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Re: Japan Box Office: Weekend Forecast (04/12-13)
Weekend Forecast [04/12-13]
01 (01) ¥690 million ($6.8 million), Frozen (Disney) Week 5 02 (--) ¥225 million ($2.2 million), Crows: Explode (Toho) NEW 03 (02) ¥95 million ($930,000), Doraemon: Nobita's New Demon - Peko and the Exploration Party (Toho) Week 6 04 (--) ¥90 million ($880,000), L-DK (Toei) NEW 05 (03) ¥85 million ($830,000), Heisei Rider vs. Showa Rider: Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super Sentai (Toei) Week 3 06 (04) ¥80 million ($790,000), The Snow White Murder Case (Shochiku) Week 3 07 (05) ¥65 million ($640,000), Team Batista: Kerberos's Final Portrait (Toho) Week 3 08 (06) ¥45 million ($440,000), The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (Fox) Week 4 09 (07) ¥40 million ($395,000), One Third (Kadokawa) Week 2 10 (08) ¥30 million ($295,000), Pretty Cure All Stars: New Stage 3 (Toei) Week 5
>Frozen will easily claim its 5th week atop the box-office. This will make its run at #1 the longest for any imported-film since 2011's Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (6-consecutive weeks at #1).
Frozen exceeded ¥8 billion ($80 million) on Tuesday, so it's going to be very close to ¥9 billion ($90 million) after Sunday.
>Crows: Explode has some rather mediocre pre-sales, and interest in general isn't very high. Its predecessors, Crows Zero and Crows Zero II were pretty successful in 2007/2009 (¥2.3 billion and ¥3.0 billion, respectively), so it seems to be suffering from the 5-year wait.
A general rule for non-annual franchises like Doraemon or Kamen Rider in Japan is that the sooner the sequel(s) is released, the better its box-office will be. 3 year, 4 year+ waits usually results in sharp decreases for the sequel(s). Unless it's a very long wait, 10-15 years for example, and then it can sometimes prove beneficial at the box-office.
The beginning of April is normally slow, as most of the major films are released closer to Golden Week at the end of the month. And this year's Golden Week schedule is the most-impressive since 2010's, so the box-office will begin to thrive again soon (aside from Frozen right now of course).
“Gods are great ... but the heart is greater. For it is from our hearts they come, and to our hearts they shall return.” “We were like gods at the dawning of the world, & our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other.” “There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.” “You have to pretend you get an endgame. You have to carry on like you will; otherwise, you can't carry on at all.” "Paper is dead without words / Ink idle without a poem / All the world dead without stories."
Fri Apr 11, 2014 8:58 pm
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Re: Japan Box Office: Weekend Ranking (04/05-06); Top 100
Corpse wrote:
Theater/Screen increases are quite rare in Japan, so I wouldn't count on it. Once any film opens, that's just about as wide as it's going to go.
However, films maintain their theater counts much longer than most other countries I believe. It's pretty common for a film to still be playing in as many theaters as it opened 4, 5, or even 6 or more weeks in release. Screens/Showtimes are what get cut on a weekly basis.
Ok, cool. So hopefully it can keep 21 cinemas for at least 3 weeks.
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Fri Apr 11, 2014 10:28 pm
Corpse
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Re: Japan Box Office: Weekend Forecast (04/12-13)
Frozen is still holding very, very well, down just 8% compared to last Saturday. If Sunday follows a similar pattern to last week's, then the weekend drop will be around 10-12%. Whether the weekend drop is over/under 10% doesn't rally matter considering how impressive either number is.
If it drops 10%, the weekend gross will be around ¥765 million ($7.5 million), and its 5-week total will exceed ¥9 billion for sure I believe. ¥9.1 billion ($89 million) looks likely after Sunday, its 31st day in release.
Biggest Fifth Weekends/Five Week Totals (2001-)
Fifth Weekend (% change) / 5-Week Total -> Final Total - Film ¥1.069 billion (+10%) / ¥10.52 billion -> ¥20.30 billion - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) ¥890.0 million (-06%) / ¥13.26 billion -> ¥30.40 billion - Spirited Away (2001) ¥889.1 million (-07%) / ¥9.86 billion -> ¥22.00 billion - Howl's Moving Castle (2004) ¥888.9 million (+16%) / ¥10.47 billion -> ¥17.35 billion - Bayside Shakedown: Save the Rainbow Bridge (2003) ¥851.2 million (+13%) / ¥9.94 billion -> ¥15.50 billion - Ponyo (2008) ¥834.5 million (+47%) / ¥7.50 billion -> ¥11.00 billion - Finding Nemo (2003) ¥782.5 million (+44%) / ¥6.68 billion -> ¥13.70 billion - The Last Samurai (2003) ¥765.0 million (-10%) / ¥9.10 billion -> ¥??.?? billion - Frozen (2014) *early projection* ¥756.6 million (-18%) / ¥9.69 billion -> ¥17.30 billion - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) ¥526.7 million (-23%) / ¥8.37 billion -> ¥10.90 billion - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) ¥520.8 million (-07%) / ¥6.95 billion -> ¥11.00 billion - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) ¥518.4 million (+02%) / ¥7.00 billion -> ¥15.60 billion - Avatar (2009) ¥499.1 million (-01%) / ¥5.14 billion -> ¥9.37 billion - Monsters, Inc. (2002) ¥478.7 million (+25%) / ¥6.47 billion -> ¥9.25 billion - Arrietty (2010) ¥473.8 million (-07%) / ¥7.28 billion -> ¥12.02 billion - The Wind Rises (2013) ¥467.1 million (-29%) / ¥7.10 billion -> ¥8.87 billion - Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) ¥449.5 million (-01%) / ¥4.92 billion -> ¥8.50 billion - Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (2004) ¥439.6 million (-16%) / ¥7.03 billion -> ¥10.32 billion - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2004) ¥438.5 million (-16%) / ¥9.34 billion -> ¥11.80 billion - Alice in Wonderland (2010) ¥433.1 million (-41%) / ¥8.52 billion -> ¥13.50 billion - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) ¥420.8 million (-32%) / ¥6.66 billion -> ¥10.80 billion - Toy Story 3 (2010) ¥417.6 million (-31%) / ¥8.34 billion -> ¥11.00 billion - The Matrix Reloaded (2003) ¥414.3 million (-33%) / ¥6.77 billion -> ¥8.55 billion - Rookies (2009) ¥409.0 million (+11%) / ¥7.42 billion -> ¥9.67 billion - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (2011) ¥401.1 million (-14%) / ¥5.17 billion -> ¥8.75-8.90 billion - The Eternal Zero (2013) ¥400 million+
“Gods are great ... but the heart is greater. For it is from our hearts they come, and to our hearts they shall return.” “We were like gods at the dawning of the world, & our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other.” “There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.” “You have to pretend you get an endgame. You have to carry on like you will; otherwise, you can't carry on at all.” "Paper is dead without words / Ink idle without a poem / All the world dead without stories."
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Sat Apr 12, 2014 4:45 pm
Corpse
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Re: Japan Box Office: Weekend Forecast (04/12-13)
$150 million (~¥15.5 billion) is certainly challenging, but it's doable. I'm thinking more like ¥13 billion ($130 million or so). Which is a staggering figure, and I'll list what it'll have accomplished by reaching that goal when or if it eventually does, among them would be the most-attended imported film since... The Last Samurai 11 years ago.
Also, ¥13.71 billion is required for it to break into the Top 10 Films of All-Time.
Its first full post-Spring Break week is looking at about a 40% drop, so it's not going to pull a Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle, Princess Mononoke, or Avatar type mid/late-run, which all maintained their holiday numbers for many weeks or months after the holidays were over.
Frozen has really benefited from little to no competition since it opened. It hasn't lost any screens or showtimes since it opened (it has gained a few more since actually) due to how strong it has become and with no openers having enough pull to make theaters cut any either.
That'll begin to change starting next weekend (April 19-20) with Detective Conan 18, Crayon Shin-chan 22, and Captain America 2. Conan should take most of the bigger screens, and combined, they should cut into Frozen's hold onto the rest.
And things get rougher the following weekend (April 26-27), when many films open in time for Golden Week. Among them are The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Thermae Romae II, and Partners 3. Any large screens Frozen still has left will be distributed between them, and with other smaller openers opening, showtimes will take a hit during this weekend.
If it can survive all the upcoming competition (screen/showtimes are the biggest issue), May is weak enough again this year that it could develop strong late legs and perhaps find a way to reach ¥15 billion+ ($150 million).
“Gods are great ... but the heart is greater. For it is from our hearts they come, and to our hearts they shall return.” “We were like gods at the dawning of the world, & our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other.” “There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.” “You have to pretend you get an endgame. You have to carry on like you will; otherwise, you can't carry on at all.” "Paper is dead without words / Ink idle without a poem / All the world dead without stories."
Sat Apr 12, 2014 6:01 pm
Corpse
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Re: Japan Box Office: Weekend Estimates (04/12-13)
Weekend Estimates [04/12-13]
01 (01) ¥798 million ($7.8 million), -06%, Frozen (Disney) Week 5 02 (--) ¥242 million ($2.3 million), 0, Crows: Explode (Toho) DEBUT 03 (--) ¥97 million ($950,000), 0, L-DK (Toei) DEBUT 04 (02) ¥91 million ($890,000), -49%, Doraemon: Nobita's Great Demon - Peko and the Exploration Party (Toho) Week 6 05 (03) ¥90 million ($880,000), -45%, Heisei Rider vs. Showa Rider: Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super Sentai (Toei) Week 3 06 (04) ¥81 million ($790,000), -32%, The Snow White Murder Case (Shochiku) Week 3 07 (05) ¥67 million ($650,000), -30%, Team Batista: Kerberos's Final Portrait (Toho) Week 3 08 (06) ¥43 million ($410,000), -35%, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (Fox) Week 4 09 (07) ¥42 million ($400,000), -33%, One Third (Kadokawa) Week 2 10 (08) ¥33 million ($310,000), -43%, Pretty Cure All Stars: New Stage 3 (Toei) Week 5 11 (09) ¥31 million ($290,000), -32%, God's Medical Records 2 (Toho) Week 4 12 (10) ¥15 million ($140,000), -44%, Cherry Blossoms Bloom (Toei) Week 2 13 (11) ¥13 million ($120,000), -47%, Silver Spoon (Toho) Week 6
>Frozen maintained more of its Sunday audience vs. Saturday when comparing it to last weekend, and likely secured itself a sub-10% weekend drop. Estimates have it dropping about 6%, putting it right on the cusp of an ¥800 million fifth-weekend. And as you can see below, only 6 other films have achieved a fifth-weekend above the mark:
Fifth Weekend (% change) / 5-Week Total -> Final Total - Film ¥1.069 billion (+10%) / ¥10.52 billion -> ¥20.30 billion - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) ¥890.0 million (-06%) / ¥13.26 billion -> ¥30.40 billion - Spirited Away (2001) ¥889.1 million (-07%) / ¥9.86 billion -> ¥22.00 billion - Howl's Moving Castle (2004) ¥888.9 million (+16%) / ¥10.47 billion -> ¥17.35 billion - Bayside Shakedown: Save the Rainbow Bridge (2003) ¥851.2 million (+13%) / ¥9.94 billion -> ¥15.50 billion - Ponyo (2008) ¥834.5 million (+47%) / ¥7.50 billion -> ¥11.00 billion - Finding Nemo (2003) ¥798.0 million (-06%) / ¥9.10 billion -> ¥??.?? billion - Frozen (2014) *Estimate* ¥782.5 million (+44%) / ¥6.68 billion -> ¥13.70 billion - The Last Samurai (2003) ¥756.6 million (-18%) / ¥9.69 billion -> ¥17.30 billion - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) ¥526.7 million (-23%) / ¥8.37 billion -> ¥10.90 billion - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) ¥520.8 million (-07%) / ¥6.95 billion -> ¥11.00 billion - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) ¥518.4 million (+02%) / ¥7.00 billion -> ¥15.60 billion - Avatar (2009) ¥499.1 million (-01%) / ¥5.14 billion -> ¥9.37 billion - Monsters, Inc. (2002) ¥478.7 million (+25%) / ¥6.47 billion -> ¥9.25 billion - Arrietty (2010) ¥473.8 million (-07%) / ¥7.28 billion -> ¥12.02 billion - The Wind Rises (2013) ¥467.1 million (-29%) / ¥7.10 billion -> ¥8.87 billion - Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) ¥449.5 million (-01%) / ¥4.92 billion -> ¥8.50 billion - Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (2004) ¥439.6 million (-16%) / ¥7.03 billion -> ¥10.32 billion - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2004) ¥438.5 million (-16%) / ¥9.34 billion -> ¥11.80 billion - Alice in Wonderland (2010) ¥433.1 million (-41%) / ¥8.52 billion -> ¥13.50 billion - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) ¥420.8 million (-32%) / ¥6.66 billion -> ¥10.80 billion - Toy Story 3 (2010) ¥417.6 million (-31%) / ¥8.34 billion -> ¥11.00 billion - The Matrix Reloaded (2003) ¥414.3 million (-33%) / ¥6.77 billion -> ¥8.55 billion - Rookies (2009) ¥409.0 million (+11%) / ¥7.42 billion -> ¥9.67 billion - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (2011) ¥401.1 million (-14%) / ¥5.17 billion -> ¥8.75-8.90 billion - The Eternal Zero (2013) ¥400 million+
>Crows: Explode manages to do slightly better than it was expected to after Saturday morning's ticket sales. It is still down over 50% compared to Crows Zero II, so it is still (an expected) disappointment after the 5-year wait. ¥1.5 billion (~$15 million) is its target.
>Also, if Doraemon pulls off a sub-50% drop this weekend, it'll be the first in the franchise to do it since 2008's film (49.6% drop). It's not really too important, but the franchise usually sees drops close to 60% after Spring Break.
“Gods are great ... but the heart is greater. For it is from our hearts they come, and to our hearts they shall return.” “We were like gods at the dawning of the world, & our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other.” “There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.” “You have to pretend you get an endgame. You have to carry on like you will; otherwise, you can't carry on at all.” "Paper is dead without words / Ink idle without a poem / All the world dead without stories."
Sun Apr 13, 2014 12:15 pm
Corpse
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Re: Japan Box Office: Weekend Est. (Frozen Aiming For $100m+
Frozen is on track to hit the ¥10 billion (~$100 million) milestone this upcoming weekend, on either Saturday or Sunday, its 37th/38th day in release.
Depending on which day it exceeds the mark, it'll either tie for the 7th-fastest (with Alice in Wonderland) to the milestone or become 8th-fastest. It will also become the 28th film to earn ¥10 billion at the box-office.
1 - The Matrix Reloaded (2003) 1 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) 1 - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) 1 - Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005) 1 - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) 2 - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) 2 - Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) 2 - Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002) 2 - The Matrix Revolutions (2003) 2 - Spirited Away (2001) 2 - Howl's Moving Castle (2004) 2 - Ponyo (2008) 2 - Bayside Shakedown: Save the Rainbow Bridge! 2 - Hero (2007) 2 - Boys Over Flowers (2008) 2 - Rookies (2009) 2 - One Piece Film Z (2012) 2 - One Piece Film Strong World (2010) 2 - Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Advance (2012) 2 - Spider-Man 2 (2004) 2 - Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) 2 - The Da Vinci Code (2006) 2 - Alice in Wonderland (2010) 2 - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2004) 2 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) 2 - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) 2 - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) 2 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (2011) 3 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (2010) 3 - The Wind Rises (2013) 3 - Toy Story 3 (2010) 3 - Arrietty (2010) 3 - Tales from Earthsea (2006) 3 - Spider-Man 3 (2007) 3 - Umizaru: Brave Hearts (2012) 3 - Umizaru: The Last Message (2010) 3 - Umizaru: Limit of Love (2007) 3 - Bayside Shakedown: Set the Guys Loose! (2010) 3 - Bayside Shakedown: Final (2012) 3 - Pokemon Diamond & Pearl: The Rise of Darkrai (2007)
5 - Howl's Moving Castle (2004) 5 - The Matrix Reloaded (2003) 5 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) 6 - Spider-Man 3 (2007) 6 - Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005) 6 - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) 6 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) 7 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (2011) 7 - Spirited Away (2001) 7 - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) 8 - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) 8 - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) 8 - The Da Vinci Code (2006) 8 - Bayside Shakedown: Save the Rainbow Bridge! (2003) 9 - Rookies (2009) 9 - Umizaru: The Last Message (2010) 9 - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) 9 - Alice in Wonderland (2010) 9 - Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002) 9 - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2004) 9 - Ponyo (2008) 10 - Frozen (2014) 10 - The Wind Rises (2013) 10 - One Piece Film Z (2012) 10 - Hero (2007) 10 - Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) 10 - Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
10 - Howl's Moving Castle (2004) 11 - The Matrix Reloaded (2003) 12 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) 13 - Spirited Away (2001) 13 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) 14 - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) 14 - Bayside Shakedown: Save the Rainbow Bridge! (2003) 15 - Alice in Wonderland (2010) 15 - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) 16 - Ponyo (2008) 16 - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) 16 - The Da Vinci Code (2006) 16 - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) 17 - Frozen (2014) 17 - Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) 17 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2 (2011) 17 - Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005) 18 - Rookies (2009) 18 - Spider-Man 3 (2007) 18 - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) 20 - Umizaru: The Last Message (2010) 21 - The Wind Rises (2013) 21 - One Piece Film Z (2012) 21 - Hero (2007) 22 - Finding Nemo (2003) 22 - Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002) 22 - Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) 22 - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2004) 22 - Avatar (2009) 23 - Arrietty (2010) 24 - Toy Story 3 (2010) 24 - The Last Samurai (2003)
25 - Spirited Away (2001) 28 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) 30 - Bayside Shakedown: Save the Rainbow Bridge (2003) 31 - Ponyo (2008) 33 - Howl's Moving Castle (2004) 35 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) 37 - Alice in Wonderland (2010) 37/38 - Frozen (2014) 43 - Princess Mononoke (1997) 44 - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azakaban (2004) 50 - Avatar (2009) 52 - Finding Nemo (2003) 52 - Toy Story 3 (2010) 52 - The Last Samurai (2003) 53 - The Wind Rises (2013) 53 - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) 53 - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) 57 - The Matrix Reloaded (2003) 78 - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2004)
36 - Spirited Away (2001) 38 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) 50 - Howl's Moving Castle (2004) 56 - Princess Mononoke (1997) 58 - Bayside Shakedown: Save the Rainbow Bridge (2003) 60 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) 94 - Ponyo (2008) 103 - Avatar (2009)
“Gods are great ... but the heart is greater. For it is from our hearts they come, and to our hearts they shall return.” “We were like gods at the dawning of the world, & our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other.” “There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.” “You have to pretend you get an endgame. You have to carry on like you will; otherwise, you can't carry on at all.” "Paper is dead without words / Ink idle without a poem / All the world dead without stories."
Sun Apr 13, 2014 12:45 pm
Keyser Söze
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Re: Japan Box Office: Weekend Estimates (04/12-13)
From BO.com
Actuals: Weekend 840.25m Yen ($8.2), -1.2% from LW Total 9.284 b Yen ($91M)
Corpse again underestimated it :-). next 2 weeks provide us good perspective as there will be competition.
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Mon Apr 14, 2014 10:47 am
Corpse
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Re: Japan Box Office: Weekend Ranking (04/12-13)
Keyser Söze wrote:
From BO.com
Actuals: Weekend 840.25m Yen ($8.2), -1.2% from LW Total 9.284 b Yen ($91M)
Corpse again underestimated it :-). next 2 weeks provide us good perspective as there will be competition.
I overestimated last weekend. Estimates in general will be less accurate since the tax hike went into effect. It's going to take several weeks/months to have enough examples to use to see which genres and demographics it is having an affect on.
Weekend Ranking [04/12-13]
01 (01) Frozen (Disney) Week 5 02 (--) Crows: Explode (Toho) DEBUT 03 (03) Heisei Rider vs. Showa Rider: Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super Sentai (Toei) Week 3 04 (02) Doraemon: Nobita's Great Demon - Peko and the Exploration Party (Toho) Week 6 05 (04) The Snow White Murder Case (Shochiku) Week 3 06 (--) L-DK (Toei) DEBUT 07 (05) Team Batista: Kerberos's Final Portrait (Toho) Week 3 08 (06) The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (Fox) Week 4 09 (07) Pretty Cure All Stars: New Stage 3 (Toei) Week 5 10 (09) God's Medical Records 2 (Toho) Week 3
>Frozen... dropped a mere 1% (3% in admissions) in its fifth weekend, taking in ¥842,035,350 ($8.2 million) with 623,785 admissions. Needless to say, it's one of the biggest fifth weekends of all-time, and it's also 10% higher than its opening weekend. Every weekend so far has been higher than its already very impressive opening weekend.
[size=85]Fifth Weekend (% change) / 5-Week Total -> Final Total - Film ¥1.069 billion (+10%) / ¥10.52 billion -> ¥20.30 billion - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) ¥890.0 million (-06%) / ¥13.26 billion -> ¥30.40 billion - Spirited Away (2001) ¥889.1 million (-07%) / ¥9.86 billion -> ¥22.00 billion - Howl's Moving Castle (2004) ¥888.9 million (+16%) / ¥10.47 billion -> ¥17.35 billion - Bayside Shakedown: Save the Rainbow Bridge (2003) ¥851.2 million (+13%) / ¥9.94 billion -> ¥15.50 billion - Ponyo (2008) ¥842.0 million (-01%) / ¥9.28 billion -> ¥??.?? billion - Frozen (2014) ¥834.5 million (+47%) / ¥7.50 billion -> ¥11.00 billion - Finding Nemo (2003) ¥782.5 million (+44%) / ¥6.68 billion -> ¥13.70 billion - The Last Samurai (2003) ¥756.6 million (-18%) / ¥9.69 billion -> ¥17.30 billion - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) ¥526.7 million (-23%) / ¥8.37 billion -> ¥10.90 billion - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) ¥520.8 million (-07%) / ¥6.95 billion -> ¥11.00 billion - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) ¥518.4 million (+02%) / ¥7.00 billion -> ¥15.60 billion - Avatar (2009) ¥499.1 million (-01%) / ¥5.14 billion -> ¥9.37 billion - Monsters, Inc. (2002) ¥478.7 million (+25%) / ¥6.47 billion -> ¥9.25 billion - Arrietty (2010) ¥473.8 million (-07%) / ¥7.28 billion -> ¥12.02 billion - The Wind Rises (2013) ¥467.1 million (-29%) / ¥7.10 billion -> ¥8.87 billion - Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) ¥449.5 million (-01%) / ¥4.92 billion -> ¥8.50 billion - Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (2004) ¥439.6 million (-16%) / ¥7.03 billion -> ¥10.32 billion - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2004) ¥438.5 million (-16%) / ¥9.34 billion -> ¥11.80 billion - Alice in Wonderland (2010) ¥433.1 million (-41%) / ¥8.52 billion -> ¥13.50 billion - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) ¥420.8 million (-32%) / ¥6.66 billion -> ¥10.80 billion - Toy Story 3 (2010) ¥417.6 million (-31%) / ¥8.34 billion -> ¥11.00 billion - The Matrix Reloaded (2003) ¥414.3 million (-33%) / ¥6.77 billion -> ¥8.55 billion - Rookies (2009) ¥409.0 million (+11%) / ¥7.42 billion -> ¥9.67 billion - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (2011) ¥401.1 million (-14%) / ¥5.17 billion -> ¥8.75-8.90 billion - The Eternal Zero (2013) ¥400 million+
Its 31-day cume is now ¥9.28 billion ($90.7 million) with 7.56 million admissions. It climbed 22 spots on the all-time grossing films chart, and now ranks 37th after just 5 weeks. ¥12 billion ($120 million) is locked up, making it the highest-grossing imported animated film ever ahead of Finding Nemo's ¥11.0 billion, and ¥13 billion ($130 million) is looking likely. We'll see where it goes from there.
There has been very little competition, so it's has maintained a firm hold onto all of its screens and showtimes, but even still, it's ridiculously impressive. Some bigger films are on the horizon, so we'll see how it fares in the upcoming weeks (Detective Conan [4/19], The Amazing Spider-Man 2 [4/25], and Thermae Romae II [4/26]).
>Crows: Explode is well-up over estimates, earning ¥294,041,500 ($2.8 million) with 216,929 admissions on 307 screens. The opening is still down about 49% compared to the last film 5 years ago, but it's much higher than anticipated going into the weekend. If it gets really lucky, it might be able to crawl to a respectable ¥2 billion ($20 million). It really benefited however from the tax hike, as its avg. ticket price was quite high at ¥1,355 ($13.3). That's about an 8% jump over 2013's national average.
>L-DK however shows that the tax hike isn't affecting every film. Playing on 194 screens, it took in only ¥73,450,000 ($720,000) with 63,143 admissions. Down from estimates since it had an avg. ticket price of only ¥1,163 ($11.4). That's is pretty much the norm for a film playing heavily towards females and couples (7/8% below the national average), so the tax hike mattered very little here due to the specific demographic.[/size]
“Gods are great ... but the heart is greater. For it is from our hearts they come, and to our hearts they shall return.” “We were like gods at the dawning of the world, & our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other.” “There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.” “You have to pretend you get an endgame. You have to carry on like you will; otherwise, you can't carry on at all.” "Paper is dead without words / Ink idle without a poem / All the world dead without stories."
Mon Apr 14, 2014 9:05 pm
Corpse
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Re: Japan Box Office: Most-Attended Films
Top 50 Most-Attended Films of All-Time
01 :: 23.50 million - Spirited Away (2001) 02 :: 19.50 million - Tokyo Olympiad (1965) 03 :: 16.83 million - Titanic (1997) 04 :: 16.20 million - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) 05 :: 15.50 million - Howl's Moving Castle (2004) 06 :: 14.20 million - Princess Mononoke (1997) 07 :: 14.00 million - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) 08 :: 13.00 million - Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War (1958) 09 :: 12.87 million - Ponyo (2008) 10 :: 12.60 million - Bayside Shakedown: Save the Rainbow Bridge! (2003) 11 :: 12.55 million - Godzilla vs. King Kong (1962) 12 :: 12.10 million - The Last Samurai (2003) 13 :: 11.00 million - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) 14 :: 10.69 million - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) 15 :: 10.10 million - Avatar (2009) 16 :: 9.72 million - The Wind Rises (2013) 17 :: 9.61 million - Godzilla (1954) 18 :: 9.00 million - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) 19 :: 8.90 million - Armageddon (1998) 20 :: 8.80 million - The Sinking of Japan (1973) 21 :: 8.60 million - Finding Nemo (2003) 22 :: 8.55 million - Jurassic Park (1993) 23 :: 8.40 million - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) 24 :: 8.34 million - The Return of Godzilla (1955) 25 :: 8.30 million - Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999) 26 :: 8.00 million - Antarctica (1983) 26 :: 8.00 million - The Da Vinci Code (2006) 28 :: 7.80 million - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) 29 :: 7.75 million - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) 30 :: 7.71 million - The Matrix Reloaded (2003) 31 :: 7.65 million - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2004) 32 :: 7.60 million - Monsters, Inc. (2002) 33 :: 7.56 million - Arrietty (2010) 33 :: 7.56 million - Frozen (2014) [5 weeks in release] 35 :: 7.50 million - The Adventures of Milo and Otis (1986) 36 :: 7.33 million - The Sands of Kurobe (1968) 37 :: 7.30 million - Alice in Wonderland (2010) 38 :: 7.20 million - Toy Story 3 (2010) 38 :: 7.20 million - Godzilla vs. Mothra (1964) 40 :: 7.10 million - Bayside Shakedown (1998) 41 :: 7.05 million - Monsters University (2013) 42 :: 7.04 million - The Eternal Zero (2013) [17 weeks in release] 43 :: 7.02 million - A.I. (2001) 44 :: 7.00 million - Seven Samurai (1954) 45 :: 6.95 million - Rookies (2009) 46 :: 6.90 million - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (2011) 47 :: 6.80 million - Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002) 48 :: 6.70 million - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2002) 49 :: 6.67 million - A Slope in the Sun (1958) 50 :: 6.54 million - Pokemon: Mewtwo Strikes Back! (1998)
“Gods are great ... but the heart is greater. For it is from our hearts they come, and to our hearts they shall return.” “We were like gods at the dawning of the world, & our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other.” “There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.” “You have to pretend you get an endgame. You have to carry on like you will; otherwise, you can't carry on at all.” "Paper is dead without words / Ink idle without a poem / All the world dead without stories."
Mon Apr 14, 2014 9:21 pm
Corpse
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Re: Japan Box Office: Top 100 Grossing Films
Top 100 Highest-Grossing Films of All-Time
01 ¥30.40 billion - Spirited Away (2001) 02 ¥26.20 billion - Titanic (1997) 03 ¥22.00 billion - Howl's Moving Castle (2004) 04 ¥20.30 billion - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) 05 ¥19.30 billion - Princess Mononoke (1997) 06 ¥17.35 billion - Bayside Shakedown: Save the Rainbow Bridge! (2003) 07 ¥17.30 billion - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) 08 ¥15.60 billion - Avatar (2009) 09 ¥15.50 billion - Ponyo (2008) 10 ¥13.70 billion - The Last Samurai (2003) 11 ¥13.50 billion - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) 11 ¥13.50 billion - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) 13 ¥13.40 billion - Armageddon (1998) 14 ¥12.85 billion - Jurassic Park (1993) 15 ¥12.70 billion - Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) 16 ¥12.02 billion - The Wind Rises (2013) 17 ¥11.80 billion - Alice in Wonderland (2010) 18 ¥11.00 billion - Antarctica (1983) 18 ¥11.00 billion - The Matrix Reloaded (2003) 18 ¥11.00 billion - Finding Nemo (2003) 18 ¥11.00 billion - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) 22 ¥10.90 billion - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) 23 ¥10.80 billion - Toy Story 3 (2010) 24 ¥10.65 billion - Independence Day (1996) 25 ¥10.32 billion - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2004) 26 ¥10.10 billion - Bayside Shakedown (1998) 27 ¥10.02 billion - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) 28 ¥9.70 billion - Mission: Impossible II (2000) 28 ¥9.70 billion - A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) 30 ¥9.67 billion - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (2011) 31 ¥9.50 billion - Back to the Future Part 2 (1989) 31 ¥9.50 billion - Jurassic Park: The Lost World (1997) 33 ¥9.40 billion - The Adventures of Milo and Otis (1986) 33 ¥9.40 billion - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) 35 ¥9.37 billion - Monsters, Inc. (2002) 36 ¥9.35 billion - Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) 37 ¥9.28 billion - Frozen (2014) [5 weeks in release] 38 ¥9.25 billion - Arrietty (2010) 39 ¥9.20 billion - Heaven and Earth (1990) 40 ¥9.17 billion - Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) 41 ¥9.07 billion - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2002) 42 ¥9.05 billion - The Da Vinci Code (2006) 43 ¥9.00 billion - Jaws (1975) 44 ¥8.96 billion - Monsters University (2013) 45 ¥8.87 billion - Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) 46 ¥8.79 billion - Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991) 47 ¥8.70 billion - The Matrix (1999) 48 ¥8.63 billion - The Eternal Zero (2013) [17 weeks in release] 49 ¥8.55 billion - Rookies (2009) 50 ¥8.50 billion - Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (2004) 51 ¥8.20 billion - Back to the Future Part 3 (1990) 51 ¥8.20 billion - Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) 51 ¥8.20 billion - The Silk Road (1988) 54 ¥8.15 billion - Hero (2007) 55 ¥8.10 billion - Deep Impact (1998) 56 ¥8.04 billion - Umizaru: The Last Message (2010) 57 ¥8.00 billion - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) 58 ¥7.90 billion - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2003) 59 ¥7.75 billion - Boys Over Flowers: Final (2008) 60 ¥7.68 billion - The Sixth Sense (1999) 61 ¥7.65 billion - Tales from Earthsea (2006) 62 ¥7.54 billion - Pokemon: Mewtwo Strikes Back (1998) 63 ¥7.50 billion - Spider-Man (2002) 64 ¥7.40 billion - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) 65 ¥7.33 billion - Umizaru: Brave Hearts (2012) 66 ¥7.31 billion - Bayside Shakedown: Set the Guys Loose! (2010) 67 ¥7.20 billion - Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995) 68 ¥7.12 billion - Spider-Man 3 (2007) 69 ¥7.10 billion - Umizaru: Limit of Love (2006) 70 ¥7.03 billion - Speed (1994) 71 ¥7.00 billion - Ghostbusters (1984) 71 ¥7.00 billion - Ocean's Eleven (2002) 73 ¥6.88 billion - Pearl Harbor (2001) 74 ¥6.87 billion - One Piece Film Z (2012) 75 ¥6.86 billion - The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe (2006) 75 ¥6.86 billion - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (2010) 77 ¥6.80 billion - Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) 78 ¥6.70 billion - Spider-Man 2 (2004) 78 ¥6.70 billion - Top Gun (1986) 78 ¥6.70 billion - The Matrix Revolutions (2003) 81 ¥6.50 billion - Mission: Impossible (1996) 81 ¥6.50 billion - The Green Mile (2000) 83 ¥6.46 billion - The Cat Returns (2002) 83 ¥6.46 billion - Departures (2008) 85 ¥6.45 billion - Forrest Gump (1995) 86 ¥6.40 billion - Pokemon: Revelation Lugia (1999) 87 ¥6.22 billion - The Towering Inferno (1975) 88 ¥6.17 billion - Phantom Ghost of New York (1990) 89 ¥6.10 billion - Bodyguard (1992) 90 ¥6.09 billion - Back to the Future (1985) 91 ¥6.08 billion - The Ecstasy Hotel (2006) 92 ¥6.00 billion - War of the Worlds (2005) 93 ¥5.98 billion - Thermae Romae (2012) 94 ¥5.97 billion - Bayside Shakdown: Final (2012) 95 ¥5.95 billion - Cliffhanger (1993) 96 ¥5.89 billion - Les Miserables (2012) 97 ¥5.83 billion - True Lies (1994) 98 ¥5.71 billion - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) 99 ¥5.67 billion - Flashdance (1983) 100 ¥5.55 billion - Red Cliff: Part II (2009)
“Gods are great ... but the heart is greater. For it is from our hearts they come, and to our hearts they shall return.” “We were like gods at the dawning of the world, & our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other.” “There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.” “You have to pretend you get an endgame. You have to carry on like you will; otherwise, you can't carry on at all.” "Paper is dead without words / Ink idle without a poem / All the world dead without stories."
Mon Apr 14, 2014 9:31 pm
Corpse
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Re: Japan Box Office: 2014 Opening Weekends
Top Opening Weekends - 2014 Gross ¥ ($) / Admissions [Screens] - Film (Distributor)
¥1 billion ↨ ¥763.4 million ($7.5 million) / 602,347 [598] - Frozen (Disney) ¥649.8 million ($6.4 million) / 539,132 [329] - Lupin III Vs. Detective Conan (Toho) ¥600.4 million ($5.9 million) / 530,554 [361] - Doraemon: Nobita's Great Demon - Peko and the Exploration Party (Toho) ¥542.3 million ($5.3 million) / 429,918 [430] - The Eternal Zero (Toho) ¥500 million ↨ ¥331.7 million ($3.2 million) / 246,099 [314] - Trick: The Last Stage (Toho) ¥313.3 million ($3.1 million) / 244,577 [681] - The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Warner Bros.) ¥302.8 million ($3.0 million) / 197,006 [549] - Gravity (Warner Bros.) ¥300 million ↨ ¥294.0 million ($2.9 million) / 216,929 [307] - Crows: Explode (Toho) ¥284.3 million ($2.9 million) / 222,822 [456] - The Tale of Princess Kaguya (Toho) ¥282.2 million ($2.8 million) / 209,935 [293] - The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji (Toho) ¥276.1 million ($2.7 million) / 246,094 [311] - I Want to Hold You (Toho) ¥263.2 million ($2.6 million) / 222,265 [292] - Heisei Rider vs. Showa Rider: Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super Sentai (Toei) ¥223.5 million ($2.2 million) / 196,252 [284] - Kamen Rider X Kamen Rider Gaim & Wizard (Toei) ¥200 million ↨ ¥192.6 million ($1.9 million) / 172,278 [210] - Pretty Cure All Stars: New Stage 3 (Toei) ¥187.1 million ($1.8 million) / 144,456 [627] - Thor: The Dark World (Disney) ¥180.5 million ($1.8 million) / 167,300 [408] - Red 2 (Disney) ¥167.9 million ($1.6 million) / 146,160 [242] - The Wolf of Wall Street (Paramount) ¥164.0 million ($1.6 million) / 135,797 [284] - The Liar and His Lover (Toho) ¥163.6 million ($1.6 million) / 124,755 [305] - The Snow White Murder Case (Shochiku) ¥160.3 million ($1.5 million) / 133,344 [300] - The Escape Plan (Gaga) ¥157.9 million ($1.5 million) / 123,795 [258] - Hunter X Hunter: The Final Mission (Toho) ¥155.4 million ($1.5 million) / 123,007 [282] - Team Batista: Kerberos's Final Portrait (Toho) ¥154.9 million ($1.5 million) / 129,043 [435] - Planes (Disney) ¥149.9 million ($1.5 million) / 81,262 [39] - THE IDOLM@STER MOVIE (Aniplex) ¥147.5 million ($1.4 million) / 112,880 [594] - The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (Fox) ¥145.6 million ($1.4 million) / 116,253 [327] - Black Butler (Warner Bros.) ¥134.0 million ($1.3 million) / 133,243 [304] - Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger Vs. Go-Busters: The Great Dinosaur Battle! (Toei) ¥130.5 million ($1.3 million) / 73,716 [94] - Tiger & Bunny: The Rising (Shochiku) ¥126.7 million ($1.2 million) / 116,857 [281] - Kiki's Delivery Service (Toei) ¥123.4 million ($1.2 million) / 112,798 [471] - Captain Phillips (Sony) ¥122.8 million ($1.2 million) / 112,823 [314] - The Little House (Shochiku) ¥121.1 million ($1.2 million) / 98,956 [285] - Silver Spoon (Toho) ¥120.7 million ($1.2 million) / 91,492 [600] - Walking with Dinosaurs (Fox) ¥112.9 million ($1.1 million) / 92,752 [333] - Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (Paramount) ¥109.2 million ($1.1 million) / 85,074 [138] - Kamen Teacher (Showgate) ¥105.3 million ($1.0 million) / 77,894 [753] - 47 Ronin (Toho-Towa) ¥100.8 million ($1.0 million) / 78,054 [308] - RoboCop (Sony) ¥100 million ↨
Weekend Gross / Admissions :: Film [Screen Count] ¥1.372 billion ($16.7 million) / 1,140,081 :: One Piece Film Z [300] *All-Time Domestic Opening Admissions Record* ¥1 billion ↨ ¥960.9 million ($9.8 million) / 747,451 :: The Wind Rises [454] ¥847.4 million ($8.5 million) / 614,969 :: Monsters University [661] ¥683.9 million ($7.3 million) / 561,098 :: Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods [312] ¥671.6 million ($6.9 million) / 565,914 :: Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea [344] ¥667.3 million ($7.2 million) / 597,899 :: Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum [353] ¥500 million ↨ ¥486.3 million ($5.0 million) / 464,839 :: Pokemon Best Wishes: ExtremeSpeed Genesect - Mewtwo Awakens [345] ¥483.7 million ($5.0 million) / 386,994 :: The Kiyosu Conference [430] ¥464.9 million ($4.8 million) / 363,451 :: Midsummer Formula [415] ¥458.0 million ($4.7 million) / 345,901 :: SPEC: Close - Incarnation Part I [290] ¥456.8 million ($5.5 million) / 357,976 :: Hunter X Hunter: The Phantom Rouge [257] ¥454.6 million ($5.4 million) / 398,754 :: 007: Skyfall [578] ¥445.6 million ($4.5 million) / 330,385 :: Fast and Furious 6 [610] ¥438.6 million ($4.3 million) / 393,522 :: SPEC: Close - Incarnation Part 2 [290] ¥414.7 million ($4.3 million) / 273,766 :: Iron Man 3 [535] ¥402.4 million ($4.4 million) / 318,514 :: A Good Day to Die Hard [643] ¥400.5 million ($4.3 million) / 305,743 :: Platinum Data [310] ¥400.0 million ($4.2 million) / 271,279 :: Magi Madako Magica: The Rebellion Story [129] ¥398.8 million ($4.1 million) / 322,162 :: The After-Dinner Mysteries [306] ¥355.3 million ($3.6 million) / 289,558 :: Ataru: The First Love & The Last Kill [304] ¥349.7 million ($3.5 million) / 307,701 :: Oblivion [365] ¥339.7 million ($3.7 million) / 267,276 :: Wreck-It Ralph [416] ¥336.5 million ($3.5 million) / 257,990 :: Despicable Me 2 [626] ¥330.6 million ($3.5 million) / 236,910 :: World War Z [644] ¥329.8 million ($3.7 million) / 219,536 :: Life of Pi [713] ¥326.2 million ($3.6 million) / 229,584 :: Ted [253] ¥317.9 million ($3.6 million) / 241,095 :: Strawberry Night [311] ¥313.2 million ($3.2 million) / 253,370 :: Like Father, Like Son [307] ¥300.2 million ($3.1 million) / 236,082 :: The Lone Ranger [518] ¥300 million ↨ ¥295.4 million ($3.4 million) / 229,295 :: Les Miserables [360] ¥281.9 million ($2.9 million) / 221,469 :: Gintama: The Final Chapter [127] ¥281.6 million ($3.3 million) / 244,870 :: Kamen Rider X Kamen Rider Wizard & Fourze [298] ¥272.4 million ($2.8 million) / 208,028 :: The Girl in the Sunny Place [304] ¥269.9 million ($2.9 million) / 184,281 :: Oz: The Great and Powerful [582] ¥268.3 million ($2.8 million) / 212,322 :: Man of Steel [610] ¥267.7 million ($2.8 million) / 206,161 :: The King of Apology [312] ¥251.8 million ($2.6 million) / 215,560 :: Kamen Rider Wizard in Magic Land [303] ¥233.5 million ($2.4 million) / 201,006 :: Kamen Rider X Super Sentai X Space Sherrif: Super Hero Z [289] ¥227.8 million ($2.7 million) / 187,422 :: Jack Reacher [321] ¥225.3 million ($2.3 million) / 199,993 :: Crayon Shin-chan: Gourmet Survival Class [324] ¥225.3 million ($2.7 million) / 188,378 :: Today, I Started Loving You [301] ¥220.5 million ($2.6 million) / 146,315 :: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey [878] ¥216.8 million ($2.3 million) / 164,178 :: Library Wars [311] ¥213.4 million ($2.2 million) / 191,918 :: Pretty Cure: The Dress of Hope Tied to the Future! [199] ¥211.2 million ($2.4 million) / 169,600 :: Aibou Series: X-Day [198] ¥209.6 million ($2.4 million) / 194,902 :: Tokyo Family [317] ¥208.1 million ($2.2 million) / 134,056 :: Pacific Rim [596] ¥207.8 million ($2.1 million) / 142,246 :: G.I. Joe: Retaliation [628] ¥206.4 million ($2.3 million) / 166,049 :: Brain Man [302] ¥206.3 million ($2.3 million) / 175,438 :: Humanoid Monster, Bem [331] ¥200.5 million ($2.1 million) / 158,406 :: After Earth [571] ¥200 million ↨ ¥198.2 million ($2.1 million) / 161,225 :: Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day [64] ¥197.1 million ($2.1 million) / 134,262 :: Star Trek Into Darkness [693] ¥196.6 million ($2.1 million) / 175,930 :: Pretty Cure All Stars: New Stage 2 [174] ¥190.2 million ($2.0 million) / 156,286 :: White House Down [444] ¥186.9 million ($1.9 million) / 145,148 :: Shield of Straw [325] ¥184.3 million ($1.9 million) / 138,277 :: The Wolverine [655] ¥183.2 million ($1.9 million) / 157,964 :: Emperor [301] ¥173.5 million ($1.9 million) / 172,222 :: Inazuma Eleven GO: Ultimate Bonds [270] ¥162.9 million ($1.7 million) / 137,546 :: Lincoln [331] ¥161.8 million ($1.7 million) / 113,172 :: The Great Gatsby [571] ¥160.6 million ($1.7 million) / 113,835 :: Sadako 3D Part 2 [232] ¥156.3 million ($1.7 million) / 129,920 :: Flight [321] ¥154.7 million ($1.5 million) / 117,032 :: Phone Call to a Bar 2 [304] ¥154.6 million ($1.6 million) / 119,092 :: To Cry 100 Times [223] ¥153.4 million ($1.5 million) / 118,885 :: The Complex [162] ¥152.7 million ($1.6 million) / 118,872 :: Elysium [323] ¥147.0 million ($1.6 million) / 131,959 :: A Boy Called H [307] ¥143.7 million ($1.5 million) / 128,843 :: Unforgiven [327] ¥137.1 million ($1.6 million) / 138,287 :: Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters vs. Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger [175] ¥133.9 million ($1.4 million) / 90,692 :: Space Pirate Captain Harlock [578] ¥126.1 million ($1.3 million) / 107,368 :: Miracle Apples [305] ¥124.4 million ($1.2 million) / 98,076 :: Prefecture Government's Hospitality Division [293] ¥119.9 million ($1.4 million) / 92,646 :: Looper [201] ¥117.3 million ($1.2 million) / 83,822 :: Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters [629] ¥115.7 million ($1.2 million) / 90,318 :: Gatchaman [307] ¥114.7 million ($1.3 million) / 94,122 :: Taken 2 [288] ¥113.7 million ($1.2 million) / 93,065 :: We Knit Ship [237] ¥111.8 million ($1.2 million) / 80,903 :: Frankenweenie [489] ¥108.0 million ($1.1 million) / 96,165 :: Real [270] ¥107.7 million ($1.1 million) / 89,230 :: Human Trust [260] ¥105.9 million ($1.1 million) / 81,961 :: The Counselor [470] ¥100.8 million ($1.1 million) / 69,177 :: A Certain Magical Index [30] ¥100.0 million ($1.1 million) / 76,725 :: Now You See Me [182] ¥100 million ↑
“Gods are great ... but the heart is greater. For it is from our hearts they come, and to our hearts they shall return.” “We were like gods at the dawning of the world, & our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other.” “There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.” “You have to pretend you get an endgame. You have to carry on like you will; otherwise, you can't carry on at all.” "Paper is dead without words / Ink idle without a poem / All the world dead without stories."
Mon Apr 14, 2014 9:55 pm
Corpse
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Re: Japan Box Office: Top Grossing Films (2014)
Top Grossing Films - 2014 Gross ¥ ($) / Admissions [Days in Release] - Film (Distributor)
¥10 billion ↨ ¥9.28 billion ($90.7 million) / 7.56 million [31] - Frozen (Disney) ¥8.63 billion ($83.9 million) / 7.04 million [114] - The Eternal Zero (Toho) ¥5 billion ↨ ¥4.18 billion ($40.4 million) / 3.52 million [E] - Lupin III Vs. Detective Conan (Toho) ¥3.34 billion ($32.9 million) / 3.04 million [37] - Doraemon: Nobita's Great Demon - Peko and the Exploration Party (Toho) ¥3.14 billion ($30.3 million) / 2.02 million [E] - Gravity (Warner Bros.) ¥3 billion ↨ ¥2.38 billion ($23.2 million) / 1.99 million [E] - The Tale of Princess Kaguya (Toho) ¥2.15 billion ($20.8 million) / 1.70 million [58] - The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji (Toho) ¥2 billion ↨ ¥1.76 billion ($17.0 million) / 1.45 million [E] - The Liar and His Lover (Toho) ¥1.74 billion ($16.9 million) / 1.35 million [E] - Trick: The Last Stage (Toho) ¥1.45 billion ($14.3 million) / 1.22 million [E] - I Want to Hold You (Toho) ¥1.38 billion ($13.4 million) / 1.07 million [45] - The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Warner Bros.) ¥1.14 billion ($11.1 million) / 1.04 million [E] - The Little House (Shochiku) ¥1.13 billion ($10.9 million) / 0.94 million [E] - Planes (Disney) ¥1.02 billion ($9.8 million) / 0.85 million [E] - Kamen Rider X Kamen Rider Gaim & Wizard (Toei) ¥1 billion ↑
“Gods are great ... but the heart is greater. For it is from our hearts they come, and to our hearts they shall return.” “We were like gods at the dawning of the world, & our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other.” “There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.” “You have to pretend you get an endgame. You have to carry on like you will; otherwise, you can't carry on at all.” "Paper is dead without words / Ink idle without a poem / All the world dead without stories."
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Mon Apr 14, 2014 10:03 pm
Jack Sparrow
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Re: Japan Box Office: Weekend Ranking (04/12-13)
Frozen has flown past Eternal Zero who would have thought that a few weeks ago....amazing run.
Mon Apr 14, 2014 11:04 pm
Corpse
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Re: Japan Box Office: Memories of Marnie Update
'Memories of Marnie' Lead Casting and Theme Song Artist Revealed:
16-year-old actress Sara Takatsuki (Black President, Otomen, GTO, Daily Lives of High School Boys, Haganai) and 21-year-old actress Kasumi Arimura (Amachan, Hagane no Onna, Clover, Judge) will star in Studio Ghibli's next film, this summer's anime adaptation of Joan G. Robinson's English children's novel classic When Marnie Was There (Omoide no Marnie). Oricon describes the film as Ghibli's first one with dual lead heroines, and it is also the first animated title and first Ghibli title for both actresses.
American musical artist Priscilla Ahn is contributing "Fine on the Outside," a song she wrote when she was in high school, as the film's theme song. It is Ghibli's first theme song entirely in English. (Only Yesterday used a Japanese version of "The Rose," while Whisper of the Heart used both the original English version of "Take Me Home, Country Roads" and a Japanese translation.) The film is also Ghibli's first anime feature after Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki retired.
In his second film, director Hiromasa Yonebayashi (2010's The Secret World of Arrietty) is shifting the setting from the novel's Great Britain to a Japanese village on the shores of Hokkaido. Takatsuki will play the 12-year-old Anna (written in kanji characters), while Arimura will play Marnie, the mysterious golden-haired girl who appears before Anna one summer.
About 300 candidates auditioned for the roles of the heroines at the end of last year. Marnie producer Yoshiaki Nishimura said there was a time in film history where "the flawless hero saves the woman," followed by a time for films where "the woman supports the troubled hero." Now, he said, 2014 is the time when "the man doesn't have to save the woman." -ANN, -Oricon
When Marnie Was There was among the Top 50 recommended children's books (18th) that Hayao Miyazaki listed for his studio prior to retiring. Also revealed was that it took 20 months to storyboard the film adaptation.
The novel follows a girl who moves with her older foster parents to coastal Norfolk, where the lonely girl forms her first friendship with the ghostly Marnie, haunting the Marsh House. (-CR)
“Gods are great ... but the heart is greater. For it is from our hearts they come, and to our hearts they shall return.” “We were like gods at the dawning of the world, & our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other.” “There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.” “You have to pretend you get an endgame. You have to carry on like you will; otherwise, you can't carry on at all.” "Paper is dead without words / Ink idle without a poem / All the world dead without stories."
Tue Apr 15, 2014 7:45 pm
Corpse
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Re: Japan Box Office: 'Memories of Marnie' Update
Advance tickets for Marnie go on sale this Saturday (4/19) at more than 340 theaters.
That's... nearly all the locations it'll be playing at when it opens July 19th. 360 or so theaters is as wide as any film ever goes, so it's really impressive to have probably 95%+ already listed for advance tickets 3 months out. I remember advance tickets went on sale for The Wind Rises in May, but all its locations weren't available immediately.
And anyone who purchases an advance ticket before June 9th will receive a exhibition poster they can later redeem for a chance (1,250 people will be selected) to attend a preview of the film before it opens.
“Gods are great ... but the heart is greater. For it is from our hearts they come, and to our hearts they shall return.” “We were like gods at the dawning of the world, & our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other.” “There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.” “You have to pretend you get an endgame. You have to carry on like you will; otherwise, you can't carry on at all.” "Paper is dead without words / Ink idle without a poem / All the world dead without stories."
Tue Apr 15, 2014 11:47 pm
Corpse
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Re: Japan Box Office: Detective Conan Challenges Frozen
Weekend Forecast [04/19-20]
01 (--) ¥720 million ($7.0 million), Detective Conan: The Sniper from Another Dimension (Toho) NEW 02 (01) ¥660 million ($6.4 million), Frozen (Disney) Week 6 03 (--) ¥220 million ($2.1 million), Captain America: The Winter Soldier (Disney) NEW 04 (--) ¥200 million ($1.9 million), Crayon Shin-chan: Serious Battle! Robot Dad Strikes Back (Toho) NEW 05 (02) ¥190 million ($1.8 million), Crows: Explode (Toho) Week 2 06 (05) ¥60 million ($580,000), The Snow White Murder Case (Shochiku) Week 4 07 (03) ¥55 million ($530,000), Heisei Rider vs. Showa Rider: Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super Sentai (Toei) Week 4 08 (06) ¥50 million ($490,000), L-DK (Toei) Week 2 09 (04) ¥45 million ($440,000), Doraemon: Nobita's Great Demon - Peko and the Exploration Party (Toho) Week 7 10 (07) ¥40 million ($390,000), Team Batista: Kerberos's Final Portrait (Toho) Week 4
>Detective Conan has only failed to debut in 1st once in the past 17 years, which was in 2010 when up against the mammoth Alice in Wonderland's debut. It could fail to debut on top again this year with another Disney titan, Frozen, still playing so well, but Conan has the edge over Frozen so far this morning at most locations.
Ticket sales at Toho Cinemas are ahead of last year's at the same point in time, and last year's film just so happened to be the biggest opener in the franchise's history. So needless to say, this is a very encouraging sign. And with the tax hike, it "only" has to match the admissions of last year's film to exceed ¥700 million ($7 million) over the weekend. But so far admissions look stronger, so it may climb even higher.
>Frozen lost most of the biggest screens to Conan, thus decreasing its seats by about 13% at Toho Cinemas, and 18% at Movix Cinemas. This marks the first time since it opened that it has lost any seats. In order to defeat Detective Conan, and claim a sixth-consecutive week atop the box-office, it'll need to avoid a drop over ~15%, so it'll be close.
Frozen should also exceed the ¥10 billion ($100 million) milestone today, its 37th day in release, becoming the 28th film to achieve the milestone.
>Crayon Shin-chan and Captain America should also have a close battle to see which of them ranks 3rd over the weekend. Both films should be aiming for ¥200 million ($2.0 million).
“Gods are great ... but the heart is greater. For it is from our hearts they come, and to our hearts they shall return.” “We were like gods at the dawning of the world, & our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other.” “There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.” “You have to pretend you get an endgame. You have to carry on like you will; otherwise, you can't carry on at all.” "Paper is dead without words / Ink idle without a poem / All the world dead without stories."
Fri Apr 18, 2014 7:39 pm
Corpse
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Re: Japan Box Office: Detective Conan Challenges Frozen
Here is how Detective Conan and Frozen are comparing to one another an hour before noon at five popular Toho Cinemas in the nation:
“Gods are great ... but the heart is greater. For it is from our hearts they come, and to our hearts they shall return.” “We were like gods at the dawning of the world, & our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other.” “There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.” “You have to pretend you get an endgame. You have to carry on like you will; otherwise, you can't carry on at all.” "Paper is dead without words / Ink idle without a poem / All the world dead without stories."
Fri Apr 18, 2014 10:01 pm
Corpse
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Re: Japan Box Office: Detective Conan Challenges Frozen
Toho Cinemas Admissions (as of 2:30PM)
30,360 - Detective Conan 23,857 - Frozen
That's a pretty huge number for Detective Conan. Unlike Doraemon, it won't slow down drastically into the evening/night so 50,000+ for the day looks likely, and Sunday will be even bigger.
Lupin III vs. Detective Conan did 51,800 at Toho Cinemas on its first day then increased 9.9% on Sunday for 56,924, bringing its weekend to 108,724 admissions at Toho Cinemas and 539,132 admissions overall for the weekend.
Unfortunately, there's no data on how the Lupin crossover film did at the same point in time. Although, last year's Detective Conan film saw a bigger increase on Sunday than the crossover film (older fans of Lupin made the Sunday increase smaller) for comparison.
And that Frozen number is still huge, incredible consistency, down only 5% from last Saturday and could definitely still claim a sixth-consecutive week on top. It's going to be a close race.
“Gods are great ... but the heart is greater. For it is from our hearts they come, and to our hearts they shall return.” “We were like gods at the dawning of the world, & our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other.” “There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.” “You have to pretend you get an endgame. You have to carry on like you will; otherwise, you can't carry on at all.” "Paper is dead without words / Ink idle without a poem / All the world dead without stories."
Sat Apr 19, 2014 2:00 am
Corpse
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Re: Japan Box Office: Detective Conan Challenges Frozen
Toho Cinemas Admissions (Saturday)
64,398 - Detective Conan 56,681 (-1.6%) - Frozen
That's a massive first day for Detective Conan. It's the biggest Saturday at Toho Cinemas since The Wind Rises last Summer, and 23% stronger than the first day of Lupin III vs. Detective Conan last December.
It looks on course for 130,000+ over the weekend at Toho Cinemas, so 650,000+ overall is doable. And 650,000 admissions would result in a weekend gross of ¥800-850 million ($8-8.5 million+), the best opening of the year, and easily the best opening in the franchise and like 30% better than the average opening.
Frozen is still incredibly strong, too, barely dropping at all. If it's Sunday is equally as strong as last week's, it could see a sixth-weekend above ¥800 million, too!
But the weekend battle in admissions favors Detective Conan.
Toho Cinemas Saturday Admissions (Weekend Admissions)
85,115 (167,188) - The Wind Rises ( 7/20/13) 64,398 (???,???) - Detective Conan: The Sniper from Another Dimension (04/19/14) 59,492 (121,802) - Monsters University ( 7/06/13) 59,192 (123,606) - Frozen (03/15/14) 51,800 (108,724) - Lupin III vs. Detective Conan (12/07/13) 42,541 (94,650) - Doraemon: Nobita's Great Demon - Peko and the Exploration Party (03/08/14) 42,537 (91,182) - The Eternal Zero (12/21/13) 40,414 (74,131) - Midsummer Formula (06/29/13) 38,885 (85,462) - Pokemon: ExtremeSpeed Genesect - Mewtwo Awakens (7/13/13) 37,960 (88,488) - SPEC: Close - Incarnation Part I (11/01/13)
“Gods are great ... but the heart is greater. For it is from our hearts they come, and to our hearts they shall return.” “We were like gods at the dawning of the world, & our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other.” “There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.” “You have to pretend you get an endgame. You have to carry on like you will; otherwise, you can't carry on at all.” "Paper is dead without words / Ink idle without a poem / All the world dead without stories."
Sat Apr 19, 2014 11:41 am
Corpse
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Re: Japan Box Office: Weekend Forecast (Frozen breakout)
Top 25 Opening Weekends [Animated Features] Rank - Weekend Gross ¥ ($) / Admissions [Screen Count] - Film (Release Date)
01. ¥1.484 billion ($14.0 million) / 1,104,980 [448] :: Howl's Moving Castle (Nov '04) 02. ¥1.372 billion ($16.7 million) / 1,140,081 [300] :: One Piece Film Z (Dec '12) 03. ¥1.133 billion ($14.1 million) / 771,764 [223] :: Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo (Nov '12) 04. ¥1.038 billion ($11.9 million) / 819,738 [190] :: One Piece Film Strong World (Dec '09) 05. ¥1.034 billion ($9.8 million) / 812,557 [481] :: Ponyo (July '08) 06. ¥1.010 billion ($8.9 million) / 810,000 [318] :: Spirited Away (July '01) 07. ¥977.3 million ($11.1 million) / 649,190 [530] :: Toy Story 3 (July '10) 08. ¥960.9 million ($9.8 million) / 747,451 [454] :: The Wind Rises (July '13) 09. ¥907.4 million ($7.9 million) / 672,696 [435] :: Tales from Earthsea (July '06) 10. ¥898.0 million ($8.4 million) / 724,000 [654] :: Finding Nemo (Dec '03) 11. ¥895.6 million ($10.4 million) / 680,190 [447] :: Arrietty (July '10) 12. ¥847.5 million ($8.4 million) / 614,969 [661] :: Monsters University (July '13) ¥775-825 million ($7.6-8.1 million) / 610-660,000 [339] :: Detective Conan: The Sniper from Another Dimension (Apr '14) *Projection based on Sat. figures* 13. ¥780.9 million ($6.5 million) / 742,978 [351] :: Pokemon D&P: The Rise of Darkrai (July '07) 14. ¥763.4 million ($7.5 million) / 602,347 [598] :: Frozen (Mar '14) 15. ¥751.8 million ($7.3 million) / 604,355 [689] :: The Incredibles (Dec '04) 16. ¥715.0 million ($6.1 million) / 540,000 [260] :: Princess Mononoke (July '97) 17. ¥703.8 million ($6.7 million) / 670,285 [359] :: Pokemon D&P: Giratina and the Sky Warrior (July '08) 18. ¥683.9 million ($7.3 million) / 561,098 [312] :: Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (Mar '13) 19. ¥672.6 million ($7.1 million) / 641,700 [366] :: Pokemon D&P: Arceus and the Jewel of Life (July '09) 20. ¥671.5 million ($6.9 million) / 565,914 [344] :: Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea (Apr '13) 21. ¥667.3 million ($7.2 million) / 597,899 [353] :: Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum (Mar '13) 22. ¥649.8 million ($6.4 million) / 539,132 [329] :: Lupin III vs. Detective Conan (Dec '13) 23. ¥629.7 million ($7.7 million) / 540,975 [351] :: Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker (Apr '12) 24. ¥629.5 million ($7.2 million) / 600,602 [369] :: Pokemon D&P: Zoroark - Master of Illusion (July '10) 25. ¥627.7 million ($7.2 million) / 440,804 [663] :: Up (Dec '09)
“Gods are great ... but the heart is greater. For it is from our hearts they come, and to our hearts they shall return.” “We were like gods at the dawning of the world, & our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other.” “There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.” “You have to pretend you get an endgame. You have to carry on like you will; otherwise, you can't carry on at all.” "Paper is dead without words / Ink idle without a poem / All the world dead without stories."
Sat Apr 19, 2014 7:06 pm
Corpse
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Re: Japan Box Office: Detective Conan Challenges Frozen
And like yesterday, here is how Detective Conan and Frozen are comparing to one another as of 11AM at five popular Toho Cinemas in the nation:
“Gods are great ... but the heart is greater. For it is from our hearts they come, and to our hearts they shall return.” “We were like gods at the dawning of the world, & our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other.” “There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.” “You have to pretend you get an endgame. You have to carry on like you will; otherwise, you can't carry on at all.” "Paper is dead without words / Ink idle without a poem / All the world dead without stories."
Sat Apr 19, 2014 10:19 pm
Corpse
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Re: Japan Box Office: Detective Conan Challenges Frozen
An insane, insane Sunday so far (and it's no holiday or discount day either).
Detective Conan has basically matched the admissions of Lupin III vs. Detective Conan for the weekend already (105,000 vs 108,000) at Toho Cinemas* with half of Sunday still to go! And Frozen is still putting up crazy numbers in its sixth-week of release, numbers that are still greater than its huge opening weekend. It may have slowed down some on the weekdays, but it's weekend business has lost no momentum whatsoever.
Detective Conan just might have an small chance at reaching 700,000 admissions for the weekend, which is just crazy. It would come close to ¥900 million ($9 million) if it does that thanks to the recent tax hike, beating the franchise record by more than 30%...what is going on here.
Both films are very likely helping one another due to sell outs or near sell outs, and they're both greatly helping the latest Crayon Shin-chan film a boost which is up nearly 50% over last year's film. It's a very stable franchise, earning nearly the same every year, so clearly it's benefiting from Conan and Frozen sellouts.
*Reminder: Toho Cinemas represents ~20% of the nation's theaters and screens.
“Gods are great ... but the heart is greater. For it is from our hearts they come, and to our hearts they shall return.” “We were like gods at the dawning of the world, & our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other.” “There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.” “You have to pretend you get an endgame. You have to carry on like you will; otherwise, you can't carry on at all.” "Paper is dead without words / Ink idle without a poem / All the world dead without stories."
Sun Apr 20, 2014 1:40 am
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Re: Japan Box Office: Detective Conan Challenges Frozen
at BO forums folks are talking about Frozen beating SA at least in dollar gross as its weekend business has not slowed down at all. Do you think its remotely possible. Its going to see another holiday boost after next week? 150M+ seem to be a lock at this point.
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Sun Apr 20, 2014 6:06 am
Corpse
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Re: Japan Box Office: Detective Conan Challenges Frozen
It's not doing over $244 million. It's tracking over 20% behind Spirited Away after 6 weeks despite its weekend business being so strong each week. Spirited Away's weekends are still bigger, and its weekdays are much, much bigger. It'll also still be tracking behind Howl's Moving Castle and Ponyo after 6 weeks, and the former hasn't had any holiday support yet.
It doesn't have the weekday support, which is more important than weekends. It'll require a gross of at least ¥25 billion, more than double what its 8 week total will probably be.
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Estimates in general will be less accurate since the tax hike went into effect. It's going to take several weeks/months to have enough examples to use to see which genres and demographics it is having an affect on. 
