JAPAN BOX OFFICE | Demon Slayer breaks all time record for OW

[Quigley]

Why are BH6 and Yo-kai Watch 2015 films. They opened in December?

Edited January 21, 2015 by Quigley

[catlover]

Why are BH6 and Yo-kai Watch 2015 films. They opened in December?

 

That's how it is in Japan. December movies are included in the following year's yearly ranking, sometimes even late November movies if they're leggy.

[lab276]

But whatever they made in 2014 is included in 2014's ticket sales.

[cremino]

Corpse

 

2015 Key Release Schedule (Updated)

Spring Break/Golden Week Releases (March/April):
***+, Doraemon: Nobita's Space Heroes (Toho) 03/07
**+, Strobe Edge (Toho) 03/14
**+, Into the Woods (Disney) 03/14
**+, Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (Fox) 03/20
**+, Assassination Classroom (Toho) 03/21
**+, Furious 7 (Toho-Towa) 04/17
****+,Detective Conan: Sunflowers of Inferno (Toho) 04/18
***+, Dragon Ball Z: Revival of F (Toei) 04/18
Golden Week Releases Below:
**+, Parasyte Part 2 (Toho) 04/25
*****+, Cinderella (Disney) 04/25
Golden Week Releases Above:

Summer Vacation/Obon Week Releases (July/August):
***+, Avengers: Age of Ultron (Disney) 07/04
********+, The Boy and the Beast (Toho) 07/11
*******+, Hero 2 (Toho) 7/18
**+, Pokemon XY: The Archdjinni of the Rings: Hoopa (Toho) 07/18
****+, Inside Out (Disney) 07/18
***+, Terminator: Genisys (Paramount) 07/25
**+, Minions (Toho-Towa) 07/31
Obon Week Releases Below:
****+, Jurassic World (Paramount) 08/07
***+, Japan's Longest Day (Shochiku) 08/08
Obon Week Releases Above:
**+, Ted 2 (Toho-Towa) 08/28
****+, Attack on Titan - Part 1 (Toho) Summer TBA

Winter Break/New Year Releases (November/December):
**+, 007: Spectre (Sony) November TBA
*****+, Evangelion 4.0: Final (T-Joy) November TBA
**+, Nobunaga Concerto (Toho) December TBA
New Year Releases Below:
**********+, Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens (Disney) 12/18
*****+, Yo-Kai Watch 2 (Toho) December TBA
****+, Mission: Impossible V (Paramount) December TBA
New Year Releases Above:

Each * = ¥1 billion+ (~$9/10 million) likelihood/potential

[Fullbuster]

So, what about BH6 right now? Has it passed Yokai in $?

[fastclock]

The daily increase during weekdays are not that high anymore, so the weekend numbers are what matters now.

It is a pity that edroger no longer updates us with the numbers, though.

[edroger3]

The daily increase during weekdays are not that high anymore, so the weekend numbers are what matters now.

It is a pity that edroger no longer updates us with the numbers, though.

To know why I stopped writing in this forum read my last post.

[fastclock]

Sorry to hear about the jerk ... there are also a few people in that thread that had already expressed their support for you so hopefully you will continue to post. Your English is more than fine. We really appreciate your posts and insights, which is what is most important.

[Fullbuster]

Sorry to hear about the jerk ... there are also a few people in that thread that had already expressed their support for you so hopefully you will continue to post. Your English is more than fine. We really appreciate your posts and insights, which is what is most important.

 

I don't understand, what happened?

[Hernan Gonzalez]

I don't understand, what happened?

Go to edroger's Profile and read his last post

[JohnnY]

hey corpse since you know a lot about japanese box office i wanted to ask you something

 

can you give me any insight about why The Tale of Princess Kaguya and Omoide no Marnie bombed?

[pepsa]

Yeah, I don't care about grammer. (Because I am not good at it either, or at writing words...) But if it's not your native language it's logical that you can't do it perfectly. Because ask the persons who laughed at you to write in german it would be 1000000X times worst... 

[Fullbuster]

Go to edroger's Profile and read his last post

 

I see, it's just about grammar. Well, it's sad to insult people making an effort to participate in a foreign language, there are nicer ways to help someone improving his/her English language skills..

[Rsyu]

Good grief, this is a box office forum yet some people with a twisted superiority complex feel the need to correct grammer (and with a condescending attitude). What's the point? To look smarter or to make the other person look like a fool? Because neither is the case. Really childish and I'd say it's more telling about their lack of social skills more than anything. Take some time off the net and meet some people.

[Hernan Gonzalez]

And sometimes is the phone that writes whatever it wants

[edroger3]

Saturday

  

            Big Hero 6     Yokai    Annie
Toho Today     20.069       9.481   18.364
LW %          -23,58%     -20,95%
Toho Cume     993.220   1.132.329   18.364
Total Adm   5.308.761   6.239.133   98.156
Total Gross M$  57,31       58,77     1,01
Total Gross By   6,75        6,92     0,12

[CelestialFairyIX]

Out of the four main anime movie series thus far, I'm sure Pokemon will gross the lowest.  Every since the DP Golden Days, the movies have gone on a downward spiral in terms of gross.  

 

Pokemon Hoopa movie: $25 - 30 million

Doraemon movie: $35 - 40 million

Yokai Watch movie: $50 - 55 million

Dragon Ball Z movie: $30 - 40 million

 

That's around a cumulative of $140 - 165 for the four main anime series in my opinion and that sum is quite a large one!  I'm sure each franchise will have no problem passing $10 million or $20 million.  Pokemon, unlike Yokai Watch has a larger older audience to work with and with the obvious appeal of the first trailer, I'm sure this will pass Diancie's gross.  Yokai Watch might have already peaked with its first movie and I'm predicting a mild drop from the first movie's cumulative gross.  Doraemon films are always high grossing films so it's without question that this film will gross a considerable amount of mullah.  Dragon Ball Z is gaining some buzz with Frieza returning but for some, the new character design and obvious (maybe) rehash of the Frieza arc might displease some fans but nonetheless will be a huge film.  

[cremino]

Corpse

 

2014 Book Market Results
# of Books Sold, % change / Revenue, % change, Book Type

500,482,000, +1.3% / ¥281.51 billion ($2.68 billion), +4.0%, Manga Volumes
497,617,000, -4.9% / ¥624.31 billion ($5.94 billion), -2.5%, Traditional Books/Novels
79,658,000, -7.1% / ¥122.31 billion ($1.16 billion), -4.0%, Trade Paperback (Bunko)
_________________________________________________________________
1,077,757,000, -2.7% / ¥1.028 trillion ($9.78 billion), -0.9%, Overall Book Market

The Overall 2014 Book Market was slightly down compared to 2013, but the Japanese still really, really like to read. It's like 5/6x the size of the box-office. Over 1 billion books sold is pretty staggering.

[cremino]

Corpse

 

Weekend Forecast (01/24-25)

01 (01) ¥324 million ($2.8 million), -26%, ¥6.95 billion ($59.4 million), Big Hero 6 (Disney) Week 6
02 (--) ¥185 million ($1.6 million), 0, ¥185 million ($1.6 million), Annie (Sony) NEW
03 (02) ¥143 million ($1.2 million), -34%, ¥7.05 billion ($60.2 million), Yo-Kai Watch: It's the Secret of Birth, Nyan! (Toho) Week 6
04 (03) ¥73 million ($620,000), -36%, ¥710 million ($6.1 million), ST MPD: Scientific Investigation Squad (Toho) Week 3
05 (05) ¥57 million ($485,000), -30%, ¥540 million ($4.6 million), Psycho-Pass: The Movie (Toho Video Division) Week 3
06 (04) ¥45 million ($385,000), -48%, ¥200 million ($1.7 million), Ressha Sentai ToQger vs. Kyoryuger: The Movie (Toei) Week 2
07 (07) ¥32 million ($275,000), -37%, ¥125 million ($1.1 million), Again (Toei) Week 2
08 (--) ¥30 million ($260,000), 0, ¥40 million ($340,000), Big Eyes (Gaga) NEW
09 (09) ¥30 million ($255,000), -33%, ¥135 million ($1.2 million), Bali Big Brother (Phantom Film) Week 2
10 (06) ¥29 million ($250,000), -45%, ¥330 million ($2.8 million), Taken 3 (Fox) Week 3
--¥25/30 million ($215-250,000), 0, ¥25/30 million ($215-250,000), Kano (Showgate) NEW

This is a really annoying weekend to predict. All the openers, except for Annie, are limited releases playing on fewer than 100 screens. The widest among them is Kano (third baseball film in 4 weeks) on only 62 screens, followed by Big Eyes on 60 screens. Everything else, and there's a lot more, is on 20/30 screens.

There are also various concert/band films or live-broadcasts going on that could also sneak into the bottom of the top 10. I think just the AKB48 live song request broadcast has a chance at making it though. It has very, very few showings on just 18 screens, but most seats are being filled. Ticket prices are likely absurdly high, too.

The only interesting things going on this weekend is really Yo-Kai Watch likely exceeding ¥7 billion, and Big Hero 6 possibly doing it, too. Psycho-Pass has also been holding nicely. It's only playing on 103 screens, and continues to do very well.

[cremino]

hey corpse since you know a lot about japanese box office i wanted to ask you something

 

can you give me any insight about why The Tale of Princess Kaguya and Omoide no Marnie bombed?

I don't think Marnie bombed as it grossed over $30m