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 Re: Japan Box-Office: Weekend Releases Upcoming Weekend Releases [Theater Counts]
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02/20, [211] - The Fault in Our Stars (Fox)
02/21, [316] - American Sniper (Warner Bros.)
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02/21, [50] - The Nut Job (Inter Films)
02/21, [40] - The Case of Hana & Alice (T-Joy)
02/21, [38] - The Alfee 40th Anniversary Film - The Last Genesis (Sony)
02/21, [33] - Fantastic Girls (Nagoya Broadcasting Network)
02/21, [19] - Pirameki's Children Story (Yoshimoto Creative Agency)
02/21, [17] - MET Live Viewing: The Merry Widow - Lehar (Shochiku)
Clint Eastwood is one of the most-beloved international directors/actors in Japan , and his films always do well both critically (Jersey Boys is a Best Foreign Picture nominee this year) and at the box-office. So, with American Sniper becoming his biggest film in the US, in addition to the Oscar buzz, I believe it has breakout potential despite the subject matter.
_________________Japan Box Office “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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Re: Japan Box-Office: Weekend Forecast Weekend Forecast (02/21-22)  01 (--) ¥310 million ($2.6 million), 0, ¥310 million ($2.6 million), American Sniper (Warner Bros.) NEW
02 (01) ¥174 million ($1.5 million), -31%, ¥660 million ($5.6 million), Terrace House: Closing Door (Toho) Week 2
03 (03) ¥118 million ($1.0 million), -28%, ¥8.60 billion ($73.4 million), Big Hero 6 (Disney) Week 10
04 (02) ¥115 million ($980,000), -32%, ¥910 million ($7.8 million), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Paramount) Week 3
05 (--) ¥65 million ($550,000), 0, ¥85 million ($725,000), The Fault in Our Stars (Fox) NEW
06 (04) ¥54 million ($455,000), -37%, ¥580 million ($4.9 million), Mortdecai (Kadokawa) Week 3
07 (06) ¥50 million ($425,000), -26%, ¥1.19 billion ($10.2 million), Annie (Sony) Week 5
08 (05) ¥44 million ($375,000), -45%, ¥220 million ($1.9 million), Fifty Shades of Grey (Toho-Towa) Week 2
09 (07) ¥39 million ($330,000), -40%, ¥760 million ($6.5 million), Joker Game (Toho) Week 4
10 (08) ¥38 million ($325,000), -36%, ¥150 million ($1.3 million), The Mourner (Toei) Week 2
11 (09) ¥34 million ($290,000), -31%, ¥7.54 billion ($64.3 million), Yo-Kai Watch: It's the Secret of Birth, Nyan! (Toho) Week 10
12 (11) ¥32 million ($270,000), -33%, ¥275 million ($2.4 million), Mr. Children [Reflection] (Nikkatsu) Week 3
American Sniper is in perfect position for a breakout performance. It's outpacing Terrace House last weekend so far, and is currently outselling the rest of the Top 5 combined. Clint Eastwood has forever been a popular draw in Japan, but Sniper should turn out to be one of his biggest films from the past few years.
If it doesn't break ¥300 million over the weekend, it'll come very close. And assuming it has fine legs (it is Eastwood), especially if it can surprise at the Oscars on Sunday, it has ¥2 billion+ (up to $20 million+) potential.
The Fault in Our Stars will join the ever growing list of young adult/popular book adaptations that disappoint/bomb in Japan. And it's funny that it follows Fifty Shades which just bombed last weekend. The Fault in Our Stars should only just make a Top 5 debut over the weekend.
And the only limited release that could break the Top 10 is The Case of Hana & Alice, but it's not looking likely right now.
_________________Japan Box Office “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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Re: Japan Box-Office: Weekend Forecast (Sniper/Fault) Yeah, Japs love the US flag! haha
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Re: Japan Box-Office: Weekend Forecast (Sniper/Fault) Usual Locations [~43% of the Market] - Weekend Admissions (02/21-22)
105,966 (--), American Sniper (Warner Bros.) NEW
46,826 (-51%), Terrace House: Closing Door (Toho) Week 2
34,254 (-24%), Big Hero 6 (Disney) Week 10
24,784 (-44%), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Paramount) Week 3
23,390 (+05%), Mr. Children [Reflection] (Nikkatsu) Week 3
15,309 (-50%), Mortdecai (Kadokawa) Week 3
14,931 (-36%), Annie (Sony) Week 5
13,674 (--), The Fault in Our Stars (Fox) NEW
11,832 (-59%), Fifty Shades of Grey (Toho-Towa) Week 2
11,092 (-08%), Yo-Kai Watch: It's the Secret of Birth, Nyan! (Toho) Week 10
10,787 (-47%), Joker Game (Toho) Week 4
9,720 (-42%), Moomins on the Riviera (Phantom Film) Week 2
9,207 (-64%), La La La at Rock Bottom (Gaga) Week 2
9,018 (-53%), The Mourner (Toei) Week 2
6,717 (-45%), Maestro! (Shochiku/Asmik Ace) Week 4
Overall Weekend drops will be slightly better than those above since last Saturday was a Toho Cinemas Day (40% off at their locations), which is included among the Usual Locations. Expect most holds to improve around 5%.
>American Sniper performed very, very well. 106,000 admissions here could be enough to have reached 250,000 over the weekend, which will be more than enough to put it over the ¥300 million mark. It'll end up having the best debut so far this calendar year (until the next Doraemon opens in 2 weeks anyway).
>The Fault in Our Stars only did roughly half the business of Fifty Shades of Grey from last weekend. A sub-¥50 million debut is very likely.
>Mr. Children [Reflection] won't rank nearly that high in the Overall Weekend Ranking. It's a limited release that is playing very strongly at Toho Cinemas, so its performance is being greatly inflated at the Usual Locations because of that.
I'll post the Weekend Estimates shortly.
_________________Japan Box Office “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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Re: Japan Box-Office: Weekend Estimates Weekend Estimates (02/21-22)01 (--) ¥320 million ($2.7 million), 0, ¥320 million ($2.7 million), American Sniper (Warner Bros.) NEW
02 (01) ¥138 million ($1.2 million), -45%, ¥640 million ($5.4 million), Terrace House: Closing Door (Toho) Week 2
03 (03) ¥129 million ($1.1 million), -20%, ¥8.59 billion ($73.2 million), Big Hero 6 (Disney) Week 10
04 (02) ¥103 million ($880,000), -39%, ¥890 million ($7.6 million), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Paramount) Week 3
05 (04) ¥50 million ($425,000), -45%, ¥570 million ($4.8 million), Mortdecai (Kadokawa) Week 3
06 (06) ¥47 million ($400,000), -32%, ¥1.19 billion ($10.2 million), Annie (Sony) Week 5
07 (--) ¥45 million ($380,000), 0, ¥60 million ($510,000), The Fault in Our Stars (Fox) NEW
08 (11) ¥45 million ($380,000), -10%, ¥290 million ($2.6 million), Mr. Children [Reflection] (Nikkatsu) Week 3
09 (09) ¥44 million ($375,000), -07%, ¥7.55 billion ($64.4 million), Yo-Kai Watch: It's the Secret of Birth, Nyan! (Toho) Week 10
10 (05) ¥38 million ($325,000), -53%, ¥210 million ($1.8 million), Fifty Shades of Grey (Toho-Towa) Week 2
11 (07) ¥36 million ($310,000), -43%, ¥760 million ($6.5 million), Joker Game (Toho) Week 4
12 (08) ¥31 million ($265,000), -48%, ¥140 million ($1.2 million), The Mourner (Toei) Week 2
>American Sniper should be the first film this calendar year to debut above ¥300 million, and delivers one of Eastwood's better debuts in recent years. Unless legs turn out surprisingly bad, which they should be quite the opposite of really with Eastwood's name and the Oscar buzz, it'll probably exceed ¥2 billion (about $20 million).
I'll post a list of Clint Eastwood's films opening weekends and totals later on today. Japan has been one of his best markets for decades.
>The Fault in Our Stars joins the young adult/international book phenomenon disappointment club, along with Fifty Shades of Grey, Twilight, and The Hunger Games. None of these films have had any impact in Japan, often barely even debuting in the Top 5.
>Mr. Children [Reflection]'s weekend estimate is a very, very rough guess. It should be in the Top 10 again thanks to its performance at the Usual Locations alone, but it doesn't seem to be doing much of anything else elsewhere.
_________________Japan Box Office “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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Re: Japan Box-Office: Weekend Estimates (Sniper/Fault) Big Hero 6's run is starting to slow down in Japan, even though it's still in the Top 3 after 10 weeks, but the Best Animated Picture win at the Academy Awards tonight will give it an additional boost.
It should remain in the Top 10 through March, so it should be looking at 14-16 weeks there. Very, very impressive.
_________________Japan Box Office “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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Re: Japan Box-Office: Weekend Ranking (02/21-22) Weekend Ranking (02/21-22) 01 (--) American Sniper (Warner Bros.) DEBUT
02 (01) Terrace House: Closing Door (Toho) Week 2
03 (03) Big Hero 6 (Disney) Week 10
04 (02) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Paramount) Week 3
05 (11) Mr. Children [Reflection] (Nikkatsu) Week 3
06 (04) Mortdecai (Kadokawa) Week 3
07 (09) Yo-Kai Watch: It's the Secret of Birth, Nyan! (Toho) Week 10
08 (06) Annie (Sony) Week 4
09 (--) The Fault in Our Stars (Fox) DEBUT
10 (07) Joker Game (Toho) Week 4
Before I post the numbers from this past weekend, the Revenue Top 10 (above) and the Admissions Top 10 differed so much this weekend, that it's worth noting
The Top 10 in Admissions:
01. American Sniper / 02. Terrace House / 03. Big Hero 6 / 04. Teenage Ninja Turtles / 05. Yo-Kai Watch (!)
06. Mortdecai / 07. Annie / 08. Mr. Children / 09. Joker Game / 10. The Fault in Our Stars.
Now then...
>American Sniper delivered the best debut this calendar year, and the best opening since Yo-Kai Watch/Big Hero 6 opened against each other on December 20th.
Clint Eastwood's latest earned an impressive ¥332,396,600 ($2.8 million) with 249,321 admissions on 333 screens over the weekend. Clint Eastwood has been a big name in Japan for decades, and American Sniper earns him his best debut in the market since Letters from Iwo Jima debuted to ¥496 million in 2006.
Expect American Sniper to finish between ¥2-2.5 billion (around $20 million).
>Big Hero 6 remains strong in the Top 3. In its 10th weekend in release, it grossed ¥131,177,800 ($1.1 million) with 101,615 admissions. And so far, after 10 weeks, it has accumulated a huge ¥8,613,017,600 ($73.4 million) with 6,766,976 admissions.
And right when its run looked like it'd be coming to an end in a few weeks, it wins the Best Animated Feature Oscar last night. It's bound to receive a boost, though probably small, from this, and will now exceed ¥9 billion without any struggle.
>Mr. Children [Reflection] surged this weekend, up 9% over last weekend. I haven't been following it, but the band must have participated in some stage greetings or something. It rose from 11th all the way into the TOP 5. I hope, that eventually, some official figures are released for it.
>The Fault in Our Stars did worse than even estimates suggested. The film barely made the Top 10, earning a dismal ¥38,686,500 ($330,000) with 28,854 admissions on 211 screens. It'll be lucky to reach ¥200 million ($1.5 million) in Japan.
>Fifty Shades of Grey is, well, no longer in the Top 10! It's the first film so far this DECADE that has debuted in the Top 5 (#5) to fall out of the Top 10 after a single week in release.
_________________Japan Box Office “Gods are great ... but the heart is greater. For it is from our hearts they come, and to our hearts they shall return.”
“We were like gods at the dawning of the world, & our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other.”
“There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.”
“You have to pretend you get an endgame. You have to carry on like you will; otherwise, you can't carry on at all.”
"Paper is dead without words / Ink idle without a poem / All the world dead without stories."
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Re: Japan Box Office: 2015 Opening Weekends Top Opening Weekends - 2015Gross ¥ ($) / 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) #2 All-Time [Admissions]¥1 billion ↨¥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 ↨¥340.3 million ($3.0 million) / 256,161 [418] - Parasyte Part 1 (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) ¥120.7 million ($1.0 million) / 93,101 [353] - Taken 3 (Fox) ¥118.5 million ($1.0 million) / 102,828 [261] - Maestro! (Shochiku/Asmik Ace) ¥100 million ↑Top Opening Weekends - 2014¥1 billion ↨
¥919.5 million ($8.7 million) / 717,948 [435] - Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends (Warner Bros.)
¥789.3 million ($7.8 million) / 649,865 [341] - Detective Conan: The Sniper from Another Dimension (Toho)
¥767.2 million ($7.6 million) / 554,991 [319] - Stand By Me, Doraemon (Toho)
¥763.4 million ($7.5 million) / 602,347 [598] - Frozen (Disney)
¥691.7 million ($6.8 million) / 500,837 [643] - Maleficent (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)
¥592.2 million ($5.8 million) / 433,346 [439] - Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno (Warner Bros.)
¥542.3 million ($5.3 million) / 429,918 [430] - The Eternal Zero (Toho)
¥508.4 million ($5.0 million) / 339,048 [427] - Godzilla (Toho)
¥500 million ↨
¥491.3 million ($4.8 million) / 365,356 [434] - Thermae Romae II (Toho)
¥485.3 million ($4.7 million) / 302,992 [760] - Transformers: Age of Extinction (Paramount)
¥444.1 million ($4.3 million) / 335,148 [307] - Lupin III (Toho)
¥420.3 million ($4.1 million) / 272,703 [761] - The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (Sony)
¥393.3 million ($3.9 million) / 360,190 [357] - Pokemon XY: The Cocoon of Destruction & Diancie (Toho)
¥389.2 million ($3.8 million) / 284,367 [302] - Hot Road (Shochiku)
¥378.9 million ($3.7 million) / 285,234 [461] - Memories of Marnie (Toho)
¥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)
¥259.1 million ($2.5 million) / 172,211 [632] - Edge of Tomorrow (Warner Bros.)
¥255.0 million ($2.5 million) / 200,321 [361] - Noah (Paramount)
¥224.1 million ($2.1 million) / 176,233 [535] - Guardians of the Galaxy (Disney)
¥223.5 million ($2.2 million) / 196,252 [284] - Kamen Rider X Kamen Rider Gaim & Wizard (Toei)
¥210.9 million ($2.0 million) / 149,354 [712] - Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (Fox)
¥201.0 million ($1.8 million) / 155,667 [332] - Fury (Kadokawa)
¥200.9 million ($2.0 million) / 160,528 [251] - Mission Impossible: Samurai (Shochiku)
¥200 million ↨
¥199.8 million ($1.9 million) / 149,575 [205] - Lucy (Toho-Towa)
¥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.)
¥193.4 million ($1.7 million) / 137,490 [512] - Interstellar (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)
¥183.3 million ($1.6 million) / 133,390 [302] - Miracle: Devil Claus' Magic and Love (Toho)
¥180.6 million ($1.7 million) / 154,544 [314] - The Expendables 3 (Shochiku)
¥180.5 million ($1.7 million) / 167,300 [408] - Red 2 (Disney)
¥180.3 million ($1.6 million) / 133,887 [318] - As the Gods Will (Toho)
¥179.9 million ($1.7 million) / 130,898 [300] - A Bolt from the Blue (Toho)
¥178.4 million ($1.7 million) / 135,181 [179] - Close Range Love (Toho)
¥176.8 million ($1.7 million) / 152,311 [286] - Cape Nostalgia (Toei)
¥170.6 million ($1.6 million) / 146,563 [298] - Clover (Toho)
¥169.8 million ($1.6 million) / 138,528 [309] - Kamen Rider Gaim the Movie: The Great Soccer Match! (Toei)
¥167.9 million ($1.6 million) / 146,160 [242] - The Wolf of Wall Street (Paramount)
¥167.1 million ($1.5 million) / 136,028 [154] - Beauty and the Beast (Gaga)
¥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)
¥159.6 million ($1.5 million) / 135,801 [246] - Say, "I Love You" (Shochiku)
¥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)
¥153.6 million ($1.4 million) / 128,647 [330] - A Samurai Chronicle (Toho)
¥149.9 million ($1.4 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)
¥135.3 million ($1.3 million) / 104,233 [371] - Into the Storm (Warner Bros.)
¥134.0 million ($1.3 million) / 133,243 [304] - Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger Vs. Go-Busters: The Great Dinosaur Battle! (Toei)
¥133.6 million ($1.2 million) / 104,018 [260] - Paper Moon (Shochiku)
¥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)
¥124.7 million ($1.2 million) / 93,633 [160] - Eight Ranger 2 (Toho)
¥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)
¥121.7 million ($1.2 million) / 94,250 [198] - Non-Stop (Gaga)
¥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)
¥117.9 million ($1.1 million) / 85,845 [535] - Transcendence (Shochiku/Pony Canyon)
¥112.9 million ($1.1 million) / 92,752 [333] - Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (Paramount)
¥112.3 million ($1.1 million) / 83,420 [303] - Thirst (Gaga)
¥110.2 million ($1.0 million) / 91,772 [300] - Lady Maiko (Toho)
¥109.2 million ($1.0 million) / 85,074 [138] - Kamen Teacher (Showgate)
¥108.4 million ($1.0 million) / 82,140 [264] - Twilight Sarasa Saya (Warner Bros.)
¥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)
¥104.3 million ($1.0 million) / 71,817 [653] - Hercules (Paramount)
¥100.8 million ($1.0 million) / 78,054 [308] - RoboCop (Sony)
¥100.4 million ($1.0 million) / 86,646 [255] - Revenge of the Pomegranate Hill Tree (Shochiku)
¥100.4 million ($1.0 million) / 85,396 [210] - HappinessCharge Precure! The Ballerina of the Land of Dolls (Toei)
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_________________Japan Box Office “Gods are great ... but the heart is greater. For it is from our hearts they come, and to our hearts they shall return.”
“We were like gods at the dawning of the world, & our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other.”
“There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.”
“You have to pretend you get an endgame. You have to carry on like you will; otherwise, you can't carry on at all.”
"Paper is dead without words / Ink idle without a poem / All the world dead without stories."
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Re: Japan Box Office: Top Grossing Films (2015) Top Grossing Films - 2015 Gross ¥ ($) / Admissions [Days in Release] - Film (Distributor)¥10 billion ↨¥8.61 billion ($73.4 million) / 6.77 million [65] - Big Hero 6 (Disney) #49 All-Time¥7.55 billion ($64.3 million) / 6.81 million [65] - Yo-Kai Watch: It's the Secret of Birth, Nyan! (Toho) #64 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) ¥1.85 billion ($15.8 million) / 1.57 million [E] - Ao Haru Ride (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) ¥1.19 billion ($10.2 million) / 0.94 million [30] - Annie (Sony)¥1.00 billion ($8.5 million) / 0.79 million [44] - ST: Scientific Investigation Squad (Toho)¥1 billion ↑[E] = Estimate (Tracking Ends)Top Grossing Films - 2014¥1 billion Earners (Japanese / Imported)
01. ¥25.48 billion ($249.6 million), 20.03 million - Frozen (Disney) [MAR] #3 All-Time
02. ¥8.76 billion ($85.1 million), 7.16 million, The Eternal Zero (Toho) [DEC] #47 All-Time
03. ¥8.38 billion ($80.2 million), 6.32 million, Stand By Me, Doraemon (Toho) [AUG] #51 All-Time
04. ¥6.54 billion ($63.5 million), 4.98 million, Maleficent (Disney) [JULY] #84 All-Time
05. ¥5.22 billion ($50.0 million), 4.04 million, Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno (Warner Bros.) [AUG]
06. ¥4.42 billion ($43.4 million), 3.47 million, Thermae Romae II (Toho) [APR]
07. ¥4.35 billion ($40.6 million), 3.38 million, Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends (Warner Bros.) [SEPT]
08. ¥4.26 billion ($41.1 million), 3.55 million, Lupin III vs. Detective Conan (Toho) [DEC]
09. ¥4.11 billion ($40.3 million), 3.30 million, Detective Conan: The Sniper from Another Dimension (Toho) [APR]
10. ¥3.58 billion ($35.2 million), 3.28 million, Doraemon: Nobita's Great Demon - Peko and the Exploration Party (Toho) [MAR]
11. ¥3.53 billion ($34.0 million), 2.81 million, Memories of Marnie (Toho) [JULY]
12. ¥3.23 billion ($31.2 million), 2.09 million, Gravity (Warner Bros.) [DEC]
13. ¥3.20 billion ($31.0 million), 2.23 million, Godzilla (Toho) [JULY]
14. ¥3.14 billion ($30.7 million), 2.08 million, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (Sony) [APR]
15. ¥2.91 billion ($28.2 million), 2.70 million, Pokemon XY: The Cocoon of Destruction & Diancie (Toho) [JULY]
15. ¥2.91 billion ($28.2 million), 1.92 million, Transformers: Age of Extinction (Paramount) [AUG]
17. ¥2.47 billion ($23.9 million), 2.05 million, The Tale of Princess Kaguya (Toho) [NOV]
17. ¥2.47 billion ($23.0 million), 1.91 million, Hot Road (Shochiku) [AUG]
19. ¥2.45 billion ($22.8 million), 1.88 million, Lupin III (Toho) [AUG]
20. ¥2.19 billion ($21.2 million), 1.73 million, The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji (Toho) [FEB]
21. ¥2.12 billion ($20.4 million), 1.67 million, Partners the Movie 3 (Toei) [APR]
22. ¥1.83 billion ($17.7 million), 1.53 million, Crayon Shin-chan: Serious Battle! Robot Dad Strikes! (Toei) [APR]
23. ¥1.80 billion ($17.4 million), 1.40 million, Trick 3: The Last Stage (Toho) [JAN]
24. ¥1.78 billion ($17.1 million), 1.46 million, The Liar and His Lover (Toho) [DEC]
25. ¥1.59 billion ($15.7 million), 1.14 million, Edge of Tomorrow (Paramount) [JULY]
26. ¥1.55 billion ($15.0 million), 1.24 million, Mission Impossible: Samurai! (Toho) [JUNE]
27. ¥1.51 billion ($14.8 million), 1.26 million, I Want to Hold You (Toho) [JAN]
28. ¥1.42 billion ($12.9 million), 1.11 million, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (Fox) [SEPT]
29. ¥1.41 billion ($13.8 million), 1.09 million, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Warner Bros.) [FEB]
30. ¥1.38 billion ($13.3 million), 1.13 million, Noah (Paramount) [JUNE]
31. ¥1.26 billion ($11.5 million), 1.05 million, Cape Nostalgia (Toei) [OCT]
31. ¥1.26 billion ($12.1 million), 1.12 million, The Little House (Toho) [JAN]
33. ¥1.25 billion ($10.8 million), 0.91 million, Interstellar (Warner Bros.) [NOV]
34. ¥1.22 billion ($10.5 million), 0.95 million, As the Gods Will (Toho) [NOV]
35. ¥1.18 billion ($11.3 million), 0.91 million, A Bolt from the Blue (Toho) [MAY]
36. ¥1.17 billion ($10.6 million), 0.94 million, Close Range Love (Toho) [OCT]
37. ¥1.15 billion ($11.1 million), 0.97 million, Planes (Disney) [DEC]
38. ¥1.14 billion ($11.0 million), 0.87 million, Crows: Explode (Toho) [APR]
39. ¥1.12 billion ($10.4 million), 0.95 million, A Samurai Chronicle (Toho) [OCT]
40. ¥1.10 billion ($10.7 million), 0.90 million, Say, "I Love You" (Shochiku) [JULY]
40. ¥1.10 billion ($9.8 million), 0.88 million, Beauty and the Beast (Gaga) [OCT]
42. ¥1.07 billion ($9.7 million), 0.86 million, Guardians of the Galaxy (Disney) [SEPT]
43. ¥1.03 billion ($10.1 million), 0.77 million, X-Men: Days of Future Past (Fox) [MAY]
43. ¥1.03 billion ($9.7 million), 0.77 million, Lucy (Toho-Towa) [AUG]
45. ¥1.01 billion ($9.8 million), 0.78 million, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (Fox) [MAR]
45. ¥1.01 billion ($9.8 million), 0.84 million, Kamen Rider x Kamen Rider Gaim & Wizard (Toei) [DEC]
45. ¥1.01 billion ($9.8 million), 0.83 million, Heisei Rider vs. Showa Rider: Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super Sentai (Toei) [MAR]
48. ¥1.00 billion ($9.6 million), 0.80 million, The Snow White Murder Case (Shochiku) [MAR]
48. ¥1.00 billion ($8.6 million), 0.79 million, Fury (Kadokawa) [NOV]
_________________Japan Box Office “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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Re: Japan Box Office: Big Hero 6 Weekly Charts Big Hero 6 Aims for the Top 10 (Animated Films) ¥600 million ($5.2 million) ¥454 million ($3.9 million), -24%, ¥2.08 billion ($17.4 million) ¥665 million ($5.6 million), +46%, ¥4.14 billion ($35.2 million) ¥546 million ($4.6 million), -18%, ¥5.72 billion ($48.6 million) ¥426 million ($3.7 million), -22%, ¥6.41 billion ($54.7 million) ¥349 million ($3.0 million), -18%, ¥7.03 billion ($59.9 million) ¥307 million ($2.6 million), -12%, ¥7.57 billion ($64.5 million) ¥227 million ($1.9 million), -26%, ¥7.97 billion ($67.9 million) ¥163 million ($1.4 million), -28%, ¥8.38 billion ($71.5 million) ¥131 million ($1.1 million), -20%, ¥8.61 billion ($73.4 million) Since Big Hero 6 won the Best Animated Feature Oscar, and with the 1st of the Month falling on Sunday (1st = discount day), either it's going to have an upcoming weekend increase or a very, very strong hold (likely single digit). It's also still in the Weekend Top 3, and should remain in the Top 10 throughout all of March, too (achieving anywhere from 14-16 weeks there). What started off as a very good opening and strong first week, has turned into quite the extraordinary performance. All-Time Top Grossing Animated Films01. ¥30.40 billion ($249.0 million) - Spirited Away (2001) #1 All-Time
02. ¥25.48 billion ($249.6 million) - Frozen (2014) #3 All-Time
03. ¥19.60 billion ($207.0 million) - Howl's Moving Castle (2004) #5 All-Time
04. ¥19.30 billion ($165.5 million) - Princess Mononoke (1997) #6 All-Time
05. ¥15.50 billion ($156.0 million) - Ponyo (2008) #10 All-Time
06. ¥12.02 billion ($123.5 million) - The Wind Rises (2013) #17 All-Time
07. ¥11.00 billion ($102.4 million) - Finding Nemo (2003) #19 All-Time
08. ¥10.80 billion ($130.7 million) - Toy Story 3 (2010) #24 All-Time
09. ¥9.37 billion ($76.8 million) - Monsters, Inc. (2002) #36 All-Time
10. ¥9.25 billion ($111.9 million) - Arrietty (2010) #38 All-Time
11. ¥8.96 billion ($91.3 million) - Monsters University (2013) #44 All-Time
12. ¥8.61 billion ($73.4 million) - Big Hero 6 (2014) [10 Weeks in Release] #49 All-Time
13. ¥8.38 billion ($80.2 million) - Stand By Me, Doraemon (2014) #51 All-Time
14. ¥7.65 billion ($62.9 million) - Tales from Earthsea (2006) #63 All-Time
15. ¥7.55 billion ($64.3 million) - Yo-Kai Watch: It's the Secret of Birth, Nyan! (2014) [10 Weeks in Release] #64 All-Time
16. ¥7.54 billion ($67.8 million) - Pokemon: Mewtwo Strikes Back! (1998) #65 All-Time
17. ¥6.87 billion ($77.1 million) - One Piece Film Z (2012) #77 All-Time
18. ¥6.46 billion ($54.4 million) - The Cat Returns (2002) #88 All-Time
19. ¥6.36 billion ($64.8 million) - Pokemon: Revelation Lugia (1999) #90 All-Time
20. ¥5.30 billion ($64.0 million) - Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo (2012)
21. ¥5.26 billion ($51.1 million) - The Incredibles (2004)
22. ¥5.02 billion ($47.2 million) - Pokemon Diamond & Pearl: The Rise of Darkrai (2007)
23. ¥5.00 billion ($60.5 million) - Up (2009)
24. ¥4.90 billion ($40.2 million) - Dinosaur (2000)
25. ¥4.85 billion ($45.8 million) - Pokemon: Spell of the Unown (2001)
26. ¥4.80 billion ($58.1 million) - One Piece Film Strong World (2009)
26. ¥4.80 billion ($53.3 million) - Pokemon Diamond & Pearl: Giratina and the Sky Warrior (2008)
28. ¥4.67 billion ($51.6 million) - Pokemon Diamond & Pearl: Arceus and the Jewel of Life (2009)
29. ¥4.50 billion ($38.4 million) - Pokemon Advanced: Jirachi - Wishmaker (2003)
30. ¥4.47 billion ($57.8 million) - From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)
31. ¥4.45 billion ($32.5 million) - Porco Rosso (1992)
32. ¥4.38 billion ($39.1 million) - Pokemon Advanced: Destiny Deoxys (2004)
33. ¥4.33 billion ($56.1 million) - Pokemon Best Wishes: White - Victini and Zekrom/Black - Victini and Reshiram (2011)
34. ¥4.30 billion ($38.9 million) - Pokemon Advanced: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (2005)
35. ¥4.26 billion ($41.2 million) - Lupin III vs. Detective Conan (2013)
36. ¥4.25 billion ($37.2 million) - Aladdin (1993)
37. ¥4.22 billion ($53.9 million) - The Wolf Children Ame and Yuki (2012)
38. ¥4.16 billion ($50.3 million) - Pokemon Diamond & Pearl: Zoroark - Master of Illusions (2010)
39. ¥4.11 billion ($40.3 million) - Detective Conan: The Sniper from Another Dimension (2014)
40. ¥4.05 billion ($40.3 million) - Pom Poco (1994)
41. ¥4.00 billion ($44.2 million) - Wall-E (2008)
41. ¥4.00 billion ($44.2 million) - Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance (2009)
43. ¥3.98 billion ($43.4 million) - Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum (2013)
44. ¥3.90 billion ($36.3 million) - Ratatouille (2007)
44. ¥3.90 billion ($32.5 million) - Pokemon: Celebi - Voice of the Forest (2001)
46. ¥3.63 billion ($37.1 million) - Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea (2013)
47. ¥3.62 billion ($46.2 million) - Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles (2012)
48. ¥3.61 billion ($46.1 million) - Pokemon Best Wishes: Kyurem Vs. The Sacred Swordsman - Keldeo (2012)
49. ¥3.58 billion ($35.1 million) - Doraemon: Nobita's Great Demon - Peko and the Exploration Party (2014)
50. ¥3.54 billion ($30.0 million) - Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure into the Underworld (2007)
51. ¥3.53 billion ($34.0 million) - Memories of Marnie (2014)
52. ¥3.50 billion ($35.6 million) - Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser (2009)
53. ¥3.45 billion ($29.9 million) - Toy Story 2 (2000)
54. ¥3.40 billion ($28.2 million) - Pokemon Advanced: Pokemon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea (2006)
55. ¥3.40 billion ($30.3 million) - Detective Conan: The Phantom of Barker Street (2002)
56. ¥3.37 billion ($32.1 million) - Doraemon: Nobita and the Green Giant Legend (2008)
57. ¥3.28 billion ($42.3 million) - Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker (2012)
57. ¥3.28 billion ($27.6 million) - Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur (2006)
59. ¥3.20 billion ($31.7 million) - The Lion King (1994)
59. ¥3.20 billion ($28.6 million) - Detective Conan: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital (2003)
59. ¥3.20 billion ($35.2 million) - Detective Conan: Lost Ship in the Sky (2010)
62. ¥3.17 billion ($33.0 million) - Pokemon Best Wishes: ExtremeSpeed Genesect - Mewtwo Awakens (2013)
63. ¥3.16 billion ($33.6 million) - Doraemon: Nobita's Great Merman Sea Adventure (2010)
64. ¥3.13 billion ($39.8 million) - Detective Conan: 15 Minutes of Silence (2011)
65. ¥3.05 billion ($29.0 million) - Doraemon: Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King (2000)
65. ¥3.05 billion ($28.9 million) - Doraemon: Nobita's Wannyan Space-Time Odyssey (2004)
67. ¥3.03 billion ($26.8 million) - Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem (2006)
68. ¥3.01 billion ($39.0 million) - Cars 2 (2011)
69. ¥3.00 billion ($32.4 million) - Wreck-It Ralph (2013)
69. ¥3.00 billion ($25.8 million) - Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves (2001)
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_________________Japan Box Office “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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Re: Japan Box-Office: Weekend Ranking; Charts Updating Best Multipliers (Wide-Openers) [1998-]
01. 33.34 - Frozen (Mar., 2014)
02. 30.37 - Spirited Away (July, 2001)
03. 26.99 - Princess Mononoke (July, 1997)
04. 26.13 - Avatar (Dec., 2009)
05. 23.21 - Departures (Sept., 2008)
06. 19.96 - Les Miserabes (Dec., 2012)
07. 16.44 - The Cat Returns (July, 2002)
08. 16.15 - The Eternal Zero (Dec., 2013)
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. 14.35 - Big Hero 6 (Dec., 2014) [10 Weeks in Release]
15. 14.25 - Confessions (June, 2010)
16. 13.96 - Bayside Shakedown: Save the Rainbow Bridge! (July, 2003)
17. 13.83 - Thermae Romae (Apr., 2012)
18. 13.64 - Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World (May, 2004)
19. 13.09 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Dec., 2001)
20. 12.98 - Summer Wars (Aug., 2009)
21. 12.88 - Ted (Jan., 2013)
22. 12.51 - The Wind Rises (July, 2013)
23. 12.50 - The Phantom of the Opera (Jan., 2005)
24. 12.48 - Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (Aug., 2003)
25. 12.24 - Finding Nemo (Dec., 2003)
Out: 26. 11.56 - The Wolf Children Ame and Yuki (July, 2012)
The lowest possible multiplier Big Hero 6 ends up with now is a 15.1/15.2, which would be just shy of the Top 10. However, it's more likely to finish with a 15.4/15.5, which will earn itself a Top 10 spot. And if its Oscar win is able to extend its run into Spring Break (late March), and everything else goes well (surviving the strong March competition ahead), it's possible for it to achieve a final multiplier of 16.
Also of note is that average multipliers in Japan have been improving in more recent years (2008-), and using 2000-2014, there are now more wide-releases with multipliers over 10 from 2007/2008-2014 than 2000-2007/2008.
_________________Japan Box Office “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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Re: Japan Box-Office: Upcoming Weekend Releases Upcoming Weekend Releases [Theater Counts]WIDE:   02/28, [260] - Have a Song on Your Lips (Asmik Ace) 02/28, [127] - The Curtain Rises (T-Joy) LIMITED [10-99 theaters]: 02/27, [21] - The Documentary of SKE48 - Idle Tears (Toho Video Division) 02/28, [85] - The Furthest End Waits (Toei) 02/28, [61] - Chef (Sony) 02/28, [37] - Pendulum (Yoshimoto Creative Agency) 02/28, [36] - Predestination (Presido) 02/28, [21] - Annabel (Warner Bros.) 02/28, [21] - Drive Hard (Arc Entertainment) 02/28, [17] - Good People (Nikkatsu) 02/28, [13] - Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin I - Blue-Eyed Casval (Shochiku) 02/28, [12] - Samulife (Toei) 02/28, [10] - No Breathing (NBC Universal Entertainment)
_________________Japan Box Office “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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Re: Japan Box-Office: 38th Japan Academy Prize ‘The Eternal Zero’ Takes Eight Japan Academy Awards
Takashi Yamazaki’s controversial World War II kamikaze drama “The Eternal Zero” swept eight Japan Academy prizes at the 38th awards ceremony, held at a Tokyo hotel Friday evening.
Based on a novel by outspoken nationalist author Naoki Hyakuta, the film tells the story of a skilled veteran pilot (Junichi Okada) of the famed Zero fighter plane who is reviled by some of his comrades for wanting to finish the war alive, but changes his mind once he begins instructing young pilots destined for one-way suicide flights. The film was the biggest live-action hit of 2014.
“The Eternal Zero” won Picture of the Year honors and Yamazaki was named best director.
Meanwhile, star Okada received the best actor award, as well as a best supporting actor prize for his work in the Takashi Koizumi period drama “A Samurai Chronicle.” He is the first male actor to scoop two Japan Academy acting honors. The best actress prize went to Rie Miyazawa for her portrayal of an embezzling bank employee in Daihachi Yoshida’s drama “Pale Moon,” while Haru Kuroki took supporting actress for her turn as a naive-but-strong-willed maid in the Yoji Yamada family drama “The Little House.”
The Animation of the Year award went to “Stand by Me Doraemon,” also directed by Yamazaki, while the Outstanding Foreign Language Film prize was awarded to “Frozen,” the biggest hit at the Japanese box office last year.
-Mark Schilling (Variety)
38th Japan Academy Prize (WINNERS)
Best Picture of the Year
The Eternal Zero - Takashi Yamazaki
Pale Moon - Daihachi Yoshida
The Little House - Yoji Yamada
A Samurai Chronicle - Takashi Koizumi
Cape Nostalgia - Izuru Narushima
Best Animated Picture
Memories of Marnie
Giovanni's Island
Detective Conan: The Sniper from Another Dimension
Stand by Me, Doraemon
Buddha 2: Tezuka Osamu no Budda - Owarinaki tabi
Best Foreign Language Picture
Frozen
Interstellar
Jersey Boys
Fury
Godzilla
Best Director
Izuru Narushima - "Cape Nostalgia"
Daihachi Yoshida - "Pale Moon"
Takashi Yamazaki - "The Eternal Zero"
Takashi Koizumi - "A Samurai Chronicle"
Katsuhide Motoki - "Mission Impossible: Samurai"
Best Screenplay
Kato Masato / Abe Teruo - "Cape Nostalgia"
Dobashi Akihiro - "Mission Impossible: Samurai"
Hayafune Kaeko - "Pale Moon"
Takashi Yamazaki / Hayashi Tamio - "The Eternal Zero"
Yamada Yoji / Hiramatsu Emiko - "The Little House"
Best Actor
Abe Hiroshi - "Cape Nostalgia"
Junichi Okada - "The Eternal Zero"
Kuranosuke Sasaki - "Mission Impossible: Samurai"
Koji Yakusho - "A Samurai Chronicle"
Kiichi Nakai - "Snow On The Blades"
Best Actress
Sakura Ando - "0.5mm"
Chizuru Ikewaki - "The Light Shines Only There"
Mao Inoue - "Snow White Murder Case"
Fumi Nikaido - "My Man"
Rie Miyazawa - "Pale Moon"
Sayuri Yoshinaga - "Cape Nostalgia"
Best Supporting Actor
Abe Hiroshi - "Snow on the Blades"
Ito Hideaki - "WOOD JOB!"
Junichi Okada - "A Samurai Chronicle"
Shôfukutei Tsurube - "Cape Nostalgia"
Haruma Miura - "The Eternal Zero"
Best Supporting Actress
Yuko Oshima - "Pale Moon"
Haru Kuroki - "The Little House"
Satomi Kobayashi - "Pale Moon"
Yuko Takeuchi - "Cape Nostalgia "
Sumiko Fuji - "Lady Maiko"
Best Newcomers of the Year
Mone Kamishiraishi - "Lady Maiko"
Nana Komatsu - "The World of Kanako"
Rena Nōnen - "Hot Road"
Sosuke Ikematsu - "Pale Moon", "Vortex of Love", "Our Family"
Hiroomi Tosaka - "Hot Road"
Sota Fukushi - "In The Hero", "As the God's Will", "Say "I Love You""
Best Film Editing
Aga You "A Samurai Chronicle"
Ishii Iwao - "The Little House"
Ohata Akira - "Cape Nostalgia"
Sato Takashi - "Pale Moon"
Ryuji Miyajima -"The Eternal Zero"
Best Achievement in Music
Goro Yasukawa - "Cape Nostalgia"
Yoshikazu Suo - "Lady Maiko"
Sato Naoki - "The Eternal Zero"
Takashi Kako - "A Samurai Chronicle"
Joe Hisaishi - "The Little House"
Best Cinematography
Ueda Shoji / Kitazawa Hiroyuki - "A Samurai Chronicle"
Sigma Makoto - "Pale Moon"
Shibasaki Kozo - "The Eternal Zero"
Masashi Chikamori - "The Little House"
Mutsuo Naganuma -"Cape Nostalgia"
Best Lighting Direction
Yamakawa Hideaki - "A Samurai Chronicle"
Nishio Keita - "Pale Moon"
Ueda Nariyuki - "The Eternal Zero"
Watanabe Koichi - "The Little House"
Miyanishi Takaaki - "Cape Nostalgia"
Best Art Direction
Fumio Ogawa - "Revenge of the Pomegranate Hill Tree"
Sakai Ken - "A Samurai Chronicle"
Kamijo Asato - "The Eternal Zero"
Mitsuo Degawa / laid Daisuke - "The Little House"
Yutaka Yokoyama - "Cape Nostalgia"
Best Sound Recording
Onodera Osamu - "Revenge of the Pomegranate Hill Tree"
Akihiko Kaku (recording) / Masato Yano (voicing) - "Pale Moon"
Kishida Kazumi - "The Little House"
Kenichi Fujimoto - "The Eternal Zero"
Kenichi Fujimoto - "Cape Nostalgia"
Yano Masato - "A Samurai Chronicle"
Winners Tally (Excluding Best Newcomer credits):
8 - The Eternal Zero
1 - Stand By Me, Doraemon
1 - Pale Moon
1 - A Samurai Chronicle
1 - The Little House
1 - Mission Impossible: Samurai
1 - Lady Maiko
1 - Frozen
>The Eternal Zero and director Takashi Yamazaki (who also directed the Best Animated Film winner, Stand By Me, Doraemon), dominated this years Japan Academy Prize Awards.
This is Takashi Yamazaki's second film to win Best Picture, and also his second win for Best Director, too, winning in 2005 when Always: Sunset on Third Street also swept the Japan Academy Awards.
>Junichi Okada won both Best Actor AND Best Supporting Actor for his work this year, marking the first time a male actor has achieved this very impressive feat.
>Frozen is the first animated feature to win the Best Foreign Language Film Prize.
>Cape Nostalgia went into the evening with the most nominations (13!), but didn't win any.
_________________Japan Box Office “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.”
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Re: Japan Box-Office: 38th Japan Academy Prize WINNERS Go Eternal Zero! I might have to watch it.
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Re: Japan Box Office: 37th Japan Academy Prize Winners Best Picture Winners:
2014 - The Eternal Zero (Takashi Yamazaki)
2013 - The Great Passage (Yuya Ishii)
2012 - The Eighth Day Cicada (Izuru Narushima)
2011 - Confessions (Tetsuya Nakashima)
2010 - The Unbroken (Setsurō Wakamatsu)
2009 - Departures (Tojiro Takita)
2008 - Tokyo Tower: Me and Mom, and Sometimes Dad (Yoji Matsuka)
2007 - Hula Girls (Lee Sang-il)
2006 - Always: Sunset on Third Street (Takashi Yamazaki)
2005 - Half a Confession (Kiyoshi Sasabe)
2004 - When the Last Sword is Drawn (Yojiro Takita)
2003 - The Twilight Samurai (Yoji Yamada)
2002 - Spirited Away (Hayao Miyazaki)
2001 - After the Rain (Takashi Koizuma)
2000 - Poppoya (Yasuo Furuhata)
1999 - Begging for Love (Hideyuki Hirayama)
1998 - Princess Mononoke (Hayao Miyazaki)
1997 - Shall We Dance (Masayuki Suo)
1996 - A Last Note (Kaneto Shindo)
1995 - Crest of Betrayal (Kinji Fukasaku)
1994 - A Class to Remember (Yoji Yamada)
1993 - Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (Masayuki Suo)
1992 - My Sons (Yoji Yamada)
1991 - Childhood Days (Masahiro Shinoda)
1990 - Black Rain (Shohei Imamura)
1989 - The Silk Road (Junya Sato)
1988 - A Taxing Woman (Juzo Itami)
1987 - House on Fire (Kinji Fukasaku)
1986 - Gray Sunset (Shunya Itō)
1985 - The Funeral (Juzo Itami)
1984 - The Ballad of Narayama
1983 - Fall Guy (Kinji Fukasaku)
1982 - Station (Yasuo Furuhata)
1981 - Zigeunerweisen (Seijun Suzuki)
1980 - Vengeance is Mine (Shohei Imamura)
1979 - The Incident (Yoshitaro Nomura)
1978 - The Yellow Handkerchief (Yoji Yamada)
Best Animated Picture Winners:
2014 - Stand By Me, Doraemon (Takashi Yamazaki)
2013 - The Wind Rises (Hayao Miyazaki)
2012 - The Wolf Children Ame and Yuki (Mamoru Hosoda)
2011 - From Up on Poppy Hill (Goro Miyazaki)
2010 - Arrietty (Hiromasa Yonebayashi)
2009 - Summer Wars (Mamoru Hosoda)
2008 - Ponyo (Hayao Miyazaki)
2007 - Tekkonkinkreet (Michael Arias)
2006 - The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (Mamoru Hosoda)
Best Foreign Picture Winners:
2014 - Frozen (Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee)
2013 - Les Miserables (Tom Hooper)
2012 - The Intouchables (Eric Toledano, Olivier Nakache)
2011 - The King's Speech (Tom Hooper)
2010 - Avatar (James Cameron)
2009 - Gran Torino (Clint Eastwood)
2008 - The Dark Knight (Christopher Nolan)
2007 - Letters from Iwo Jima (Clint Eastwood)
2006 - Flags of Our Father (Clint Eastwood)
2005 - Million Dollar Baby (Clint Eastwood)
2004 - The Last Samurai (Edward Zwick)
2003 - The Pianist (Roman Polanski)
2002 - Monster's Ball (Marc Foster)
2001 - Billy Elliot (Stephen Daldry)
2000 - Dancer in the Dark (Lars von Trier)
1999 - The Sixth Sense (M. Night Shyamalan)
1998 - L.A. Confidential (Curtis Hanson)
1997 - Titanic (James Cameron)
1996 - II Postino (Michael Radford)
1995 - The Shawshank Redemption (Frank Darabont)
1994 - Schindler's List (Steven Spielberg)
1993 - Jurassic Park (Steven Spielberg)
1992 - JFK (Oliver Stone)
1991 - Dances with Wolves (Kevin Costner)
1990 - Field of Dreams (Phil Alden Robinson)
1989 - Die Hard (John McTiernan)
1988 - The Last Emperor (Bernardo Bertolucci)
1987 - Platoon (Oliver Stone)
1986 - Back to the Future (Robert Zemeckis)
1985 - Amadeus (Milos Forman)
1984 - Once Upon a Time in America (Sergio Leone)
1983 - An Officer and a Gentlemen (Taylor Hackford)
1982 - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (Steven Spielberg)
1981 - Die Blechtrommel (Volker Schlöndorff)
1980 - Kramer vs. Kramer (Robert Benton)
1979 - The Deer Hunter (Michael Cimino)
1978 - Conversation Piece (Luchino Visconti)
1977 - Rocky (John G. Avildsen)
_________________Japan Box Office “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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Re: Japan Box-Office: 38th Japan Academy Prize WINNERS Are Japan over their Eastwood obsession, do you think?
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Re: Japan Box-Office: 38th Japan Academy Prize WINNERS Algren wrote: Are Japan over their Eastwood obsession, do you think? will be his biggest film since Letters from Iwo Jima, so I don't think so.  The fact that Jersey Boys was even nominated for Best Foreign Language Picture shows much much they love Eastwood. _________________Japan Box Office “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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Re: Japan Box-Office: 38th Japan Academy Prize WINNERS Yeah true. I am just surprised that American Sniper didn't get a nomination. Or is that a 2015 film?
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Re: Japan Box-Office: 38th Japan Academy Prize WINNERS Algren wrote: Yeah true. I am just surprised that American Sniper didn't get a nomination. Or is that a 2015 film? It's a 2015 film, and it's very likely to get nominated. Gone Girl, Big Hero 6, and American Sniper are all early candidates for next years Best Foreign Language Picture. _________________Japan Box Office “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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Re: Japan Box-Office: 38th Japan Academy Prize WINNERS And what do you think will win?
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Re: Japan Box-Office: 38th Japan Academy Prize WINNERS From the three films I mentioned, I'd go with American Sniper. It's still really early, though, and many other films will enter the fray.
Nearly all of the Oscar winners are 2015 releases, so they should be in contention as well, especially Birdman being the biggest winner. All of them will be released in March/April in Japan like every year, to capitalize on their Oscar success, so more will be known about them pretty soon.
The Imitation Game has glowing early reviews, and Cumberbatch is a popular name from his work in Sherlock (quite popular in Japan). Critics and audiences alike are favorable toward thrillers like this one, too, so it has good potential (plus the WWII factor).
_________________Japan Box Office “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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Re: Japan Box-Office: 38th Japan Academy Prize WINNERS Good overview. Looking forward to seeing how Birdman fares.
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Re: Japan Box-Office: 38th Japan Academy Prize WINNERS Usual Locations (~43% of Market) - Saturday Admissions
36,179 (-34%), American Sniper (Warner Bros.) Week 2
19,476 (--), Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin I (Shochiku) NEW
15,351 (-31%), Terrace House: Closing Door (Toho) Week 3
12,760 (-01%), Big Hero 6 (Disney) Week 11
9,639 (--), Have a Song on Your Lips (Asmik Ace) NEW
7,770 (--), The Curtain Rises (T-Joy) NEW
6,853 (-35%), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Paramount) Week 4
5,185 (--), Chef (Sony) NEW
4,755 (-25%), The Fault in Our Stars (Fox) Week 2
4,405 (-38%), Mortdecai (Kadokawa) Week 4
4,195 (-35%), Annie (Sony) Week 6
4,187 (--), The Documentary of SKE48 - Idle Tears (Toho Video Division) NEW
3,175 (-48%), Fifty Shades of Grey (Toho-Towa) Week 3
3,054 (-39%), Joker Game (Toho) Week 5
3,018 (-32%), Maestro! (Shochiku/Asmik Ace) Week 4
Great Saturday, and considering Sunday will be much, much bigger (1st of the Month = discount day), we're probably going to see some excellent holds (sub-30%) across the board.
American Sniper is looking at a good second weekend atop the box-office before it's dethroned next weekend by Doraemon.
Excellent for Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin I. It sold through nearly 70% of its available admissions yesterday. The Usual Locations does, however, represent 62% of its total theater count (8 out of 13), so it should come in a couple spots lower on the national level. I figured it had a good chance of breaking the Weekend Top 10 despite the theater count of just 13, but it might debut in the Top 5.
Big Hero 6 being down 1% shows it's already benefiting from its Oscar win, and it'll surely see a weekend increase once Sunday is over. Perhaps even a double digit increase. It'll also remain in the Top 3 (should even rise to #2) for an 11th-consecutive weekend.
It's no Frozen, but it has already destroyed any other previous performance by a Walt Disney Animation film (opening, legs, total, etc.), and honestly, it's performance is better than any Pixar film, too. It'll finish behind Finding Nemo and Toy Story 3 (its admissions may pass the latter, too), but its weekly run and legs have been much stronger.
The other openers are pretty disappointing. Have a Song on Your Lips should have a big Sunday, but it isn't going to come close to ¥100 million over the weekend. Chef looks to be doing alright, but 75% of its theater count (46 out of 61) is represented at the Usual Locations, so it won't come in too much higher than it already is. It should just miss the Weekend Top 10 (Fault, Mortdecai, and Annie will be above it).
_________________Japan Box Office “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.”
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Re: Japan Box-Office: 38th Japan Academy Prize WINNERS I downloaded Eternal Zero.  Did you see it yet, Corpse? _________________STOP UIGHUR GENOCIDE IN XINJIANG
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Re: Japan Box-Office: 38th Japan Academy Prize WINNERS I haven't, but I really want to soon. I'll try to watch it next weekend.
_________________Japan Box Office “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.”
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