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Re: Japan Box Office: Most-Attended Film Comparison
Most-Attended Films Admissions/Population Comparison:
(% of Pop.), Film's Admissions/Japan's Population - Film (Year) (19.8%), 19.50 million/98.30 million - Tokyo Olympiad (1965) (18.5%), 23.50 million/127.10 million - Spirited Away (2001) (14.1%), 13.00 million/92.20 million - Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War (1958) (13.3%), 16.83 million/126.20 million - Titanic (1997) (13.2%), 12.55 million/94.40 million - Godzilla vs. King Kong (1962) (13.2%), 16.73 million/126.90 million - Frozen (2014) [80 Days in Release] (12.7%), 16.20 million/127.10 million - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) (12.1%), 15.50 million/127.60 million - Howl's Moving Castle (2004) (11.3%), 14.20 million/126.00 million - Princess Mononoke (1997) (11.0%), 14.00 million/127.30 million - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) (10.1%), 12.87 million/127.80 million - Ponyo (2008) (9.9%), 12.60 million/127.50 million - Bayside Shakedown: Save the Rainbow Bridge! (2003) (9.5%), 12.10 million/127.40 million - The Last Samurai (2003) (9.1%), 10.69 million/117.90 million - E.T. the Extra Terrestrial (1982) (8.6%), 11.00 million/127.60 million - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) (7.9%), 10.10 million/127.60 million - 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."
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Mon Jun 02, 2014 6:56 pm
Corpse
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Re: Japan Box Office: Best Multipliers
Best Multipliers (Wide-Releases) [1998-] 01. 30.37 - Spirited Away (July, 2001) 02. 27.81 - Frozen (Mar., 2014) [80 Days in Release] 03. 26.99 - Princess Mononoke (July, 1997) 04. 26.13 - Avatar (Dec., 2009) 05. 23.21 - Departures (Dec., 2008) 06. 19.96 - Les Miserabes (Dec., 2012) 07. 16.44 - The Cat Returns (July, 2002) 08. 16.06 - The Eternal Zero (Dec., 2013) [163 Days in Release] 09. 15.69 - Monsters, Inc. (Mar., 2002) 10. 15.25 - The Last Samurai (Dec., 2003) 11. 14.98 - Ponyo (July, 2008) 12. 14.84 - Howl's Moving Castle (Nov., 2004) 13. 14.81 - Always: Sunset on Third Street (Nov., 2005) 14. 14.25 - Confessions (June, 2010) 15. 13.96 - Bayside Shakedown: Save the Rainbow Bridge! (July, 2003) 16. 13.83 - Thermae Romae (Apr., 2012) 17. 13.64 - Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World (May, 2004) 18. 13.09 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Dec., 2001) 19. 12.98 - Summer Wars (Aug., 2009) 20. 12.88 - Ted (Jan., 2013) 21. 12.51 - The Wind Rises (July, 2013) 22. 12.50 - The Phantom of the Opera (Jan., 2005) 23. 12.48 - Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (Aug., 2003) 24. 12.24 - Finding Nemo (Dec., 2003) 25. 11.56 - The Wolf Children Ame and Yuki (July, 2012)
Beating Spirited Away's multiplier is a lock. It should do so in two weeks. It may go as high as 36, 37? This run is beyond comprehension really.
“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."
Re: Japan Box Office: Weekend Ests (Can Frozen reach $300m?)
plissken2013 wrote:
plissken2013 wrote:
Algren wrote:
It's proving so hard to beat Spirited Away. When the Japs find out how close it is to beating it, I bet they will stop attending.
The dumbest comment I've read on this site. Even a little racist/xenophobic IMHO.
By the way, Spirited away will stay in the history of cinema, not Frozen, and that's all that matters to me. Viva anime!
Don't see how Frozen won't stay in the history of cinema if it is the 3rd biggest original film of all time, just behind Avatar and Titanic, and in Japan, it will probably finish second or even first
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Mon Jun 02, 2014 11:17 pm
Jack Sparrow
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Re: Japan Box Office: Weekend Ranking (05/31-06/01)
I understand that Frozen is having great legs but I still cannot fathom that a movie is #1 for 12 straight weeks. It is a great movie but its definitely not THAT great IMO.
Re: Japan Box Office: Weekend Ranking (05/31-06/01)
^ Agree, I prefer Tangled, but GA love it
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Tue Jun 03, 2014 12:24 am
Corpse
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Re: Japan Box Office: Weekend Ranking (05/31-06/01)
Jack Sparrow wrote:
I understand that Frozen is having great legs but I still cannot fathom that a movie is #1 for 12 straight weeks. It is a great movie but its definitely not THAT great IMO.
In a couple weeks it'll pretty much have had the best legs ever (known anyway), and it'll still have a lot left in the tank from there on, too. 12-consecutive weeks of more or less earning the same...
Its 12th weekend is down -0.6% from its opening weekend, and up 7.6% in admissions!
And it'll more than likely earn 16/17-consecutive weeks on top, too.
“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 Jun 03, 2014 12:44 am
Jack Sparrow
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Re: Japan Box Office: Weekend Ranking (05/31-06/01)
^ Yes its just insane how great the legs have been. I mean who saw this coming? I am sure we will see more and more attempts and sing-along movies. Hopefully anime makers in Japan doesn't see this as a sign of general people's interest because I love the way Japanese anime are built today even if they are mostly too sappy for my taste specially towards series ending.
I actually love Spirited Away too much and even while its time that its record broken its still sad. I would have loved something closer to Spirited Away in terms of quality to overtake it (I mean the weeks at #1 record).
Tue Jun 03, 2014 1:45 am
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Re: Japan Box Office: 2014 Opening Weekends
Top Opening Weekends - 2014 Gross ¥ ($) / Admissions [Screens] - Film (Distributor)
¥1 billion ↨ ¥789.3 million ($7.8 million) / 649,865 [341] - Detective Conan: The Sniper from Another Dimension (Toho) ¥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 ↨ ¥491.3 million ($4.8 million) / 365,356 [434] - Thermae Romae II (Toho) ¥420.3 million ($4.1 million) / 272,703 [761] - The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (Sony) ¥338.9 million ($3.3 million) / 294,599 [329] - Crayon Shin-chan: Serious Battle! Robot Dad Strikes (Toho) ¥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) ¥274.5 million ($2.7 million) / 212,534 [334] - Partners the Movie 3 (Toei) ¥272.5 million ($2.7 million) / 207,475 [648] - X-Men: Days of Future Past (Fox) ¥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 ↨ ¥198.4 million ($1.9 million) / 142,236 [488] - Captain America: The Winter Soldier (Disney) ¥194.4 million ($1.9 million) / 162,522 [327] - Monsterz (Warner Bros.) ¥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) ¥179.9 million ($1.7 million) / 130,898 [300] - A Bolt from the Blue (Toho) ¥167.9 million ($1.6 million) / 146,160 [242] - The Wolf of Wall Street (Paramount) ¥166.5 million ($1.6 million) / 113,178 [575] - Enchanted Kingdom 3D (Toho-Towa) ¥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) ¥157.1 million ($1.5 million) / 98,208 [35] - Mobile Suit Gundam UC: Episode 7 - Over the Rainbow (Shochiku) ¥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) ¥149.7 million ($1.4 million) / 127,427 [271] - My Little Nightmare (Toho) ¥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.) ¥140.1 million ($1.3 million) / 119,558 [300] - All-Around Appraiser Q: Mona Lisa's Eye (Toho) ¥134.0 million ($1.3 million) / 133,243 [304] - Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger Vs. Go-Busters: The Great Dinosaur Battle! (Toei) ¥132.9 million ($1.3 million) / 89,175 [156] - Ushijima the Loan Shark 2 (Toho) ¥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) ¥107.0 million ($1.0 million) / 81,862 [310] - Wood Job! (Toho) ¥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 ($1.1 million) / 76,725 :: Now You See Me [182] ¥100 million ↑
“Gods are great ... but the heart is greater. For it is from our hearts they come, and to our hearts they shall return.” “We were like gods at the dawning of the world, & our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other.” “There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.” “You have to pretend you get an endgame. You have to carry on like you will; otherwise, you can't carry on at all.” "Paper is dead without words / Ink idle without a poem / All the world dead without stories."
Tue Jun 03, 2014 9:41 am
Corpse
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Re: Japan Box Office: Top Grossing Films (2014)
Top Grossing Films - 2014 Gross ¥ ($) / Admissions [Days in Release] - Film (Distributor)
¥21.23 billion ($208.1 million) / 16.73 million [80] - Frozen (Disney) ¥10 billion ↨ ¥8.70 billion ($84.6 million) / 7.11 million [163] - The Eternal Zero (Toho) ¥5 billion ↨ ¥4.22 billion ($40.8 million) / 3.53 million [F] - Lupin III vs. Detective Conan (Toho) ¥4.05 billion ($39.6 million) / 3.13 million [37] - Thermae Romae II (Toho) ¥3.94 billion ($38.7 million) / 3.19 million [44] - Detective Conan: The Sniper from Another Dimension (Toho) ¥3.56 billion ($34.9 million) / 3.25 million [E] - 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 ↨ ¥2.96 billion ($29.0 million) / 2.02 million [38] - The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (Sony) ¥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 [E] - The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji (Toho) ¥2.02 billion ($19.4 million) / 1.59 million [37] - Partners the Movie 3 (Toei) ¥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) ¥1.67 billion ($16.3 million) / 1.41 million [44] - Crayon Shin-chan: Serious Battle! Robot Dad Strikes (Toho) ¥1.45 billion ($14.3 million) / 1.22 million [E] - I Want to Hold You (Toho) ¥1.40 billion ($13.6 million) / 1.08 million [E] - 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) ¥1.08 billion ($10.6 million) / 0.81 million [E] - Crows: Explode (Toho) ¥1.02 billion ($9.8 million) / 0.85 million [E] - Kamen Rider X Kamen Rider Gaim & Wizard (Toei) ¥1.00 billion ($9.8 million) / 0.82 million [E] - Heisei Rider vs. Showa Rider: Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super Sentai (Toei) ¥1.00 billion ($9.7 million) / 0.78 million [E] - The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (Fox) ¥1 billion ↑
[E] = End of Tracking [F] = Final Estimate/Total Released
“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 Jun 03, 2014 9:47 am
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Re: Japan Box Office: 2014 Charts Updated (As of 06/01)
Ein No Zero's gross now looks so shit.
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Tue Jun 03, 2014 9:58 am
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Re: Japan Box Office: Weekend Est. (Frozen aiming for $250m+
Corpse wrote:
Thanks for the info!
Japanese record labels are still stubborn about the digital age, so it makes sense that only physical copies are included on the Oricon charts.
And yeah, "First Love" is never going to be topped. It's a shame Utada Hikaru has been on such an extended hiatus! I don't expect her to release albums every year with multiple singles like, say, Ayumi Hamasaki still mostly does, but it has been 6 years now since her last album... She'd surely have the record for most album sales for a female (and solo) artist ahead of Ayumi Hamasaki's 53 million if she was a bit more active.
Utada Hikaru's second album, "Distance" also holds the worldwide record for first week sales over 3 million copies, right?
Again with the (very) late reply. I'm also kinda sad that she's on hiatus. Utada Hikaru is literally my favorite singer/songwriter in the world. And yeah, I always say that if she released her albums more often, she would probably be the best selling female solo artist in Japan. She has 3 albums in the top 10 best-selling albums of all time in Japan!
After releasing her first best album in 2004, she was kinda in a slump regarding the sales of her singles, but managed to bounce back with Flavor of Life in 2007, and sold another million copies for what would be her last original album. Maybe the pressure from people's expectation made her decide to put her career on hold. She did debut at 15 years old! She was only 16 when her album broke the all time record sales. I hope she's back, but it looks like it won't be anytime soon. She just got married again like a week ago, and probably wants to enjoy her new life for a while, before deciding to continue her music career.
To stay on topic, what will happen to Frozen when the DVD comes out? Will it just disappear from the theaters even though it's probably still at #1? Or will it stay at some theaters and earn significant money, while not as big as before?
Tue Jun 03, 2014 11:17 am
Corpse
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Re: Japan Box Office: 2014 Charts Updated (As of 06/01)
I really don't know since there isn't a precedent for this situation. It'll still be doing big numbers when the DVD is released next month, and may still be #1 as you said. I think it'll fall to 2nd or 3rd on the July 04-05 weekend though.
I doubt it's dropped from theaters completely, rather, it'll begin to lose them rapidly once the DVD drops, especially if it falls out of first place by then. Studio Ghibli's new film, as well as Pokemon, both open the weekend following the DVD release date though, so it may see a sharp drop then with the DVD out.
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Tue Jun 03, 2014 10:28 pm
Corpse
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Re: Japan Box Office: 2014 Charts Updated (As of 06/01)
Here are some recently announced release dates for some Hollywood films for the later year:
Aug. 29th - Lucy (Toho-Towa) Sept. 06th - Non-Stop (Gaga) Sept. 06th - I, Frankenstein (Pony Canyon) Sept. 26th - Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (Fox) Sept. 27th - About Time (Sinker) Sept. TBA - A Million Ways to Die in the West (Toho-Towa) Oct. 11th - Jupiter Ascending (Warner Bros.)* Oct. TBA - Hercules (Paramount) Fall 2014 - Jersey Boys (Warner Bros.) Nov. 01st - The Expendables 3 (Shochiku) Dec. TBA - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Paramount) Dec. TBA - Night at the Museum: Secret of the Pharaoh (Fox) Winter 2014 - Big Hero 6 (Disney)
*No longer I guess even though it was just announced for that date two weeks ago.
“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."
Wed Jun 04, 2014 10:29 pm
Algren
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Re: Japan Box Office: 2014 Charts Updated (As of 06/01)
Nov 1st or Jan 1st, it makes no difference for The Expendables 3. They don't really do that well in Japan. China is the market now!
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Wed Jun 04, 2014 11:08 pm
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Re: Japan Box Office: 2014 Charts Updated (As of 06/01)
How about interstellar?
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Thu Jun 05, 2014 12:07 am
Corpse
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Re: Japan Box Office: 2014 Charts Updated (As of 06/01)
It comes out Dec. 13th. I didn't list any films that already has a release date.
“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."
Thu Jun 05, 2014 9:27 am
Corpse
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Re: Japan Box Office: 2014 Charts Updated (As of 06/01)
Frozen Exceeds 17 Million Admissions, Breaking Titanic's Imported Admission Record!
Disney's Frozen became the Most-Attended non-Japanese film of all time on Wednesday, exceeding 17 million admissions to overtake Titanic's 17-year record of 16.83 million admissions.
Frozen has earned ¥21,582,200,000 ($211.6 million) with 17,018,400 admissions as of Wednesday, its 83rd day in release.
“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."
Thu Jun 05, 2014 9:32 am
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 :: 17.02 million - Frozen (2014) [83 days in release] 04 :: 16.83 million - Titanic (1997) 05 :: 16.20 million - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) 06 :: 15.50 million - Howl's Moving Castle (2004) 07 :: 14.20 million - Princess Mononoke (1997) 08 :: 14.00 million - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) 09 :: 13.00 million - Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War (1958) 10 :: 12.87 million - Ponyo (2008) 11 :: 12.60 million - Bayside Shakedown: Save the Rainbow Bridge! (2003) 12 :: 12.55 million - Godzilla vs. King Kong (1962) 13 :: 12.10 million - The Last Samurai (2003) 14 :: 11.00 million - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) 15 :: 10.69 million - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) 16 :: 10.10 million - Avatar (2009) 17 :: 9.72 million - The Wind Rises (2013) 18 :: 9.61 million - Godzilla (1954) 19 :: 9.00 million - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) 20 :: 8.90 million - Armageddon (1998) 21 :: 8.80 million - The Sinking of Japan (1973) 22 :: 8.60 million - Finding Nemo (2003) 23 :: 8.55 million - Jurassic Park (1993) 24 :: 8.40 million - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) 25 :: 8.34 million - The Return of Godzilla (1955) 26 :: 8.30 million - Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999) 27 :: 8.00 million - Antarctica (1983) 27 :: 8.00 million - The Da Vinci Code (2006) 29 :: 7.80 million - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) 30 :: 7.75 million - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) 31 :: 7.71 million - The Matrix Reloaded (2003) 32 :: 7.65 million - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2004) 33 :: 7.60 million - Monsters, Inc. (2002) 34 :: 7.56 million - Arrietty (2010) 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 :: 7.11 million - The Eternal Zero (2013) [163 days in release] 41 :: 7.10 million - Bayside Shakedown (1998) 42 :: 7.05 million - Monsters University (2013) 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) Newest Entries
“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."
Thu Jun 05, 2014 9:38 am
Algren
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Re: Japan Box Office: Frozen Becomes Most-Attended Imported
Awesome news about Frozen. It's a pity that a better film couldn't have topped Titanic, but ah well.
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Thu Jun 05, 2014 11:33 am
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Re: Japan Box Office: Weekend Forecast (Multiple Openers)
Weekend Forecast [06/07-08]
01 (01) ¥508 million ($5.0 million), -33%, ¥22.25 billion ($218.1 million), Frozen (Disney) Week 13 02 (--) ¥165 million ($1.6 million), 0, ¥195 million ($1.9 million), The Grand Budapest Hotel (Fox) NEW 03 (02) ¥150 million ($1.4 million), -45%, ¥790 million ($7.8 million), X-Men: Days of Future Past (Fox) Week 2 04 (03) ¥118 million ($1.1 million), -39%, ¥550 million ($5.4 million), Monsterz (Warner Bros.) Week 2 05 (04) ¥97 million ($950,000), -36%, ¥780 million ($7.7 million), A Bolt from the Sky (Toho) Week 3 06 (05) ¥82 million ($810,000), -42%, ¥370 million ($3.6 million), All-Around Appraiser Q: Mona Lisa's Eye (Toho) Week 2 07 (--) ¥80 million ($790,000), 0, Need for Speed (Disney) NEW 08 (--) ¥70 million ($590,000), 0, Persona 3 the Movie 2: A Midsummer Knight's Dream (Aniplex) NEW 09 (06) ¥68 million ($670,000), -40%, ¥4.22 billion ($41.4 million), Thermae Romae II (Toho) Week 7 10 (--) ¥55 million ($540,000), 0, Pompeii (Gaga) NEW --¥50 million ($490,000), 0, ¥60 million ($590,0000), 2013 Police Story (Broad Media Studios) NEW
I may end up being wrong come tomorrow or Sunday, but Frozen appears to be heading for a sizable decline this weekend based on morning ticket sales. And by "sizable", I'm thinking 30/35% over the weekend. Most films tend to drop 40/50% coming off a discount weekend, though, so anything below 40% would still be great.
All the openers are difficult to pin down.
>Disney, it seems, is trying to capitalize on the Fast and Furious franchise by going quite wide with Need for Speed, releasing it in 303 theaters. The problem? Everyone knows it isn't Fast and Furious and ticket sales look dismal. And despite playing much wider than the other openers, I doubt it comes out on top among them and will be lucky if it reaches the Top 5.
>The Grand Budapest Hotel is however doing really well this morning, but its barely wide theater count of 100 will limit it. It looks to be the favorite among the weekend openers, and I believe it'll be the top debut this weekend in breakout fashion. This also seems like the perfect film for audiences in June (dead month) to enjoy, too, and I could see a multiplier approach 10.
>Persona 3 the Movie 2 is only being released in 35 theaters, but the first film opened above ¥60 million last November in just 26 theaters. A similar opening will be enough for a Top 10 spot.
>Pompeii is only receiving a mid-sized release in 199 theaters, and it has no recognizable names whatsoever either. It'll probably just make the Top 10, but I won't be shocked if it misses and lands in 11th/12th. Gaga, even if independent, is a strong distributor so I'm sure the advertising has been decent at least.
>2013 Police Story, while starring Jackie Chan, is also a smaller release debuting in 130 theaters. It'll be fighting for a spot in the Top 10.
“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 Jun 06, 2014 11:06 pm
Algren
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Re: Japan Box Office: Weekend Forecast (Multiple Openers)
How's Jackie Chan's popularity in Japan? Police Story 2013 is not a good film by any means.
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Fri Jun 06, 2014 11:20 pm
Algren
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Re: Japan Box Office: Weekend Forecast (Multiple Openers)
Quote:
Top-Selling Videocassettes In Japan in 1987 (Jan-July) Title - Unit Sales Rocky IV 70,000 Over The Top 65,000
Corpse, would you have any idea how much the average videocassette cost back in 1987?
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Fri Jun 06, 2014 11:31 pm
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Re: Japan Box Office: Weekend Forecast (Multiple Openers)
Ooh, a Grand Budapest Hotel breakout would be quite exciting. One last hurrah for a fantastic WW run.
Fri Jun 06, 2014 11:44 pm
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Re: Japan Box Office: Weekend Forecast (Multiple Openers)
How much of a role do you think announcement of the July DVD release played in the much bigger drop.
Fri Jun 06, 2014 11:58 pm
Corpse
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Re: Japan Box Office: Weekend Forecast (Multiple Openers)
Algren wrote:
How's Jackie Chan's popularity in Japan? Police Story 2013 is not a good film by any means.
He doesn't seem to be too popular. I can't name a single movie besides Rush Hour (¥1.2 billion) and Rush Hour 2 (¥1.7 billion) that he's starred in that earned more than ¥1 billion (~$10 million). There may be one or two more, but none of his films have been hits anyway.
The 70/80s may be a different story though.
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Quote:
Top-Selling Videocassettes In Japan in 1987 (Jan-July) Title - Unit Sales Rocky IV 70,000 Over The Top 65,000
Corpse, would you have any idea how much the average videocassette cost back in 1987?
Were VHS tapes still really expensive in the late 80s?
I know that a lot of VHS tapes were like $70/80+ in the 80s. I don't know much about pricing in Japan before the early/mid 90s, but I'm going to assume they were 2/3x higher than in the US, so... $140-210 would be a rough guesstimate from me.
A new release on DVD will generally set you back $50/60 in Japan today for comparison. Even those that have been in release for years (like those in the $5 bin at Wal-Marts) will cost you at least $20/25.
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