The week-to-week increases will begin to level off on Thursday as schools and businesses resume, and I expect things will be largely back to normal on Friday. Your Name. is, of course, an exception, so it's hard to say when it'll begin to slow down.

As long as its still doing significant numbers, Your Name. could play for up to a year since opening (last August). At minimum, it'll probably stay in wide release until at least mid-March (its 30th week of release at that point), if not even up through Golden Week (end of April). I'm sure it'll remain in limited release for a significantly longer period.

Another contributing factor, and it's the same for any film, is chart performance. If a film is still selling enough ticket to remain in the Top 10, Top 5, or higher, there's no reason for studios/theaters to cut screens for it. And it appears that Your Name. may very well reclaim the #1 spot today, on its 132nd day of release. It hasn't been announced, but it probably reclaimed the #1 spot yesterday in terms of admissions, too.

Its closing date will also come down to how viable its chances are at beating Spirited Away in the coming months. As I said above, if it's still doing fine numbers and maintaining a high chart ranking, and begins to close in on Spirited Away, that'll just prolong its run even further.

Judging by the current pace, Your name can very well make another record of being the top domestic grosser for two consecutive years (It's not consider this way, but still)
If it collects around ¥80 - ¥100 billion in 2017, I don't see any upcoming film to outgross that amount for now.
Studio Ponoc's "Witch's flower" might have a chance tho.

Corpse, I know that you are very busy but I would like to know how your work on the admissions of imported films is going?

I look forward to it impatiently. It is curious how so few countries have old, complete and consistent data of admissions. Only the United States, United Kingdom, France, Japan, Italy, Germany, Spain, Australia and Brazil.

I am completing a top of the most watched films of history based on the admissions of these countries. I think admissions are more relevant than the box office.

Meanwhile Your name debuted at no 1 today in korean box office with $856,508 from 137,715 admissions.
Total gross- $1.4million (collected $532,833 from 2 days preview on 31st Dec and 1st Jan)
Predictable lifetme- $30-$40 million

Everyday Shinkai

The dollar box office makes it look like the industry has kept growing, while admissions tell an entirely different story. The UK for example had admissions easily over 1 billion a year in the 1940s and early 1950s while they are below 200 million a year today (after having fallen to 54 million in 1984).

Comparing admissions in such different periods is imo almost as irrelevant as the dollar-based comparisons. I think the most relevant indicator we could use would be the % of market share in admissions for a given movie, as that would take into account the market conditions.

I quoted on your post from awhile back to make my earlier statement clear. There are scenes where Shinkai do express characters change of emotion/ expression to the fullest, like the ending of garden of words.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBl6Kg9aNRQ

And when it had a somewhat resolution-less ending, it is clear that Shinkai intended a happy ending, but only in the mind of the viewer.

In Your Name, however, there are that scenes where Mitsuha and Taki

Anyway, great news from South Korea, keep us up to date. I will post information too, as soon i get it, when somebody else haven't.

I know I told you I'd have it all posted weeks ago now, apologies. Unfortunately, I'm suffering from a cold (hopefully it's just that...) right now, and work has been exhausting the past couple weeks.

HOWEVER, I'm likely taking a sick day tomorrow unless I feel noticeably better in the morning, and I have a three day weekend ahead, too, so I WILL have it all posted sometime over the weekend, promise!

Weekend Actuals are available now, following the New Year, and I'll have them posted tomorrow. Surprisingly, because of estimates (not expectations), Resident Evil: The Final Chapter retained its position atop the box office (by a mere 0.1%). It really looked like Rogue One had reclaimed the top spot, but it remained in second place.

And Your Name. took the #1 spot back yesterday (Wednesday), on its 132nd day in release. I'll have the New Year weekday estimates updated tomorrow as well, following the Weekend Actuals.

New Year Week Estimates (01/02-06)

Monday (01/02)
01 (03) ¥180,000,000 ($1.5 million), +140%, ¥3,030,000,000 ($26.5 million), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (Disney) Day 18
02 (01) ¥170,000,000 ($1.4 million), +45%, ¥2,290,000,000 ($19.7 million), Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (Sony) Day 11
03 (06) ¥160,000,000 ($1.3 million), +283%, ¥22,090,000,000 ($211.1 million), Your Name. (Toho) Day 130
04 (04) ¥125,000,000 ($1.1 million), +102%, ¥6,260,000,000 ($55.6 million), Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Warner Bros.) Day 41
05 (02) ¥95,000,000 ($810,000), -06%, ¥2,070,000,000 ($17.8 million), Yo-Kai Watch: The Movie 3 (Toho) Day 17
06 (08) ¥65,000,000 ($555,000), +263%, ¥1,505,000,000 ($13.1 million), A Man Called Pirate (Toho) Day 31
07 (07) ¥45,000,000 ($380,000), +21%, ¥715,000,000 ($6.2 million), The Mole Song 2: Hong Kong Crazy Uproar Song (Toho) Day 11
08 (05) ¥35,000,000 ($300,000), -14%, ¥1,025,000,000 ($8.9 million), Tomorrow, I Will Date With Yesterday's You (Toho) Day 24
09 (09) ¥20,000,000 ($170,000), +41%, ¥770,000,000 ($6.8 million), Kamen Rider Hensei Generations (Toei) Day 31
10 (12) ¥15,000,000 ($125,000), +213%, ¥950,000,000 ($8.3 million), In This Corner of the World (Tokyo Theaters, Co.) Day 52

Tuesday (01/03)
01 (01) ¥185,000,000 ($1.6 million), +85%, ¥2,475,000,000 ($21.3 million), Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (Sony) Day 12
02 (03) ¥175,000,000 ($1.5 million), +143%, ¥3,205,000,000 ($27.9 million), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (Disney) Day 19
03 (05) ¥160,000,000 ($1.3 million), +289%, ¥22,250,000,000 ($212.4 million), Your Name. (Toho) Day 131
04 (04) ¥125,000,000 ($1.1 million), +121%, ¥6,385,000,000 ($56.6 million), Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Warner Bros.) Day 42
05 (02) ¥100,000,000 ($850,000), +13%, ¥2,170,000,000 ($18.7 million), Yo-Kai Watch: The Movie 3 (Toho) Day 18
06 (08) ¥70,000,000 ($600,000), +296%, ¥1,575,000,000 ($13.7 million), A Man Called Pirate (Toho) Day 32
07 (06) ¥55,000,000 ($470,000), +35%, ¥1,080,000,000 ($9.4 million), Tomorrow, I Will Date With Yesterday's You (Toho) Day 25
08 (07) ¥50,000,000 ($430,000), +67%, ¥765,000,000 ($6.6 million), The Mole Song 2: Hong Kong Crazy Uproar Song (Toho) Day 12
09 (09) ¥20,000,000 ($170,000), +77%, ¥790,000,000 ($7.0 million), Kamen Rider Hensei Generations (Toei) Day 32
10 (13) ¥20,000,000 ($165,000), +230%, ¥970,000,000 ($8.5 million), In This Corner of the World (Tokyo Theaters, Co.) Day 53

Wednesday (01/04)
01 (05) ¥135,000,000 ($1.2 million), +96%, ¥22,385,000,000 ($213.6 million), Your Name. (Toho) Day 132
02 (01) ¥130,000,000 ($1.1 million), +13%, ¥2,605,000,000 ($22.4 million), Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (Sony) Day 13
03 (03) ¥120,000,000 ($1.0 million), +22%, ¥3,325,000,000 ($28.9 million), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (Disney) Day 20
04 (02) ¥105,000,000 ($900,000), -11%, ¥2,275,000,000 ($19.6 million), Yo-Kai Watch: The Movie 3 (Toho) Day 19
05 (04) ¥95,000,000 ($815,000), +14%, ¥6,480,000,000 ($57.4 million), Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Warner Bros.) Day 43
06 (08) ¥50,000,000 ($430,000), +109%, ¥1,625,000,000 ($14.1 million), A Man Called Pirate (Toho) Day 33
07 (06) ¥50,000,000 ($430,000), -01%, ¥1,130,000,000 ($9.8 million), Tomorrow, I Will Date With Yesterday's You (Toho) Day 26
08 (07) ¥45,000,000 ($385,000), +19%, ¥810,000,000 ($7.1 million), The Mole Song 2: Hong Kong Crazy Uproar Song (Toho) Day 13
09 (09) ¥20,000,000 ($170,000), +18%, ¥810,000,000 ($7.2 million), Kamen Rider Hensei Generations (Toei) Day 33
10 (11) ¥15,000,000 ($125,000), +67%, ¥995,000,000 ($8.7 million), In This Corner of the World (Tokyo Theaters, Co.) Day 54

Thursday (01/05)
01 (01) ¥75,000,000 ($645,000), -55%, ¥2,680,000,000 ($23.0 million), Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (Sony) Day 14
02 (05) ¥65,000,000 ($560,000), -23%, ¥22,450,000,000 ($214.2 million), Your Name. (Toho) Day 133
03 (02) ¥65,000,000 ($555,000), -51%, ¥2,340,000,000 ($20.2 million), Yo-Kai Watch: The Movie 3 (Toho) Day 20
04 (03) ¥60,000,000 ($515,000), -58%, ¥3,385,000,000 ($29.4 million), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (Disney) Day 21
05 (04) ¥50,000,000 ($430,000), -52%, ¥6,530,000,000 ($57.8 million), Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Warner Bros.) Day 44
06 (06) ¥35,000,000 ($300,000), -51%, ¥1,165,000,000 ($10.1 million), Tomorrow, I Will Date With Yesterday's You (Toho) Day 27
07 (07) ¥30,000,000 ($260,000), -48%, ¥840,000,000 ($7.4 million), The Mole Song 2: Hong Kong Crazy Uproar Song (Toho) Day 14
08 (08) ¥25,000,000 ($215,000), -32%, ¥1,650,000,000 ($14.3 million), A Man Called Pirate (Toho) Day 34
09 (09) ¥10,000,000 ($85,000), -62%, ¥820,000,000 ($7.3 million), Kamen Rider Hensei Generations (Toei) Day 34
10 (10) ¥10,000,000 ($80,000), -31%, ¥1,005,000,000 ($8.8 million), In This Corner of the World (Tokyo Theaters, Co.) Day 55

% changes versus same day last week.

That Thursday percentage drop for Your Name doesn't look right, does it?

It's correct, and it's very, very good. Last Thursday was the first day that schools/businesses began going on break while this Thursday many began going back, so to be down just 23% while mostly everything else is down over ~50% is extraordinary (especially coming off some of the biggest increases over New Year).

That's awesome

Finally the weekend are out. I've been waiting for it to update the global figure of Your Name.
And thank you as usual, Corpse. Great detail of presentation.

At the moment, Your Name has passed some new milestones.
- 4th most attended film surpassing Titanic
- 1st japan film to cross US$ 300 Million Worldwide (i wonder why Toho hasn't announce this? Probably because the currency thingie).

and last:

#NATION #LOCAL CURR #USD
JAPAN 21,930,000,000 209,700,000
CHINA 566,000,000 82,250,000
UK 373,791 466,772
AUSTRALIA 1,075,783 771,945
THAILAND 43,600,010 1,222,693
NZ 136,895 95,278
TAIWAN 200,000,000 6,250,000
HK 30,719,914 3,961,279
FRANCE* 541,415 573,900
SOUTH KOREA 638,495,550 538,654
MALAYSIA
INDONESIA
SINGAPORE
PHILIPPINE
TOTAL 305,830,521 (USD)

*) For France, since there is no gross earning info yet (at least within my reach), average 7 Euro ticket price is used - based on several information, i think this is a quite low number - (admission is 77,345).

Meanwhile in South Korea, yn is having a 2nd day on top of daily chart, with cummulative of over US$ 2.2 Million since opening yesterday (plus preview last weekend). Today the number of screens is added to 778 (yesterday at 555).

I'm sure Toho will announce something about that soon.

They did announce today that with the record #1 debut (for a Japanese film) in South Korea (I read a local article projecting ~$40-50 million there now), it's achieved #1 on the charts in five countries so far, and that its run is being extended in China due to its weekly holds there.

And not that it really needs it, since it's begun its rise back to the #1 spot on the Japanese charts going into its 20th weekend, it'll be receiving an IMAX release on Jan. 13th.

I don't think anyone has mentioned it amid all the Kimi no Na wa hype, so a quick shout-out to Kono Sekai no Katasumi Ni (In This Corner of the World) for starting at a lowly ¥47m and having now crossed the ¥1bn mark with some crazy holds (or more like week on week increases most of the time).

Indeed. It's been, in my opinion, the most successful film that was released over the past four months and undoubtedly one of the most impressive this year (top 5, easily).

It's only been playing on 68 screens ever since opening, and yet it's remained in the Top 10 now for 8-consecutive weeks. It's very much a limited release, only playing in 6 of the 9 regions, and yet still it managed to break ¥1 billion this week.

It's multiplier after 8 weeks in release has exceeded 21 (only behind Your Name. for 2016, and one of the highest multipliers for a ¥1 billion earner of all-time, too). It's behaving like a mini-Your Name..

http://mantan-web.jp/2017/01/05/2017010 ... 6000c.html

And they're looking to increase it to 200 screens, so they must have some serious confidence in its continued legs. Impressive.

It's playing on 173 screens (154% increase) beginning this weekend, and is looking at a likely weekend increase and a ninth week in the Top 10. The distributor, Tokyo Theaters Co., rarely has a film playing anywhere near 200 screens, since they primarily operate in the Kanto and Chubu regions, so this is a big deal for them.

I'll have the Weekend Forecast up soon.

Is FB the only film that manage to cross ‎¥‎5 billion mark in last 4 months?
What about The mermaid? I thought it was suppose to release this weekend.

Well, ¥5 billion isn't an easy milestone to reach. For comparison purposes, it's about the equivalent to a $250 million grosser in the U.S. On average, 5-7 is the typical number of films that reach ¥5 billion each year.

Of course, there's usually at least one ¥5 billion earner out of December, but 2016 won't have any [Rogue One (slight disappointment), Resident Evil (performing within expectations), and Yo-Kai Watch 3 (big decrease) will all miss]. 2016 didn't really need any more, though, since it already had 9 films do so (second most of all-time), and was so strong throughout that it'll likely end up being the biggest year of all-time anyway (in revenue).

The Mermaid did open this weekend, but only on 10 screens. It's not even making the Top 25 films for today, though, so it's a bomb. The vast majority of Chinese films only receive limited releases, and often perform poorly, so no surprise.

YOUR NAME in South Korea:

$5.8m (849,166 admissions) until Saturday...

Twice as much as what PASSENGERS is doing the same opening weekend...