEI) 1,200,000,000 yen ($15,500,000), 1,000,000 admissions. [16 Days in Release]
23. The Cicada's Eighth Day (Shochiku) 1.17 billion yen ($14.74 million), 956,000 admissions.
24. Tomorrow's Joe (Toho) 1.10 billion yen ($13.85 million), 912,000 admissions.
25. Hankyu Densha (Toho) 1.06 billion yen ($13.44 million), 881,000 admissions.



[IMPORTED FILMS]

1. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (Walt Disney) 9.00 billion yen ($116 million), 5,900,000 admissions.
________
2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (Warner Bros.) 8,100,000,000 yen ($105,500,000), 5,750,000 admissions. [38 Days In Release]
________
3. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (Warner Bros.) 6.90 billion yen ($84.28 million), 5,580,000 admissions.
________
4. Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Paramount) 3,300,000,000 yen ($43,000,000), 2,175,000 admissions [24 Days in Release]
________
5. The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Fox) 2.68 billion yen ($31.94 million), 1,768,000 admissions.
6. Tangled (Walt Disney) 2.55 billion yen ($31.34 million), 1,752,000 admissions.
7. Black Swan (Fox) 2.36 billion yen ($30.40 million), 1,810,000 admissions.
8. Cars 2 (Walt Disney) 2,200,000,000 yen ($28,000,000), 1,625,000 admissions. [23 Days in Release]
9. TRON: Legacy (Walt Disney) 2.10 billion yen ($25.58 million), 1,347,000 admissions.
________
10. The King's Speech (Gaga) 1.90 billion yen ($24.05 million), 1,450,000 admissions.
11. The Tourist (Sony) 1.86 billion yen ($23.37 million), 1,439,000 admissions.
12. Super 8 (Paramount) 1.75 billion yen ($22.75 million), 1,414,000 admissions.
13. Gulliver's Travels (Fox) 1.57 billion yen ($19.81 million), 1,046,000 admissions.
14. The Social Network (Sony) 1.42 billion yen ($17.84 million), 1,111,000 admissions.
15. Red (Walt Disney) 1.20 billion yen ($15.26 million), 967,000 admissions.
16. Unstoppable (Fox) 1.05 billion yen ($13.31 million), 836,000 admissions.


Key:

BOLD = Final Total.

Note 1 - If a film is not in bold, and doesn't have days in release (e.g. Unstoppable), it means tracking for that film ended and the total listed isn't final yet. The totals for those films are likely to increase <1% when the final total is released.

Highlights:

Harry Potter 7.2 clears 8 billion yen.
Pokemon 14 becomes the 2nd biggest Japanese release of the year, 1st in admissions.
From Kokuriko Hill and Transformers 3 easily clear 3 billion yen.
Cars 2 passes 2 billion yen.
Kamen Rider/Sentai Gokaiger becomes the third Kamen Rider film to hit 1 billion yen in just this year alone.


Only films that have grossed 1 billion yen or more are included.

Films nearing 1 billion yen:
Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battle (~900 million)
What If a Female Manager of a High School Baseball Team Read Drunker's "Management"? (~900 million)

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The estimated totals are definitely low once again this week. Kokuriko Hill came in much, much higher. Estimates have been pretty low the past several weeks for some reason.

From Kokuriko Hill: 3,453,910,805 ($45.25 million); 2,750,462 million admissions. [37 Days in Release]

Ghibli's latest had a disappointing start six weeks ago, but it's been displaying incredible legs this month. It actually increased this last week over last week's full Obon Festival week.

Weekend Gross / Total Gross
387,537,657 yen ($4.8 million)
262,415,242 yen ($3.3 million) / 1,151,211,737 yen ($14.7 million) (+764 million yen)
239,292,527 yen ($3.1 million) / 1,737,505,999 yen ($21.5 million) (+586 million yen)
182,228,803 yen ($2.4 million) / 2,251,096,695 yen ($29.2 million) (+514 million yen)
230,943,912 yen ($3.0 million) / 2,848,930,405 yen ($37.0 million) (+598 million yen)
? (?) / 3,453,910,805 yen ($45.3 million) (+604 million)

Looks like it's going to finish with 4.3-4.5 billion yen ($56-59 million) now.

Much stronger post-Obon week/weekend than many past years. Might result in hefty drops this week, though.

August 20-21, 2011
Weekend Actuals

*1　*1　*2億4656万2624円 ($3,205,314)　 -39.3%　*83億8610万7396円 ($109,019,396)　　778　　*6　ﾊﾘｰ･ﾎﾟｯﾀｰと死の秘宝 PART2 (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2)
*2　--　*2億0035万0553円 ($2,604,557)　 -**.*%　**2億7437万4651円 ($3,566,870)　　535　　*1　カンフー・パンダ2 (Kung Fu Panda 2)
*3　*2　*1億9840万6674円 ($2,579,287)　 -46.5%　*34億1654万2898円 ($44,415,057)　　773　　*4　トランスフォーマー/ダークサイド・ムーン (Transformers: Dark of the Moon)
*4　*4　*1億6439万7510円 ($2,137,168)　 -28.4%　*34億5391万0805円 ($45,247,148)　　457　　*6　コクリコ坂から (From Kokuriko Hill)
*5　*3　*1億5437万4882円 ($2,005,873)　 -37.0%　*24億3362万6303円 ($31,637,142)　　518　　*4　カーズ2 (Cars 2)
*6　*5　*1億4007万6492円 ($1,829,994)　 -34.1%　*13億4839万1293円 ($17,519,086)　　397　　*3　仮面ライダーオーズ/ゴーカイジャー
*7　*6　*1億2855万3804円 ($1,671,994)　 -29.2%　*36億5358万5307円 ($47,496,609)　　352　　*6　劇場版ﾎﾟｹｯﾄﾓﾝｽﾀｰﾍﾞｽﾄｳｨｯｼｭ～ (Pokemon the Movie: Best Wishes)
*8　--　*1億0311万6124円 ($1,339,509)　 -**.*%　**1億0311万6124円 ($1,339,509)　　204　　*1　シャンハイ (Shanghai)
*9　--　*1億0005万6129円 ($1,300,629)　 -**.*%　**1億0005万6129円 ($1,300,629)　　110　　*1　うさぎドロップ (Usagi Drop)
10　*7　**億5646万2095円 ($734,007)　 -44.4%　**3億7624万1045円 ($4,891,133)　　224　　*2　ツリー・オブ・ライフ (Tree of Life)

Update with Actuals

[JAPANESE FILMS]

1. Space Battleship Yamato (Toho) 4.10 billion yen ($50.48 million), 3,290,000 admissions.
________
2. Pokemon the Movie: Best Wishes (Toho) 3,653,585,307 yen ($47,496,609), 3,537,170 admissions. [37 Days In Release]
3. From Kokuriko Hill (Toho) 3,453,910,805 yen ($45,247,148), 2,750,462 admissions. [37 Days In Release]
4. Gantz Part 1 (Toho) 3.45 billion yen ($41.66 million), 2,770,000 admissions.
5. SP: The Motion Picture - Revolution (Toho) 3.33 billion yen ($41.06 million), 2,600,000 admissions.
6. Partners the Movie 2 (TOEI) 3.19 billion yen ($38.98 million), 2,500,000 admissions.
7. Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence (Toho) 3.13 billion yen ($38.85 miillion), 2,630,000 admissions.
________
8. Gantz Perfect Answer (Toho) 2.80 billion yen ($35.38 million), 2,230,000 admissions.
9. Doraemon: Nobita and the New Steel Troops (Toho) 2.45 billion yen ($31.26 million), 2,160,000 admissions.
________
10. Andalusia: Goddess of Retribution (Toho) 1,832,170,335 yen ($23,796,348), 1,453,147 admissions. [58 Days In Release]
11. Inazuma Eleven (Toho) 1.77 billion yen ($22.42 million), 1,480,000 admissions.
12. Gaku (Toho) 1.60 billion yen ($20.23 million), 1,270,000 admissions.
13. Princess Toyotomi (Toho) 1.58 billion yen ($20.08 million), 1,225,000 admissions.
14. Miracle Man of the Pacific (Toho) 1.57 billion yen ($19.80 million), 1,248,000 admissions.
15. Abacus and Sword (Asmik Ace) 1.42 billion yen ($17.92 million), 1,127,000 admissions.
16. Paradise Kiss (Warner Bros.) 1.41 billion yen ($18.02 million), 1,116,000 admissions.
17. Norwegian Wood (Toho) 1.40 billion yen ($17.69 million), 1,113,000 admissions.
18. Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider OOO & W Feat. Skull Movie Taisen Core (TOEI) 1.38 billion yen ($17.53 million), 1,115,000 admissions.
19. Kamen Rider x Kamen Rider Den-O Let's Go All Kamen Riders (TOEI) 1.35 billion yen ($17.07 million), 1,110,000 admissions.
20. Kamen Rider OOO Wonderful: The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals / Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger the Movie: The Flying Ghost Ship DOUBLE FEATURE (TOEI) 1,348,391,293 yen ($17,519,086), 1,133,101 admissions. [16 Days in Release]
21. 1,778 Stories of Me and My Wife (Toho) 1.23 billion yen ($15.56 million), 1,005,000 admissions.
22. Crayon Shin-chan: The Golden Spy Mission (Toho) 1.20 billion yen ($15.13 million), 1,142,000 admissions.
23. The Cicada's Eighth Day (Shochiku) 1.17 billion yen ($14.74 million), 956,000 admissions.
24. Tomorrow's Joe (Toho) 1.10 billion yen ($13.85 million), 912,000 admissions.
25. Hankyu Densha (Toho) 1.06 billion yen ($13.44 million), 881,000 admissions.



[IMPORTED FILMS]

1. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (Walt Disney) 9.00 billion yen ($116 million), 5,900,000 admissions.
________
2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (Warner Bros.) 8,386,107,396 yen ($109,019,396), 5,906,709 admissions. [38 Days In Release]
________
3. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (Warner Bros.) 6.90 billion yen ($84.28 million), 5,580,000 admissions.
________
4. Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Paramount) 3,416,562,898 yen ($44,415,057), 2,255,157 admissions [24 Days in Release]
________
5. The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Fox) 2.68 billion yen ($31.94 million), 1,768,000 admissions.
6. Tangled (Walt Disney) 2.55 billion yen ($31.34 million), 1,752,000 admissions.
7. Cars 2 (Walt Disney) 2,433,626,303 yen ($31,637,142), 1,776,369 admissions. [23 Days in Release]
8. Black Swan (Fox) 2.36 billion yen ($30.40 million), 1,810,000 admissions.
9. TRON: Legacy (Walt Disney) 2.10 billion yen ($25.58 million), 1,347,000 admissions.
________
10. The King's Speech (Gaga) 1.90 billion yen ($24.05 million), 1,450,000 admissions.
11. The Tourist (Sony) 1.86 billion yen ($23.37 million), 1,439,000 admissions.
12. Super 8 (Paramount) 1.75 billion yen ($22.75 million), 1,414,000 admissions.
13. Gulliver's Travels (Fox) 1.57 billion yen ($19.81 million), 1,046,000 admissions.
14. The Social Network (Sony) 1.42 billion yen ($17.84 million), 1,111,000 admissions.
15. Red (Walt Disney) 1.20 billion yen ($15.26 million), 967,000 admissions.
16. Unstoppable (Fox) 1.05 billion yen ($13.31 million), 836,000 admissions.


Key:

BOLD = Final Total.

Note 1 - If a film is not in bold, and doesn't have days in release (e.g. Unstoppable), it means tracking for that film ended and the total listed isn't final yet. The totals for those films are likely to increase <1% when the final total is released.

Highlights:

Harry Potter 7.2 clears 8 billion yen, and becomes the most attended film of the year.
Pokemon 14 becomes the 2nd biggest Japanese grosser of the year, though 1st in admissions.
From Kokuriko Hill and Transformers 3 easily clear 3 billion yen, aiming for 4 billion yen now.
Cars 2 nears 2.5 billion yen.
Kamen Rider/Sentai Gokaiger becomes the third Kamen Rider film to hit 1 billion yen in just this year alone.


Only films that have grossed 1 billion yen or more are included.

Films nearing 1 billion yen:
Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battle (~900 million)
What If a Female Manager of a High School Baseball Team Read Drunker's "Management"? (~900 million)
Nintama Rantarou Live Action Movie! (~832 million)

PREVIOUS YEARS