“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 Mar 15, 2015 6:40 pm
Corpse
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Re: Japan Box-Office: Weekend Estimate (Spring Releases, Wav
Shoujo/Josei Romance Box-Office History Openings: ¥1.005 billion ($9.6 million) / 805,350 - Boys Over Flowers: Final (2008) ¥563.1 million ($6.0 million) / 437,616 - Nodame Cantabile: The Final Score (Part 2) (2010) ¥536.1 million ($4.8 million) / 396,195 - Nana (2005) ¥394.3 million ($4.5 million) / 317,302 - Nodame Cantabile: The Final Score (Part 1) (2009) ¥350.0 million ($2.9 million) / 302,000 - Strobe Edge (2015) *Est.* ¥314.9 million ($3.8 million) / 242,923 - We Were There (Part 2) (2012) ¥313.6 million ($3.8 million) / 242,841 - Hotaru: It's Only A Little Light In My Life (2012) ¥295.3 million ($3.6 million) / 227,241 - We Were There (Part 1) (2012) ¥243.4 million ($2.1 million) / 210,497 - Ao Haru Ride (2014) ¥233.9 million ($2.7 million) / 190,278 - Kimi ni Todoke (2010) ¥225.3 million ($2.7 million) / 188,378 - Today, I'll Start Our Love (2012) ¥204.1 million ($2.5 million) / 155,746 - Paradise Kiss (2011) ¥168.9 million ($1.5 million) / 123,736 - Nana 2 (2006) ¥164.0 million ($1.6 million) / 135,797 - The Liar and His Lover (2013) ¥159.6 million ($1.5 million) / 135,801 - Say, "I Love You" (2014) ¥100 million+
Totals: ¥7.75 billion ($72.6 million) / 6.30 million - Boys Over Flowers: Final (2008) #61 All-Time ¥4.10 billion ($44.8 million) / 3.24 million - Nodame Cantabile: The Final Score (Part 1) (2009) ¥4.03 billion ($36.1 million) / 3.11 million - Nana (2005) ¥3.72 billion ($41.9 million) / 2.93 million - Nodame Cantabile: The Final Score (Part 2) (2010) ¥2.52 billion ($31.6 million) / 2.10 million - We Were There (Part 1) (2012) ¥1.88 billion ($24.0 million) / 1.50 million - Hotaru: It's Only a Little Light in My Life (2012) ¥1.86 billion ($16.0 million) / 1.58 million - Ao Haru Ride (2014) ¥1.78 billion ($17.1 million) / 1.46 million - The Liar and His Lover (2013) ¥1.77 billion ($20.2 million) / 1.50 million - Today, I'll Start Our Love (2012) ¥1.72 billion ($22.0 million) / 1.37 million - We Were There (Part 2) (2012) ¥1.53 billion ($10.9 million) / 1.25 million - Kimi ni Todoke (2010) ¥1.39 billion ($18.0 million) / 1.09 million - Paradise Kiss (2011) ¥1.10 billion ($10.7 million) / 0.90 million - Say, "I Love You" (2014) ¥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."
Sun Mar 15, 2015 6:41 pm
Corpse
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Re: Japan Box-Office: Weekend Ranking (Spring Releases, Wave
Weekend Ranking (03/14-15)
01 (01) Doraemon: Nobita's Space Record of Space Heroes (Toho) Week 2 02 (--) Into the Woods (Disney) DEBUT 03 (--) Strobe Edge (Toho) DEBUT 04 (--) The Lion Who Stands in the Wind (Toho) DEBUT 05 (--) Pretty Cure All Stars: Spring Carnival (Toei) DEBUT 06 (02) American Sniper (Warner Bros.) Week 4 07 (03) Solomon's Perjury (Part 1) (Shochiku) Week 2 08 (--) The Imitation Game (Gaga) DEBUT 09 (05) Big Hero 6 (Disney) Week 13 10 (04) Terrace House: Closing Door (Toho) Week 5
A great weekend to kick off the Spring box-office season.
>Doraemon: Nobita's Space Record of Space Heroes repeats atop the box-office, and delivered the biggest second weekend (and two-week total) in the franchise in the process.
The 36th installment in the series grossed ¥474,683,950 ($3.9 million) with 418,700 admissions over the weekend, down just 26% from last weekend, bringing its two-week total to ¥1.24 billion ($10.4 million) and 1.07 million admissions. Its biggest week is still ahead, Spring Break, and at this rate, it'll definitely reach ¥3.5 billion and could become the first Doraemon film to hit ¥4 billion $35 million), if you exclude Stand By Me, Doraemon from the annual March releases.<
>Into the Woods debuted in second place, taking in a strong ¥426,038,800 ($3.6 million) with 328,722 admissions across 342 screens. Disney and reporters are claiming it's the best debut for a musical film since 2000, but it's less than Mamma Mia! in gross (yen and dollar) and admissions, so I'm not sure the criteria they're using for their claim.
Either way, great opening, but there are already signs that it might have weak WOM (Sunday % drop and questionable Monday results). However, with Spring Break, and the fact that most musicals manage at least solid legs, it'll earn at least ¥2.5 billion ($20 million), if not ¥3 billion ($25 million).<
>Strobe Edge came in third place with the best debut for a Shoujo film (teen romance) since 2008 (or since 2010 if you include would Josei romance titles, too). The film grossed ¥332,437,800 ($2.8 million) with 286,450 admissions on 294 screens over the weekend.
This is a perfect film to release before Spring Break, as its target audience will have a more opportune time to catch it in cinemas over the break. Toho is expecting it to reach ¥3 billion ($25 million), which isn't impossible, but a more reasonable target is ¥2.5 billion ($20 million).<
>The Lion Who Stands in the Wind comes in fourth place, grossing ¥132,691,300 ($1.1 million) with 111,217 admissions across 309 screens. A pretty standard, if not mediocre, debut but legs should be pretty strong. It still has a shot of reaching the 1 billion milestone.<
>Pretty Cure All Stars: Spring Carnival rounds out the Top 5, but came in 32% behind last March's release. Playing on 213 screens, the 10th film in the series grossed ¥130,363,100 ($1.1 million) with 112,883 admissions. I've noticed TV ratings for the series have dropped over the past year or two, so perhaps that's part of the reason the film series has been dropping as well. It'll be another year without a Pretty Cure film earning ¥1 billion.<
>The Imitation Game is the weekend's last opener to make the Top 10, but it does so quite impressively. Playing in limited release across 61 screens, it earned ¥53,900,800 ($ ) with 42,572 admissions. It's very rare for films to expand in Japan's market, so I wouldn't bet on it happening this upcoming weekend, but reviews are strong and WOM likely as well, so maybe it can earn up to ¥400 million ($3-3.5 million) or so in total.<
>And finally, Big Hero 6 will enjoy its last weekend in the Top 10, but has achieved an impressive 13-consecutive weeks there, and has grossed ¥9,041,560,000 ($76.8 million) with 7,113,086 admissions after thirteen weeks in release.<
“Gods are great ... but the heart is greater. For it is from our hearts they come, and to our hearts they shall return.” “We were like gods at the dawning of the world, & our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other.” “There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.” “You have to pretend you get an endgame. You have to carry on like you will; otherwise, you can't carry on at all.” "Paper is dead without words / Ink idle without a poem / All the world dead without stories."
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Mon Mar 16, 2015 11:49 pm
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Re: Japan Box Office: 2015 Opening Weekends
Top Opening Weekends - 2015 Gross ¥ ($) / Admissions [Screens] - Film (Distributor)
¥1.629 billion ($14.0 million) / 1,484,916 [408] - Yo-Kai Watch: It's the Secret of Birth, Nyan! (Toho) #1 All-Time [Domestic] ¥1 billion ↨ ¥644.7 million ($5.4 million) / 557,310 [365] - Doraemon: Nobita's Space Record of Space Heroes (Toho) ¥600.4 million ($5.2 million) / 463,556 [540] - Big Hero 6 (Disney) ¥515.3 million ($4.4 million) / 396,280 [266] - The Last: Naruto the Movie (Toho) ¥500 million ↨ ¥426.0 million ($3.6 million) / 328,722 [342] - Into the Woods (Disney) ¥340.3 million ($3.0 million) / 256,161 [418] - Parasyte (Part 1) (Toho) ¥332.4 million ($2.8 million) / 286,450 [294] - Strobe Edge (Toho) ¥332.4 million ($2.8 million) / 249,321 [333] - American Sniper (Warner Bros.) ¥300 million ↨ ¥287.1 million ($2.5 million) / 195,209 [640] - The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (Warner Bros.) ¥259.3 million ($2.2 million) / 168,577 [649] - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Paramount) ¥251.1 million ($2.1 million) / 189,897 [160] - Terrace House: Closing Door (Toho) ¥243.4 million ($2.1 million) / 210,497 [295] - Ao Haru Ride (Toho) ¥218.6 million ($1.9 million) / 164,186 [505] - Annie (Sony) ¥207.1 million ($1.8 million) / 174,121 [310] - Joker Game (Toho) ¥204.5 million ($1.8 million) / 166,620 [307] - Kamen Rider x Kamen Rider Gaim & Drive: Full Throttle (Toei) ¥200.3 million ($1.7 million) / 153,767 [292] - ST: Scientific Investigation Squad (Toho) ¥200 million ↨ ¥185.6 million ($1.6 million) / 141,890 [678] - Exodus: Gods and Kings (Fox) ¥172.7 million ($1.5 million) / 156,949 [151] - Aikatsu! The Movie (Toei) ¥157.7 million ($1.4 million) / 124,191 [342] - The Vancouver Asahi (Toho) ¥153.4 million ($1.3 million) / 118,593 [321] - Gone Girl (Fox) ¥144.4 million ($1.2 million) / 109,854 [638] - Mortdecai (Kadokawa) ¥136.9 million ($1.2 million) / 93,164 [103] - Psycho-Pass: The Movie (Toho Video Division) ¥132.7 million ($1.1 million) / 111,217 [309] - The Lion Who Stands in the Wind (Toho) ¥130.4 million ($1.1 million) / 112,883 [213] - Pretty Cure All Stars: Spring Carnival (Toei) ¥120.7 million ($1.0 million) / 93,101 [353] - Taken 3 (Fox) ¥120.1 million ($1.0 million) / 91,850 [311] - Solomon's Perjury (Part 1) (Shochiku) ¥118.5 million ($1.0 million) / 102,828 [261] - Maestro! (Shochiku/Asmik Ace) ¥100 million ↑
“Gods are great ... but the heart is greater. For it is from our hearts they come, and to our hearts they shall return.” “We were like gods at the dawning of the world, & our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other.” “There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.” “You have to pretend you get an endgame. You have to carry on like you will; otherwise, you can't carry on at all.” "Paper is dead without words / Ink idle without a poem / All the world dead without stories."
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Mon Mar 16, 2015 11:54 pm
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Re: Japan Box Office: Top Grossing Films (2015)
Top Grossing Films - 2015 Gross ¥ ($) / Admissions [Days in Release] - Film (Distributor)
¥10 billion ↨ ¥9.04 billion ($76.8 million) / 7.11 million [86] - Big Hero 6 (Disney) #43 All-Time ¥7.66 billion ($65.2 million) / 6.89 million [86] - Yo-Kai Watch: It's the Secret of Birth, Nyan! (Toho) #63 All-Time ¥5 billion ↨ ¥3 billion ↨ ¥2 billion ↨ ¥1.98 billion ($16.9 million) / 1.56 million [E] - Parasyte (Part 1) (Toho) ¥1.94 billion ($16.5 million) / 1.52 million [E] - The Last: Naruto the Movie (Toho) ¥1.86 billion ($16.0 million) / 1.58 million [E] - Ao Haru Ride (Toho) ¥1.77 billion ($14.7 million) / 1.38 million [23] - American Sniper (Warner Bros.) ¥1.54 billion ($13.3 million) / 1.10 million [E] - The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (Warner Bros.) ¥1.30 billion ($11.0 million) / 1.04 million [E] - The Vancouver Asahi (Toho) ¥1.30 billion ($11.0 million) / 1.04 million [51] - Annie (Sony) ¥1.24 billion ($10.4 million) / 1.07 million [09] - Doraemon: Nobita's Space Record of Space Heroes (Toho) ¥1.21 billion ($10.2 million) / 0.81 million [37] - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Paramount) ¥1.14 billion ($9.6 million) / 0.88 million [30] - Terrace House: Closing Door (Toho) ¥1.00 billion ($8.5 million) / 0.79 million [E] - ST: Scientific Investigation Squad (Toho) ¥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."
Tue Mar 17, 2015 12:05 am
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Re: Japan Box Office: 2015 #1 Films
2015 #1 Films Dec. 06-07 - The Last: Naruto the Movie - ¥515 million ($4.4 million) W1 Dec. 13-14 - The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies - ¥287 million ($2.5 million) W1 Dec. 20-21 - Yo-Kai Watch: It's the Secret of Birth, Nyan! - ¥1.63 billion ($14.0 million) W1 [#1 All-Time Domestic OW] Dec. 27-28 - Yo-Kai Watch: It's the Secret of Birth, Nyan! - ¥597 million ($5.1 million) W2 Jan. 03-04 - Big Hero 6 - ¥665 million ($5.6 million) W1 Jan. 10-11 - Big Hero 6 - ¥546 million ($4.6 million) W2 Jan. 17-18 - Big Hero 6 - ¥426 million ($3.7 million) W3 Jan. 24-25 - Big Hero 6 - ¥349 million ($3.0 million) W4 Jan. 31-Feb. 01 - Big Hero 6 - ¥307 million ($2.6 million) W5 Feb. 07-08 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - ¥259 million ($2.2 million) W1 Feb. 14-15 - Terrace House: Closing Door - ¥251 million ($2.1 million) W1 Feb. 21-22 - American Sniper - ¥332 million ($2.8 million) W1 Feb. 28-Mar. 01 - American Sniper - ¥292 million ($2.5 million) W2 Mar. 07-08 - Doraemon: Nobita's Space Record of Space Heroes - ¥645 million ($5.4 million) W1 Mar. 14-15 - Doraemon: Nobita's Space Record of Space Heroes - ¥475 million ($3.9 million) W2
Dec. 07-08 - Lupin III vs. Detective Conan - ¥650 million ($6.4 million) W1 Dec. 14-15 - Lupin III vs. Detective Conan - ¥473 million ($4.5 million) W2 Dec. 21-22 - The Eternal Zero - ¥542 million ($5.3 million) W1 Dec. 28-29 - The Eternal Zero - ¥372 million ($3.6 million) W2 Jan. 04-05 - The Eternal Zero - ¥532 million ($5.2 million) W3 Jan. 11-12 - The Eternal Zero - ¥468 million ($4.5 million) W4 Jan. 18-19 - The Eternal Zero - ¥401 million ($3.9 million) W5 Jan. 25-26 - The Eternal Zero - ¥375 million ($3.7 million) W6 Feb. 01-02 - The Eternal Zero - ¥334 million ($3.3 million) W7 Feb. 08-09 - The Eternal Zero - ¥171 million ($1.7 million) W8 Feb. 15-16 - The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji - ¥282 million ($2.8 million) W1 Feb. 22-23 - The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji - ¥236 million ($2.3 million) W2 Mar. 01-02 - The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - ¥313 million ($3.1 million) W1 Mar. 08-09 - Doraemon: Nobita's Great Demon - Peko and the Exploration Party - ¥600 million ($5.9 million) W1 Mar. 15-16 - Frozen - ¥763 million ($7.5 million) W1 Mar. 22-23 - Frozen - ¥872 million ($8.5 million) W2 Mar. 29-30 - Frozen - ¥881 million ($8.6 million) W3 Apr. 05-06 - Frozen - ¥850 million ($8.3 million) W4 Apr. 12-13 - Frozen - ¥841 million ($8.2 million) W5 Apr. 19-20 - Frozen - ¥826 million ($8.1 million) W6 Apr. 26-27 - Frozen - ¥772 million ($7.6 million) W7 May 03-04 - Frozen - ¥1.12 billion ($11.1 million) W8 May 10-11 - Frozen - ¥738 million ($7.2 million) W9 May 17-18 - Frozen - ¥807 million ($7.9 million) W10 May 24-25 - Frozen - ¥700 million ($6.9 million) W11 May 31-June 01 - Frozen - ¥759 million ($7.5 million) W12 June 07-08 - Frozen - ¥592 million ($5.8 million) W13 June 14-15 - Frozen - ¥393 million ($3.8 million) W14 June 21-22 - Frozen - ¥364 million ($3.5 million) W15 June 28-29 - Frozen - ¥274 million ($2.6 million) W16 July 05-06 - Maleficent - ¥692 million ($6.8 million) W1 July 12-13 - Maleficent - ¥604 million ($5.9 million) W2 July 19-20 - Maleficent - ¥479 million ($4.7 million) W3 July 26-27 - Godzilla - ¥508 million ($5.0 million) W1 Aug. 02-03 - Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno - ¥592 million ($5.8 million) W1 Aug. 09-10 - Stand By Me, Doraemon - ¥767 million ($7.6 million) W1 Aug. 16-17 - Stand By Me, Doraemon - ¥701 million ($6.9 million) W2 Aug. 23-24 - Stand By Me, Doraemon - ¥487 million ($4.7 million) W3 Aug. 30-31 - Stand By Me, Doraemon - ¥520 million ($5.0 million) W4 Sept. 06-07 - Stand By Me, Doraemon - ¥373 million ($3.6 million) W5 Sept. 13-14 - Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends - ¥919 million ($8.7 million) W1 Sept. 20-21 - Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends - ¥419 million ($3.9 million) W2 Sept. 27-28 - Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends - ¥277 million ($2.5 million) W3 Oct. 04-05 - Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends - ¥177 million ($1.6 million) W4 Oct. 11-12 - Close Range Love - ¥178 million ($1.7 million) W1 Oct. 18-19 - Close Range Love - ¥124 million ($1.2 million) W2 Oct. 25-26 - Close Range Love - ¥112 million ($1.0 million) W3 Nov. 01-02 - The Expendables 3 - ¥180 million ($1.7 million) W1 Nov. 08-09 - Beauty and the Beast - ¥114 million ($1.0 million) W1 Nov. 15-16 - As the Gods Will - ¥180 million ($1.6 million) W1 Nov. 22-23 - Interstellar - ¥193 million ($1.7 million) W1 Nov. 29-30 - Parasyte Part 1 - ¥340 million ($3.0 million) W1
“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 Mar 17, 2015 1:02 am
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Re: Japan Box-Office: Weekend Ranking; Charts Updating
Corpse, would you recommend any modern Japanese films to me? The Japanese films I have watched and liked were mainly Kitano's; Sonatine, Battle Royale, and Boiling Point, but I also like the American remakes of Ringu and Ju-on.
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Tue Mar 17, 2015 1:12 am
Corpse
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Re: Japan Box-Office: Weekend Ranking; Charts Updating
I think you'd enjoy, most of, Takashi Miike's work. His filmography is pretty big, often directing 2 or 3 films every year, so you may have a lot of researching ahead since he is a very diverse director, too. Maybe give 13 Assassins a try? It's one of his more recent, critically-acclaimed films you'd probably enjoy.
Perhaps Outrage and its sequel, Beyond Outrage, would be up your ally. The films following the Galileo drama (mystery/thriller) may interest you, they're (in order): Suspect X > Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess > Andalusia: Revenge of the Goddess > Midsummer's Equation.
If you like films about cops and/or detectives, I can give you a huge list. These shows and films have been huge in Japan for decades, and are generally very good despite there being so many. There are also a ton of good films about WWII, if that's your thing.
If you like films with a sci-fi theme, you might like the 20th Century Boys trilogy.
Many Japanese films often require some sort of prior knowledge of the material, though, so keep that in mind. An overwhelming majority of Japanese films are based on some source material (manga, tv shows, novels, anime, etc.). Average Joe moviegoers are few and far between, so most films are targeting a specific audience/fanbase.
“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 Mar 17, 2015 10:32 pm
Algren
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Re: Japan Box-Office: Weekend Ranking; Charts Updating
Awesome. I shall get on this. Thanks man.
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Wed Mar 18, 2015 12:04 am
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Re: Japan Box-Office: Attack on Titan (Teaser Trailer)
“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 Mar 18, 2015 10:09 pm
Algren
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Re: Japan Box-Office: Attack on Titan (Teaser Trailer Emerge
It looks awesome, and miles better than the blockbuster trash that the US puts out.
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Thu Mar 19, 2015 12:35 am
Corpse
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Re: Japan Box-Office: Upcoming Weekend Releases
Upcoming Weekend Releases [Theater Counts]
WIDE: 03/21, [345] - Night at the Museum: The Secret of the Tomb (Fox) 03/21, [312] - Assassination Classroom (Toho) 03/21, [309] - Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3 (Toei)
There are several limited openers, but none of them are playing at 10 or more locations this weekend.
Seating and Showtime data will be posted soon. Most theaters have given Assassination Classroom the biggest screens, thus it has a big advantage this weekend with so many seats available. It's also one of the more popular current manga/anime series, so maybe it has some breakout potential (online signs are also very good). We'll see.
“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 Mar 19, 2015 7:57 pm
Corpse
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Re: Japan Box-Office: Weekend Releases [Theater Counts]
Usual Locations Saturday Seating/Showing Counts (~43% of Market)
TW (LW) Seats Available (% change), [#Theaters/#Showings], Film (Dis.) Week of Release 01 (--) 270,671 (--), [137/788], Assassination Classroom (Toho) NEW 02 (--) 199,298 (--), [146/944], Night at the Museum: The Secret of the Tomb (Fox) NEW 03 (01) 175,039 (-28%), [142/681], Doraemon: Nobita's Space Record of Space Heroes (Toho) Week 3 04 (02) 163,715 (-25%), [143/765], Into the Woods (Disney) Week 2 05 (03) 138,578 (-31%), [132/704], Strobe Edge (Toho) Week 2 06 (--) 96,215 (--), [122/572], Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3 (Toei) NEW 07 (04) 76,283 (-42%), [135/600], The Lion Who Stands in the Wind (Toho) Week 2 08 (05) 58,360 (-41%), [141/372], American Sniper (Warner Bros.) Week 5 09 (07) 55,896 (-30%), [135/440], Solomon's Perjury (Part 1) (Shochiku) Week 3 10 (06) 44,093 (-47%), [88/424], Pretty Cure All Stars: Spring Carnival (Toei) Week 2 11 (11) 23,045 (-28%), [42/163], The Imitation Game (Gaga) Week 2 12 (08) 21,364 (-42%), [122/160], Have a Song on Your Lips (Shochiku/Asmik Ace) Week 4 13 (09) 20,721 (-43%), [93/154], Terrace House: Closing Door (Toho) Week 6 14 (12) 18,248 (-40%), [43/143], The Theory of Everything (Toho-Towa) Week 2 15 (10) 17,111 (-48%), [69/130], Shimajiro and the Big Tree (Toho Video Division) Week 2 16 (14) 16,148 (-30%), [96/99], Joker Game (Toho) Week 8 17 (16) 15,899 (-27%), [28/111], Ultraman Ginga S the Movie: Showdown! The 10 Ultra-Warriors! (Shochiku Media Division) Week 2 18 (13) 14,450 (-46%), [31/96], Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here (Shochiku) Week 2 19 (17) 12,549 (-39%), [71/99], The Curtain Rises (T-Joy) Week 4 20 (20) 9,764 (-41%), [61/73], Big Hero 6 (Disney) Week 14 21 (24) 7,970 (-38%), [44/54], Chef (Sony) Week 4 22 (21) 7,031 (-54%), [20/50], PriPara the Movie: Everyone, Assemble! Prism Tours (Avex Pictures) Week 3 23 (19) 6,636 (-63%), [52/52], Yo-Kai Watch: It's the Secret of Birth, Nyan! (Toho) Week 14 24 (--) 5,601 (-33%), [36/40], The Curtain Rises: Summer Challenge (T-Joy) Week 2 25 (--) 5,390 (-34%), [17/37], Song One (Phantom Film) Week 2
Out of the Top 25: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Week 7), Fifty Shades of Grey (Week 6), The Mourner (Week 6), The Fault in Our Stars (Week 5), Predestination (Week 4)
“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 Mar 19, 2015 8:29 pm
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Re: Japan Box-Office: Weekend Forecast
Weekend Forecast (03/21-22)
01 (--) ¥410 million ($3.4 million), 0, ¥410 million ($3.4 million), Assassination Classroom (Toho) NEW 02 (01) ¥336 million ($2.8 million), -27%, ¥1.80 billion ($15.0 million), Doraemon: Nobita's Space Record of Space Heroes (Toho) Week 3 03 (02) ¥297 million ($2.5 million), -30%, ¥1.05 billion ($8.8 million), Into the Woods (Disney) Week 2 04 (--) ¥250 million ($2.1 million), 0, ¥310 million ($2.6 million), Night at the Museum: The Secret of the Tomb (Fox) NEW 05 (03) ¥226 million ($1.9 million), -32%, ¥910 million ($7.6 million), Strobe Edge (Toho) Week 2 06 (--) ¥200 million ($1.7 million), 0, ¥200 million ($1.7 million), Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3 (Toei) NEW 07 (04) ¥93 million ($780,000), -29%, ¥350 million ($3.0 million), The Lion Who Stands in the Wind (Toho) Week 2 08 (06) ¥81 million ($675,000), -32%, ¥1.95 billion ($16.4 million), American Sniper (Warner Bros.) Week 5 09 (05) ¥77 million ($640,000), -41%, ¥250 million ($2.1 million), Pretty Cure All Stars: Spring Carnival (Toei) Week 2 10 (07) ¥51 million ($425,000), -34%, ¥450 million ($3.8 million), Solomon's Perjury (Part 1) (Shochiku) Week 3 11 (08) ¥41 million ($340,000), -25%, ¥170 million ($1.4 million), The Imitation Game (Gaga) Week 2 12 (10) ¥26 million ($220,000), -36%, ¥1.20 billion ($10.1 million), Terrace House: Closing Door (Toho) Week 6
This weekend will be interesting. It's the weekend before Spring Break officially begins, and today is the Spring Equinox (national holiday). It hasn't fallen on a weekend since 2010 (and 2004 before then), and drops then were slightly better than an average weekend last time this occurred. The Spring Equinox spikes business when it falls on a weekday, but it appears to have minimal effect when it lands on a weekend.
>Assassination Classroom has potential for a big opening... if it doesn't collapse on Sunday. Advance ticket sales were very solid, and morning/afternoon ticket sales are and will be very good since it has stage greetings taking place at several locations throughout the day (many locations are more or less booked until the evening showings begin). I kind of want to predict a little higher, but it's likely to experience a hefty drop on Sunday.
The live-action adaptation of the popular manga/anime, where a delinquent class is tasked with assassinating a powerful creature (also their teacher) that has already destroyed most of the Moon, in one-years time, or else he'll destroy Earth, should pull off the weekend victory and unseat Doraemon this weekend (though they could swap positions next weekend).<
>Night at the Museum: The Secret of the Tomb earned ~¥60-70 million ($500-600,000) on Friday, suggesting an opening saftely above ¥200 million over the weekend frame, but it may not crack the Top 3. The top half of the box-office is quite strong right now.<
>The Kamen Rider franchise seems to have stabilized after multiple consecutive dips, with debuts around ¥200 million, so this one shouldn't be any different.<
“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 Mar 20, 2015 9:46 pm
Corpse
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Re: Japan Box-Office: Weekend Forecast
Usual Locations - Saturday Results (~43% of Market)
TW (LW) Admissions (% change), [#Theaters], Film (Dis.) Week of Release 01 (--) 91,803 (--), [139], Assassination Classroom (Toho) NEW 02 (02) 50,551 (-27%), [144], Doraemon: Nobita's Space Record of Space Heroes (Toho) Week 3 03 (--) 46,264 (--), [148], Night at the Museum: The Secret of the Tomb (Fox) NEW 04 (01) 40,140 (-53%), [145], Into the Woods (Disney) Week 2 05 (03) 33,368 (-51%), [134], Strobe Edge (Toho) Week 2 06 (--) 26,705 (--), [125], Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3 (Toei) NEW 07 (04) 13,184 (-38%), [137], The Lion Who Stands in the Wind (Toho) Week 2 08 (05) 11,430 (-43%), [143], American Sniper (Warner Bros.) Week 5 09 (06) 8,689 (-54%), [88], Pretty Cure All Stars: Spring Carnival (Toei) Week 2 10 (07) 8,648 (-47%), [42], The Imitation Game (Gaga) Week 2 11 (08) 8,625 (-38%), [137], Solomon's Perjury (Part 1) (Shochiku) Week 3 12 (09) 4,462 (-44%), [43], The Theory of Everything (Toho-Towa) Week 2 13 (18) 3,390 (+61%), [31], PriPara the Movie: Everyone, Assemble! Prism Tours (Avex Pictures) Week 3 14 (12) 3,859 (-30%), [29], Ultraman Ginga S the Movie: Showdown! The 10 Ultra-Warriors! (Shochiku Media Division) Week 2 15 (11) 2,975 (-52%), [23], Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here (Shochiku) Week 2 16 (13) 2,890 (-26%), [70], Shimajiro and the Big Tree (Toho Video Division) Week 2 17 (10) 2,636 (-58%), [95], Terrace House: Closing Door (Toho) Week 6 18 (15) 2,148 (-36%), [73], The Curtain Rises (T-Joy) Week 4 19 (14) 2,016 (-44%), [122], Have a Song on Your Lips (Asmik Ace) Week 4 20 (16) 1,554 (-54%), [44], Chef (Sony) Week 4 21 (19) 1,455 (-43%), [61], Big Hero 6 (Disney) Week 14 22 (20) 1,396 (-34%), [38], The Curtain Rises: Summer Challenge (T-Joy) Week 2 23 (--) 558, (+23%), [26], Predestination (Presido) Week 4 24 (--) 528, (-47%), [95], Joker Game (Toho) Week 8 25 (--) 522, (+71%), [31], The Furthest End Awaits (Toei) Week 4
Last Saturday was discount day at Toho Cinemas, so the Saturday drops are higher than they'll be on a national level. Saturday holds will be ~5% or so stronger those above (maybe closer to 10% stronger for last weekend's openers, having received the biggest benefit from it).
>Very strong for Assassination Classroom. Even if it plummets 50% tomorrow, since it had multiple stage greetings to boost its opening day, it should claim the #1 spot with near ¥400 million. Sunday's advance ticket sales don't look too bad right now, though.<
>Doraemon can't be ruled out of repeating atop the box-office for a 3rd-consecutive week, however, especially in admissions. It'll win Sunday again, which will bring its weekend admissions very close to Assassination Classroom's (assuming a near 50% drop on Sunday). In gross, it looks headed for around ¥350 million right now.<
>Night at the Museum: The Secret of the Tomb performed fairly well, and if it increases enough on Sunday, it has a chance of reaching ¥300 million over the weekend. If that happens, it should finish close to its predecessor, and might have a slim chance of even beating it.
>Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3 is doing as expected, but it'll need a healthy Sunday to reach ¥200 million again for the franchise.
“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 Mar 21, 2015 1:38 pm
Corpse
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Re: Japan Box-Office: Weekend Forecast (Spring BO Season)
So much for Doraemon winning Sunday and possibly making a weekend comeback. It's doing just fine as expected, much better than Saturday, but Assassination Classroom is surprisingly keeping pace with it heading into the afternoon and will pull well ahead once the evening showings begin.
Most films with stage greetings occurring on opening day plummet the following day, but that isn't the case with Assassination Classroom right now.
Assassination Classroom will likely earn the best debut for a live-action film so far this year, and since last September (Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends).
“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 Mar 22, 2015 12:58 am
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Re: Japan Box-Office: Usual Locations - Weekend Results
Usual Locations - Weekend Results (~43% of Market)
TW (LW) Admissions (% change), [#Theaters/#Showings], Film (Dis.) Week of Release 01 (--) 159,440 (--), [139/1,561], Assassination Classroom (Toho) NEW 02 (01) 107,957 (-32%), [144/1,318], Doraemon: Nobita's Space Record of Space Heroes (Toho) Week 3 03 (--) 92,329 (--), [148/1,789], Night at the Museum: The Secret of the Tomb (Fox) NEW 04 (02) 79,789 (-46%), [145/1,442], Into the Woods (Disney) Week 2 05 (03) 74,954 (-42%), [134/1,325], Strobe Edge (Toho) Week 2 06 (--) 47,446 (--), [125/1,133], Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3 (Toei) NEW 07 (04) 25,543 (-36%), [137/1,149], The Lion Who Stands in the Wind (Toho) Week 2 08 (06) 22,322 (-38%), [143/704], American Sniper (Warner Bros.) Week 5 09 (05) 21,168 (-44%), [88/548], Pretty Cure All Stars: Spring Carnival (Toei) Week 2 10 (08) 16,987 (-31%), [137/839], Solomon's Perjury (Part 1) (Shochiku) Week 3 11 (07) 15,908 (-40%), [42/314], The Imitation Game (Gaga) Week 2 12 (09) 8,087 (-39%), [43/274], The Theory of Everything (Toho-Towa) Week 2 13 (18) 8,020 (+56%), [31/134], PriPara the Movie: Everyone, Assemble! Prism Tours (Avex Pictures) Week 3 14 (11) 7,416 (-37%), [29/212], Ultraman Ginga S the Movie: Showdown! The 10 Ultra-Warriors! (Shochiku Media Division) Week 2 15 (14) 5,958 (-29%), [70/253], Shimajiro and the Big Tree (Toho Video Division) Week 2 16 (13) 5,601 (-43%), [23/182], Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here (Shochiku) Week 2 17 (10) 5,037 (-58%), [95/292], Terrace House: Closing Door (Toho) Week 6 18 (12) 4,261 (-59%), [73/173], The Curtain Rises (T-Joy) Week 4 19 (15) 3,908 (-43%), [122/315], Have a Song on Your Lips (Asmik Ace) Week 4 20 (16) 3,315 (-46%), [62/132], Big Hero 6 (Disney) Week 14 21 (17) 2,808 (-49%), [44/106], Chef (Sony) Week 4 22 (20) 2,635 (-31%), [38/77], The Curtain Rises: Summer Challenge (T-Joy) Week 2 23 (--) 1,454, (-11%), [95/191], Joker Game (Toho) Week 8 24 (24) 1,037, (-54%), [52/90], Yo-Kai Watch: It's the Secret of Birth, Nyan! (Toho) Week 14 25 (--) 946, (-31%), [14/37], Annabel (Warner Bros.) Week 4
Note: Weekend holds will still be slightly better (a couple % points) than those above on the national level.
>Assassination Classroom "only" dropped 26% on Sunday, so it handily wins the weekend. Normally, a Sunday drop of 26% is really bad (unless a discount day or holiday is involved), but this film had many stage greetings on Saturday. And films with stage greetings typically fall near 50%, if not more, the next day so a 26% drop is very, very impressive. It might be a sign that its audience isn't just limited to its core manga/anime base.
Estimates have it at 355,000 admissions, which is more than enough for a debut above ¥400 million, if not as much as ¥450 million or more. It's likely to have the best debut for a live-action film, domestic or imported, since last September if actuals aren't much lower.
>Night at the Museum: The Secret of the Tomb looks to have earned itself a nice debut as well. Estimates have it 235,000 admissions, which depending on how young it skewed, could be enough for an opening of ¥300 million. It should be down maybe 15% or so from its predecessor, and might manage to pass its total with the Spring Break boost.
>Kamen Rider only sold about 87% of the tickets that the December release did, so its chances of earning the franchise another ¥200 million opening are incredibly low. It might have even debuted closer to ¥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."
Sun Mar 22, 2015 1:24 pm
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Re: Japan Box-Office: Weekend Estimates (03/21-22)
Weekend Estimates (03/21-22)
01 (--) ¥430 million ($3.6 million), 0, ¥430 million ($3.6 million), Assassination Classroom (Toho) NEW 02 (01) ¥327 million ($2.7 million), -31%, ¥1.90 billion ($15.9 million), Doraemon: Nobita's Space Record of Space Heroes (Toho) Week 3 03 (--) ¥295 million ($2.5 million), 0, ¥360 million ($3.0 million), Night at the Museum: The Secret of the Tomb (Fox) NEW 04 (02) ¥243 million ($2.0 million), -43%, ¥1.00 billion ($8.4 million), Into the Woods (Disney) Week 2 05 (03) ¥201 million ($1.7 million), -39%, ¥900 million ($7.5 million), Strobe Edge (Toho) Week 2 06 (--) ¥170 million ($1.4 million), 0, ¥170 million ($1.4 million), Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3 (Toei) NEW 07 (04) ¥87 million ($725,000), -34%, ¥350 million ($3.0 million), The Lion Who Stands in the Wind (Toho) Week 2 08 (05) ¥78 million ($650,000), -40%, ¥250 million ($2.1 million), Pretty Cure All Stars: Spring Carnival (Toei) Week 2 09 (06) ¥77 million ($640,000), -36%, ¥1.95 billion ($16.4 million), American Sniper (Warner Bros.) Week 5 10 (07) ¥56 million ($465,000), -30%, ¥455 million ($3.9 million), Solomon's Perjury (Part 1) (Shochiku) Week 3 11 (08) ¥34 million ($280,000), -37%, ¥165 million ($1.4 million), The Imitation Game (Gaga) Week 2 (There are a few films targeting the #12 spot with ~¥20 million).
>Assassination Classroom broke out a bit in its debut, and if estimates hold, earning the best debut for a live-action film in 6 months. This debut should net it at least ¥2.5 billion ($20 million), if not closer to ¥3 billion ($25 million). It runs in Weekly Shonen Jump (targeting young males), but there's been discussions about it reaching beyond its intended audience the past year or so, and the film's performance may be another indication of this.
>Night at the Museum: The Secret of the Tomb actually did pretty well. The weekend estimate is only 15% behind its predecessor, and with a more favorable release date than last time, it might be able to reach ¥2 billion ($16/17 million) again.
Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3, the 50th theatrical release in the Kamen Rider series, is off to one of the weakest starts in the franchise, but Toei decided to release the Spring release in March versus April this year, so maybe Spring Break can allow it to become yet another ¥1 billion grosser in the franchise.... but with this weekend estimate, it'll be a big challenge.
“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 Mar 22, 2015 2:10 pm
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Re: Japan Box-Office: Weekend Estimates (Spring BO Season)
American Sniper's total is a bit meh.
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Mon Mar 23, 2015 12:25 am
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Re: Japan Box-Office: Weekend Estimates (Spring BO Season)
It's pretty good in Yen and admissions after 5 weeks, and Spring Break just started, but the current exchange rate isn't going to make any USD totals this year appear good compared to the last 7/8 years.
Using the estimate after 5 weeks in release, and comparing its performance at the same point in time in recent years, it would have earned:
2014 - $19.1 million (+17%) 2013 - $20.5 million (+25%) 2012 - $23.7 million (+45%) 2011 - $24.0 million (+46%) 2010 - $21.7 million (+32%)
It's also the biggest imported live-action film (in Yen and admissions) since Transformers: Age of Extinction last August, until Into the Woods catches it.
“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 Mar 23, 2015 12:50 am
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Re: Japan Box-Office: Weekend Estimates (Spring BO Season)
Ah, ok, so it's actually not doing badly. Over $20m, in my eyes, looks good. So it's an exchange rate issue. Cool.
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Mon Mar 23, 2015 1:27 am
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Re: Japan Box-Office: Weekend Ranking (Spring BO Season)
Weekend Ranking (03/21-22)
01 (--) Assassination Classroom (Toho) DEBUT 02 (01) Doraemon: Nobita's Space Record of Space Heroes (Toho) Week 3 03 (02) Into the Woods (Disney) Week 2 04 (--) Night at the Museum: The Secret of the Tomb (Fox) DEBUT 05 (03) Strobe Edge (Toho) Week 2 06 (--) Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3 (Toei) DEBUT 07 (04) The Lion Who Stands in the Wind (Toho) Week 2 08 (05) Pretty Cure All Stars: Spring Carnival (Toei) Week 2 09 (06) American Sniper (Warner Bros.) Week 5 10 (07) Solomon's Perjury (Part 1) (Shochiku) Week 3
>Assassination Classroom ends Doraemon's reign atop the box-office, and sold more tickets over the weekend than any live-action film since last September (although it misses Into the Wood's opening weekend in gross).
The live-action adaptation of the popular Shonen manga/anime, starring Ryosuke Yamada (Hey! Say! JUMP), Masaki Suda (Kamen Rider, Princess Jellyfish) and Maika Yamamoto (Kamen Teacher, Faint Her) grossed ¥410,788,100 ($3.4 million) with 350,900 admissions across 313 screens over the weekend.
This is an impressive debut, one of the best for a non-sequel Shonen film (it just beat Death Note's opening weekend for example) and with Spring Break, it might have a chance of reaching the ¥3 billion ($25 million) milestone.
>Doraemon exceeded ¥1.7 billion ($14.5 million) after three weeks in release, while Into the Woods exceeded ¥1.1 billion ($9.0 million) after two weeks in release.
>Night at the Museum: The Secret of the Tomb came in notably below estimates, making what was a good opening weekend turn into just an alright one.
The third, and likely final, film in the franchise earned ¥260,770,900 ($2.2 million) with 202,685 admissions on 663 screens over the weekend. It's not bad, but it is down 26% compared to its predecessor. Its legs will probably be stronger than last time, though, so exceeding ¥1.5 billion ($13/14 million) shouldn't be too difficult, which is acceptable.
>Strobe Edge has reached ¥940 million ($7.8 million) with 800,000 admissions after two-weeks in release, proving it's going to earn more over its weekdays versus its weekends. It also came in 2nd place on Monday (behind Assassination Classroom), and will probably have the second biggest week over Spring Break this year.
>Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3 actually came in above estimates, taking in ¥186,768,250 ($1.6 million) with 145,688 admissions on 307 screens, but it's still pretty disappointing.
This is only the second film in the series since 2007 (and there's been over 20 films since then) that has opened below ¥200 million, and it'll likely miss the ¥1 billion mark, too, to become the only the third film since 2007 (when Toei began releasing 3 films each year) to miss the milestone.
“Gods are great ... but the heart is greater. For it is from our hearts they come, and to our hearts they shall return.” “We were like gods at the dawning of the world, & our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other.” “There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.” “You have to pretend you get an endgame. You have to carry on like you will; otherwise, you can't carry on at all.” "Paper is dead without words / Ink idle without a poem / All the world dead without stories."
Mon Mar 23, 2015 7:57 pm
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Re: Japan Box Office: 2015 Opening Weekends
Top Opening Weekends - 2015 Gross ¥ ($) / Admissions [Screens] - Film (Distributor)
¥1.629 billion ($14.0 million) / 1,484,916 [408] - Yo-Kai Watch: It's the Secret of Birth, Nyan! (Toho) ¥1 billion ↨ ¥644.7 million ($5.4 million) / 557,310 [365] - Doraemon: Nobita's Space Record of Space Heroes (Toho) ¥600.4 million ($5.2 million) / 463,556 [540] - Big Hero 6 (Disney) ¥515.3 million ($4.4 million) / 396,280 [266] - The Last: Naruto the Movie (Toho) ¥500 million ↨ ¥426.0 million ($3.6 million) / 328,722 [342] - Into the Woods (Disney) ¥410.8 million ($3.4 million) / 350,900 [313] - Assassination Classroom (Toho) ¥340.3 million ($3.0 million) / 256,161 [418] - Parasyte (Part 1) (Toho) ¥332.4 million ($2.8 million) / 286,450 [294] - Strobe Edge (Toho) ¥332.4 million ($2.8 million) / 249,321 [333] - American Sniper (Warner Bros.) ¥300 million ↨ ¥287.1 million ($2.5 million) / 195,209 [640] - The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (Warner Bros.) ¥260.8 million ($2.2 million) / 202,685 [663] - Night at the Museum: The Secret of the Tomb (Fox) ¥259.3 million ($2.2 million) / 168,577 [649] - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Paramount) ¥251.1 million ($2.1 million) / 189,897 [160] - Terrace House: Closing Door (Toho) ¥243.4 million ($2.1 million) / 210,497 [295] - Ao Haru Ride (Toho) ¥218.6 million ($1.9 million) / 164,186 [505] - Annie (Sony) ¥207.1 million ($1.8 million) / 174,121 [310] - Joker Game (Toho) ¥204.5 million ($1.8 million) / 166,620 [307] - Kamen Rider x Kamen Rider Gaim & Drive: Full Throttle (Toei) ¥200.3 million ($1.7 million) / 153,767 [292] - ST: Scientific Investigation Squad (Toho) ¥200 million ↨ ¥186.8 million ($1.6 million) / 145,688 [307] - Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3 (Toei) ¥185.6 million ($1.6 million) / 141,890 [678] - Exodus: Gods and Kings (Fox) ¥172.7 million ($1.5 million) / 156,949 [151] - Aikatsu! The Movie (Toei) ¥157.7 million ($1.4 million) / 124,191 [342] - The Vancouver Asahi (Toho) ¥153.4 million ($1.3 million) / 118,593 [321] - Gone Girl (Fox) ¥144.4 million ($1.2 million) / 109,854 [638] - Mortdecai (Kadokawa) ¥136.9 million ($1.2 million) / 93,164 [103] - Psycho-Pass: The Movie (Toho Video Division) ¥132.7 million ($1.1 million) / 111,217 [309] - The Lion Who Stands in the Wind (Toho) ¥130.4 million ($1.1 million) / 112,883 [213] - Pretty Cure All Stars: Spring Carnival (Toei) ¥120.7 million ($1.0 million) / 93,101 [353] - Taken 3 (Fox) ¥120.1 million ($1.0 million) / 91,850 [311] - Solomon's Perjury (Part 1) (Shochiku) ¥118.5 million ($1.0 million) / 102,828 [261] - Maestro! (Shochiku/Asmik Ace) ¥100 million ↑
“Gods are great ... but the heart is greater. For it is from our hearts they come, and to our hearts they shall return.” “We were like gods at the dawning of the world, & our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other.” “There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.” “You have to pretend you get an endgame. You have to carry on like you will; otherwise, you can't carry on at all.” "Paper is dead without words / Ink idle without a poem / All the world dead without stories."
Mon Mar 23, 2015 8:10 pm
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Re: Japan Box Office: Top Grossing Films (2015)
Top Grossing Films - 2015 Gross ¥ ($) / Admissions [Days in Release] - Film (Distributor)
¥10 billion ↨ ¥9.09 billion ($77.1 million) / 7.14 million [93] - Big Hero 6 (Disney) #41 All-Time ¥7.68 billion ($65.3 million) / 6.90 million [93] - Yo-Kai Watch: It's the Secret of Birth, Nyan! (Toho) #62 All-Time ¥5 billion ↨ ¥3 billion ↨ ¥2.00 billion ($17.0 million) / 1.58 million [F] - Parasyte (Part 1) (Toho) ¥2 billion ↨ ¥1.94 billion ($16.5 million) / 1.52 million [E] - The Last: Naruto the Movie (Toho) ¥1.94 billion ($16.3 million) / 1.50 million [30] - American Sniper (Warner Bros.) ¥1.86 billion ($16.0 million) / 1.58 million [E] - Ao Haru Ride (Toho) ¥1.76 billion ($14.8 million) / 1.52 million [16] - Doraemon: Nobita's Space Record of Space Heroes (Toho) ¥1.54 billion ($13.3 million) / 1.10 million [E] - The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (Warner Bros.) ¥1.30 billion ($11.0 million) / 1.04 million [E] - The Vancouver Asahi (Toho) ¥1.30 billion ($11.0 million) / 1.04 million [E] - Annie (Sony) ¥1.21 billion ($10.2 million) / 0.81 million [E] - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Paramount) ¥1.16 billion ($9.8 million) / 0.90 million [37] - Terrace House: Closing Door (Toho) ¥1.11 billion ($9.3 million) / 0.86 million [09] - Into the Woods (Disney) ¥1.00 billion ($8.5 million) / 0.79 million [E] - ST: Scientific Investigation Squad (Toho) ¥1 billion ↑
[E] = Estimate (Tracking Ends) [F] = Final Total (Reported Total)
“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 Mar 23, 2015 8:27 pm
Corpse
Don't Dream It, Be It
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Re: Japan Box-Office: Weekend Ranking (Spring BO Season)
“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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