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Author:  Dr. Lecter [ Fri Nov 14, 2008 3:23 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Japan Box Office Thread (Nov 8-9th); Ponyo 153.1M

Red Cliff is doing very well in Japan.

Author:  Corpse [ Fri Nov 14, 2008 3:39 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Japan Box Office Thread (Nov 8-9th); Ponyo 153.1M

Wall-E will be released next month. Though I wouldn't get my hopes up that it'll do very well. Probably best to assume an average opening and an average final gross. Indy is the only Hollywood film that has made over 50M this year, thanks to it's big opening. But Indy ended up having pretty meh legs.

Author:  BK [ Thu Dec 11, 2008 10:45 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Japan Box Office Thread (Nov 8-9th); Ponyo 153.1M

Since this is basically a Miyazaki thread, can someone recommend me which of his movies to see?
And in what order I should see them? Haven't seen any but plan to get them this winter and watch them by year's end.
Thankss..

Author:  Bradley Witherberry [ Thu Dec 11, 2008 10:55 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Japan Box Office Thread (Nov 8-9th); Ponyo 153.1M

BK wrote:
Since this is basically a Miyazaki thread, can someone recommend me which of his movies to see?
And in what order I should see them? Haven't seen any but plan to get them this winter and watch them by year's end.
Thankss..

I'd start with the old school 'Zaki - - Totoro and Kiki - - they're the ultra classics (...and add Panda, Go Panda if you wanna see some of his roots)...

...then on to the modern mindblowing with Princess Mononoke, and Spirited Away...

Then ya can finish up with Howl's Moving Castle, Nausicaä, Castle in the Sky, and Porco Rosso, and the rest of the lesser Miyazaki...

Author:  Corpse [ Thu Dec 11, 2008 3:51 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Japan Box Office Thread (Nov 8-9th); Ponyo 153.1M

Id have to go with Mononoke and Spirited Away being last if only because seeing the others after those two would probably result in slight disappointment maybe.

Author:  Bradley Witherberry [ Thu Dec 11, 2008 6:19 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Japan Box Office Thread (Nov 8-9th); Ponyo 153.1M

Corpse wrote:
Id have to go with Mononoke and Spirited Away being last if only because seeing the others after those two would probably result in slight disappointment maybe.

Using this logic, I'd save Totoro for last - - it's Miyazaki's one perfect movie - - it's on my all-time top ten list...

Author:  Corpse [ Sat Dec 13, 2008 9:46 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Japan Box Office Thread (Nov 8-9th); Ponyo 153.1M

Bradley Witherberry wrote:
Corpse wrote:
Id have to go with Mononoke and Spirited Away being last if only because seeing the others after those two would probably result in slight disappointment maybe.

Using this logic, I'd save Totoro for last - - it's Miyazaki's one perfect movie - - it's on my all-time top ten list...


It's one of three (soon to be four, Miyazaki + Little Mermaid) perfect Miyazaki films I think you mean. :p

Author:  Corpse [ Sat Dec 13, 2008 9:53 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Japan Box Office Thread (Nov 8-9th); Ponyo 153.1M

Also, English VA for Ponyo were announced recently:

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Author:  Corpse [ Sat Dec 13, 2008 10:00 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Japan Box Office Thread (Nov 8-9th); Ponyo 153.1M

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/japan ... =49&p=.htm

Wall-E had a solid debut.
Red Cliff is becoming a big hit, 50M will happen very soon.
Suspect X is yet another big hit film for Toho this year at just over 50M after 10 weeks in the Top 10.

Can't find a number for Ponyo. 153M as of 4 weeks ago though, might be around 160M maybe? Will update when/if I find smething.

Author:  Bradley Witherberry [ Sat Dec 13, 2008 10:01 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Japan Box Office Thread (Nov 8-9th); Ponyo 153.1M

Corpse wrote:
Also, English VA for Ponyo were announced recently:

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Looks good - - Tina Fey lucked out!

Author:  Dr. Lecter [ Sat Dec 13, 2008 10:03 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Japan Box Office Thread (Dec 6-7th); Wall-E Debut

Okay start for WALL-E. With some luck it'll make $20-25 million.


Red Cliff is really very big.

Author:  xiayun [ Sat Dec 13, 2008 10:08 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Japan Box Office Thread (Dec 6-7th); Wall-E Debut

Dr. Lecter wrote:
Okay start for WALL-E. With some luck it'll make $20-25 million.

Red Cliff is really very big.


Yeah, the story of Three Kingdoms is big in Japan (they have an entire franchise of PC games based on it).

Author:  Corpse [ Sat Dec 13, 2008 10:11 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Japan Box Office Thread (Dec 6-7th); Wall-E Debut

Yeah, the downward trend for Hollywood films doesn't look like it's letting up anytime soon. Ratatouille grossed 33M, and doesn't look like Wall-E can beat it.

Recent Pixar in Japan :

Wall-E - Probably something like Lecter projected, though it's hard to say.
Ratatouille - 33M
Cars - 12M (Heh)
The Incredibles - 50M
Finding Nemo - 102M
Monsters Inc - 74M

Author:  Chippy [ Sat Dec 13, 2008 10:18 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Japan Box Office Thread (Dec 6-7th); Wall-E Debut

Japan is obviously jealous.

Author:  Dr. Lecter [ Sat Dec 13, 2008 10:23 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Japan Box Office Thread (Dec 6-7th); Wall-E Debut

Corpse wrote:
Yeah, the downward trend for Hollywood films doesn't look like it's letting up anytime soon. Ratatouille grossed 33M, and doesn't look like Wall-E can beat it.

Recent Pixar in Japan :

Wall-E - Probably something like Lecter projected, though it's hard to say.
Ratatouille - 33M
Cars - 12M (Heh)
The Incredibles - 50M
Finding Nemo - 102M
Monsters Inc - 74M


It's so sad. The Japanese box-office used to be so exciting... :-/

Author:  Keyser Söze [ Sun Dec 14, 2008 2:03 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Japan Box Office Thread (Dec 6-7th); Wall-E Debut

With strong dollar I am wondering how low HP6 can go. I am thinking 50M can happen.

Author:  Corpse [ Sun Dec 14, 2008 2:09 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Japan Box Office Thread (Dec 6-7th); Wall-E Debut

HP6 should cross 50M without too much trouble.

The Box Office in Japan isn't weak though. Toho had their biggest year ever in 2008.

Author:  Corpse [ Fri Dec 19, 2008 9:57 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Japan Box Office Thread (Dec 6-7th); Wall-E Debut

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/japan ... =50&p=.htm

Great hold for Wall-E. Ratatoullie might be in reach.
Red Cliff continues to hold strong.

Author:  Keyser Söze [ Sat Dec 20, 2008 1:14 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Japan Box Office Thread (Dec 6-7th); Wall-E Debut

Corpse wrote:
HP6 should cross 50M without too much trouble.

The Box Office in Japan isn't weak though. Toho had their biggest year ever in 2008.


BO has been weak for hollywood. We have not had a 50M grosser.

But I was wrong about dollar. At least against yen, it has lost significantly over 6 months. That should help potter for sure.

Author:  Corpse [ Sat Dec 20, 2008 1:20 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Japan Box Office Thread (Dec 13-14th)

Indy IV grossed just over 50M this year.

Author:  Keyser Söze [ Sat Dec 20, 2008 1:47 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Japan Box Office Thread (Dec 13-14th)

Thanks. I thought it just fell short.

Author:  Corpse [ Tue Dec 29, 2009 4:00 am ]
Post subject:  Japan Box Office (2010); 2010 Charts Update

2008 - viewtopic.php?f=12&t=43995&start=0
2009 - viewtopic.php?f=12&t=48809&st=0&sk=t&sd=a


2009

Eiren (Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan) 2009, Top 10

1. Rookies (TBS) Toho $94.55m (Y8.55b)
2. Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince WB $88.46m (Y8b)
3. Departures (TBS)* Shochiku $71.21m (Y6.44b)
4. Red Cliff Part 2 Toho-Towa/Avex $61.37m (Y5.55b)
5. Michael Jackson’s This Is It & Sony $57.50m (Y5.2b)
6. Pokémon 12: Arceus and the Jewel of Life Toho $51.64m (Y4.67b)
7. 20th Century Boys: The Last Chapter – Our Flag Toho $48.77m (Y4.41b)
8. Wall-E # Disney $44.23m (Y4b)
8. Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance Klockworx/Khara $44.23m (Y4b)
9. 2012 Sony $42.02m (Y3.8b)
10. Amalfi (Fuji TV) Toho $40.36m (Y3.65b)

Source: 1/28/2010 11:19:00 PM
http://jasongray.blogspot.com/2010_01_01_archive.html

Below are the Top 10 films from recent years, 2006-2008, in USD and Yen, provided by Eiren (Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan) and Jason Gray, Japan editor of Screendaily.


2008
Spoiler: show
Eiren (Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan) 2008, Top 10

1. Ponyo on a Cliff (Toho) $172.15m (15.50b yen)
2. Boys Over Flowers: Final (Toho) $86.07m (7.75b yen)
3. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (PPI) $63.42m (5.71b yen)
4. Departures (Shochiku) $61m (5.5b yen)
5. Red Cliff: Part I (Toho-Towa) $56.09m (5.05b yen)
6. Suspect X (Toho) $54.64m (4.92b yen)
7. Pokemon the 11th Movie (Toho) $53.31m (4.8b yen)
8. Partners: The Movie (Toei) $49.31m (4.44b yen)
9. I Am Legend (WB) $47.87m (4.31b yen)
10. 20th Century Boys: Chapter One (Toho) $41.87m (3.95b yen)

Source: 1/29/2009 07:40:00 PM
http://www.screendaily.com/japanese-box ... 88.article
http://jasongray.blogspot.com/2009/01/j ... re-in.html



2007
Spoiler: show
Eiren (Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan) 2007, Top 10

1. Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End (BVI) $102.46m (10.90b yen)
2. Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix (WB) $88.36m (9.4b yen)
3. Hero (Fuji TV / Toho) $76.61m (8.15b yen)
4. Spider-Man 3 (Sony) $66.93m (7.12b yen)
5. Letters From Iwo Jima (WB) $47.94m (5.10b yen)
6. Pokémon: The 10th Movie (Toho) $47.19m (5.02b yen)
7. Always: Sunset On Third Street 2 (NTV / Toho) $42.86m (4.56b yen)
8. Monkey Magic (Fuji TV / Toho) $41.08m (4.37b yen)
9. Love and Honour (Shochiku) $38.63m (4.11 b yen)
10. Transformers (UIP) $37.69m (4.01b yen)

Source: 01 Feb 2008 10:49
http://www.eiren.org/
http://jasongray.blogspot.com/2008/02/j ... -2007.html



2006
Spoiler: show
Eiren (Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan) 2006, Top 10

1. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire* (WB) $90.49m (11.0b yen)
2. Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (BVI) $82.34m (10.02b yen)
3. The Da Vinci Code (SPE) $74.45m (9.05b yen)
4. Tales From Earthsea (Toho) $62.93m (7.65b yen)
5. Umizaru 2 - Test Of Trust (Toho) $58.4m (7.10b yen)
6. Chronicles Of Narnia: Lion, Witch And Wardrobe (BVI) $56.43m (6.86b yen)
7. Suite Dreams (Toho) $50.02m (6.08b yen)
8. Sinking Of Japan (Toho) $43.93m (5.34b yen)
9. Death Note: The Last Name (WB) $42.78m (5.2b yen)
10. Mission : Impossible III (UIP) $42.37m (5.15b yen)

Source: 30 January, 2007
http://www.screendaily.com/japanese-fil ... 59.article



Top 20 Films of the Decade (2000-2009)

Spoiler: show
1. Spirited Away (Toho) $234m (Y30.4b)
2. Howl's Moving Castle (Toho) $190m (Y22b)
3. Ponyo on the Cliff (Toho) $172.15m (Y15.5b)
4. Bayside Shakedown 2 (Toho) $164.5m (Y17.35b)
5. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (WB) $152.9m (Y20.3b)
6. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (WB) $142.8m (Y18b)
7. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (WB) $121.6m (Y13.5b)
8. The Last Samurai (WB) $119.28m (Y13.7b)
9. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (BVI) $102.46m (Y10.9b)
10. Finding Nemo (BVI) $102.44m (Y11.0b)
11. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (NL) $100.2m (Y10.3b)
12. Rookies (Toho) $94.55m (Y8.55b)
13. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (WB) $90.49m (Y11.0b)
14. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (WB) $88.46m (Y8.0b)
15. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (WB) $88.36m (Y9.4b)
16. The Matrix Reloaded (WB) $86.32m (Y11.0b)
17. Boys Over Flowers: Final (Toho) $86.07m (Y7.75b)
18. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (Fox) $82.67m (Y9.2b)
19. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (BVI) $82.34m (Y10.02b)
20. Hero (2007) (Fuji TV/Toho) $76.61m (Y8.15b)





What to look forward to in 2010 (First-Half):



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Studio Ghibli is releasing a new film next summer, Karigurashi no Arrietty (The Borrower Arrietty), being directed by Hiromasa Yonebayash. It will be Hiromasa's debut as a director. He had previously worked as an animator on Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle, and Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea.



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The third installment in the Bayside Shakedown series, a popular tv drama will be released next summer. Bayside Shakedown 2 became on of Japan's biggest films of all time, earling approx. $165m (17.4b yen) during the summer of 2003.



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Pokemon the 13th Movie will be released on July 10th, 2010. The series remains as popular as ever in Japan, with the annual films consistently making the Top 10, earning around $50m.



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The crew behind Love and Honor (2007's 9th biggest film) are back with Hana No Ato (After the flowers), based on the Shuhei Fujisawa novel, most famous as the writter behind Twilight Samurai. In the feudal Japan, the daughter of a samurai decides to avenge his lover, who was forced to commit suicide after being framed by his clan’s leader. No release date has been announced yet.


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Solanin, based on the award winning manga of the same name, tells the story of two friends in college who don't know what to do with their lives as they work together through life's unpredictable turns. The live-action adaptation will be released in April.



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Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland has been receiving a significant amount of buzz 4 months before it's release date. It currently ranks at the 9th most popular film on the popular entertainment site, Eiga. The film will be released on April 14th, 2010.


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Liar Game: The Final Stage film is set after the second television season based on the manga. In the story, a woman named Nao Kanzaki (Death Note's Erika Toda) is caught in a dangerous high-stakes competition known as "Liar Game," and a genius con artist named Shinichi Akiyama (Boys Over Flower's Shota Matsuda) comes to Kanzaki's aid. In the film, Kanzaki teams up with Akiyama and a former rival named Fukunaga for a final round. The film is set to be released on March 6th, 2010. Another popular tv drama adaptation. The genre is quickly becoming the biggest in Japan

Author:  Mr. R [ Tue Dec 29, 2009 10:09 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Japan Box Office (2010)

"Pokemon the 13th Movie will be released on July 10th, 2010. The series remains as popular as ever in Japan, with the annual films consistently making the Top 10, earning around $50m." - Damn, I just can't get how come it's still so popular. Seems like pokemonomania was so long ago... For several years the crazyness was just huge here, but then suddenly died in the early 2000s. I find it remarkable that it's still so big in Japan after so many years.

Author:  Corpse [ Tue Dec 29, 2009 6:31 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Japan Box Office (2010)

It became the most successful animated series in 2008 when the 11th Movie pushed the series over 50b yen ($455m at the time). It's at about 55b yen now (or $500m+).

The only thing that lost it's popularity everywhere but Japan was the anime basically. The video games still sell just as much as they did 10 years ago worldwide, and is still the 2nd best selling video game franchise ever by a wide margin over 3rd place, but will likely never reach Mario for 1st.

Author:  Box [ Tue Dec 29, 2009 6:33 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Japan Box Office (2010)

Lovely post/preview, Corpse. <3

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