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Post Re: Japan Box-Office: WKND Actuals (04/24-25); Charts Update
I think it's too soon to said it's no.1 as some website put The Eight Hundred number as $461M

But it'll top very soon. It has potential to be the first time since silent film era that top worldwide boxoffce film has original language not in English, but there's one problem. The Merry Widow is the top film of 1934, and it films with two version, one in English and one in French. It's an American production though.


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Post Re: Japan Box-Office: Demon Slayer Weekend Breakdown
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Demon Slayer: Mugen Train - Weekend Breakdown:

WK1 (#1): ¥3,354,392,750 ($31.9 million), 0, ¥4,623,117,450 ($43.9 million)
WK2 (#1): ¥3,041,448,750 ($29.1 million), -09%, ¥10,754,232,550 ($102.4 million)
WK3 (#1): ¥2,498,667,150 ($23.9 million), -18%, ¥15,799,365,450 ($150.4 million)
WK4 (#1): ¥1,772,925,900 ($17.1 million), -29%, ¥20,483,611,650 ($195.2 million)
WK5 (#1): ¥1,521,657,050 ($14.5 million), -14%, ¥23,349,291,050 ($222.4 million)
WK6 (#1): ¥1,032,345,100 ($9.9 million), -32%, ¥25,456,933,550 ($242.7 million)
WK7 (#1): ¥1,004,503,750 ($9.6 million), -03%, ¥27,521,438,050 ($262.3 million)
WK8 (#1): ¥655,519,250 ($6.3 million), -35%, ¥28,848,575,300 ($275.0 million)
WK9 (#1): ¥939,411,200 ($9.2 million), +43%, ¥30,289,307,700 ($288.9 million)
WK10 (#1): ¥390,415,450 ($3.8 million), -58%, ¥31,166,647,900 ($297.4 million)
WK11 (#1): ¥907,618,200 ($8.8 million), +133%, ¥32,478,895,850 ($310.2 million)

*Surpasses Spirited Away to Become New #1 Film of All-Time (Revenue and Admissions, Day 72 and Day 75)*
WK12 (#1): ¥677,783,450 ($6.6 million), -25%, ¥34,642,166,000 ($331.3 million)
WK13 (#1): ¥299,486,650 ($2.9 million), -56%, ¥35,657,234,850 ($341.0 million)
WK14 (#1): ¥203,391,700 ($2.0 million), -32%, ¥36,176,405,350 ($346.0 million)
WK15 (#1): ¥183,633,400 ($1.8 million), -10%, ¥36,550,114,550 ($349.7 million)
WK16 (#2): ¥168,764,100 ($1.6 million), -08%, ¥36,884,239,450 ($353.1 million)
WK17 (#2): ¥145,327,200 ($1.4 million), -14%, ¥37,179,382,650 ($356.0 million)
WK18 (#3): ¥120,849,500 ($1.2 million), -17%, ¥37,488,979,550 ($359.0 million)
WK19 (#2): ¥150,705,300 ($1.4 million), +25%, ¥37,776,680,150 ($361.7 million)
WK20 (#2): ¥155,641,100 ($1.5 million), +03%, ¥38,140,817,550 ($365.1 million)
WK21 (#1): ¥162,614,700 ($1.5 million), +04%, ¥38,446,447,150 ($368.0 million)
WK22 (#4): ¥x86,848,300 ($0.8 million), -47%, ¥38,612,613,550 ($369.5 million)
WK23 (#7): ¥x82,748,000 ($0.8 million), -05%, ¥38,780,137,650 ($371.1 million)
WK24 (#3): ¥170,040,650 ($1.6 million), +106%, ¥39,038,746,700 ($373.4 million)
WK25 (#2): ¥237,102,600 ($2.2 million), +39%, ¥39,436,585,950 ($377.1 million)
WK26 (#4): ¥x71,882,500 ($0.66 million), -70%, ¥39,620,710,050 ($378.8 million)
WK27 (#5): ¥x36,684,900 ($0.34 million), -49%, ¥39,722,939,300 ($379.7 million)
WK28 (#5): ¥x25,934,300 ($0.24 million), -29%, ¥39,779,619,100 ($380.2 million)


Weekend Share: 50.52% / Weekday Share: 49.48%

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Post Re: Japan Box-Office: Demon Slayer Obliterating Record Books
I've gone almost 4 months in not updating this, so at long last, here is the updated Records list.

Note that if it achieved a new record in anything, and then did it again by beating the previous record not held by itself a second time (or more), I've noted all of them with Second Biggest/Highest, Third Biggest/Highest, etc. Because it rebroke some previous records not held by itself more than once, and took until week four of its release before it even fell to the previous record levels before itself.

All new records since the last update are in BOLD.

Demon Slayer: Mugen Train - Record of Slayed Records List

WEEKEND STATISTIC RECORDS:
-Highest Screen Count (TBA, 1,400+?)
-Highest Nationwide Theater Seating Share (57.8%)
-Highest Showtime Count (22.4 avg. per theater)
-Highest Number of Seats Per Screen (254.4) - Third Weekend
-Highest 2-Day Patrons Per Theater Avg. (6,228)
-Highest 3-Day Patrons Per Theater Avg. (8,488)
-Highest 2-Day PTA (¥8.32 million ($78,900))
-Highest 3-Day PTA (¥11.47 million ($108,700))
-Second Highest Nationwide Theater Seating Share (55.6%) - Second Weekend
-Second Highest Showtime Count (21.1 avg. per theater) - Second Weekend
-Second Highest Number of Seats Per Screen (253.1 avg. per showing) - Second Weekend
-Second Highest 2-Day Patrons Per Theater Avg. (5,640) - Second Weekend
-Second Highest 2-Day PTA (¥7.55 million ($72,100)) - Second Weekend
-Third Highest Nationwide Theater Seating Share (53.4%) - Third Weekend
-Third Highest Number of Seats Per Screen (252.4 avg. per showing)
-Third Highest Showtime Count (20.5 avg. per theater) - Third Weekend
-Third Highest 2-Day Patrons Per Theater Avg. (5,032) - Third Weekend
-Third Highest 2-Day PTA (¥6.20 million ($59,300)) - Third Weekend
-All-Time IMAX Record (Running Total Will Be Updated Later)
-Biggest IMAX Opening Weekend [¥238 million ($2.3 million); ¥6.26 million ($59,600) avg. per screen]
-Second Biggest IMAX Weekend [¥216 million ($2.0 million); ¥5.69 million ($54,200) avg. per screen]
-Biggest 4DX Opening Weekend [Figure Not Reported]
-First Japanese Film to Top the Global Weekend Box-Office (Week 42/52, 2020)
-First Japanese Film to Top the Global Weekend Box-Office Twice (Week 45/52, 2020)
-First Japanese Film to Top the Global Yearly Box-Office! (2020)


WEEKEND RECORDS:
-Biggest Weekend Ever (¥3,354,392,750 ($31.9 million))
-Second Biggest Weekend Ever (¥3,041,448,750 ($29.1 million))
-Third Biggest Weekend Ever (¥2,498,667,150 ($23.9 million))
-Biggest 2-Day Opening Weekend (¥3,354,392,750 ($31.9 million))
-Biggest 3-Day Opening Weekend (¥4,623,117,450 ($43.9 million))
-Biggest 2-Day Opening Weekend Admissions (2,509,986)
-Biggest 3-Day Opening Weekend Admissions (3,420,493)
-Biggest Second Weekend (¥3,041,448,750 ($29.1 million))
-Biggest Second Weekend Admissions (2,272,836)
-Biggest Third Weekend (¥2,498,667,150 ($23.9 million))
-Biggest Third Weekend Admissions (2,028,283)
-Biggest Fourth Weekend (¥1,772,925,900 ($17.1 million))
-Biggest Fourth Weekend Admissions (1,295,783)
-Biggest Fifth Weekend (¥1,521,657,050 ($14.5 million))
-Biggest Fifth Weekend Admissions (1,147,404)
-Biggest Sixth Weekend (¥1,032,345,100 ($9.9 million))
-Biggest Sixth Weekend Admissions (748,041)
-Biggest Seventh Weekend (¥1,004,503,750 ($9.6 million))
-Biggest Seventh Weekend Admissions (712,048)
-Biggest Ninth Weekend (¥939,411,200 ($9.1 million))
-Biggest Ninth Weekend Admissions (655,310)
-Biggest Eleventh Weekend (¥907,618,200 ($8.8 million))
-Biggest Eleventh Weekend Admissions (575,643)
-Biggest Twenty-Third Weekend (¥170,040,650 ($1.6 million))
-Biggest Twenty-Third Weekend Admissions (112,000)
-Biggest Twenty-Fourth Weekend (¥237,102,600 ($2.2 million))
-Biggest Twenty-Fourth Weekend Admissions (153,000)

-Biggest Animated Film Opening Weekend
-Biggest October Opening Weekend
-First Film To Ever Achieve Five Weekends Above ¥1 Billion
-First Film To Ever Achieve Six Weekends Above ¥1 Billion
-First Film To Ever Achieve Seven Weekends Above ¥1 Billion


SINGLE-DAY RECORDS:
-Biggest Opening Day
-Biggest Single Day (First Saturday)
-Biggest Second Single Day (First Sunday)
-Biggest Third Single Day (Second Sunday)
-Biggest Fourth Single Day (Second Saturday)
-Biggest Fifth Single Day (Third Tuesday) *est.*
-Biggest Sixth Single Day (Third Sunday)
-Biggest Seventh Single Day (First Friday)
-Biggest Eighth Single Day (Third Saturday)
-First Film to Sell Over 1 Million Admissions in 1-Day (First Saturday)
-First Film to Sell Over 1 Million Admissions for a Second Day (First Sunday)
-First Film to Sell Over 1 Million Admissions for a Third Day (Second Saturday)
-First Film to Sell Over 1 Million Admissions for a Fourth Day (Second Sunday)
-First Film to Sell Over 1 Million Admissions for a Fifth Day (Third Sunday)


BIGGEST DAY RECORDS:
-Biggest Friday (¥1,268,724,700 ($12.0 million))
-Biggest Saturday (¥1,701,723,350 ($16.2 million))
-Biggest Sunday (¥1,652,669,400 ($15.7 million))
-Biggest Tuesday (¥1,230,000,000 ($11.8 million)) *est.*
-Biggest Wednesday (¥635,000,000 ($6.0 million)) *est.*
-Biggest Thursday (¥470,000,000 ($4.5 million)) *est.*
-Second Biggest Monday (¥820,000,000 ($7.8 million)) *est.*
-Second Biggest Friday (¥700,000,000 ($6.7 million)) *est.*
-Second Biggest Saturday (¥1,500,944,600 ($14.3 million))
-Second Biggest Sunday (¥1,540,504,150 ($14.7 million))
-Third Biggest Saturday (¥1,212,312,550 ($11.6 million))
-Third Biggest Sunday (¥1,286,354,600 ($12.3 million))


FASTEST RECORDS (Revenue):
-Fastest to ¥1 Billion (1-Day)
-Fastest to ¥2 Billion (2-Days)
-Fastest to ¥3 Billion (3-Days)
-Fastest to ¥4 Billion (3-Days)
-Fastest to ¥5 Billion (4-Days)
-Fastest to ¥6 Billion (6-Days)
-Fastest to ¥7 Billion (7-Days) *est.*
-Fastest to ¥8 Billion (9-Days)
-Fastest to ¥9 Billion (9-Days)
-Fastest to ¥10 Billion (10-Days)
-Fastest to ¥11 Billion (11-Days)
-Fastest to ¥12 Billion (13-Days)
-Fastest to ¥13 Billion (15-Days)
-Fastest to ¥14 Billion (16-Days
-Fastest to ¥15 Billion (17-Days)
-Fastest to ¥16 Billion (18-Days)
-Fastest to ¥17 Billion (19-Days)
-Fastest to ¥18 Billion (20-Days)
-Fastest to ¥19 Billion (23-Days)
-Fastest to ¥20 Billion (24-Days)
-Fastest to ¥21 Billion (26-Days)
-Fastest to ¥22 Billion (30-Days)
-Fastest to ¥23 Billion (31-Days)
-Fastest to ¥24 Billion (34-Days)
-Fastest to ¥25 Billion (38-Days)
-Fastest to ¥26 Billion (40-Days)
-Fastest to ¥27 Billion (44-Days)
-Fastest to ¥28 Billion (49-Days)
-Fastest to ¥29 Billion (54-Days)
-Fastest to ¥30 Billion (59-Days)
-Fastest to ¥31 Billion (66-Days)
-Fastest (Only Film) to ¥32 Billion (72-Days)
-Fastest (Only Film) to ¥33 Billion (75-Days)
-Fastest (Only Film) to ¥34 Billion (79-Days)
-Fastest (Only Film) to ¥35 Billion (82-Days)
-Fastest (Only Film) to ¥36 Billion (93-Days)
-Fastest (Only Film) to ¥37 Billion (112-Days)
-Fastest (Only Film) to ¥38 Billion (135-Days)
-Fastest (Only Film) to ¥39 Billion (164-Days)


FASTEST RECORDS (Admissions):
-Fastest to 1 Million Admissions (2-Days)
-Fastest to 2 Million Admissions (2-Days)
-Fastest to 3 Million Admissions (3-Days)
-Fastest to 4 Million Admissions (5-Days)
-Fastest to 5 Million Admissions (7-Days)
-Fastest to 6 Million Admissions (9-Days)
-Fastest to 7 Million Admissions (10-Days)
-Fastest to 8 Million Admissions (11-Days)
-Fastest to 9 Million Admissions (13-Days)
-Fastest to 10 Million Admissions (16-Days)
-Fastest to 11 Million Admissions (17-Days)
-Fastest to 12 Million Admissions (18-Days)
-Fastest to 13 Million Admissions (19-Days)
-Fastest to 14 Million Admissions (22-Days)
-Fastest to 15 Million Admissions (24-Days)
-Fastest to 16 Million Admissions (28-Days)
-Fastest to 17 Million Admissions (31-Days)
-Fastest to 18 Million Admissions (34-Days)
-Fastest to 19 Million Admissions (38-Days)
-Fastest to 20 Million Admissions (44-Days)
-Fastest to 21 Million Admissions (50-Days)
-Fastest to 22 Million Admissions (58-Days)
-Fastest to 23 Million Admissions (65-Days)
-Fastest to 24 Million Admissions (73-Days)
-Fastest (Only Film) to 25 Million Admissions (78-Days)
-Fastest (Only Film) to 26 Million Admissions (87-Days)
-Fastest (Only Film) to 27 Million Admissions (115-Days)
-Fastest (Only Film) to 28 Million Admissions (150-Days)

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“There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.”
“You have to pretend you get an endgame. You have to carry on like you will; otherwise, you can't carry on at all.”
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Post Re: Japan Box-Office: WKND Actuals (04/24-25); Charts Update
Nice gif (or is it pronounced as jif?) you used for KnY

So KnY's run is coming to an end huh. Time flew by. It seems like yesterday when I saw KnY's massive opening.
Can't believe it. It's been a fun ride constantly checking out this forum. I'd obviously stay, but Imma need to say Thanks Corpse, thanks everyone for everything.

Look out for me and all the newcummers as well from here on out.


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Post Re: Japan Box-Office: WKND Actuals (04/24-25); Charts Update
ren0080 wrote:
Nice gif (or is it pronounced as jif?) you used for KnY

So KnY's run is coming to an end huh. Time flew by. It seems like yesterday when I saw KnY's massive opening.
Can't believe it. It's been a fun ride constantly checking out this forum. I'd obviously stay, but Imma need to say Thanks Corpse, thanks everyone for everything.

Look out for me and all the newcummers as well from here on out.


Silly question, but what is KnY?

Nevermind... it's Kimetsu no Yaiba.


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Post Re: Japan Box-Office: WKND Actuals (04/24-25); Charts Update
I am ecstatic that Demon Slayer is no1!! I still couldn't believe it yet here we are!! What a time to be alive


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Post Re: Japan Box-Office: WKND Actuals (04/24-25); Charts Update
Another achievement for Gotouge: Kimetsu just won the Special Award from Osamu Tezuka's 25th Manga Award
https://twitter.com/WSJ_manga/status/13 ... 90405?s=20

How can the author hide themselves so well from the public until this point? Do they have Blood Demon Art like Yushiro? Or they are actually Yushiro and KNY is the true story that happened in the Taisho era? :funny:


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Post Re: Japan Box-Office: WKND Actuals (04/24-25); Charts Update
Current tracking shows it's impossible to reach 40 billion yen by May 9 now. But the studio can still announce some other good news on Rengoku's birthday. $500 million worldwide and highest worldwide grossing film of 2020, the first ever for non-English language film since the silent era.


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Why was May 9th the target? Till it gets to the mark before leaving theaters it should be good. Movies like Your Name and Spirited Away had great life in theaters after releasing in home media and I don't see why DS could not add a little to its total after June 2021. 40B is certain and there is just no question about it anymore. If somehow DS misses the mark now they will just do a re-release with some added message/footage to get fans one more time. Also it might still bounce back before home media release with simple marketing logo "One last chance to watch it in theaters".


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I think the fans (including me) wanted 40B yen to be reached on Rengoku's birthday (May 9) but it's also okay that it won't. Anything after the accolades DS made is amazing already.


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Jack Sparrow wrote:
Why was May 9th the target? Till it gets to the mark before leaving theaters it should be good. Movies like Your Name and Spirited Away had great life in theaters after releasing in home media and I don't see why DS could not add a little to its total after June 2021. 40B is certain and there is just no question about it anymore. If somehow DS misses the mark now they will just do a re-release with some added message/footage to get fans one more time. Also it might still bounce back before home media release with simple marketing logo "One last chance to watch it in theaters".

https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2190986/full/


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Post Re: Japan Box-Office: WKND Actuals (04/24-25); Charts Update
The chance of witnessing something bigger than Demon Slayer in our lifetime has increase


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Well, the possibility still haven't changed that much since how many movies will be as big as KnY?
Unless it's Detective Conan, Spirited Away 2, Frozen 3, or a Shinkai Film, then yeah, nothing has a chance.


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Yes increasing IMAX does not mean that we will see that big of an uptick in sales from record breaking numbers (outside DS).


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Due to someone's error in psn, a digital version was released on nyya.
How do you think this will affect the box office in other countries?


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Honestly, I'd wager no more than normal considering pretty much everything gets put on the internet, especially during the streaming era, as soon as they open.

The only markets where it could have some noticeable impact may be those with strict restrictions in place where theaters are still under harsh restrictions, or not open at all. But for markets where things are returning to "normal"? I personally don't think it matters. A big selling point for every film in release and releasing soon is giving people the chance to finally go out and do something, and going to the movie theater after so long is probably more appealing than trying to find it online to watch it on your laptop or something.

And anime fans in particular should be well aware that not paying to see it is a bit of a slap in the face to the animators, considering the relative low-pay they often receive and amount of time they put into their work to make it as good as possible, especially over the past year with having to deal with COVID at the same time. I like to think the anime community as a whole has mostly moved past the Google searches of "Where can I watch X for free?" Surely paying to see it, if it's available to you, is worth the same price of that fast food combo meal you're probably buying later this week. Don't be rude to yourself and the people who put in the time and effort for your entertainment.

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“There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.”
“You have to pretend you get an endgame. You have to carry on like you will; otherwise, you can't carry on at all.”
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Corpse wrote:
Honestly, I'd wager no more than normal considering pretty much everything gets put on the internet, especially during the streaming era, as soon as they open.

The only markets where it could have some noticeable impact may be those with strict restrictions in place where theaters are still under harsh restrictions, or not open at all. But for markets where things are returning to "normal"? I personally don't think it matters. A big selling point for every film in release and releasing soon is giving people the chance to finally go out and do something, and going to the movie theater after so long is probably more appealing than trying to find it online to watch it on your laptop or something.

And anime fans should be aware that not paying to see it is a bit of a slap in the face to the animators, considering the relative low-pay they often receive and amount of time they put into their work to make it as good as possible, especially over the past year with having to deal with COVID at the same time. I like to think the anime community as a whole has mostly moved past the Google searches of "Where can I watch X for free?" Surely paying to see it, if it's available to you, is worth the same price of that fast food combo meal you're probably buying later this week.


I agree with Corpse that it probably won't have much effect as the amount of people torrenting has dropped in favor of streaming sites and more and more people are getting fatigued by the number of sites available.

Sadly though, I disagree that anime fans are aware of it being a slap in the face. Because of various reasons, anime and manga have usually be available for free and there's a good amount of the population who take that for granted despite it being illegal because it's "other people" that they don't see who'd suffer. There are literally people who go to artists at conventions and say "I loved your manga! I read all the illegal scanlations in one day!" to their face or them saying to their twitter account that it's "advertising". There's also been fans of a highly popular manga series tweet to animators of the anime adaptation whining about how it didn't look as good as they wanted or had CG instead of hand-drawn portions (because the scheduling of that production was utterly insane and god-awful). It's spooked some people either off twitter or to private accounts and all entirely foreign fans. I would never assume that anime fans think of the people who make the titles they enjoy because they're "foreign" and the old "out of sight, out of mind" problem.


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Animators and illustrators are indeed often treated poorly by their so-called fans. An animator and illustrator, particularly from Japan, is a pretty thankless job by international audiences. I mostly avoid any online discussions because it's very toxic and just full of ungrateful people whining and complaining non-stop. It's sort of ironic that many "fans" are often a real-world representation of the fictitious villains or bad people they hate that likely appear in a lot of series they enjoy.

Back to the box office: I'll have the Daily Trackers updated for Demon Slayer, Detective Conan, and Rurouni Kenshin posted in a few hours before Golden Week officially begins tomorrow.

Due to how the dates aligned this year, every day from April 29th-May 5th is either a national holiday (29th, 3rd, 4th, and 5th) or weekend (1st (also a discount day) and 2nd). Except for Friday (30th), but since it's the Friday after a national holiday and before the weekend, it'll probably act like a pseudo-holiday itself, too. So the next 7 days are absolutely ideal.

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“We were like gods at the dawning of the world, & our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other.”
“There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.”
“You have to pretend you get an endgame. You have to carry on like you will; otherwise, you can't carry on at all.”
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Post Re: Japan Box-Office: Demon Slayer Obliterating Record Books
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Demon Slayer: Mugen Train - Daily Performance Tracker

10/16 - Fri.: ¥1,268,724,700 ($12.0 million) / 910,507
10/17 - Sat.: ¥1,701,723,350 ($16.2 million) / 1,270,234
10/18 - Sun.: ¥1,652,669,400 ($15.7 million) / 1,239,752
10/19 - Mon.: ¥735,000,000 ($7.0 million) / 545,000
10/20 - Tues.: ¥545,000,000 ($5.1 million) / 395,000
10/21 - Wed.: ¥635,000,000 ($6.0 million) / 505,000
10/22 - Thur.: ¥465,000,000 ($4.5 million) / 340,000
10/23 - Fri.: ¥700,000,000 ($6.7 million) / 510,000
10/24 - Sat.: ¥1,500,944,600 ($14.3 million) / 1,115,182
10/25 - Sun.: ¥1,540,504,150 ($14.7 million) / 1,157,654
10/26 - Mon.: ¥620,000,000 ($5.9 million) / 460,000
10/27 - Tues.: ¥410,000,000 ($3.9 million) / 300,000
10/28 - Wed.: ¥575,000,000 ($5.5 million) / 430,000
10/29 - Thur.: ¥390,000,000 ($3.7 million) / 285,000
10/30 - Fri.: ¥555,000,000 ($5.3 million) / 405,000
10/31 - Sat.: ¥1,212,312,550 ($11.6 million) / 887,893
11/01 - Sun.: ¥1,286,354,600 ($12.3 million) / 1,140,390 *Discount Day*
11/02 - Mon: ¥820,000,000 ($7.8 million) / 605,000 *Pre-Holiday Boosted*
11/03 - Tues.: ¥1,185,000,000 ($11.3 million) / 900,000 *Holiday*
11/04 - Wed.: ¥350,000,000 ($3.3 million) / 260,000
11/05 - Thur.: ¥230,000,000 ($2.2 million) / 170,000
11/06 - Fri.: ¥325,000,000 ($3.1 million) / 240,000
11/07 - Sat.: ¥863,827,750 ($8.3 million) / 628,614
11/08 - Sun.: ¥909,098,150 ($8.8 million) / 667,179
11/09 - Mon.: ¥315,000,000 ($3.0 million) / 230,000
11/10 - Tues.: ¥220,000,000 ($2.1 million) / 160,000
11/11 - Wed.: ¥295,000,000 ($2.8 million) / 230,000
11/12 - Thur.: ¥200,000,000 ($1.9 million) / 145,000
11/13 - Fri.: ¥310,000,000 ($3.0 million) / 225,000
11/14 - Sat.: ¥795,343,500 ($7.6 million) / 611,418
11/15 - Sun.: ¥726,313,550 ($6.9 million) / 535,986
11/16 - Mon.: ¥265,000,000 ($2.5 million) / 195,000
11/17 - Tues.: ¥165,000,000 ($1.6 million) / 120,000
11/18 - Wed.: ¥240,000,000 ($2.3 million) / 185,000
11/19 - Thur.: ¥165,000,000 ($1.6 million) / 120,000
11/20 - Fri.: ¥240,000,000 ($2.3 million) / 170,000
11/21 - Sat.: ¥439,606,550 ($4.2 million) / 314,726
11/22 - Sun.: ¥592,738,550 ($5.7 million) / 433,315
11/23 - Mon.: ¥460,110,250 ($4.4 million) / 357,741 *Holiday*
11/24 - Tues.: ¥125,000,000 ($1.2 million) / 90,000
11/25 - Wed.: ¥160,000,000 ($1.5 million) / 120,000
11/26 - Thur.: ¥120,000,000 ($1.1 million) / 85,000
11/27 - Fri.: ¥195,000,000 ($1.9 million) / 130,000
11/28 - Sat.: ¥556,443,300 ($5.3 million) / 392,017
11/29 - Sun: ¥448,060,450 ($4.3 million) / 320,031
11/30 - Mon.: ¥140,000,000 ($1.3 million) / 105,000
12/01 - Tues.: ¥170,000,000 ($1.6 million) / 145,000 *Discount Day*
12/02 - Wed.: ¥125,000,000 ($1.2 million) /100,000
12/03 - Thur.: ¥x95,000,000 ($0.9 million) / x70,000
12/04 - Fri.: ¥145,000,000 ($1.4 million) / 105,000
12/05 - Sat.: ¥319,013,550 ($3.1 million) / 225,976
12/06 - Sun.: ¥336,505,700 ($3.2 million) / 239,874
12/07 - Mon.: ¥100,000,000 ($1.0 million) / x75,000
12/08 - Tues.: ¥x85,000,000 ($0.8 million) / x55,000
12/09 - Wed.: ¥115,000,000 ($1.1 million) / x90,000
12/10 - Thur.: ¥x85,000,000 ($0.8 million) / x60,000
12/11 - Fri.: ¥115,000,000 ($1.1 million) / x80,000
12/12 - Sat.: ¥588,408,200 ($5.7 million) / 407,286
12/13 - Sun.: ¥351,003,000 ($3.4 million) / 248,024
12/14 - Mon.: ¥120,000,000 ($1.2 million) / x85,000
12/15 - Tues.: ¥x85,000,000 ($0.8 million) / x60,000
12/16 - Wed.: ¥110,000,000 ($1.1 million) / x85,000
12/17 - Thur.: ¥x75,000,000 ($0.7 million) / x55,000
12/18 - Fri.: ¥x90,000,000 ($0.9 million) / x65,000
12/19 - Sat.: ¥187,788,050 ($1.8 million) / 133,068
12/20 - Sun.: ¥202,627,400 ($2.0 million) / 148,780
12/21 - Mon.: ¥x75,000,000 ($0.7 million) / x55,000
12/22 - Tues.: ¥x65,000,000 ($0.6 million) / x45,000
12/23 - Wed.: ¥x90,000,000 ($0.9 million) / x65,000
12/24 - Thur.: ¥x70,000,000 ($0.7 million) / x50,000
12/25 - Fri.: ¥105,000,000 ($1.0 million) / x75,000
12/26 - Sat.: ¥554,583,650 ($5.3 million) / 355,697
12/27 - Sun.: ¥353,034,550 ($3.4 million) / 219,946
12/28 - Mon.: ¥290,000,000 ($2.8 million) / 190,000
12/29 - Tues.: ¥325,000,000 ($3.2 million) / 205,000
12/30 - Wed.: ¥335,000,000 ($3.3 million) / 240,000
12/31 - Thur.: ¥210,000,000 ($2.0 million) / 135,000
01/01 - Fri.: ¥320,000,000 ($3.1 million) / 230,000 *Holiday, Discount Day*
01/02 - Sat.: ¥351,200,000 ($3.4 million) / 220,150 *Bank Holiday*
01/03 - Sun.: ¥326,800,000 ($3.2 million) / 204,850 *Bank Holiday*
01/04 - Mon.: ¥275,000,000 ($2.6 million) / 180,000 *Post-Holiday Boosted*
01/05 - Tues.: ¥160,000,000 ($1.5 million) / 100,000
01/06 - Wed.: ¥135,000,000 ($1.3 million) / x95,000
01/07 - Thur.: ¥x80,000,000 ($0.8 million) / x50,000
01/08 - Fri.: ¥x65,000,000 ($0.6 million) / x40,000
01/09 - Sat.: ¥125,790,000 ($1.2 million) / x75,600
01/10 - Sun.: ¥173,710,000 ($1.7 million) / 104,400
01/11 - Mon.: ¥132,804,950 ($1.3 million) / x84,300 *Holiday*
01/12 - Tues.: ¥x40,000,000 ($0.4 million) / x25,000
01/13 - Wed.: ¥x45,000,000 ($0.4 million) / x30,000
01/14 - Thur.: ¥x45,000,000 ($0.4 million) / x25,000
01/15 - Fri.: ¥x50,000,000 ($0.5 million) / x30,000
01/16 - Sat.: ¥x95,550,000 ($0.9 million) / x57,810
01/17 - Sun.: ¥107,750,000 ($1.0 million) / x65,190
01/18 - Mon.: ¥x40,000,000 ($0.4 million) / x23,000
01/19 - Tues.: ¥x35,000,000 ($0.3 million) / x20,000
01/20 - Wed.: ¥x40,000,000 ($0.4 million) / x27,000
01/21 - Thur.: ¥x35,000,000 ($0.3 million) / x20,000
01/22 - Fri.: ¥x40,000,000 ($0.4 million) / x25,000
01/23 - Sat.: ¥x87,960,400 ($0.8 million) / x53,648
01/24 - Sun.: ¥x95,673,000 ($0.9 million) / x58,352
01/25 - Mon.: ¥x33,000,000 ($0.3 million) / x21,000
01/26 - Tues.: ¥x29,000,000 ($0.3 million) / x18,000
01/27 - Wed.: ¥x38,000,000 ($0.4 million) / x26,000
01/28 - Thur.: ¥x30,000,000 ($0.3 million) / x19,000
01/29 - Fri.: ¥x35,000,000 ($0.3 million) / x21,000
01/30 - Sat.: ¥x78,544,500 ($0.7 million) / x48,829
01/31 - Sun.: ¥x90,219,600 ($0.9 million) / x56,171
02/01 - Mon.: ¥x36,000,000 ($0.4 million) / x28,000 *Discount Day*
02/02 - Tues.: ¥x27,000,000 ($0.3 million) / x16,000
02/03 - Wed.: ¥x34,000,000 ($0.3 million) / x24,000
02/04 - Thur.: ¥x27,000,000 ($0.3 million) / x16,000
02/05 - Fri.: ¥x28,000,000 ($0.3 million) / x17,000
02/06 - Sat.: ¥x67,883,790 ($0.6 million) / x42,974
02/07 - Sun.: ¥x77,443,410 ($0.7 million) / x49,026
02/08 - Mon.: ¥x25,000,000 ($0.24 million) / x16,000
02/09 - Tues.: ¥x23,000,000 ($0.22 million) / x14,000
02/10 - Wed.: ¥x35,000,000 ($0.34 million) / x25,000
02/11 - Thur.: ¥x75,000,000 ($0.72 million) / x47,000 *Holiday*
02/12 - Fri.: ¥x32,000,000 ($0.31 million) / x20,000
02/13 - Sat.: ¥x54,533,337 ($0.52 million) / x34,746
02/14 - Sun.: ¥x66,316,163 ($0.63 million) / x42,254
02/15 - Mon.: ¥x27,000,000 ($0.26 million) / x17,000
02/16 - Tues.: ¥x25,000,000 ($0.24 million) / x16,000
02/17 - Wed.: ¥x33,000,000 ($0.31 million) / x23,000
02/18 - Thur.: ¥x24,000,000 ($0.23 million) / x15,000
02/19 - Fri.: ¥x28,000,000 ($0.27 million) / x17,000
02/20 - Sat.: ¥x73,694,892 ($0.69 million) / x46,455
02/21 - Sun.: ¥x77,010,408 ($0.73 million) / x48,545
02/22 - Mon.: ¥x41,000,000 ($0.39 million) / x27,000 *Pre-Holiday Boosted*
02/23 - Tues.: ¥x87,000,000 ($0.83 million) / x55,000 *Holiday*
02/24 - Wed.: ¥x29,000,000 ($0.28 million) / x21,000
02/25 - Thur.: ¥x23,000,000 ($0.22 million) / x15,000
02/26 - Fri.: ¥x27,000,000 ($0.25 million) / x17,000
02/27 - Sat.: ¥x72,622,137 ($0.68 million) / x46,660
02/28 - Sun.: ¥x83,018,963 ($0.78 million) / x53,340
03/01 - Mon.: ¥x29,000,000 ($0.26 million) / x22,000 *Discount Day*
03/02 - Tues.: ¥x24,000,000 ($0.22 million) / x15,000
03/03 - Wed.: ¥x31,000,000 ($0.28 million) / x22,000
03/04 - Thur.: ¥x27,000,000 ($0.25 million) / x16,000
03/05 - Fri.: ¥x31,000,000 ($0.28 million) / x19,000
03/06 - Sat.: ¥68,704,711 ($0.63 million) / x40,982
03/07 - Sun.: ¥93,909,989 ($0.86 million) / x56,018
03/08 - Mon.: ¥x16,000,000 ($0.15 million) / x12,000
03/09 - Tues.: ¥x13,000,000 ($0.12 million) / x10,000
03/10 - Wed.: ¥x18,000,000 ($0.17 million) / x15,000
03/11 - Thur.: ¥x14,000,000 ($0.13 million) / x11,000
03/12 - Fri.: ¥x18,000,000 ($0.17 million) / x13,000
03/13 - Sat.: ¥x39,715,728 ($0.36 million) / x27,895
03/14 - Sun: ¥x47,132,572 ($0.43 million) / x33,105
03/15 - Mon.: ¥x16,000,000 ($0.15 million) / x12,000
03/16 - Tues.: ¥x14,000,000 ($0.13 million) / x10,000
03/17 - Wed.: ¥x20,000,000 ($0.18 million) / x16,000
03/18 - Thur.: ¥x14,000,000 ($0.13 million) / x10,000
03/19 - Fri.: ¥x22,000,000 ($0.20 million) / x16,000
03/20 - Sat.: ¥x41,374,000 ($0.38 million) / x29,000
03/21 - Sun.: ¥x41,374,000 ($0.38 million) / x29,000
03/22 - Mon.: ¥x14,000,000 ($0.13 million) / x10,000
03/23 - Tues.: ¥x13,000,000 ($0.12 million) / x9,000
03/24 - Wed.: ¥x19,000,000 ($0.17 million) / x15,000
03/25 - Thur.: ¥x16,000,000 ($0.15 million) / x12,000
03/26 - Fri.: ¥x25,000,000 ($0.23 million) / x18,000
03/27 - Sat.: ¥x98,147,463 ($0.90 million) / x64,646
03/28 - Sun.: ¥x71,893,187 ($0.66 million) / x47,354
03/29 - Mon.: ¥x34,000,000 ($0.31 million) / x24,000
03/30 - Tues.: ¥x32,000,000 ($0.29 million) / x22,000
03/31 - Wed.: ¥x40,000,000 ($0.36 million) / x29,000
04/01 - Thur.: ¥x33,000,000 ($0.30 million) / x25,000
04/02 - Fri.: ¥x26,000,000 ($0.24 million) / x18,000
04/03 - Sat.: ¥153,334,251 ($1.39 million) / x98,945
04/04 - Sun.: ¥x83,768,349 ($0.76 million) / x54,055
04/05 - Mon.: ¥x35,000,000 ($0.32 million) / x24,000
04/06 - Tues.: ¥x25,000,000 ($0.23 million) / x16,000
04/07 - Wed.: ¥x25,000,000 ($0.23 million) / x17,000
04/08 - Thur.: ¥x13,000,000 ($0.12 million) / x8,500
04/09 - Fri.: ¥x15,000,000 ($0.14 million) / x9,500
04/10 - Sat.: ¥x38,377,067 ($0.35 million) / x25,253
04/11 - Sun.: ¥x33,504,433 ($0.31 million) / x22,047
04/12 - Mon.: ¥x12,000,000 ($0.11 million) / x7,500
04/13 - Tues.: ¥x12,000,000 ($0.11 million) / x7,500
04/14 - Wed.: ¥x17,000,000 ($0.16 million) / x12,500
04/15 - Thur.: ¥x16,000,000 ($0.15 million) / x10,500
04/16 - Fri.: ¥xx8,000,000 ($0.07 million) / x5,000
04/17 - Sat.: ¥x18,496,527 ($0.17 million) / x12,600
04/18 - Sun.: ¥x18,188,373 ($0.17 million) / x12,400
04/19 - Mon.: ¥xx5,000,000 ($0.05 million) / x3,600
04/20 - Tues.: ¥xx5,000,000 ($0.05 million) / x3,300
04/21 - Wed.: ¥xx7,000,000 ($0.06 million) / x5,200
04/22 - Thur.: ¥xx5,500,000 ($0.05 million) / x3,800
04/23 - Fri.: ¥xx7,000,000 ($0.06 million) / x4,800
04/24 - Sat.: ¥x16,317,862 ($0.15 million) / x11,200
04/25 - Sun.: ¥xx9,616,438 ($0.09 million) / x6,600
04/26 - Mon.: ¥xx3,000,000 ($0.03 million) / x2,100 *est.*
04/27 - Tues.: ¥xx3,500,000 ($0.03 million) / x2,300 *est.*
04/28 - Wed.: ¥xx5,500,000 ($0.05 million) / x4,200 *est.*


195-Day Cumulative Total: ¥39,791,619,100 ($380.32 million) / 28,811,056 Admissions *est.*

Note: Mon.-Fri. are rounded estimates (excluding Holiday Mondays), therefore adding up each day won't equal the exact actual total.

Last week's weekdays were all adjusted upwards once again to account for the higher cumulative total as of Sunday. Rural prefectures continue to account for more and more of the overall share, and that'll continue to grow this week without Tokyo and Osaka in the equation. The usual locations is actually only accounting for roughly 50/55% of the overall sales recently, but that might dip under 50% over Golden Week (or until May 11th).

Golden Week begins tomorrow! Demon Slayer is also regaining some of the 4DX screens it gave up two weeks ago for the holiday period.

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“There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.”
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Post Re: Japan Box-Office: Detective Conan Daily Performance
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Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet - Daily Performance Tracker

04/16 - Fri.: ¥609,130,800 ($5.61 million) / 411,054
04/17 - Sat.: ¥818,997,090 ($7.55 million) / 571,109
04/18 - Sun.: ¥790,002,910 ($7.28 million) / 550,891
04/19 - Mon.: ¥212,000,000 ($1.96 million) / 151,000
04/20 - Tues.: ¥178,000,000 ($1.64 million) / 123,000
04/21 - Wed.: ¥212,000,000 ($1.96 million) / 156,000
04/22 - Thur.: ¥153,000,000 ($1.41 million) / 103,000
04/23 - Fri.: ¥188,000,000 ($1.74 million) / 128,000
04/24 - Sat.: ¥459,257,214 ($4.24 million) / 325,722
04/25 - Sun.: ¥314,815,286 ($2.91 million) / 223,278
04/26 - Mon.: ¥x69,000,000 ($0.64 million) / x49,000 *est.*
04/27 - Tues.: ¥x53,000,000 ($0.49 million) / x37,000 *est.*
04/28 - Wed.: ¥x90,000,000 ($0.83 million) / x68,000 *est.*


Cumulative 13-Day Total: ¥4,147,583,800 ($38.26 million) / 2,899,074 Admissions *est.*

Took a hit on Monday and Tuesday without Tokyo/Osaka, but it had a very good bounce back on Wednesday ahead of Golden Week starting tomorrow! Fastest film in the franchise to reach ¥4 billion, too.

Also, note that Mondays in particular are going to be a lot weaker than usual since many Aeon theaters (every Mon. is Aeon Cinemas Day) are located in malls, which are also closed in Tokyo/Osaka. Monday and Wednesday are usually pretty close as the two biggest weekdays, and you can see a big difference here and with Demon Slayer with Wed. easily thumping Mon. this week.

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“We were like gods at the dawning of the world, & our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other.”
“There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.”
“You have to pretend you get an endgame. You have to carry on like you will; otherwise, you can't carry on at all.”
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Post Re: Japan Box-Office: Rurouni Kenshin Daily Tracker
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Rurouni Kenshin: The Final Chapter - The Final - Daily Performance Tracker

4/23 - Fri.: ¥221,336,700 ($2.04 million) / 153,705
4/24 - Sat.: ¥337,429,000 ($3.11 million) / 232,220
4/25 - Sun.: ¥188,571,000 ($1.74 million) / 129,780
4/26 - Mon.: ¥x78,000,000 ($0.72 million) / x55,000 *est.*
4/27 - Tues.: ¥x65,000,000 ($0.60 million) / x45,000 *est.*
4/28 - Wed.: ¥x86,000,000 ($0.79 million) / x66,000 *est.*


6-Day Cumulative Total: ¥976,336,700 ($9.00 million) / 681,708 Admissions *est.*

Pretty solid weekdays so far, even very good I'd say without Tokyo/Osaka. It'll become the second fastest film in the franchise to reach ¥1 billion. Let's see how much Golden Week can add to it starting tomorrow.

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“Gods are great ... but the heart is greater. For it is from our hearts they come, and to our hearts they shall return.”
“We were like gods at the dawning of the world, & our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other.”
“There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.”
“You have to pretend you get an endgame. You have to carry on like you will; otherwise, you can't carry on at all.”
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Post Re: Japan Box-Office: WKND Actuals (04/24-25); Charts Update
Dunno why, but Conan's poster image isn't appearing on my screen...?


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Post Re: Japan Box-Office: WKND Actuals (04/24-25); Charts Update
We kinda have to acknowledge that while the conditions anime staff face are indeed deplorable, there are much deeper, more structural reasons why that's the case beyond people downloading torrents or going to unofficial streaming sites or whatever. The morality of piracy is a whole separate discussion people have been having since time immemorial, and I'm sure will continue to have until our civilization returns to dust. I don't find that conversation particularly enlightening however, and think it's a lot more interesting to question how the anime industry as a whole has seen revenues skyrocket year after year (sans a covid dip, presumably), without any improvements in the conditions of the average worker in the industry. If anything, it's only gotten worse for them, as schedules collapse in ever more spectacular ways as production demands increase. If we're fishing for villains here, I've got an inkling that focusing on some rando clicking a torrent link means letting a *muuuuuch* bigger fish off the hook...

There's obviously nothing wrong with telling people to support the things they claim to love, and if everyone stopped paying it's not like things would get *better* for anyone. And in some markets, like with many mangaka, there's a fairly direct relationship between you buying a thing and the creator making more money. So no objections there... but let's be honest about who is slurping up virtually all of the financial support fans are showering on the anime industry these days. It ain't overworked in-betweener #13 or stressed-out production assistant #4.


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Post Re: Japan Box-Office: WKND Actuals (04/24-25); Charts Update
You're absolutely correct. The industry itself is harsh for animators and illustrators and anyone else involved, so they have it rough from the moment they pick up that pencil, to the moment it's finished for the "fans" to watch and find something (anything) to complain about. Many animators do it because it's a passion of theirs, because for many, there's not much financial benefit (and definitely little thanks or gratitude to be praised with) to be had from getting into this line of work.

This doesn't excuse those that partake in piracy; it still has a negative impact where at least a neutral impact would result from not doing so if it didn't benefit the animators (or anyone involved in getting the product out) in some way.

And back to the box-office for a minute: I'll be posting Daily Estimates during Golden Week. I usually do it for the Top 10 films, but I might limit it to the Top 5 this time (or add a cut-off number) since the bottom part of the Top 10 isn't doing much right now. No notable Hollywood releases this month makes the overall Top 10 weaker (although Nomadland has resurfaced and is expanding), and a few domestic films getting delayed didn't help. I'll wait and see the results from Thursday before making a decision on the number of films to include.

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“Gods are great ... but the heart is greater. For it is from our hearts they come, and to our hearts they shall return.”
“We were like gods at the dawning of the world, & our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other.”
“There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.”
“You have to pretend you get an endgame. You have to carry on like you will; otherwise, you can't carry on at all.”
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Post Re: Japan Box-Office: WKND Actuals (04/24-25); Charts Update
Huge increase (best increase) for Normaland today thanks to oscars and GW.
Great increase for DS too.


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