It is a shame that Your Name did not stay flat or increase on its second weekend since you kind of stirred up excitement that it might.

Well, it's still a 1.8% drop (and only down 15,000 admissions). As I said a couple times, though, when you're selling through 55% of your available tickets, it becomes really hard to actually improve upon that number. Your Name. has been at ~55% capacity for two weekends in a row now, and without knowing the exact counts for the first two Harry Potter films and Howl's Moving Castle, no other uber-blockbuster has been able to achieve that before. That's why I said it was initially "unthinkable" that Saturday pre-sales were up nearly 20% compared to last Saturday.

The first showings in Japan begin at 7/8AM, and unless a film is primarily targeting very young children or seniors, those showings have very few attendees. The first showtime represents around 15% of a recent film's available tickets for the day.

Your Name. (Weekly & Daily Performance)

Opening Day: 08/26: ¥348 million ($3.4 million)
Opening WKND: 08/27-28: ¥930 million ($9.2 million), 0, ¥1.278 billion ($12.6 million)
First WKDS: 08/29-09/02: ¥1.434 billion ($13.9 million), 0, ¥2.712 billion ($26.5 million)
Second WKND: 09/03-04: ¥1.160 billion ($11.2 million), +25%, ¥3.872 billion ($37.6 million)
Second WKDS: 09/05-09: ¥1.280 billion ($12.5 million), -11%, ¥5.152 billion ($50.1 million)
Third WKND: 09/10-11: ¥1.134 billion ($11.1 million), -02%, ¥6.286 billion ($61.2 million)

Ongoing Third WKDS Estimates (09/12-16):

Monday (09/12): ¥270 million ($2.6 million), -01%, ¥6.556 billion ($63.8 million)

% changes compared to same day/week last week.

So, Japan, like the rest of the world, are Marvel lovers.

Just incredible for Your Name. That Monday number guarantees another huge weekend. Should be able to do $11.5m+ weekdays as well.

Hopefully there'll be no DVD release date announced while the film is still fucking #1 at the box office.

And Suicide Squad?

Around ¥80 million ($775,000) or so.

Your Name. (Weekly & Daily Performance)

Opening Day: 08/26: ¥348 million ($3.4 million)
Opening WKND: 08/27-28: ¥930 million ($9.2 million), 0, ¥1.278 billion ($12.6 million)
First WKDS: 08/29-09/02: ¥1.434 billion ($13.9 million), 0, ¥2.712 billion ($26.5 million)
Second WKND: 09/03-04: ¥1.160 billion ($11.2 million), +25%, ¥3.872 billion ($37.6 million)
Second WKDS: 09/05-09: ¥1.280 billion ($12.5 million), -11%, ¥5.152 billion ($50.1 million)
Third WKND: 09/10-11: ¥1.134 billion ($11.1 million), -02%, ¥6.286 billion ($61.2 million)

Ongoing Third WKDS Estimates (09/12-16):

Monday (09/12): ¥270 million ($2.6 million), -01%, ¥6.556 billion ($63.8 million)
Tuesday (09/13): ¥185 million ($1.8 million), -03%, ¥6.741 billion ($65.6 million)

% changes compared to same day/week last week.

Fastest Films to 5 Million Admissions (30 Days or Less) [2001-]

16 - Spirited Away (2001)
16 - Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
17 - Yo-Kai Watch: It's the Secret of Birth, Nyan! (2014)*
17 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
17 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
18 - Your Name. (2016)
19 - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
20 - Frozen (2014)*
20 - Ponyo (2008)
21 - Bayside Shakedown: Save the Rainbow Bridge! (2003)
21 - Alice in Wonderland (2010)*
21 - The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
22 - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
24 - Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)*
24 - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)*
24 - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)*
25 - The Da Vinci Code (2006)
26 - Rookies (2009)
26 - The Wind Rises (2013)
27 - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2004)
27 - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
28 - Arrietty (2010)
29 - Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)*
30 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 (2011)*
30 - One Piece Film Z (2012)*

Your Name. will also, likely, exceed ¥7 billion today (Wednesday), its 20th day in release.

Fastest Films to ¥7 billion (30 Days or Less) [2001-]

16 - Spirited Away (2001)
17 - Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
17 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
18 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
19 - Alice in Wonderland (2010)*
20 - Your Name. (2016)
20 - Bayside Shakedown: Save the Rainbow Bridge! (2003)
22 - Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)*
22 - The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
23 - Frozen (2014)*
23 - Ponyo (2008)
23 - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
23 - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
25 - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)*
26 - Jurassic World (2015)*
26 - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)*
29 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 (2011)*
30 - The Wind Rises (2013)*
30 - Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
30 - The Da Vinci Code (2006)

*Indicates one of the major holiday weeks (New Year; Spring Break; Golden Week; Obon Festival) occurred when a film reached respective milestone.

Your Name. ([Path to the Top 5 All-Time; ¥20 billion ($200 million)])

Opening Day: 08/26: ¥348 million ($3.4 million)
Opening WKND: 08/27-28: ¥930 million ($9.2 million), 0, ¥1.278 billion ($12.6 million)
First WKDS: 08/29-09/02: ¥1.434 billion ($13.9 million), 0, ¥2.712 billion ($26.5 million)
Second WKND: 09/03-04: ¥1.160 billion ($11.2 million), +25%, ¥3.872 billion ($37.6 million)
Second WKDS: 09/05-09: ¥1.280 billion ($12.5 million), -11%, ¥5.152 billion ($50.1 million)
Third WKND: 09/10-11: ¥1.134 billion ($11.1 million), -02%, ¥6.286 billion ($61.2 million) #97 All-Time

Ongoing Third WKDS Estimates (09/12-16):

Monday (09/12): ¥270 million ($2.6 million), -01%, ¥6.556 billion ($63.8 million) #89 All-Time
Tuesday (09/13): ¥185 million ($1.8 million), -03%, ¥6.741 billion ($65.6 million) #84 All-Time
Wednesday (09/14): ¥260 million ($2.5 million), -01%, ¥7.001 billion ($68.1 million) #77 All-Time
Thursday (09/15): ¥155 million ($1.5 million), -13%, ¥7.156 billion ($69.6 million) #74 All-Time

% changes compared to same day/week last week.

Love the avatar.

Corpse, what do you suggest regarding finding grosses for smaller sub-¥1bn films? Having an interest in films related to late night anime franchises, I mostly end up relying on miscellaneous PR articles or product blurbs from when the BDs are solicited, etc. after they drop off the top 10 in 2-3 weeks.

That's all inconsistently available at best. For example, Kizumonogatari was eventually reported at ¥800m Part I, but Part II only ranked once for ¥196m after 3 days. Its 2nd weekend missed the rankings, although Mojo had it at ¥350m. (I dislike using Mojo unless as a last resort.)

Then its third weekend didn't make any sites. Surely a film, even one that somewhat underperformed expectations like Kizu has, wouldn't drop from ¥800m to ¥350m but that's what it'll look like unless there's some better way of getting more complete info.

Long-winded way of asking if there's any better way to get grosses for stuff outside the Top 10. Do we just wait and hope some news article fills in the gap?

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Also curious what your policy is on acceptable data sources. Girls und Panzer, per its official website, was up to ¥2,315,264,894 as of Aug 20 ( http://girls-und-panzer.at.webry.info/2 ... cle_6.html ). It's not in the most recent Top Grossing of 2015 or Top Multipliers of 2015 posts I've seen here though. Wondering if it slipped through the cracks (since it had such a long, slow burn) or if it doesn't meet some other inclusion criteria.

And of course, thanks for the thread. It's become my primary source for all JP box office information.

It can be difficult to come by numbers for limited/near limited releases once they fall out of the Top 10, as you mentioned, especially for those smaller films that haven't reached ¥1 billion, or won't reach that milestone. Sometimes they're included in the weekly bunkatsushin articles (subscription service only), but generally only if they're released via a major studio and still in wide release (100+ theaters). One pretty much does have to wait on those PR articles and such that you talked about in most cases regarding their totals.

Kizumonogatari Part II's second weekend was ¥63,212,900 ($620,000), for a two-week total of ¥350,377,400 ($3.4 million). I don't know what it achieved after that, unfortunately. It should have been able to break ¥500 million ($5 million) from that point, though, and is still in all of its original theaters going into this weekend (its 5th weekend of release). If you're really interested in this particular film, I can go back and gather admissions to provide rough weekend estimates.

Girls und Panzer is a very interesting film. It hasn't fallen through the cracks, believe me, I have to decide what to do with it at least once a month.

As you know, it was released back in November 2015, but every month or two its ongoing total keeps getting reported (since it's a big success) because it hasn't left theaters yet. It was almost out of release at some point prior in March/April (beginning of Spring), prompting Eiren to include it as a 2015 release in their yearly data, but it was expanded after that to 4DX locations and has been playing in specific locations ever since (5 theaters as of last week). It's already out on DVD, has been for awhile now I believe, but fans keep seeing it enough to keep it in theaters (its multiplier is over 18!).

It's not on the 2015 charts that I include each week when I update the 2016 charts because I'm actually not completely sure if it's still being counted as a 2015 release. If a November release earns over a certain amount (I believe it's ¥1 billion) after the first week in December, it's then included as a release for the following year. I'll have to go back and check the weekend charts, but I don't believe it had grossed over ¥1 billion post-December when Eiren updated, but it certainly has now.

And welcome to the forums! Don't be a lurker anymore, join the conversations in here. We've picked up a few other former lurkers in here recently, too, so we can probably have some actual discussions regarding Japanese films, anime or live-action, box office or otherwise, now.

Your Name. ([Path to the Top 5 All-Time; ¥20 billion ($200 million)])

Opening Day: 08/26: ¥348 million ($3.4 million)
Opening WKND: 08/27-28: ¥930 million ($9.2 million), 0, ¥1.278 billion ($12.6 million)
First WKDS: 08/29-09/02: ¥1.434 billion ($13.9 million), 0, ¥2.712 billion ($26.5 million)
Second WKND: 09/03-04: ¥1.160 billion ($11.2 million), +25%, ¥3.872 billion ($37.6 million)
Second WKDS: 09/05-09: ¥1.280 billion ($12.5 million), -11%, ¥5.152 billion ($50.1 million)
Third WKND: 09/10-11: ¥1.134 billion ($11.1 million), -02%, ¥6.286 billion ($61.2 million) #97 All-Time

Ongoing Third WKDS Estimates (09/12-16):

Monday (09/12): ¥270 million ($2.6 million), -01%, ¥6.556 billion ($63.8 million) #89 All-Time
Tuesday (09/13): ¥185 million ($1.8 million), -03%, ¥6.741 billion ($65.6 million) #84 All-Time
Wednesday (09/14): ¥260 million ($2.5 million), -01%, ¥7.001 billion ($68.1 million) #77 All-Time
Thursday (09/15): ¥155 million ($1.5 million), -13%, ¥7.156 billion ($69.6 million) #74 All-Time
Friday (09/16): ¥190 million ($1.8 million), -15%, ¥7.346 billion ($71.4 million) #71 All-Time

% changes compared to same day/week last week.

Thanks, maybe when it's dropped most of its theaters or something. For now, I'm content just waiting for some PR (since it's not been out that long yet), assuming its drop isn't bad enough that they'd prefer not to say anything!


Makes sense, I had wondered if if it still running was part of reason. I know it's down to just a small handful of screens now (the bulk of remaining screens dropped off earlier this month), but it's still not quite done.

(And now they've announced some kind of continuation to the franchise, but not the format. Though the rational guess is a second film. I'd much rather prefer a full TV series but that seems less likely. Profit margin on a film, when it does this well, has to be much higher.)