These are the dates I am interested in and the movie . So, A Good Day to Die Hard is being released in Japan at the same time as the rest of the markets, which is unusual for Japan, they usually get movies months later, just look at Ghost Rider 2, Taken 2 and Looper.

Nothing on The Last Stand and Bullet to the Head yet I see. Hmmm.

Popular franchise or known source material films are sometimes released at the same time as the US. And the Die Hard franchise has always been popular here.

Films that the public aren't really familiar with that are released at the same time as the US usually bomb or disappoint (John Carter and Battleship are a couple examples from last year). Delaying their releases to allow the public to read reviews, see how it performed overseas, etc. often helps increase awareness and promotion for the film (Intouchables and The Avengers are examples from last year). This helped The Lord of the Ring films do well in the market by releasing them in the Spring after the critical acclaim and box office came in from other markets. It's probably going to be a mistake on Warner Bros. side by giving The Hobbit a day-and-date release in Japan instead of a delayed (Spring) release.

Are the Japanese a big review-reading nation then?

Well, you have to take Japan's population into consideration here. Almost 1/4 people are 65 or older now.

Where as in the US and probably most markets 18-30 year olds are the biggest moviegoers, in Japan the biggest demographic is 35-45 year olds. They don't rush out and see films which is one reason why Japan is such a leggy market. Teens and young adults (the demographic least concerned about reviews, reception), go to the movies less frequently than even people over 40 in Japan.

According to this poster....it's released 27th April. But I have heard about a 31st March opening. But that's a Sunday, so I guess I should believe the poster.

Sounds good.

Ah ok, I always did wonder why Japan was such a leggy market.

Age isn't the only reason why Japan is very leggy, but I think it's the #1 reason.

Age Demographics (2011): Japan (United States)

Age Structure:
0-14 years: 13.1% (20.1%) -7.0%
15-64 years: 64% (66.8%) -2.8%
65+: 22.9% (13.1%) +9.8%

Median Age:
Male - 43.2 years (35.6 years) +7.6 years
Female - 46.7 years (38.2 years) +8.5 years
Total - 44.8 years (36.9 years) +7.9 years

Life Expectancy:
Male - 80.6 years (76.1 years) +4.5 years
Female - 87.4 years (81.1 years) +6.3 years
Total - 83.9 years (78.5 years) +5.4 years

Countries with the Oldest Population 2011 (65+):
Japan - 22.9%
Germany - 20.6%
Italy - 20.3%
Sweden - 19.7%
Greece - 19.6%
Austria - 18.2%
Bulgaria - 18.2%
Portugal - 18%
Belgium - 18%
Finland - 17.8%

It would be interesting to see if older populated countries are leggier markets than younger populated countries because I can't think of a country leggier than Japan. Of course, some countries report weekend grosses as different days if the week so that's a pretty big variable, but it could still be done I think.

Surely comparing how much of a movies' total gross was made by weeked 1, weekend 2, weekend 3 and so on would be a useful way to find out. Japan, Germany, France, UK etc. all report to Sunday.

It's pretty obvious that healthy, developed nations live longer and therefore have leggier box office. But how much more leggier is the question.

December 1-2
Weekend Forecast



1 (-) 007: Skyfall (Sony) ¥470 million ($5.7 million) NEW!
2 (1) Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo (T-Joy) ¥348 million ($4.2 million) Week 3
3 (-) Inazuma Eleven Go! Vs. Danball Senki W: The Movie (Toho) ¥220 million ($2.7 million) NEW!
4 (2) Holy Scripture of Evil (Toho) ¥168 million ($2.0 million) Week 4
5 (3) The Floating Castle (Toho/Asmik Ace) ¥126 million ($1.5 million) Week 5
6 (4) Spirit Helper (Toho) ¥57 million ($700,000) Week 3
7 (5) Trouble with the Curve (Warner Bros.) ¥49 million ($600,000) Week 2
8 (6) Tug-Of-War! (Toho) ¥45 million ($550,000) Week 2
9 (8) A Chorus of Angels (Toei) ¥42 million ($515,000) Week 5
10 (7) Crow's Thumb (20th Century Fox) ¥40 million ($490,000) Week 2

New Release Theater Counts:

Wide:
007: Skyfall [333] (584 screens)
Inazuma Eleven Go! Vs. Danball Senki W: The Movie [270]
The Woman in Black [110]

Limited:
Yokohama Arena 1991 5.20 [66]

Next Weekend (12/8):

Wide:
Today, I Started Loving You [301]
Kamen Rider X Kamen Rider Fourze & Wizard [299]

All films did very well yesterday with audiences taking full advantage of ¥1,000 ($12) day (40% off general admission fee), the 1st of every Month at the majority of cinemas in the country. 007: Skyfall and Evangelion 3.0 saw many sell outs or filled at least half of their seats at most locations.

As long as Sunday is steady, 007: Skyfall will probably break ¥500 million ($6 million+).

December 1st (¥1,000 Day)
Saturday Estimates:

Film (Dis.) / Daily Gross / Change-From-Last Saturday / Day In Release
1 007: Skyfall (Sony) ¥279 million ($3.4 million), 0, Day 1 (NEW!)
2 Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo (Toho) ¥212 million ($2.6 million), -5%, Day 15
3 Inazuma Eleven Go! Vs. Danball Senki W: The Movie (Toho) ¥99 million ($1.2 million), 0, Day 1 (NEW!)
4 Holy Scripture of Evil (Toho) ¥91 million ($1.1 million), +9%, Day 22
5 The Floating Castle (Toho/Asmik Ace) ¥71 million ($870,000), +13%, Day 29
6 Spirit Helper (Toho) ¥34 million ($420,000), +12%, Day 15
7 Trouble with the Curve (Warner Bros.) ¥23 million ($285,000), -7%, Day 9
8 Tug-Of-War (Toho) ¥22 million ($270,000), -6%, Day 9
9 Crow's Thumb (20th Century Fox) ¥20 million ($245,000), -13%, Day 9
10 A Chorus of Angels (Toei) ¥17 million ($210,000), -23%, Day 29
11 Smile Pretty Cure: Big Mismatch in a Picture Book! (Toei) ¥16 million ($205,000), -28%, Day 36
12 The Woman in Black (Broad Media Studios) ¥11 million ($135,000), 0, Day 1 (NEW!)
13 Lockout (Shochiku) ¥10 million ($120,000), -42%, Day 9

Oh that makes me happy!

December 1-2
Weekend Estimates:



Film (Dis.) / Wknd Gross / Wknd. % Change / Week In Release
1 (-) 007: Skyfall (Sony) ¥486 million ($5.9 million), 0, NEW!
2 (1) Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo (T-Joy) ¥388 million ($4.73 million), -30%, Week 3
3 (-) Inazuma Eleven Go! Vs. Danball Senki W: The Movie (Toho) ¥193 million ($2.4 million), 0, NEW!
4 (2) Holy Scripture of Evil (Toho) ¥178.8 million ($2.18 million), -14%, Week 4
5 (3) The Floating Castle (Toho/Asmik Ace) ¥129.5 million ($1.58 million), -20%, Week 5
6 (4) Spirit Helper (Toho) ¥60.4 million ($737,000), -21%, Week 3
7 (5) Trouble with the Curve (Warner Bros.) ¥40.1 million ($489,000), -34%, Week 2
8 (6) Tug-Of-War (Toho) ¥39.2 million ($479,000), -33%, Week 2
9 (7) Crow's Thumb (20th Century Fox) ¥37.3 million ($455,000), -35%, Week 2
10 (8) A Chorus of Angels (Toei) ¥33.5 million ($408,000), -35%, Weel 5
11 (9) Smile Pretty Cure: Big Mismatch in a Picture Book! (Toei) ¥30.4 million ($371,000), -41%, Week 6
12 (-) The Woman in Black (Broad Media Studios) ¥22 million ($275,000), 0, NEW!
13 (10) Lockout (Shochiku) ¥15.7 million ($191,000), -60%, Week 2

Sunday was as expected much lower than Saturday for nearly ever film this weekend because of ¥1,000 Day.

It doesn't look like 007: Skyfall was able to hold steady Sunday and may have missed ¥500 million for the weekend. Regardless, it's a very good debut (second best among the recent Bond films) and will lock up ¥3 billion ($37 million). And with what I expect will be good WOM this time around (it's predecessor had the worst multiplier for a wide release in decades) plus the New Year boost in may push ¥3.5 billion ($43 million).

Nice drop for Evangelion 3.0. It's weekend drops are still better than One Piece Film Strong World, it's only comparison, and the total should be around ¥3.7/3.8 billion ($46/47 million) after three weeks.

Good start for Inazuma Eleven Go!. There were some doubt whether this one could gross ¥1 billion ($12.5 million) after it's predecessor dropped 35% from the original film, but this opening should get it there. Another case of switching back to 2D being beneficial.

Top Grossing James Bond Films:

1 Die Another Day (Fox) ¥2.35 billion
2 Casino Royale (Sony) ¥2.21 billion
3 The World is Not Enough (UIP) ¥1.99 billion
4 Quantum of Solace (Sony) ¥1.98 billion
5 Octopussy (CIC) ¥1.92 billion (dis. income)
6 A View to a Kill (UIP) ¥1.30 billion (dis. income)
7 Goldeneye (UIP) ¥1.00 billion (dis. income)

Every other Bond film, at least since 1980, failed to reach ¥1 billion. Skyfall will have no problem beating Die Another Day. It won't have toxic WOM and disastrous legs like Quantum of Solace. There's not much to adjust for inflation either since it doesn't really exist in Japan. Tickets today are just 8% higher than the 80's.

Top Selling Manga of 2012
Nov. 21, 2011 - Nov. 18, 2012

2012 By Volume (750,000+ Sold)
Rank / Volume / Sold (Earnings ¥ / $)
1. One Piece 65 - 3,336,992 (¥1,401,536,640 / $17,302,921)
2. One Piece 66 - 3,320,744 (¥1,394,712,480 / $17,218,672)
3. One Piece 67 - 3,044,901 (¥1,278,858,420 / $15,788,375)
4. One Piece 68 - 2,390,625 (¥1,004,062,500 / $12,395,833)*
5. Naruto 61 - 1,281,309 (¥538,149,780 / $6,643,824)
6. Naruto 60 - 1,266,244 (¥531,822,480 / $6,565,709)
7. Kimi ni Todoke 15 - 1,242,035 (¥546,495,400 / $6,746,857)
8. Kimi ni Todoke 16 - 1,212,883 (¥533,668,520 / $6,588,500)
9. Naruto 59 - 1,192,100 (¥500,682,000 / $6,181,259)
10. Hunter X Hunter 30 - 1,090,309 (¥457,929,780 / $5,653,454)
11. Kimi ni Todoke 17 - 1,088,947 (¥479,136,680 / $5,915,267)*
12. Naruto 62 - 1,055,220 (¥443,192,400 / $5,471,511)*
13. Blue Exorcist 8 - 865,836 (¥363,651,120 / $4,489,520)
14. Silver Spoon 2 - 813,989 (¥341,875,380 / $4,220,684)
15. Attack on Titan 6 - 777,445 (¥373,178,400 / $4,607,140)

*Less than 2 months in release.

2012 By Series (3 million+ Sold)
Rank / Series / Sold (Earnings ¥ / $)
1. One Piece - 23,464,866 (¥9,855,243,720 / $121,669,675)
2. Kuroku's Basketball - 8,070,466 (¥3,873,823,680 / $47,824,893)
3. Naruto - 6,495,240 (¥2,728,000,800 / $33,679,022)
4. Space Brothers - 5,413,899 (¥2,598,671,520 / $32,082,364)
5. Fairy Tail - 4,128,655 (¥1,734,035,100 / $21,407,840)
6. Kimi ni Todoke - 4,039,715 (¥1,939,063,200 / $23,939,501)
7. Silver Spoon - 3,603,710 (¥1,729,780,800 / $21,355,318)
8. Hunter X Hunter - 3,439,839 (¥1,444,732,380 / $17,836,202)
9. Magi - 3,437,182 (¥1,512,360,080 / $18,671,112)
10. Bakuman - 3,211,191 (¥1,348,700,220 / $16,650,620)
11. Toriko - 3,005,339 (¥1,322,349,160 / $16,325,298)

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I only post this at the end of the year because you won't find a single weekend without at least one movie in the Top 10 that isn't adaptaed from a manga. And the Yearly Charts are always full of manga adaptations. This year there are 9 in the Top 20, including the year's biggest film, Umizaru: Brave Hearts, and biggest breakout, Thermae Romae.

Coming up there is: Today, I Started Loving You 12/8, One Piece 12/15, Blue Exorcist 12/28, Ooku 12/22, Hunter X Hunter 1/12, Berserk 2/1, Star Driver 2/9, A Certain Magical Index 2/23.

December 1-2
Weekend Ranking:



1 (-) 007: Skyfall (Sony) NEW!
2 (1) Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo (T-Joy) Week 3
3 (-) Inazuma Eleven Go! Vs. Danball Senki W: The Movie (Toho) NEW!
4 (2) Holy Scripture of Evil (Toho) Week 4
5 (3) The Floating Castle (Toho/Asmik Ace) Week 5
6 (4) Spirit Helper (Toho) Week 3
7 (7) A Chorus of Angels (Toei) Week 5
8 (6) Tug-Of-War! (Toho) Week 2
9 (5) Trouble with the Curve (Warner Bros.) Week 2
10 (8) Crow's Thumb (20th Century Fox) Week 2

007: Skyfall opened on 584 screens and debuted to ¥454,639,650 ($5.56 million) on 398,754 admissions over the weekend. A little lower than estimates, but still a good start. It's 21% behind Quantum of Solace's opening weekend, but it'll have much better legs (kinda impossible to have the "legs" Quantum did) and still become the highest grossing Bond film to date. I'm projecting Skyfall will finish with ¥3.1-3.3 billion ($38-41 million). That'd be a good start to Hollywood's year, but let's hope they won't falter again this year. After the successful start of 2012 with Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol last December (nothing else Hollywood offered came close), Hollywood went on to have their weakest year in 15 years.

Inazuma Eleven Go! Vs. Danball Senkei W: The Movie earned ¥173,557,500 ($2.12 million) on 172,222 admissions playing on 268 screens. This one skews younger so tickets aren't much higher than ¥1,100 ($13) normally, but ¥1,000 day (Saturday) really effected it bringing it's avg. ticket price to just ¥1,007 ($12.3). That's the lowest avg. I've seen since tracking the box office. Anyway, it's a decent start (better than last year's film for the weekend frame) that may yield ¥1 billion ($12.5 million) in the end.

Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo cleared 2.5 million admissions and ¥3.5 billion after just three weeks in release. WBS (TV Tokyo) reported a more accurate figure of ¥3.68 billion ($46.1 million) after three weeks last night. It should pass Evangelion 2.0 before Saturday (12/8), breaking ¥4 billion ($50 million), and will soon surpass The Wolf Children Ame and Yuki to become the #1 animated film of 2012. It's keeping a steady pace and is still on track for ¥5-6 billion ($63-75 million). Depending on where it lands in that range, it'll finish as the 2nd-5th biggest film of 2012.

Biggest Three Week Totals (2012)

Umizaru: Brave Hearts (Toho) ¥3.82 billion ($48.8 million)
Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo (T-Joy) ¥3.68 billion ($46.1 million)
Bayside Shakedown THE FINAL (Toho) ¥3.66 billion ($46.9 million)
Thermae Romae (Toho) ¥2.96 billion ($37.4 million)
Resident Evil: Retribution (Sony) ¥2.81 billion ($36.2 million)
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (Paramount) ¥2.80 billion ($36.0 million)

Top Grossing Animated Features (2012)






1 The Wolf Children Ame and Yuki (Toho) ¥4.18 billion ($53.5 million)
2 Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo (T-Joy) ¥3.68 billion ($46.1 million) (After 3 Weeks)
3 Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles (Toho) ¥3.62 billion ($46.2 million)
4 Pokemon B&W: Kyurem Vs. The Sacred Swordman (Toho) ¥3.51 billion ($44.8 million)
5 Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker (Toho) ¥3.28 billion ($42.3 million)
6 Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (Paramount) ¥2.01 billion ($25.8 million)
7 K-ON! The Movie (Shochiku) ¥1.90 billion ($24.1 million)
8 Friends: Naki on Monster Island (Toho) ¥1.47 billion ($18.9 million)
9 Naruto: Road to Ninja (Toho) ¥1.41 billion ($18.0 million)
10 Puss in Boots (Paramount) ¥1.20 billion ($15.3 million)
11 Inazuma Eleven Go! Bonds of the Griffin (Toho) ¥1.12 billion ($14.0 million)
12 The Adventures of Tintin (Toho-Towa) ¥1.09 billion ($13.9 million)
13 Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called (Toho) ¥1.03 billion ($12.9 million)
14 Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage: Friends of the Future (Toei) ¥1.02 billion ($12.7 million)
15 Brave (Disney) ~¥900 million ($11 million)

Note: Not all totals are final yet.

Where does Evangelion 3.0 rank on all-time animated?

Right now it's just 32nd since it's only been out for 3 weeks. When it's finished it's run though, it should be in the Top 15 (projecting 13th) and the 16th animated feature to exceed ¥5 billion.

Top Grossing Animated Films (¥3 billion+)

1. Spirited Away :: ¥30.4 billion ($244 million)
2. Howl's Moving Castle :: ¥22.0 billion ($207 million)
3. Princess Mononoke :: ¥19.3 billion ($165.5 million)
4. Ponyo :: ¥15.5 billion ($164 million)
5. Finding Nemo :: ¥11.0 billion ($102.4 million)
6. Toy Story 3 :: ¥10.80 billion ($130.7 million)
7. Monsters, Inc. :: ¥9.37 billion ($76.8 million)
8. The Borrower Arrietty :: ¥9.25 billion ($111.9 million)
9. Tales From Earthsea :: ¥7.65 billion ($62.9 million)
10. Pokemon: Mewtwo Strikes Back! :: ¥7.54 billion ($67.8 million)
11. The Cat Returns :: ¥6.46 billion ($54.4 million)
12. Pokemon: The Power of One :: ¥6.36 billion ($64.8 million)
13. The Incredibles :: ¥5.26 billion ($51.1 million)
14. Pokemon Diamond & Pearl: The Rise of Darkrai :: ¥5.02 billion ($47.2 million)
15. Up :: ¥5.0 billion ($60.5 million)
16. Dinosaur :: ¥4.90 billion ($42.1 million)
17. Pokemon: Spell of the Unown :: ¥4.85 billion ($45.8 million)
18. One Piece Film Strong World :: ¥4.80 billion ($58.1 million)
19. Pokemon Diamond & Pearl: Giratina and the Sky Warrior :: ¥4.80 billion ($53.3 million)
20. Pokemon Diamond & Pearl: Arceus and the Jewel of Life :: ¥4.67 billion ($51.6 million)
21. Pokemon Advanced: Jirachi - Wishmaker :: ¥4.50 billion ($38.4 million)
22. From Kokuriko Hill :: ¥4.47 billion ($57.8 million)
23. Pokemon Advanced: Destiny Deoxys :: ¥4.38 billion ($39.1 million)
24. Pokemon Best Wishes: White - Victini and Zekrom / Black - Victini and Reshiram :: ¥4.33 billion ($56.1 million)
25. Pokemon Advanded: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew :: ¥4.30 billion ($38.9 million)
26. The Wolf Children Ame and Yuki :: ¥4.18 billion ($53.5 million)
27. Pokemon Diamond & Pearl: Zoroark - Master of Illusions :: ¥4.16 billion ($50.3 million)
28. Wall-E :: ¥4.0 billion ($44.2 million)
29. Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance :: ¥4.0 billion ($44.2 million)
30. Ratatouille :: ¥3.90 billion ($36.3 million)
31. Pokemon: Celebi - Voice of the Forest :: ¥3.90 billion ($32.5 million)
32. Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo :: ¥3.68 billion ($46.1 million) (3 Weeks in Release)
33. Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles :: ¥3.62 billion ($46.2 million)
34. Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure into the Underworld :: ¥3.54 billion ($30.0 million)
35. Pokemon Best Wishes: Kyurem Vs. The Sacred Swordsman :: ¥3.51 billion ($44.8 million)
36. Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser :: ¥3.50 billion ($35.6 million)
37. Toy Story 2 :: ¥3.45 billion ($29.9 million)
38. Pokemon Advanced: Pokemon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea :: ¥3.40 billion ($28.2 million)
39. Detective Conan: The Phantom of Barker Street :: ¥3.40 billion ($30.3 million)
40. Doraemon: Nobita and the Green Giant Legend :: ¥3.37 billion ($32.1 million)
41. Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker :: ¥3.28 billion ($42.3 million)
42. Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur :: ¥3.28 billion ($27.6 million)
43. Detective Conan: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital :: ¥3.20 billion ($28.6 million)
44. Detective Conan: Lost Ship in the Sky :: ¥3.20 billion ($35.2 million)
45. Doraemon: Nobita's Great Merman Sea Adventure :: ¥3.16 billion ($33.6 million)
46. Detective Conan: 15 Minutes of Silence :: ¥3.13 billion ($39.85 million)
47. Doraemon: Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King :: ¥3.05 billion ($29.0 million)
48. Doraemon: Nobita's Wannyan Space-Time Odyssey :: ¥3.05 billion ($28.9 million)
49. Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem :: ¥3.03 billion ($26.8 million)
50. Cars 2 :: ¥3.01 billion ($39.0 million)
51. Doramon: Nobita and the Winged Braves :: ¥3.0 billion ($25.8 million)

2012's New Entries (estimated total)

What was so special about Spirited Away? Is there any chance a movie ever beats that? I'm guessing that's the biggest grossing movie ever in Japan, animated or otherwise...

Kinda like Miyazaki's Avatar (only actually good). He was already coming off having the highest grossing film in Japan's history before at the time in 1997 (Princess Mononoke).

It's really doubtful anything will ever beat or come close to Spirited Away. The two biggest films of the past 5 years, Ponyo (also Miyazaki) and Avatar didn't come close.

Ponyo did 51.0% of it's Box Office, and 54.8% of it's admissions.
Avatar did 51.3% of it's Box Office, and 43.4% of it's admissions.

Nothing compares to Hayao Miyazaki n Japan (he has 4 of the Top 10 films All-Time and 3 of them in the Top 5).

He also has a new film that is rumored to come out this Summer, his first since Ponyo in 2008.

2012 Box Office Charts
As of Sunday, 12/02:

Top Grossing Films (¥1 billion+)
Rank :: Revenue ¥ (billion) / $ (million) :: Title :: Release :: Admissions (million) :: Days In Release :: Distributor
01 :: ¥7.27 / $92.88 (8.20x) :: Umizaru: Brave Hearts :: July :: 5.72 :: OE :: Toho
02 :: ¥5.95 / $76.03 (13.75x) :: Thermae Romae :: Apr. :: 4.70 :: OE :: Toho
03 :: ¥5.87 / $75.26 (7.30x) :: Bayside Shakedown THE FINAL :: Sept. :: 4.62 :: TE :: Toho
04 :: ¥5.38 / $70.55 (9.39x) :: Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol :: Dec '11 :: 4.24 :: OE :: Paramount
05 :: ¥4.18 / $53.49 (11.45x) :: The Wolf Children Ame and Yuki :: July :: 3.40 :: OE :: Toho
06 :: ¥3.87 / $48.85 (5.74x) :: Resident Evil: Retribution :: Sept. :: 2.60 :: 80 :: Sony
07 :: ¥3.68 / $46.13 (3.24x) :: Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo :: Nov. :: 2.68 :: 16 :: T-Joy
08 :: ¥3.62 / $46.07 (6.56x) :: Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles :: Mar. :: 3.35 :: OE :: Toho
09 :: ¥3.56 / $45.56 (7.12x) :: The Avengers :: Aug. :: 2.35 :: TE :: Disney
10 :: ¥3.51 / $44.88 (6.89x) :: Pokemon B&W: Kyurem Vs. The Sacred Swordsman - Keldeo :: July :: 3.35 :: TE :: Toho
11 :: ¥3.44 / $43.68 (6.19x) :: ALWAYS: Sunset on Third Street '64 :: Jan. :: 2.70 :: OE :: Toho
12 :: ¥3.28 / $42.32 (5.21x) :: Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker :: Apr. :: 2.74 :: OE :: Toho
13 :: ¥3.16 / $40.88 (5.51x) :: Men in Black 3 :: May :: 2.12 :: TE :: Toho-Towa
14 :: ¥3.13 / $40.64 (5.34x) :: Kaibutsu-Kun: The Movie :: Nov '11 :: 2.39 :: OE :: Toho
15 :: ¥3.11 / $39.49 (5.36x) :: The Amazing Spider-Man :: June :: 2.12 :: TE :: Sony
16 :: ¥2.92 / $37.21 (7.31x) :: Rurouni Kenshin :: Aug. :: 2.34 :: TE :: Warner Bros.
17 :: ¥2.51 / $31.67 (8.50x) :: We Were There: Part I :: Mar. :: 2.10 :: OE :: Asmik Ace/Toho
18 :: ¥2.40 / $30.36 (5.16x) :: SPEC: The Movie :: Apr. :: 1.85 :: OE :: Toho
19 :: ¥2.37 / $29.32 (5.85x) :: The Floating Castle :: Nov. :: 1.98 :: 31 :: Toho/Asmik Ace
20 :: ¥2.20 / $27.50 (7.00x) :: Liar Game: Reborn :: Mar. :: 1.76 :: OE :: Toho
21 :: ¥2.16 / $27.21 (5.35x) :: Dark Shadows :: May :: 1.71 :: TE :: Warner Bros.
22 :: ¥2.13 / $27.16 (9.14x) :: Dearest :: Aug. :: 1.99 :: TE :: Toho
23 :: ¥2.04 / $26.01 (8.75x) :: Heruta Skelter :: July :: 1.55 :: TE :: Asmik Ace
24 :: ¥2.01 / $25.87 (11.16x) :: Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted :: Aug. :: 1.58 :: TE :: Paramount
25 :: ¥1.96 / $24.49 (6.46x) :: Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows :: Mar. :: 1.67 :: TE :: Warner Bros.
26 :: ¥1.92 / $24.27 (5.16x) :: The Dark Knight Rises :: July :: 1.46 :: TE :: Warner Bros.
27 :: ¥1.90 / $24.14 (6.01x) :: K-ON! The Movie :: Dec '11 :: 1.45 :: OE :: Shochiku
28 :: ¥1.84 / $23.54 (5.88x) :: Glow of Fireflies :: June :: 1.49 :: TE :: Toho
29 :: ¥1.80 / $23.07 (6.49x) :: In Time :: Feb. :: 1.40 :: TE :: FOX
30 :: ¥1.78 / $22.77 (5.97x) :: Holy Scripture of Evil :: Nov. :: 1.36 :: 23 :: Toho
31 :: ¥1.77 / $22.70 (5.86x) :: Prometheus :: Aug. :: 1.22 :: TE :: FOX
32 :: ¥1.71 / $22.01 (5.45x) :: We Were There: Part II :: Apr. :: 1.37 :: TE :: Asmik Ace/Toho
33 :: ¥1.71 / $21.98 (5.67x) :: Snow White and the Huntsman :: June :: 1.33 :: TE :: Toho-Towa
34 :: ¥1.70 / $21.97 (6.15x) :: Shizanmono: The Movie :: Jan. :: 1.36 :: OE :: Toho
35 :: ¥1.60 / $20.26 (8.37x) :: Connection :: Oct. :: 1.32 :: 58 :: Toho
36 :: ¥1.56 / $19.86 (3.81x) :: Kamen Rider x Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen :: Apr. :: 1.34 :: TE :: TOEI
37 :: ¥1.55 / $19.85 (4.06x) :: Space Brothers :: May :: 1.21 :: TE :: Toho
38 :: ¥1.51 / $19.68 (4.01x) :: Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO: War Mega Max :: Dec '11 :: 1.30 :: TE :: TOEI
39 :: ¥1.50 / $19.28 (5.13x) :: Battleship :: Apr. :: 1.18 :: OE :: Toho-Towa
40 :: ¥1.47 / $19.01 (10.42x) :: Friends: Naki On Monster Island :: Dec '11 :: 1.10 :: TE :: Toho
41 :: ¥1.45 / $18.62 (6.41x) :: Real Steel :: Dec '11 :: 1.13 :: OE :: Walt Disney
42 :: ¥1.45 / $18.43 (18.39x) :: The Intouchables :: Sept. :: 1.17 :: TE :: Gaga
43 :: ¥1.43 / $18.22 (9.47x) :: Fleet Admiral, Isoroku Yamamoto :: Dec '11 :: 1.13 :: TE :: TOEI
44 :: ¥1.41 / $18.04 (4.67x) :: Naruto: Road to Ninja :: July :: 1.21 :: TE :: Toho
45 :: ¥1.39 / $17.87 (8.47x) :: Tale of Genji :: Dec '11 :: 1.15 :: TE :: Toho
46 :: ¥1.37 / $17.37 (5.57x) :: Sadako 3D :: May :: .969 :: TE :: Kadokawa Pictures
47 :: ¥1.36 / $17.93 (4.87x) :: Outrage 2: Beyond :: Oct. :: 1.02 :: TE :: Warner Bros.
48 :: ¥1.28 / $15.86 (5.54x) :: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo :: Feb. :: .996 :: TE :: Sony
49 :: ¥1.27 / $15.86 (4.96x) :: Kamen Rider Fourze: Everyone, Space is Here! :: Aug. :: 1.04 :: TE :: TOEI
50 :: ¥1.20 / $15.36 (7.04x) :: Puss in Boots :: Mar. :: .925 :: OE :: Paramount
51 :: ¥1.18 / $15.19 (5.84x) :: Robo-G :: Jan. :: 1.01 :: TE :: Toho
52 :: ¥1.15 / $14.62 (6.38x) :: A Chorus of Angels :: Nov. :: .889 :: 30 :: TOEI
53 :: ¥1.14 / $14.61 (9.47x) :: Chronicle of My Mother :: Apr. :: .876 :: TE :: Shochiku
54 :: ¥1.12 / $14.02 (8.11x) :: Inazuma Eleven GO :: Dec '11 :: .926 :: TE :: Toho
55 :: ¥1.09 / $13.93 (4.96x) :: The Adventures of Tintin :: Dec '11 :: .754 :: TE :: Toho-Towa
56 :: ¥1.05 / $13.44 (6.76x) :: Eight Ranger :: July :: .880 :: TE :: Toho
57 :: ¥1.03 / $12.90 (5.28x) :: Crayon Shin-chan (2012) :: Apr. :: .963 :: TE :: Toho
58 :: ¥1.03 / $12.87 (5.88x) :: Hugo :: Mar. :: .732 :: TE :: Paramount
59 :: ¥1.02 / $12.75 (5.23x) :: Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage: Friends of the Future :: Mar. :: .881 :: TE :: TOEI
60 :: ¥1.01 / $12.68 (4.69x) :: Total Recall :: Aug. :: .800 :: TE :: Sony

'Evangelion 3.0' moved into the Top 10 and probably the Top 5 after next week.

'Holy Scripture' is having some of the best legs in the past month and is going to cruise to ¥2 billion. It may even have enough strength to reach ¥2.5 billion.



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Top Opening Weekends [FINAL] (2-Days ONLY, ¥250 million+)
Rank :: Revenue ¥ (million) / $ (million) :: Title :: Release :: Admissions (thousand) :: Screen Count :: Distributor
01 :: ¥1,133.0 / $14.05 :: Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo :: Nov. :: 771.76 :: 224 :: T-Joy
02 :: ¥878.23 / $11.08 :: Umizaru: Brave Hearts :: July :: 686.98 :: 450 :: Toho
03 :: ¥804.27 / $10.29 :: Bayside Shakedown THE FINAL :: Sept. :: 604.09 :: 452 :: Toho
04 :: ¥676.99 / $8.58 :: Resident Evil: Retribution :: Sept. :: 433.94 :: 779 :: Sony
05 :: ¥629.74 / $7.82 :: Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker :: Apr. :: 540.98 :: 351 :: Toho
06 :: ¥583.89 / $7.61 :: The Amazing Spider-Man :: June :: 426.16 :: 1,092 :: Sony
07 :: ¥581.04 / $7.48 :: Kaibutsu-Kun: The Movie :: Nov '11 :: 431.09 :: 446 :: Toho
08 :: ¥573.57 / $7.35 :: Men in Black 3 :: May :: 372.97 :: 979 :: Toho-Towa
09 :: ¥573.22 / $7.34 :: Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol :: Dec '11 :: 437.75 :: 636 ::Paramount
10 :: ¥555.62 / $7.22 :: ALWAYS: Sunset on Third Street '64 :: Jan. :: 421.27 :: 473 :: Toho
11 :: ¥552.62 / $6.86 :: Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles :: Mar. :: 485.47 :: 359 :: Toho
12 :: ¥509.94 / $6.42 :: Pokemon B&W: Kyurem Vs. The Sacred Swordsman - Keldeo :: July :: 489.86 :: 351 :: Toho
13 :: ¥500.93 / $6.34 :: The Avengers :: Aug. :: 326.11 :: 844 :: Disney
14 :: ¥468.70 / $5.81 :: SPEC: The Movie :: Apr. :: 351.47 :: 279 :: Toho
15 :: ¥432.55 / $5.40 :: Thermae Romae :: Apr. :: 325.69 :: 304 :: Toho
16 :: ¥410.04 / $5.16 :: Kamen Rider x Super Sentei: Super Hero Taisen :: Apr. :: 355.99 :: 292 :: TOEI
17 :: ¥405.07 / $5.10 :: The Floating Castle :: Nov. :: 323.22 :: 328 :: Toho/Asmik Ace
18 :: ¥404.53 / $5.07 :: Dark Shadows :: May :: 311.16 :: 571 :: Warner Bros.
19 :: ¥399.53 / $5.05 :: Rurouni Kenshin :: Aug. :: 295.32 :: 327 :: Warner Bros.
20 :: ¥382.32 / $4.87 :: Space Brothers :: May :: 285.34 :: 322 :: Toho
21 :: ¥378.03 / $4.84 :: Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO: War Mega Max :: Dec '11 :: 333.13 :: 301 :: TOEI
22 :: ¥372.02 / $4.75 :: The Dark Knight Rises :: July :: 269.17 :: 546 :: Warner Bros.
23 :: ¥365.15 / $4.67 :: The Wolf Children Ame and Yuki :: July :: 276.33 :: 381 :: Toho
24 :: ¥316.31 / $4.08 :: K-ON! The Movie :: Dec '11 :: 237.82 :: 137 :: Shochiku
25 :: ¥314.89 / $3.97 :: We Were There: Part II :: Apr. :: 242.92 :: 297 :: Asmik Ace/Toho
26 :: ¥314.70 / $3.96 :: Liar Game: Reborn :: Mar. :: 242.19 :: 318 :: Toho
27 :: ¥313.66 / $3.95 :: Glow of Fireflies :: June :: 242.82 :: 316 :: Toho
28 :: ¥303.35 / $3.87 :: Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows :: Mar. :: 237.98 :: 464 :: Warner Bros.
29 :: ¥302.49 / $3.84 :: Prometheus :: Aug. :: 200.18 :: 768 :: FOX
30 :: ¥302.08 / $3.81 :: Naruto: Path to Ninja :: July :: 254.03 :: 262 :: Toho
31 :: ¥301.78 / $3.80 :: Snow White and the Huntsman :: June :: 234.87 :: 572 :: Toho-Towa
32 :: ¥298.85 / $3.79 :: Holy Scripture of Evil :: Nov. :: 215.06 :: 309 :: Toho
33 :: ¥295.31 / $3.75 :: We Were There: Part I :: Mar. :: 227.24 :: 295 :: Asmik Ace/Toho
34 :: ¥292.16 / $3.68 :: Battleship :: Apr. :: 237.87 :: 545 :: Toho-Towa
35 :: ¥279.24 / $3.67 :: Outrage 2: Beyond :: Oct. :: 206.61 :: 225 :: Warner Bros.
36 :: ¥277.13 / $3.63 :: In Time :: Feb. :: 203.05 :: 427 :: FOX
37 :: ¥276.41 / $3.62 :: Shizanmono: The Movie :: Jan. :: 217.18 :: 377 :: Toho
38 :: ¥254.17 / $3.25 :: Kamen Rider Fourze: Everyone, Space is Here! :: Aug. :: 217.66 :: 304 :: TOEI

The 2012 Box Office Year is over so the Opening Weekend Chart is finalized.

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2013 Box Office Charts
As of Sunday, 12/02:

Top Grossing Films
Rank :: Revenue ¥ (billion) / $ (million) :: Title :: Release :: Admissions (million) :: Days In Release :: Distributor
01 :: ¥0.455 / $5.56 (0.00x) :: 007: Skyfall :: Dec '12 :: 0.399 :: 2 :: Sony
02 :: ¥0.174 / $2.12 (0.00x) :: Inazuma Eleven Go! Vs. Danball Senkei W :: Dec '12 :: 0.172 :: 2 :: Toho
03 :: ¥0.021 / $0.26 (0.00x) :: The Woman in Black :: Dec '12 :: 0.019 :: 2 :: Broad Media Studios
04 :: ¥0.015 / $0.19 (0.00x) :: Yokohama Arena 5.20 1991 :: Dec '12 :: 0.013 :: 2 :: Toho Video Division


Top Opening Weekends (2-Days ONLY)
Rank :: Revenue ¥ (million) / $ (million) :: Title :: Release :: Admissions (thousand) :: Screen Count :: Distributor
01 :: ¥454.64 / $5.56 :: 007: Skyfall :: Dec '12 :: 398.8 :: 584 :: Sony
02 :: ¥173.56 / $2.12 :: Inazuma Eleven Go! Vs. Danball Senkei W :: Dec '12 :: 172.2 :: 268 :: Toho
03 :: ¥21.22 / $0.26 :: The Woman in Black :: Dec '12 :: 18.8 :: 110 :: Broad Media Studios
04 :: ¥15.35 / $0.19 :: Yokohama Arena 5.20 1991 :: Dec '12 :: 12.6 :: 66 :: Toho Video Division