September 17-18, 2011
Weekend Forecast



1 (-) Unfair 2: the answer (Toho) 380 million yen ($4.9 million), NEW
2 (-) Battle Los Angeles (Sony) 130 million yen ($1.7 million), NEW
3 (1) Bar Detective (TOEI) 111 million yen ($1.5 million), -35%, Week 2
4 (2) One Life (Avex Entertainment) 108 million yen ($1.4 million), -28%, Week 3
5 (3) God's Medical Record (Toho) 87 million yen ($1.1 million), -36%, Week 4
6 (-) Sanctum (Toho-Towa) 80 million yen ($1 million), NEW
7 (4) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (Warner Bros.) 46 million yen ($598,000), -37%, Week 10
8 (6) Winnie the Pooh (Walt Disney) 39 million yen ($507,000), -30%, Week 3
9 (5) The Smurfs (Toho-Towa) 37 million yen ($481,000), -43%, Week 2
10 (8) From Kokuriko Hill (Toho) 36 million yen ($468,000), -31%, Week 10

Projected Totals after this Weekend:

Bar Detective 450 million yen ($5.9 million), 340,000 admissions [9 Days in Release]
One Life 925 million yen ($12 million), 750,000 admissions [18 Days in Release]
God's Medical Record 1.41 billion yen ($18.3 million), 1,170,000 admissions [23 Days in Release]
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 9.47 billion yen ($123.1 million), 6,790,000 admissions [66 Days in Release]
Winnie the Pooh 260 million yen ($3.4 million), 210,000 admissions [16 Days in Release]
The Smurfs 170 million yen ($2.2 million), 130,000 admissions [10 Days in Release]
From Kokuriko Hill 4.23 billion yen ($54.9 million), 3,370,000 admissions [65 Days in Release]

Pokémon the Movie: Black — Victini and Zekrom, one of this year's two films in the Pokémon anime franchise, will play in more than 300 American theaters during the December 3-4 weekend. The digital theatrical distributor Cinedigm will handle the limited two-day engagement of the film, which is known as Gekijōban Pocket Monster Best Wishes! Victini to Kuroki Eiyū Zekrom in Japan.

In addition, the second 2011 film, Pokémon the Movie: White — Victini and Reshiram (Gekijōban Pocket Monster Best Wishes! Victini to Shiroki Eiyū Reshiram), will also debut in December. According to The Pokémon Company, details of the second film's launch "will be coming soon."

This year's two Pokémon films have collectively grossed over $53 million in Japan since they opened there on July 16. The newest Pokémon television series, Pocket Monsters: Best Wishes!, has been airing in Japan since last year.

I believe they'll be the first Pokemon films to receive a theatrical release (even if it's really limited) in America since the fifth film almost 10 years ago.

Unfair: the answer performed 106.4% better than the opening weekend of Bar Detective, and 14.3% better than opening of God's Medical Record.

THR actually reported on Unfair, having it at $3 million. But I'm pretty certain that's too low because $3 million would only be 230 million yen or so, and the two comparisons above suggests 260-280,000 admissions for 325-350 million yen ($4.3-4.5 million). THR may have made an error by translating 300 million yen as 3 million dollars.

I also forgot to mention that Monday is a Holiday, Marine/Ocean Day, so grosses this weekend could be slightly deflated with some choosing Monday as their movie day.

September 17-18, 2011
Weekend Results

*1　--　*3億1315万6705円 ($4,102,353)　 ---.-%　**4億8204万1204円 ($6,314,740)　　368　　　　　*1　アンフェア　ｔｈｅ　ａｎｓｗｅｒ (Unfair: the answer)
*2　--　*1億7364万2693円 ($2,274,719)　 ---.-%　**1億7364万2693円 ($2,274,719)　　336　　　　　*1　世界侵略：ロサンゼルス決戦 (Battle: Los Angeles)
*3　*1　*1億4391万8101円 ($1,885,327)　 -15.3%　**5億2105万2496円 ($6,825,788)　　252　　　　　*2　探偵はBARにいる (Bar Detective)
*4　--　*1億0986万7879円 ($1,439,269)　 ---.-%　**1億0986万7879円 ($1,439,269)　　218　　　　　*1　スパイキッズ４Ｄ：ワールドタイム・ミッション (Spy Kids 4D)
*5　*3　*1億0563万7502円 ($1,383,851)　 -22.0%　*14億3565万3509円 ($18,807,061)　　321　　　　　*4　神様のカルテ (God's Medical Record)
*6　*2　*1億0094万8705円 ($1,322,428)　 -31.9%　**9億0557万6911円 ($11,863,057)　　313　　　　　*3　ライフ いのちをつなぐ物語 (One Life)
*7　--　****9692万9900円 ($1,269,782)　 ---.-%　**1億3061万4300円 ($1,711,047)　　213　　　　　*1　サンクタム (Sanctum)
*8　*4　****4325万8895円 ($566,692)　 -39.8%　*94億4820万0713円 ($123,771,429)　　432　　　　　10　ﾊﾘｰ･ﾎﾟｯﾀｰと死の秘宝 PART2 (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2)
*9　*5　****3857万3889円 ($505,318)　 -41.1%　**1億4087万1003円 ($1,845,410)　　236　　　　　*2　スマーフ (The Smurfs)
10　--　****3825万3606円 ($501,122)　 ---.-%　*****3825万3606円 ($501,122)　　*77　　　　　*1　アジョシ (The Man From Nowhere)

Good opening for Unfair 2. Using an average multiplier of past openers this holiday weekend, the film should achieve at least 2 billion yen ($26 million). I'm thinking 2.2/2.3 billion yen (about $30 million).

Also a good opening for Battle Los Angeles. The film (along with Sanctum) were supposed to open last Spring, but their releases were delayed 6 months due to the Earthquake. With some average WOM, it may reach 1 billion yen ($13 million).

Spy Kids 4D is really surprising. The gross is largely due to higher ticket prices, but the opening is solid nonetheless. Looks good for about 600 million yen (almost $8 million).

Decent start for Sanctum, pretty much as expected. It's also looking at 600 million yen or so.

Another surprise this weekend was The Man From Nowhere. Having played on just 77 screens, the pic managed a top 10 ranking. It's probably heading for 250 million yen ($3 million+).

Updated with Actuals

[JAPANESE FILMS]
1. From Kokuriko Hill (Toho) 4,234,111,204 yen ($55,466,857), 3,373,793 admissions. [65 Days In Release]
2. Pokemon the Movie: Best Wishes (Toho) 4,169,079,065 yen ($54,614,935), 4,028,095 admissions. [65 Days In Release]
3. Space Battleship Yamato (Toho) 4.10 billion yen ($50.48 million), 3,290,000 admissions.
________
4. Gantz Part 1 (Toho) 3.45 billion yen ($41.66 million), 2,770,000 admissions.
5. SP: The Motion Picture - Revolution (Toho) 3.33 billion yen ($41.06 million), 2,600,000 admissions.
6. Partners the Movie 2 (TOEI) 3.19 billion yen ($38.98 million), 2,500,000 admissions.
7. Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence (Toho) 3.13 billion yen ($38.85 miillion), 2,630,000 admissions.
________
8. Gantz Perfect Answer (Toho) 2.80 billion yen ($35.38 million), 2,230,000 admissions.
9. Doraemon: Nobita and the New Steel Troops (Toho) 2.45 billion yen ($31.26 million), 2,160,000 admissions.
________
10. Andalusia: Goddess of Retribution (Toho) 1.85 billion yen ($24.05 million), 1,500,000 admissions.
11. Inazuma Eleven (Toho) 1.77 billion yen ($22.42 million), 1,480,000 admissions.
12. Kamen Rider OOO Wonderful: The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals / Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger the Movie: The Flying Ghost Ship DOUBLE FEATURE (TOEI) 1,765,485,317 yen ($23,027,857), 1,496,173 admissions. [44 Days in Release]
13. Gaku (Toho) 1.60 billion yen ($20.23 million), 1,270,000 admissions.
14. Princess Toyotomi (Toho) 1.58 billion yen ($20.08 million), 1,225,000 admissions.
15. Miracle Man of the Pacific (Toho) 1.57 billion yen ($19.80 million), 1,248,000 admissions.
16. God's Medical Record (Toho) 1,435,653,509 yen ($18,807,061), 1,199,377 admissions. [30 Days in Release]
17. Abacus and Sword (Asmik Ace) 1.42 billion yen ($17.92 million), 1,127,000 admissions.
18. Paradise Kiss (Warner Bros.) 1.41 billion yen ($18.02 million), 1,116,000 admissions.
19. Norwegian Wood (Toho) 1.40 billion yen ($17.69 million), 1,113,000 admissions.
20. Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider OOO & W Feat. Skull Movie Taisen Core (TOEI) 1.38 billion yen ($17.53 million), 1,115,000 admissions.
21. Kamen Rider x Kamen Rider Den-O Let's Go All Kamen Riders (TOEI) 1.35 billion yen ($17.07 million), 1,110,000 admissions.
22. 1,778 Stories of Me and My Wife (Toho) 1.23 billion yen ($15.56 million), 1,005,000 admissions.
23. Crayon Shin-chan: The Golden Spy Mission (Toho) 1.20 billion yen ($15.13 million), 1,142,000 admissions.
24. The Cicada's Eighth Day (Shochiku) 1.17 billion yen ($14.74 million), 956,000 admissions.
25. Tomorrow's Joe (Toho) 1.10 billion yen ($13.85 million), 912,000 admissions.
26. Hankyu Densha (Toho) 1.06 billion yen ($13.44 million), 881,000 admissions.



[IMPORTED FILMS]
1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (Warner Bros.) 9,448,200,713 yen ($123,771,429), 6,758,370 admissions. [66 Days In Release]
________
2. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (Walt Disney) 9.00 billion yen ($116 million), 5,900,000 admissions.
________
3. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (Warner Bros.) 6.90 billion yen ($84.28 million), 5,580,000 admissions.
________
4. Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Paramount) 4,167,088,394 yen ($54,588,857), 2,737,903 admissions [53 Days in Release]
________
5. Cars 2 (Walt Disney) 2,959,672,159 yen ($38,664,005), 2,201,020 admissions. [52 Days in Release]
6. The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Fox) 2.68 billion yen ($31.94 million), 1,768,000 admissions.
7. Tangled (Walt Disney) 2.55 billion yen ($31.34 million), 1,752,000 admissions.
8. Black Swan (Fox) 2.36 billion yen ($30.40 million), 1,810,000 admissions.
9. TRON: Legacy (Walt Disney) 2.10 billion yen ($25.58 million), 1,347,000 admissions.
________
10. The King's Speech (Gaga) 1.90 billion yen ($24.05 million), 1,450,000 admissions.
11. The Tourist (Sony) 1.86 billion yen ($23.37 million), 1,439,000 admissions.
12. Super 8 (Paramount) 1.75 billion yen ($22.75 million), 1,414,000 admissions.
13. Gulliver's Travels (Fox) 1.57 billion yen ($19.81 million), 1,046,000 admissions.
14. The Social Network (Sony) 1.42 billion yen ($17.84 million), 1,111,000 admissions.
15. Red (Walt Disney) 1.20 billion yen ($15.26 million), 967,000 admissions.
16. Unstoppable (Fox) 1.05 billion yen ($13.31 million), 836,000 admissions.
17. Kung Fu Panda 2 (Paramount) 1,044,152,648 yen ($13,517,647), 817,063 admissions. [31 Days in Release]

Key:

BOLD = Final Total.

Note 1 - If a film is not in bold and doesn't have days in release (e.g. Unstoppable), it means tracking for that film ended and the total listed isn't final yet. The totals for those films are likely to increase <1% when the final total is released.

Highlights:

From Kokuriko Hill will remain on 300+ screens (opened on 457, currently playing on 351) for at least 2 more months, with Studio Ghibli re-issuing redesigned move poster to theaters, etc., to attract more viewers. More details HERE.

It's going to have some really strong late legs heading toward 2012, so look for it to steadily add to it's total each week despite being in release for over 2 months now.

Harry Potter 7.2 surpassed HP5's 9.4 billion yen total to become the 5th highest grossing film in the franchise in yen (it's 3rd in USD, however).

Pokemon 14 and Transformers 3 are in a very tight race for the 5th biggest grosser of 2011 spot.

Cars 2 has really stalled, and it'd be a shame if it barely misses 3 billion yen.

God's Medical Record jumps 7 spots on the chart.


Films nearing 1 billion yen (900 million yen+):
One Life (905 million yen) [25 Days in Release]
Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battle (~900 million)
What If a Female Manager of a High School Baseball Team Read Drunker's "Management"? (~900 million)
Nintama Rantarou Live Action Movie! (~935 million)


PREVIOUS YEARS

I'd say, all things considered, Harry Potter's performance is quite great.

I'd say Transformers did much better than HP

Both films did very well.

Harry Potter broke it's decade long decline in gross and admissions, and Transformers 3 edged out the original to become top grossing film in it's franchise (second in admissions).

September 23-25, 2011
Weekend Forecast



1 (-) Moteki (Toho), NEW
2 (1) Unfair: the answer (Toho), Week 2
3 (2) Battle Los Angeles (Toho-Towa), Week 2
4 (3) Bar Detective (TOEI), Week 3
5 (-) Second Virgin (Shochiku), NEW
6 (6) One Life (Avex Entertainment), Week 4
7 (5) God's Medical Record (Toho), Week 5
8 (4) Spy Kids 4D (Shochiku), Week 2
9 (-) We Cannot Rebuild the World, But We Wanna Build a School in Cambodia (TOEI), NEW
10 (7) Sanctum (Toho-Towa), Week 2

It's a long weekend, but the grosses and rankings are for the 24th and 25th only.

Moteki is tracking 9% ahead of Paco and the Magical Book according to distributor Toho on opening day. http://eiga.com/news/20110923/9/

Paco opened with 305 million yen in September 2008 for comparison, and Moteki should see a similar, maybe slightly higher, opening ($4 million+ in USD). Paco also went on to finish with 2.36 billion yen ($31 million today), which would be a great finish for Moteki and even better if it finished higher. The fall needed a breakout like this. Trailer below.

Friday was Shūbun no Hi (Autumnal Equinox Day), so this week's films opened early.

Openers,
Vs. Unfair: the answer last Saturday, opening day, figure (Approx. 125,000 admissions for 165 million yen ($2.2 million)):

Moteki (98.9%)
We Can't Rebuild the World, But We Wanna Build a School in Cambodia (27.1%)
Second Virgin (36.2%)

Unfair 2 grossed 482 million yen ($6.3 million) on 363,000 admissions over it's first three days in release, and below are the rough 3-Day estimates (Fri-Sun) for the openers based on the usual data for Friday:

Moteki - 340-360,000 admissions for 420-440 million yen ($5.5-5.8 million).
We Can't Rebuild... - 100-110,000 admissions for 125-145 million yen ($1.6-1.9 million).
Second Virgin - 130-140,000 admissions for 160-180 million yen ($2-2.3 million).

Holdovers,
Decreases Vs. Last Saturday's Figures

Unfair: the answer (-17.5%)
Battle Los Angeles (-52.1%)
Sanctum (-59.5%)
Spy Kids 4D (-3.1%)
The Man From Nowhere (-39.4%)
Bar Detective (-15.7%)
One Life (-34.7%)
Winnie the Pooh (-18.7%)
God's Medical Record (-16.4%)
-Ranking based on release date (most recent to oldest)

Films targeting kids/families, and females, benefited the most from the Holiday.

Eiga.com released the Top 10 Most Attended Films of the Year (as of 9/21) yesterday, but I was too busy to post it. So here we go,

Top 10 Most Attended Films of 2011 (Box Office Year)

July, 1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (Warner Bros.) 6,800,721 (8.49x)
May, 2. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (Walt Disney) 6,000,326 (7.76x)
Nov., 3. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (Warner Bros.) 5,584,042 (7.28x)
July, 4. Pokemon the Movie: Best Wishes (Toho) 4,032,548 (7.56x)
July, 5. From Kokuriko Hill (Toho) 3,414,586 (11.54x)
Dec., 6. Space Battleship Yamato (Toho) 3,303,710 (8.01x)
Feb., 7. Gantz (Toho) 2,796,132 (6.15x)
July, 8. Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Paramount) 2,754,829 (7.57x)
April, 9. Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence (Toho) 2,647,154 (5.84x)
Mar., 10. SP: The Motion Picture - The Final Episode (Toho) 2,625,416 (11.70x)

Disney must have really wanted On Stranger Tides to sell 6m tickets because the film's last update (middle of August I think) had it about 100,000 shy of the milestone with it only playing on a handful of screens.

Films in italics are still in release. I also included the films' multipliers beside their admissions from their opening weekends (2 Days).

Saturday Data fron the usual locations:

Openers,
Percentages Vs God's Medical Record's Opening Day Admissions.

Moteki (82.5%) ~109,000 admissions -> 130-135 million yen ($1.8 million)
Second Virgin (23.4%) ~31,000 admissions -> 35-40 million yen ($500,000)
We Can't Rebuild the World, But We Wanna Build a School in Cambodia (31.5%) ~41,000 admissions -> 45-50 million yen ($600,000)

Combined with Friday's Opening Day estimate of approx. 165 million yen ($2.1 million), Moteki is near 300 million yen ($3.9 million) after two days in release, and is still on track for over 300,000 admissions; 400 million yen ($5.2 million) for the three day weekend. Moteki is playing on 274 screens.

Second Virgin appears to be a bit frontloaded with that number. It's likely to miss 100,000 admissions; 125 million yen ($1.6 million) over the three day weekend.

We Can't Rebuild... behaved the opposite of Second Virgin's second day in release, and will probably even beat it over the weekend. I can't see it missing 100,000 admissions now, resulting in perhaps 150 million yen (near $2 million) over the three day weekend. Nice little overperformance here.

Holdovers
Decreases Vs. Last Saturday Figures

Unfair: the answer (-30.4%)
Battle Los Angeles (-54.4%)
Sanctum (-63.5%)
Spy Kids 4D (-33.5%)
The Man From Nowhere (-47.1%)
Bar Detective (-33.9%)
One Life (-50.1%)
Winnie the Pooh (-50.3%)
God's Medical Record (-39.9%)
-rankings based on weeks in release (most recent to oldest)

Some hefty drops (Sanctum could be the first film this year to drop over 60% it's second weekend), but not too surprising with the Holidays this past week. Monday was Marine/Ocean Day and with Friday being Autumnal Equinox Day, the drops should be expected.

Solid number for Unfair: the answer, though. It should stay above 200 million yen ($2.6 million) in it's second weekend, and with the boost from the Holidays, it looks to clear 1 billion yen ($13 million) on Sunday, only it's 9th day in release.

It would appear Fast Five could rank this weekend on previews alone. It's release date isn't until October 1st, but it charted at both Warner (3rd), and Shikoku (3rd) Cinemas. It failed to chart at Toho or Sunshine Cinemas, but I doubt they had previews.

The last two films I remember charting so high on only previews were Resident Evil 4 and Inception last year. But despite doing well enough to rank in the Top 10, the previews were included in the following week's opening numbers. That's most likely what will happen with Fast Five, so expect a strong opening next weekend.

September 24-25, 2011
Weekend Admission Ranking

1 (1) Unfair: the answer (Toho) Week 2
2 (-) Moteki (Toho) NEW
3 (3) Bar Detective (TOEI) Week 3
4 (2) Battle: Los Angeles (Toho-Towa) Week 2
5 (6) Spy Kids 4D (Shochiku) Week 2
6 (4) God's Medical Record (Toho) Week 5
7 (-) Second Virgin (Shochiku) NEW
8 (5) One Life (Avex Entertainment) Week 4
9 (-) We Can't Rebuild the World, But We Wanna Build a School in Cambodia (TOEI) NEW
10 (7) Sanctum (Toho-Towa) Week 2

Pretty incredible hold for Unfair 2. It exceeded 1 billion yen ($13 million) already, so 2 billion yen ($26 million) is a sure thing now. With the standard 2.2 multiplier from a film's two week total, Unfair 2 is looking at 2.3 billion yen ($30 million).

Moteki had a great start with 176,525 admissions; 245,780,400 yen ($3.2 million) for the 2-Day weekend (Sat and Sun.), and with Friday included, the 3-Day cume 388,968,700 yen ($5.1 million) with 284,159 admissions on 274 screens ($18,600 psa).

A slightly lower opening than data was suggesting (400 million yen 3-Day), though 2 billion yen ($26 million) is still in play.

Second Virgin opened to 52,158,400 yen ($685,000) with 41,311 admissions for the 2-Day weekend, bringing it's 3-Day total to 87,238,600 yen ($1.1 million) with 69,721 admissions.

We Can't Rebuild... opened to 50,783,900 yen ($665,000) with 36,482 admissions for the 2-Day weekend, bringing it's 3-Day total to 76,735,200 yen ($1 million) with 56,208 admissions.

Updated with Estimates

[JAPANESE FILMS]
1. From Kokuriko Hill (Toho) 4,320,000,000 yen ($56,590,000), 3,450,000 admissions. [72 Days In Release]
2. Pokemon the Movie: Best Wishes (Toho) 4,180,000,000 yen ($54,760,000), 4,040,000 admissions. [72 Days In Release]
3. Space Battleship Yamato (Toho) 4.10 billion yen ($50.48 million), 3.30 million admissions.
________
4. Gantz Part 1 (Toho) 3.45 billion yen ($41.66 million), 2.78 million admissions.
5. SP: The Motion Picture - Revolution (Toho) 3.33 billion yen ($41.06 million), 2.63 million admissions.
6. Partners the Movie 2 (TOEI) 3.19 billion yen ($38.98 million), 2.50 million admissions.
7. Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence (Toho) 3.13 billion yen ($38.85 miillion), 2.65 million admissions.
________
8. Gantz Perfect Answer (Toho) 2.80 billion yen ($35.38 million), 2.24 million admissions.
9. Doraemon: Nobita and the New Steel Troops (Toho) 2.45 billion yen ($31.26 million), 2.16 million admissions.
________
10. Andalusia: Goddess of Retribution (Toho) 1.85 billion yen ($24.05 million), 1.50 million admissions.
11. Inazuma Eleven (Toho) 1.77 billion yen ($22.42 million), 1.48 million admissions.
12. Kamen Rider OOO Wonderful: The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals / Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger the Movie: The Flying Ghost Ship DOUBLE FEATURE (TOEI) 1.76 billion yen ($23.02 million), 1.49 million admissions.
13. God's Medical Record (Toho) 1,650,000,000 yen ($21,615,000), 1,380,000 admissions. [30 Days in Release]
14. Gaku (Toho) 1.60 billion yen ($20.23 million), 1.27 million admissions.
15. Princess Toyotomi (Toho) 1.58 billion yen ($20.08 million), 1.22 million admissions.
16. Miracle Man of the Pacific (Toho) 1.57 billion yen ($19.80 million), 1.25 million admissions.
17. Abacus and Sword (Asmik Ace) 1.42 billion yen ($17.92 million), 1.12 million admissions.
18. Paradise Kiss (Warner Bros.) 1.41 billion yen ($18.02 million), 1.12 million admissions.
19. Norwegian Wood (Toho) 1.40 billion yen ($17.69 million), 1.11 million admissions.
20. Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider OOO & W Feat. Skull Movie Taisen Core (TOEI) 1.38 billion yen ($17.53 million), 1.11 million admissions.
21. Kamen Rider x Kamen Rider Den-O Let's Go All Kamen Riders (TOEI) 1.35 billion yen ($17.07 million), 1.11 million admissions.
22. 1,778 Stories of Me and My Wife (Toho) 1.23 billion yen ($15.56 million), 1.05 million admissions.
23. Crayon Shin-chan: The Golden Spy Mission (Toho) 1.20 billion yen ($15.13 million), 1.14 admissions.
24. The Cicada's Eighth Day (Shochiku) 1.17 billion yen ($14.74 million), 956,000 admissions.
25. Unfair: the answer (Toho) 1,100,000,000 yen ($14,410,000), 850,000 admissions. [9 Days in Release]
26. Tomorrow's Joe (Toho) 1.10 billion yen ($13.85 million), 912,000 admissions.
27. Hankyu Densha (Toho) 1.06 billion yen ($13.44 million), 881,000 admissions.



[IMPORTED FILMS]
1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (Warner Bros.) 9,500,000,000 yen ($124,450,000), 6,810,000 admissions. [73 Days In Release]
________
2. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (Walt Disney) 9.00 billion yen ($116 million), 6.00 million admissions.
________
3. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (Warner Bros.) 6.90 billion yen ($84.28 million), 5.58 million admissions.
________
4. Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Paramount) 4,180,000,000 yen ($54,760,000), 2,765,000 admissions [60 Days in Release]
________
5. Cars 2 (Walt Disney) 2,970,000,000 yen ($38,800,000), 2,215,000 admissions. [59 Days in Release]
6. The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Fox) 2.68 billion yen ($31.94 million), 1.77 million admissions.
7. Tangled (Walt Disney) 2.55 billion yen ($31.34 million), 1.75 million admissions.
8. Black Swan (Fox) 2.36 billion yen ($30.40 million), 1.81 million admissions.
9. TRON: Legacy (Walt Disney) 2.10 billion yen ($25.58 million), 1.35 million admissions.
________
10. The King's Speech (Gaga) 1.90 billion yen ($24.05 million), 1.45 million admissions.
11. The Tourist (Sony) 1.86 billion yen ($23.37 million), 1.44 million admissions.
12. Super 8 (Paramount) 1.75 billion yen ($22.75 million), 1.41 million admissions.
13. Gulliver's Travels (Fox) 1.57 billion yen ($19.81 million), 1.05 million admissions.
14. The Social Network (Sony) 1.42 billion yen ($17.84 million), 1.11 million admissions.
15. Red (Walt Disney) 1.20 billion yen ($15.26 million), 967,000 admissions.
16. One Life (Avex Entertainment) 1,075,000,000 yen ($14,050,000), 870,000 admissions. [25 Days in Release]
17. Kung Fu Panda 2 (Paramount) 1,050,000,000 yen ($13,755,000), 825,000 admissions. [38 Days in Release]
18. Unstoppable (Fox) 1.05 billion yen ($13.31 million), 836,000 admissions.



Key:

BOLD = Final Total and Admissions (rounded).
BLUE Highlight = New Entry

Note 1 - If a film is not in bold and doesn't have days in release (e.g. Unstoppable), it means tracking for that film ended and the total listed isn't final yet. The totals for those films are likely to increase <1% when the final total is released.

Highlights:

Unfair 2 and One Life (United Kingdom) debut on the charts.

That makes 27 Japanese films and 18 Imported films that have grossed over 1 billion yen this year. Last year, 29 Japanese films and 19 Imported films grossed over 1 billion yen, so 2011 is going to beat that before Dec. 1st.

God's Medical Record moves up 3 more positions this week.

Transformers 3 and Pokemon 14 are estimated to be tied in gross, and this will probably be the last week both films are tracked.

Cars 2 is barely making anything now, and this will probably be the last week it's tracked, too. It's so close to 3 billion yen I can't see it not making it eventually.


Films nearing 1 billion yen (900 million yen+):
Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battle (~900 million)
What If a Female Manager of a High School Baseball Team Read Drunker's "Management"? (~900 million)
Nintama Rantarou Live Action Movie! (~935 million)


PREVIOUS YEARS

It's reported that Moteki edged out Unfair 2 to place 1st this weekend in gross. There have been several split winners (one wins by admissions, another by gross) this year I've realized.

September 24-25, 2011
Weekend Results



*1　--　2億4578万0401円 ($3,195,146)　 ---.-%　**3億8896万8703円 ($5,056,593)　　276　　　　　*1　モテキ (Moteki)
*2　*1　2億4236万4611円 ($3,150,740)　 -22.3%　*10億6238万8854円 ($13,811,055)　　368　　　　　*2　アンフェア　ｔｈｅ　ａｎｓｗｅｒ (Unfair: the answer)
*3　*3　8851万0905円 ($1,150,642)　 -38.3%　**8億1905万6204円 ($10,647,731)　　252　　　　　*3　探偵はBARにいる (Bar Detective)
*4　*4　7251万4298円 ($942,686)　 -33.9%　**3億4809万8796円 ($4,525,284)　　218　　　　　*2　スパイキッズ４Ｄ：ワールドタイム・ミッション (Spy Kids 4D)
*5　*2　7178万8693円 ($933,253)　 -58.6%　**4億6571万5599円 ($6,054,303)　　334　　　　　*2　世界侵略：ロサンゼルス決戦 (Battle Los Angeles)
*6　*5　5985万0315円 ($778,054)　 -21.9%　*16億5129万0412円 ($21,466,775)　　321　　　　　*5　神様のカルテ (God's Medical Record)
*7　--　5215万8397円 ($678,059)　 ---.-%　***億8723万8589円 ($1,134,102)　　225　　　　　*1　セカンドバージン (Second Virgin)
*8　*6　5159万3620円 ($669,717)　 -48.6%　*10億9636万9417円 ($14,252,802)　　315　　　　　*4　ライフ いのちをつなぐ物語 (One Life)
*9　--　5078万3892円 ($660,178)　 ---.-%　***億7673万5193円 ($997,558)　　118　　　　　*1　僕たちは世界を変えることができない。 (We Can't Rebuild the World, But We Wanna Build a School in Cambodia)
10　*7　3968万3898円 ($515,891)　 -59.0%　**2億9356万5194円 ($3,816,347)　　213　　　　　*2　サンクタム (Sanctum)

A really good weekend for some, not so for others.

Moteki begins it's run with a great debut on top.

Unfair 2 had a spectacular second weekend clearing 1 billion yen in 9 days.

Spy Kids 4D, Bar Detective, and God's Medical Record also did really well this weekend.

The other half of the Top 10 didn't fare too well.

Second Virgin opened with mediocre/disappointing results, and We Can't Rebuild... just met expectations.

Battle Los Angeles and Sanctum both dropped almost 60%. Sanctum actually had the second biggest second weekend decline this year for a wide release.

And despite good reviews, One Life continues to struggle dropping nearly 50% in it's fourth weekend. It did clear 1 billion yen this weekend, a solid achievement, but it's going to fall short of 1.5 billion yen, which given the opening weekend, seemed like a sure thing.

Also, Fast Five grossed an estimated 2億8332万0300円 ($3.68 million) on previews alone from the 23rd-25th. The weekend itself would have been about 200 million yen ($2.60 million), enough for a third place ranking this weekend.

That's really strong, and all of it will be included with the film's opening this coming weekend I believe.

Updated with Actuals

[JAPANESE FILMS]
1. From Kokuriko Hill (Toho) 4,310,358,426 yen ($56,034,660), 3,442,778 admissions. [72 Days In Release]
2. Pokemon the Movie: Best Wishes (Toho) 4,181,064,029 yen ($54,353,832), 4,039,675 admissions. [72 Days In Release]
3. Space Battleship Yamato (Toho) 4.10 billion yen ($50.48 million), 3.30 million admissions.
________
4. Gantz Part 1 (Toho) 3.45 billion yen ($41.66 million), 2.78 million admissions.
5. SP: The Motion Picture - Revolution (Toho) 3.33 billion yen ($41.06 million), 2.63 million admissions.
6. Partners the Movie 2 (TOEI) 3.19 billion yen ($38.98 million), 2.50 million admissions.
7. Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence (Toho) 3.13 billion yen ($38.85 miillion), 2.65 million admissions.
________
8. Gantz Perfect Answer (Toho) 2.80 billion yen ($35.38 million), 2.24 million admissions.
9. Doraemon: Nobita and the New Steel Troops (Toho) 2.45 billion yen ($31.26 million), 2.16 million admissions.
________
10. Andalusia: Goddess of Retribution (Toho) 1.85 billion yen ($24.05 million), 1.50 million admissions.
11. Inazuma Eleven (Toho) 1.77 billion yen ($22.42 million), 1.48 million admissions.
12. Kamen Rider OOO Wonderful: The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals / Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger the Movie: The Flying Ghost Ship DOUBLE FEATURE (TOEI) 1.76 billion yen ($23.02 million), 1.49 million admissions.
13. God's Medical Record (Toho) 1,651,290,412 yen ($21,466,775), 1,380,677 admissions. [30 Days in Release]
14. Gaku (Toho) 1.60 billion yen ($20.23 million), 1.27 million admissions.
15. Princess Toyotomi (Toho) 1.58 billion yen ($20.08 million), 1.22 million admissions.
16. Miracle Man of the Pacific (Toho) 1.57 billion yen ($19.80 million), 1.25 million admissions.
17. Abacus and Sword (Asmik Ace) 1.42 billion yen ($17.92 million), 1.12 million admissions.
18. Paradise Kiss (Warner Bros.) 1.41 billion yen ($18.02 million), 1.12 million admissions.
19. Norwegian Wood (Toho) 1.40 billion yen ($17.69 million), 1.11 million admissions.
20. Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider OOO & W Feat. Skull Movie Taisen Core (TOEI) 1.38 billion yen ($17.53 million), 1.11 million admissions.
21. Kamen Rider x Kamen Rider Den-O Let's Go All Kamen Riders (TOEI) 1.35 billion yen ($17.07 million), 1.11 million admissions.
22. 1,778 Stories of Me and My Wife (Toho) 1.23 billion yen ($15.56 million), 1.05 million admissions.
23. Crayon Shin-chan: The Golden Spy Mission (Toho) 1.20 billion yen ($15.13 million), 1.14 admissions.
24. The Cicada's Eighth Day (Shochiku) 1.17 billion yen ($14.74 million), 956,000 admissions.
25. Tomorrow's Joe (Toho) 1.10 billion yen ($13.85 million), 912,000 admissions.
26. Unfair: the answer (Toho) 1,062,238,854 yen ($13,811,055), 815,336 admissions. [9 Days in Release]
27. Hankyu Densha (Toho) 1.06 billion yen ($13.44 million), 881,000 admissions.



[IMPORTED FILMS]
1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (Warner Bros.) 9,564,853,108 yen ($124,343,090), 6,836,525 admissions. [73 Days In Release]
________
2. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (Walt Disney) 9.00 billion yen ($116 million), 6.00 million admissions.
________
3. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (Warner Bros.) 6.90 billion yen ($84.28 million), 5.58 million admissions.
________
4. Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Paramount) 4,177,278,295 yen ($54,291,618), 2,763,971 admissions [60 Days in Release]
________
5. Cars 2 (Walt Disney) 2,969,104,048 yen ($38,698,353), 2,213,760 admissions. [59 Days in Release]
6. The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Fox) 2.68 billion yen ($31.94 million), 1.77 million admissions.
7. Tangled (Walt Disney) 2.55 billion yen ($31.34 million), 1.75 million admissions.
8. Black Swan (Fox) 2.36 billion yen ($30.40 million), 1.81 million admissions.
9. TRON: Legacy (Walt Disney) 2.10 billion yen ($25.58 million), 1.35 million admissions.
________
10. The King's Speech (Gaga) 1.90 billion yen ($24.05 million), 1.45 million admissions.
11. The Tourist (Sony) 1.86 billion yen ($23.37 million), 1.44 million admissions.
12. Super 8 (Paramount) 1.75 billion yen ($22.75 million), 1.41 million admissions.
13. Gulliver's Travels (Fox) 1.57 billion yen ($19.81 million), 1.05 million admissions.
14. The Social Network (Sony) 1.42 billion yen ($17.84 million), 1.11 million admissions.
15. Red (Walt Disney) 1.20 billion yen ($15.26 million), 967,000 admissions.
16. One Life (Avex Entertainment) 1,096,369,417 yen ($14,252,802), 894,168 admissions. [25 Days in Release]
17. Kung Fu Panda 2 (Paramount) 1,050,038,389 yen ($13,650,499), 821,721 admissions. [38 Days in Release]
18. Unstoppable (Fox) 1.05 billion yen ($13.31 million), 836,000 admissions.



Key:

BOLD = Final Total and Admissions (rounded).
BLUE Highlight = New Entry

Note 1 - If a film is not in bold and doesn't have days in release (e.g. Unstoppable), it means tracking for that film ended and the total listed isn't final yet. The totals for those films are likely to increase <1% when the final total is released.

Highlights:

Unfair 2 and One Life (United Kingdom) debut on the charts.

That makes 27 Japanese films and 18 Imported films that have grossed over 1 billion yen this year. Last year, 29 Japanese films and 19 Imported films grossed over 1 billion yen, so 2011 is going to beat that before Dec. 1st.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 is nearing 7 million admissions. It'll probably fall short, though it could remain in limited release for most of the remaining year to achieve the milestone.

God's Medical Record moves up 3 more positions this week.

Cars 2 is barely making anything now, and this will probably be the last week it's tracked, too. It's so close to 3 billion yen I can't see it not making it eventually.


Films nearing 1 billion yen (900 million yen+):
Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battle (~900 million)
What If a Female Manager of a High School Baseball Team Read Drunker's "Management"? (~900 million)
Nintama Rantarou Live Action Movie! (~935 million)


PREVIOUS YEARS

October 1-2, 2011
Weekend Forecast

1 (-) Fast Five (Toho-Towa) NEW
2 (1) Moteki (Toho) Week 2
3 (2) Unfair: the answer (Toho) Week 3
4 (-) Hayabusa (Fox) NEW
5 (-) Dog X Police (Toho) NEW
6 (3) Bar Detective (TOEI) Week 4
7 (4) Spy Kids 4D (Shochiku) Week 3
8 (6) Battle: Los Angeles (Toho-Towa) Week 3
9 (-) Final Destination 5 (Warner Bros.) NEW
10 (6) God's Medical Record (Toho) Week 6

With last week's previews for Fast Five most likely being included into it's opening weekend, it'll easily take the weekend crown. Last weeks previews were also bigger than the opening weekends of the previous two Fast and Furious films, so expect Fast Five to become the biggest in the franchise No previous film has reached 1 billion yen ($12/13 million).

A few other projected totals after this weekend: Unfair 2 should be near 1.5 billion yen ($19 million), God's Medical Record - 1.8 billion yen ($23 million), Bar Detective - 950+ million yen ($12 million). Bar Detective should beat Moteki to 1 billion yen first to become the 28th Japanese film to reach the milestone this year; 46th Overall film.

THR has Fast Five grossing $6.6 million (about 510 million yen) this weekend. That figure would include last weeks previews of 283 million yen ($3.7 million).

Breakdown:
Previews (last Fri.-Sun) - 283 million yen ($3.7 million)
Opening Weekend (Sat.-Sun) - 227 million yen ($2.9 million), *estimate

Opening Weekend + Previews is already more than 50% of what any previous Fast and Furious film grossed in total, and if the 510 million yen gross is accurate, Fast Five will finish with 1.5/1.6 billion yen (about $20 million), double any other Fast and Furious film.

October 1-2, 2011
Weekend Admission Rankings

1 (-) Fast Five (Toho-Towa) NEW
2 (2) Moteki (Toho) Week 2
3 (1) Unfair: the answer (Toho) Week 3
4 (-) DOG X POLICE (Toho) NEW
5 (-) Hayabusa (Fox) NEW
6 (3) Bar Detective (TOEI) Week 4
7 (4) Battle: Los Angeles (Toho-Towa) Week 3
8 (5) Spy Kids 4D (Shochiku) Week 3
9 (7) Second Virgin (Shochiku) Week 2
10 (8) One Life (Avex Entertainment) Week 5

Fast Five debuted in first with 185,558 admissions; 216,916,100 yen ($2.8 million) over the weekend on 412 screens. It's total, which includes last weekend's previews, now stands at 397,383 admissions; 500,316,000 yen ($6.6 million).

Unfair: the answer exceeded 1.2 million admissions, and 1.5 billion yen ($19.5 million) after 16 days in release.

DOG X POLICE debuted with 134,150 admissions; 149,383,700 yen ($1.9 million) over the weekend on 314 screens.

And Hayabusa debuted with 95,351 admissions; 102,802,800 yen ($1.4 million) over the weekend on 303 screens.

Final Destination 5 misses the Top 10.

Weekend Ranking (10/1-2) is at the bottom of Pg. 33.



2011 Box Office Charts
Updated with Estimates

[JAPANESE FILMS]
1. From Kokuriko Hill (Toho) 4,375,000,000 yen ($57,300,000), 3,500,000 admissions. [79 Days In Release]
2. Pokemon the Movie: Best Wishes (Toho) 4.20 billion yen ($55.02 million), 4.07 million admissions.
3. Space Battleship Yamato (Toho) 4.10 billion yen ($50.48 million), 3.30 million admissions.
________
4. Gantz Part 1 (Toho) 3.45 billion yen ($41.66 million), 2.78 million admissions.
5. SP: The Motion Picture - Revolution (Toho) 3.33 billion yen ($41.06 million), 2.63 million admissions.
6. Partners the Movie 2 (TOEI) 3.19 billion yen ($38.98 million), 2.50 million admissions.
7. Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence (Toho) 3.13 billion yen ($38.85 miillion), 2.65 million admissions.
________
8. Gantz Perfect Answer (Toho) 2.80 billion yen ($35.38 million), 2.24 million admissions.
9. Doraemon: Nobita and the New Steel Troops (Toho) 2.45 billion yen ($31.26 million), 2.16 million admissions.
________
10. Andalusia: Goddess of Retribution (Toho) 1.85 billion yen ($24.05 million), 1.50 million admissions.
11. Inazuma Eleven (Toho) 1.77 billion yen ($22.42 million), 1.48 million admissions.
12. Kamen Rider OOO Wonderful: The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals / Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger the Movie: The Flying Ghost Ship DOUBLE FEATURE (TOEI) 1.76 billion yen ($23.02 million), 1.49 million admissions.
13. God's Medical Record (Toho) 1,750,000,000 yen ($22,925,000), 1,470,000 admissions. [37 Days in Release]
14. Gaku (Toho) 1.60 billion yen ($20.23 million), 1.27 million admissions.
15. Princess Toyotomi (Toho) 1.58 billion yen ($20.08 million), 1.22 million admissions.
16. Miracle Man of the Pacific (Toho) 1.57 billion yen ($19.80 million), 1.25 million admissions.
17. Unfair: the answer (Toho) 1,550,000,000 yen ($20,300,000), 1,215,000 admissions. [16 Days in Release]
18. Abacus and Sword (Asmik Ace) 1.42 billion yen ($17.92 million), 1.12 million admissions.
19. Paradise Kiss (Warner Bros.) 1.41 billion yen ($18.02 million), 1.12 million admissions.
20. Norwegian Wood (Toho) 1.40 billion yen ($17.69 million), 1.11 million admissions.
21. Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider OOO & W Feat. Skull Movie Taisen Core (TOEI) 1.38 billion yen ($17.53 million), 1.11 million admissions.
22. Kamen Rider x Kamen Rider Den-O Let's Go All Kamen Riders (TOEI) 1.35 billion yen ($17.07 million), 1.11 million admissions.
22. 1,778 Stories of Me and My Wife (Toho) 1.23 billion yen ($15.56 million), 1.05 million admissions.
23. Crayon Shin-chan: The Golden Spy Mission (Toho) 1.20 billion yen ($15.13 million), 1.14 admissions.
24. The Cicada's Eighth Day (Shochiku) 1.17 billion yen ($14.74 million), 956,000 admissions.
25. Tomorrow's Joe (Toho) 1.10 billion yen ($13.85 million), 912,000 admissions.
27. Hankyu Densha (Toho) 1.06 billion yen ($13.44 million), 881,000 admissions.



[IMPORTED FILMS]
1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (Warner Bros.) 9,650,000,000 yen ($126,415,000), 6,900,000 admissions. [80 Days In Release]
________
2. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (Walt Disney) 9.00 billion yen ($116 million), 6.00 million admissions.
________
3. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (Warner Bros.) 6.90 billion yen ($84.28 million), 5.58 million admissions.
________
4. Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Paramount) 4.18 billion yen ($54.74 million), 2.78 million admissions.
________
5. Cars 2 (Walt Disney) 2.97 billion yen ($38.81 million), 2.21 million admissions.
6. The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Fox) 2.68 billion yen ($31.94 million), 1.77 million admissions.
7. Tangled (Walt Disney) 2.55 billion yen ($31.34 million), 1.75 million admissions.
8. Black Swan (Fox) 2.36 billion yen ($30.40 million), 1.81 million admissions.
9. TRON: Legacy (Walt Disney) 2.10 billion yen ($25.58 million), 1.35 million admissions.
________
10. The King's Speech (Gaga) 1.90 billion yen ($24.05 million), 1.45 million admissions.
11. The Tourist (Sony) 1.86 billion yen ($23.37 million), 1.44 million admissions.
12. Super 8 (Paramount) 1.75 billion yen ($22.75 million), 1.41 million admissions.
13. Gulliver's Travels (Fox) 1.57 billion yen ($19.81 million), 1.05 million admissions.
14. The Social Network (Sony) 1.42 billion yen ($17.84 million), 1.11 million admissions.
15. Red (Walt Disney) 1.20 billion yen ($15.26 million), 967,000 admissions.
16. One Life (Avex Entertainment) 1,190,000,000 yen ($15,580,000), 960,000 admissions. [32 Days in Release]
17. Kung Fu Panda 2 (Paramount) 1.05 billion yen ($13.66 million), 822,000 admissions.
18. Unstoppable (Fox) 1.05 billion yen ($13.31 million), 836,000 admissions.



Key:
Italics = Film is still in release and being tracked.
BOLD = Film ended it's run with it's final gross and admissions released.
BLUE Highlight = New Entry

Note - If a film is not in bold and isn't in italics (e.g. Unstoppable, Andalusia), it means tracking for that film ended and the total listed isn't final yet. The totals for those films are likely to increase <1% when the final total is released.


Highlights:

Pokemon 14 finished it's run this weekend, improving 1.2% over last year's film.

Unfair 2 jumps 9 spots on the charts.

Harry Potter 7.2 comes even closer to 7 million admissions, but tracking will likely end after this weekend before it reaches the number. Regardless, it should reach the milestone by year end.

And tracking ended this weekend for Transformers 3, Cars 2, and Kung Fu Panda 2. Their totals aren't final yet though (like other films on the charts that aren't in bold characters), and I'll update them when final figures are released.


Films nearing 1 billion yen (900 million yen+):
Bar Detective (900 million+) [23 Days in Release]

PREVIOUS YEARS

October 1-2,2011
Weekend Actuals

1 (N) Fast Five (Toho-Towa) 217,108,405 yen ($2,822,409), 0, 500,315,541 yen ($6,504,102), NEW
2 (1) Moteki (Toho) 212,468,508 yen ($2,762,091), -13.8%, 856,048,244 yen ($11,128,627), Week 2
3 (2) Unfair: the answer (Toho) 195,976,480 yen ($2,547,694), -19.0%, 1,561,576,108 yen ($20,300,489), Week 3
4 (N) DOG X POLICE (Toho) 149,392,521 yen ($1,942,103), 0, 149,392,521 yen ($1,942,103), NEW
5 (N) Hayabusa (Fox) 102,828,347 yen ($1,337,016), 0, 102,828,347 yen ($1,337,016), NEW
6 (3) Bar Detective (TOEI) 74,536,009 yen ($968,968), -16.9%, 994,243,796 yen ($12,925,169), Week 4
7 (4) Spy Kids 4D (Shochiku) 50,048,507 yen ($650,630), -30.5%, 436,489,786 yen ($5,674,367), Week 3
8 (5) Battle: Los Angeles (Toho-Towa) 45,861,608 yen ($596,201), -36.1%, 621,103,442 yen ($8,074,344), Week 3
9 (9) We Can't Rebuild the World, But We Wanna Build a School in Cambodia (TOEI) 36,167,349 yen ($469,785), -30.8%, 228,318,640 yen ($2,968,142), Week 2
10 (7) Second Virgin (Shochiku) 35,535,724 yen ($456,764), -31.8%, 229,346,385 yen ($2,981,503), Week 2

Final Destination 5 (Warner Bros.) only debuted in 12th with 31 million yen ($400,000), down 40% from the previous two installments in the franchise.

2011 Box Office Charts
Updated with Actuals

[JAPANESE FILMS]
1. From Kokuriko Hill (Toho) 4,356,164,255 yen ($57,030,135), 3,482,146 admissions. [79 Days In Release]
2. Pokemon the Movie: Best Wishes (Toho) 4.20 billion yen ($55.02 million), 4.07 million admissions.
3. Space Battleship Yamato (Toho) 4.10 billion yen ($50.48 million), 3.30 million admissions.
________
4. Gantz Part 1 (Toho) 3.45 billion yen ($41.66 million), 2.78 million admissions.
5. SP: The Motion Picture - Revolution (Toho) 3.33 billion yen ($41.06 million), 2.63 million admissions.
6. Partners the Movie 2 (TOEI) 3.19 billion yen ($38.98 million), 2.50 million admissions.
7. Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence (Toho) 3.13 billion yen ($38.85 miillion), 2.65 million admissions.
________
8. Gantz Perfect Answer (Toho) 2.80 billion yen ($35.38 million), 2.24 million admissions.
9. Doraemon: Nobita and the New Steel Troops (Toho) 2.45 billion yen ($31.26 million), 2.16 million admissions.
________
10. Andalusia: Goddess of Retribution (Toho) 1.85 billion yen ($24.05 million), 1.50 million admissions.
11. Inazuma Eleven (Toho) 1.77 billion yen ($22.42 million), 1.48 million admissions.
12. Kamen Rider OOO Wonderful: The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals / Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger the Movie: The Flying Ghost Ship DOUBLE FEATURE (TOEI) 1.76 billion yen ($23.02 million), 1.49 million admissions.
13. God's Medical Record (Toho) 1,750,925,606 yen ($22,762,033), 1,471,324 admissions. [37 Days in Release]
14. Gaku (Toho) 1.60 billion yen ($20.23 million), 1.27 million admissions.
15. Princess Toyotomi (Toho) 1.58 billion yen ($20.08 million), 1.22 million admissions.
16. Miracle Man of the Pacific (Toho) 1.57 billion yen ($19.80 million), 1.25 million admissions.
17. Unfair: the answer (Toho) 1,561,576,108 yen ($20,300,489), 1,219,981 admissions. [16 Days in Release]
18. Abacus and Sword (Asmik Ace) 1.42 billion yen ($17.92 million), 1.12 million admissions.
19. Paradise Kiss (Warner Bros.) 1.41 billion yen ($18.02 million), 1.12 million admissions.
20. Norwegian Wood (Toho) 1.40 billion yen ($17.69 million), 1.11 million admissions.
21. Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider OOO & W Feat. Skull Movie Taisen Core (TOEI) 1.38 billion yen ($17.53 million), 1.11 million admissions.
22. Kamen Rider x Kamen Rider Den-O Let's Go All Kamen Riders (TOEI) 1.35 billion yen ($17.07 million), 1.11 million admissions.
22. 1,778 Stories of Me and My Wife (Toho) 1.23 billion yen ($15.56 million), 1.05 million admissions.
23. Crayon Shin-chan: The Golden Spy Mission (Toho) 1.20 billion yen ($15.13 million), 1.14 admissions.
24. The Cicada's Eighth Day (Shochiku) 1.17 billion yen ($14.74 million), 956,000 admissions.
25. Tomorrow's Joe (Toho) 1.10 billion yen ($13.85 million), 912,000 admissions.
27. Hankyu Densha (Toho) 1.06 billion yen ($13.44 million), 881,000 admissions.



[IMPORTED FILMS]
1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (Warner Bros.) 9,652,045,470 yen ($126,476,591), 6,899,124 admissions. [80 Days In Release]
________
2. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (Walt Disney) 9.00 billion yen ($116 million), 6.00 million admissions.
________
3. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (Warner Bros.) 6.90 billion yen ($84.28 million), 5.58 million admissions.
________
4. Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Paramount) 4.18 billion yen ($54.74 million), 2.78 million admissions.
________
5. Cars 2 (Walt Disney) 2.97 billion yen ($38.81 million), 2.21 million admissions.
6. The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Fox) 2.68 billion yen ($31.94 million), 1.77 million admissions.
7. Tangled (Walt Disney) 2.55 billion yen ($31.34 million), 1.75 million admissions.
8. Black Swan (Fox) 2.36 billion yen ($30.40 million), 1.81 million admissions.
9. TRON: Legacy (Walt Disney) 2.10 billion yen ($25.58 million), 1.35 million admissions.
________
10. The King's Speech (Gaga) 1.90 billion yen ($24.05 million), 1.45 million admissions.
11. The Tourist (Sony) 1.86 billion yen ($23.37 million), 1.44 million admissions.
12. Super 8 (Paramount) 1.75 billion yen ($22.75 million), 1.41 million admissions.
13. Gulliver's Travels (Fox) 1.57 billion yen ($19.81 million), 1.05 million admissions.
14. The Social Network (Sony) 1.42 billion yen ($17.84 million), 1.11 million admissions.
15. Red (Walt Disney) 1.20 billion yen ($15.26 million), 967,000 admissions.
16. One Life (Avex Entertainment) 1,183,248,791 yen ($15,382,234), 955,774 admissions. [32 Days in Release]
17. Kung Fu Panda 2 (Paramount) 1.05 billion yen ($13.66 million), 822,000 admissions.
18. Unstoppable (Fox) 1.05 billion yen ($13.31 million), 836,000 admissions.



Key:
Italics = Film is still in release and being tracked.
BOLD = Film ended it's run with it's final gross and admissions released.
BLUE Highlight = New Entry

Note - If a film is not in bold and isn't in italics (e.g. Unstoppable, Andalusia), it means tracking for that film ended and the total listed isn't final yet. The totals for those films are likely to increase <1% when the final total is released.


Highlights:

Pokemon 14 finished it's run this weekend, improving 1.2% over last year's film.

Unfair 2 jumps 9 spots on the charts, and is in position to crack the Top 10 among Japanese Films after next weekend.

Harry Potter 7.2 comes even closer to 7 million admissions, but tracking will likely end after this weekend before it reaches the number. Regardless, it should reach the milestone by year end.

And tracking ended this weekend for Transformers 3, Cars 2, and Kung Fu Panda 2. Their totals aren't final yet though (like other films on the charts that aren't in bold characters), and I'll update them when final figures are released.


Films nearing 1 billion yen (900 million yen+):

Bar Detective (TOEI) 994,243,796 yen [23 Days in Release].

Moteki (Toho) is also close with 856 million yen after just 10 days in release, and it'll cross the 1 billion yen mark before next weekend begins.



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