Fastest Films to ¥15 billion:

17 - Demon Slayer: Mugen Train (2020)
36 - Spirited Away (2001)
38 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
50 - Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
51 - Your Name. (2016)
53 - Frozen (2014)
58 - Bayside Shakedown: Save the Rainbow Bridge! (2003)
60 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
76 - Princess Mononoke (1997)
94 - Ponyo (2008)
103 - Avatar (2009)
152 - Titanic (1997)

Going ahead and posting this now too, since it'll break ¥15 billion tomorrow, its 17th-day in release, getting there more than twice as quick as the previous record. All the films that have grossed ¥15 billion are included on the list, making Demon Slayer the twelfth film in history to reach the very high milestone. And depending on the actual tomorrow, it may surpass Ponyo and Avatar to crack the All-Time Top 10 after just three weeks (or if it misses, it'll get there on Monday).

Frozen II's second Sunday on Dec. 1st is the highest known single-day besides Demon Slayer now.

I'll have a list of Biggest Single-Days later today. Demon Slayer now occupies the top SIX spots, tomorrow will give it the top SEVEN spots, and this upcoming Tuesday could give it the top EIGHT spots. And who knows, if its fourth weekend delivers next week, it could end up with all TEN of the biggest single days in the market.

There's no stopping this train

The projections are pretty close. I think there is still a chance of 17B by Tuesday. Monday evening shows might explode similar to Fridays due to next day holiday.

And with all these events line up I can just imagine how high this movie will end up grossing

It's an Express Train. And we don't know it's final destination yet.
It's the "Shinkansen" of movies

There's already a Demon Slayer train line. Well, a collaboration event that lasts though the end of the year with the JR line.

So you can take the Mugen Train to go see the Demon Slayer movie, and then go to the ufotable cafe to have Demon Slayer inspired lunch afterwards. And take the Mugen Train back home!

How long until Japan officially becomes 鬼滅の刃国 ?

Why this movie works so well in Japan ? The music like for Frozen ? The story ? I really don't understand how a movie in 2020 during this crisis period can break all the record like that at the japan's box office ... Someone has explications ?

-Record-breaking manga sales (over 75 million books sold, more w/digital sales added, just this year alone so far)
-Record-breaking music sales and streaming (by LiSA)
-Incredibly well-received anime adaptation
-Anime is being rebroadcast on national TV in primetime (drawing 8/9 million viewers each week) right now
-Family-focused (sibling bonding) story
-Collaborations w/ many different types of companies (retail, food/restaurants, train lines, theaters themselves, etc.)
-Exposure around every corner: There are stairwells, building walls, and more throughout the country with Demon Slayer posters and other images plastered on them.
-Lack of competition (screens/seating) since Hollywood abandoning 2020/2021 has allowed normally impossible seating/showtime counts for it
-COVID hasn't been bad in the country (51st in the world in cases, just hit 100,000 cases after 9 months). The Greater Tokyo Area has as many people as California in a MUCH smaller area and only adds around 200 cases a day (80-90% of people wear masks, including Demon Slayer ones).

There's more, but simply put, there hasn't been anything this big in Japan, ever. Nothing. So the movie being out right now is the perfect storm of all perfect storms.

Why is Inosuke holding his boar mask? Looks weird without it.

Nothing more can be said for Demon Slayer. Just jaw-dropping.

But I'm blown away by Titanic's performance too. It only reached ¥15 billion 5 months after release and managed to gross another ¥11 billion by the time it closed. Just how long was it in theaters for?

How rude.

His promotional images mostly include the mask, but the more casual promotions (like the train line, café menus/wallpaper, and such) usually have him without it.



More than a year, or perhaps exactly a year. Not sure the exact number of months/weeks, but it was #1 for 22-weeks (5 months, 2 weeks) and didn't fall outside the top 10 until week 40 or 41, I believe. But it would resurface a few times after that, with week 51 being the last time it made the top 10. So 51 weeks minimum, but it was likely a good bit longer unless some theater deal was in place for a one-year run or something. It never put up any big numbers, it was just a very consistent and long run.

If Demon Slayer finish his 3th week-end with $148M, how much could it add after his 4th week-end ? $185M possible ? And when could Demon Slayer exceed the $200M mark ?

Corpse, can you update the predictions that you made a few days earlier and which ends on Tuesday ?

Doubling a third week total is pretty normal in the market, and most big films usually do so pretty easily. $185 million is certainly possible. In fact, I'd say it's "likely" unless something pretty drastic occurs. As for when it hits $200 million, a lot depends on how it performs over its fourth weekend. I'm going to guess it gets there sometime in the beginning of week 2 of November, so probably between day 25-28? It's a little early to give anything more accurate.

I'll wait until after Tuesday to project it any further, but will do so soon after then.

Here is a list of biggest single-day admissions:

Biggest Single-Days (Admissions) [1998-]

1,270,234 - Demon Slayer: Mugen Train (First Saturday)
1,239,752 - Demon Slayer: Mugen Train (First Sunday)
1,157,654 - Demon Slayer: Mugen Train (Second Sunday)
1,115,182 - Demon Slayer: Mugen Train (Second Saturday)
910,507 - Demon Slayer: Mugen Train (First Friday, Opening Day)
~870,000 - Demon Slayer: Mugen Train (Third Saturday)
790,000 - Frozen II (Second Sunday, Discount Day)
760,000 - Yo-Kai Watch: It's the Secret of Birth, Nyan! (First Saturday, Opening Day)
725,000 - Yo-Kai Watch: It's the Secret of Birth, Nyan! (First Sunday)
~690,000 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (First Saturday, Opening Day, Discount Day)
~625,000 - Frozen II (First Saturday)
~625,000 - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (First Saturday)
~620,000 - Toy Story 4 (First Sunday)
~600,000 - Toy Story 4 (First Monday, Holiday)
600,000 - One Piece Film Z (First Saturday, Opening Day)
~590,000 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (First Sunday)
~585,000 - Frozen II (First Sunday)
~580,000 - Howl's Moving Castle (First Saturday, Opening Day)
~560,000 - Detective Conan: The Fist of Blue Sapphire (First Sunday)
~560,000 - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (First Saturday)
~555,000 - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (First Saturday)
~550,000 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Second Sunday)
545,000 - Demon Slayer: Mugen Train (First Monday)
540,000 - One Piece Film Z (First Sunday)
~535,000 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Second Saturday)
~525,000 - Howl's Moving Castle (First Sunday)
~525,000 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Second Sunday)
-515,000 - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (First Sunday)
510,000 - Demon Slayer: Mugen Train (Second Friday)
505,000 - Demon Slayer: Mugen Train (First Wednesday)
~500,000 - Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer (First Sunday)
~500,000 - Rookies

~ (Estimate).

Many are estimated since daily admissions aren't normally released in the market. In the case of more recent films, I got the estimate by taking its weekend admissions and dividing them versus the Saturday and Sunday share it achieved at the usual locations for individual daily admissions (so anything 2014-current should be pretty accurate). And for the older films, up until somewhat recent years, big openers would typically drop 10/15% on Sundays, so I used that as a basis on estimating their biggest day(s).

The only recent-ish film I'm not certain on is Frozen. I don't believe any of its days ever exceeded 500,000 admissions, but several certainly did 400,000+ though. Spirited Away is also a questionable one. It didn't do 500,000 admissions on any of its Saturdays or Sundays, but there could very well have been some weekday holidays where it did so given how strong it was over the weekdays, especially in its first 4-6 weeks in release.

And opening weekends (First Saturday and Sunday) for Hollywood films released from 2002-2005/2006 (except for HP4) are excluded. Remember that most of the Hollywood blockbusters from these years had previews added to their opening weekends, so it's not really known what the single day take would have been as a result. Just note that even if I you do split them in half, only a few would have hit 700,000.

If there are any films anyone think is missing, or other days from films already on the list, let me know and I'll do some research.

Haha I should have expected that to happen. There were signs that this would explode

Toho Cinemas will begin offering Barrier-Free screenings of Demon Slayer at select locations.

Barrier-Free screenings provide audio descriptions (typically highlighting important scenes that can be overlooked) and Japanese subtitles that help the visually and/or hearing impaired enjoy the movie as well. This is especially helpful for elderly moviegoers, parents and grandparents as well, who can see popular movies with their family without worry of being confused. And some theaters will even offer special eye-glasses to assist further with these screenings.

This service is sparsely used, typically reserved for critically-acclaimed films that compete for awards (popular among the elderly), as it requires them (Sumitomo Corporation) to create a new version of the film, essentially. It's not as simple as turning subtitles on or off.

Sunday, as of 2PM, is totally bonkers.

1. It's flat, even up a tad 0.3%, versus last Sunday.
2. It has an insane sell-rate of 87.3% for the day (~45% of showings concluded).

I know it's a discount day, they're huge, especially when they fall on a Sunday (busiest day of the week already), but good lord. This is its third Sunday now, its 17th-day in theaters, and it's on par with its biggest days which are all bigger than everything already.

I'm estimating it'll end the day with a ridiculously insane 900,000 admissions at the usual locations which will be around 1,175,000 admissions overall. But being a discount day, its average ticket price for the day will be much lower, anywhere from 10-15% lower than it's been, so I'm guessing a gross around ¥1.4 billion ($13.3 billion) or just a tad lower.

This be its fifth day selling over 1 million tickets (no other film has ever sold 1 million in a day, not even close really). And it'll be the third or fourth biggest single-day ever, behind its other days, which will give the movie the seven biggest single-days ever. And it's pretty much guaranteed now to sell over 2 million admissions for a THIRD weekend in a row. Again, no film has ever sold 2 million admissions in a weekend, none have even sold 1.5 million. So... yeah.

Weekend Estimates and various chart updates will be posted in the morning (my time).

This makes me believe that the upcoming Tuesday will also have a chance to get above 1m admissions.

Didn't Frozen make about 720m on May 5th? Given the ticket price was about 1360(?) the admission should be around 530k.

And, speaking of Yokai Watch, mimorin posted some data involving its first weekend——
なお、昨年の妖怪ウォッチは完売分が、12/20は45657、12/21は9380を別枠で更に加算してください。

本日はこのレコードの上位に迫る記録が出ますので、後程各系列毎の小計分も記して報告したいと思います。

年月日　合計(除AEON)　TOHO　109　KINEZO　MOVIX　UNITED　AEON　作品タイトル名
20141220　　262682　　133455　　24878　　38761　　65588　　*****　　*****　　妖怪ウォッチ
20141221　　251006　　137103　　26447　　29641　　57815　　*****　　*****　　妖怪ウォッチ
If we add the missing data I think (and other people on tieba) the admission for Sat should be around 800k while for Sun it's around 685k

Conservatively, was thinking this.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... ingle=true

I am sure that it will have better drop than 25% in one of the weeks. Most giant movies see an increase or stay flat once in their run.

That's the point of being "conservative". Yeah some weeks will have better hold, some will drop too. Next week drop will be higher perhaps.