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

[cremino]

Corpse

 

Weekend Actuals (01/28-29)
01 (---) ¥394,080,900 ($3.4 million), 0, ¥513,931,000 ($4.5 million), Doctor Strange (Disney) NEW
02 (---) ¥232,864,600 ($2.0 million), 0, ¥232,864,600 ($2.0 million), Kiseki: Sobito of That Day (Toei) NEW
03 (01) ¥123,775,300 ($1.1 million), -28%, ¥23,828,307,500 ($226.1 million), Your Name. (Toho) WK23
04 (---) ¥107,000,000 ($939,000) 0, ¥107,000,000 ($939,000), Hamon: Yakuza Boogie (Shochiku) NEW
05 (---) ¥104,609,100 ($914,000), 0, ¥104,609,100 ($914,000), A Loving Husband (Toho) NEW
06 (02) ¥103,736,600 ($911,000), -36%, ¥418,950,000 ($3.7 million), Shinjuku Swan 2 (Sony) WK2
07 (03) ¥85,957,800 ($754,000), -42%, ¥728,696,300 ($6.3 million), Honnouji Hotel (Toho) WK2
08 (04) ¥85,045,200 ($746,000), -36%, ¥383,251,900 ($3.3 million), Silence (Kadokawa) WK2
09 (07) ¥68,145,310 ($571,000), -26%, ¥1,738,424,800 ($14.9 million), In This Corner of the World (Tokyo Theaters, Co.) W12
10 (05) ¥63,560,900 ($557,000), 0, ¥314,482,600 ($2.7 million), The Accountant (Warner Bros.) WK2

>Doctor Strange certainly cast a spell over the Japanese audience in its debut weekend, achieving the 10th biggest opening weekend for a DC/Marvel film in the market; and more impressively, it even achieved the 3rd biggest opening weekend for a DC/Marvel film in the market if you exclude the Spider-Man and Avengers films. Very impressive.

The latest entry in the MCU sold 237,722 admissions over the weekend frame across 785 screens, and since Friday has sold 313,354 admissions after three days in release.

Superhero films carry a certain amount of frontloading with them, but this one's a lock for ¥1 billion (typically a struggle for most superhero films), and should comfortably reach ¥1.5 billion+ (~$15 million).

>Your Name. slips to third place after reclaiming the #1 spot in its 22nd weekend last week, and easily claims the biggest 23rd weekend of all-time by besting Spirited Away's previous record by over 46%.

Makoto Shinkai's phenomenon has now sold a staggering 18,351,883 admissions after 23 weeks in release. It has, however begun to slow a bit on a week-to-week basis, and with just a couple individual holidays to take advantage of in February, it's probably not going to overtake Spirited Away to become the highest-grossing/most-attended film of all-time. It still has a clear path to eventually surpassing both Frozen and Titanic, though, to reach the #2 spot on the all-time list. Only time will tell where the film ends its run.

>Kiseki: Sobito of That Day performed very well, selling 182,044 admissions over the weekend on only 156 screens. The band, GReeeeN, haven't produced as many hits in recent years as they were once known for, but they clearly still have a dedicated fanbase with this impressive start.

 

[janeeek1538]

RE6 numbers? Btw where these numbers are from? Are they available for everyone ?

[Tower]

9 minutes ago, janeeek1538 said:

RE6 numbers? Btw where these numbers are from? Are they available for everyone ?

It's by Corpse from this thread: http://worldofkj.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=55322&start=8450, he's a native Japanese speaker and gets his numbers from a Japanese website.

 

Edited January 31, 2017 by Tower

[GMANonScified]

@Corpse

On World of KJ your last post listing the highest grossing films of 2016 writes in Shin Godzilla with an attendance of 5.69. In previous posts listing all-time attendance it's listed at 5.59. For clarification I'm just wondering which it is or if there was a typo.

[Tower]

3 minutes ago, GMANonScified said:

@Corpse

On World of KJ your last post listing the highest grossing films of 2016 writes in Shin Godzilla with an attendance of 5.69. In previous posts listing all-time attendance it's listed at 5.59. For clarification I'm just wondering which it is or if there was a typo.

 

I doubt corpse will answer you here, but I think it's just that with the new year end report corpse has updated numbers, so the new one should be correct.

[GMANonScified]

@Tower

Thanks.

[cremino]

Corpse

 

2016 Yearly Results:

Yearly Revenue: ¥235.508 billion ($2.23 billion), +8.5% , New Record; Biggest Year Ever!
Yearly Admissions: 180,189,000, +8.1%, Most Attended Year Since 1974!

Japanese Film Share - 63.1%: ¥148.608 billion ($1.41 billion), +23.4%, New Record; Biggest Year Ever!
Imported Film Share - 36.9%: ¥86.900 billion ($823 million), -10.2%, 5th Weakest Year Since 2000.

# Of Japanese Films Released: 610, +4.9%, 2nd Most Japanese Films Released Ever (Behind 2014)
# Of Imported Films Released: 539, -2.9%, 3rd Most Imported Films Released Ever (Behind 2014, 2015)
# Of Overall Films Released: 1,149, +1.1%, 2nd Most Films Released Ever (Behind 2014)

Number of Screens: 3,472, +0.1%, Most Screens Since 1969!
Average Ticket Price: ¥1,307 ($12.33), +0.3%, New Record!

*2016 is the fifth-consecutive year that Yearly Admissions have increased in Japan.
*2016 marks the ninth-consecutive year that Japanese Films earned more than Imported Films.

 

[fmpro]

Really need that Dr Strange number.....

[fabiopazzo2]

Japan number?

[cremino]

Corpse

 

Weekend Estimates (02/04-05)
01 (01) ¥252,000,000 ($2.2 million), -36%, ¥1,100,000,000 ($9.7 million), Doctor Strange (Disney) WK2
02 (---) ¥225,000,000 ($2.0 million), 0, ¥275,000,000 ($2.4 million), Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Fox) NEW
03 (02) ¥170,000,000 ($1.5 million), -27%, ¥575,000,000 ($5.0 million), Kiseki: Sobito of That Day (Toei) WK2
04 (03) ¥101,000,000 ($900,000), -18%, ¥24,025,000,000 ($227.8 million), Your Name. (Toho) WK24
05 (09) ¥84,000,000 ($745,000), +26%, ¥1,875,000,000 ($16.0 million), In This Corner of the World (Tokyo Theaters, Co.) W13
06 (---) ¥80,000,000 ($710,000), 0, ¥80,000,000 ($710,000), The 100th Love With You (Asmik Ace) NEW
07 (05) ¥76,000,000 ($675,000), -27%, ¥285,000,000 ($2.5 million), A Loving Husband (Toho) WK2
08 (04) ¥72,000,000 ($640,000), -33%, ¥285,000,000 ($2.5 million), Hamon: Yakuza Boogie (Shochiku) WK2
09 (06) ¥59,000,000 ($525,000), -43%, ¥575,000,000 ($5.1 million), Shinjuku Swan 2 (Sony) WK3
10 (08) ¥58,000,000 ($520,000), -30%, ¥525,000,000 ($4.7 million), Silence (Kadokawa) WK3

>Doctor Strange defends its #1 position against Tim Burton's latest, and its second weekend hold is better than the majority of other DC/Marvel films have achieved in the past.

¥1 billion (~$10 million) used to be a difficult figure for most DC/Marvel films to reach in Japan, but in recent years, more and more have begun to make the ¥2 billion (~$20 million) mark their new goal, likely due to a booming marketplace. Strange should be able to reach that new goal, and finish around ¥2.1/2.2 billion ($19/20 million) or so.

>Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children finally releases in Japan nearly half-a-year after its initial release worldwide last year, and posted a solid debut even if it missed the #1 spot. Tim Burton has a dedicated fanbase in Japan, and the market is frequently one of the best for his films, so a successful return for Miss Peregrine was expected.

The film's earnings from Japan are particularly noteworthy, too, since its debut this weekend pushed it above the $200 million mark at the foreign box office. Also, it's fallen about $14 million shy (now $11/12 million) of reaching the $300 million mark at the worldwide box office, but Japan can probably get it over that milestone (barely), too.

>Your Name. enjoyed its 24th weekend of release very much still in the Top 5 as it nears half-a-year in release, and based on estimates, managed to remain above the ¥100 million mark. It easily recorded the biggest 24th weekend of all-time, breaking Spirited Away's record. And after this weekend it'll need 3 more weeks in the Top 5, and 3 more consecutive weeks in the Top 10, to break Spirited Away's records in both categories.

>In This Corner of the World...the film that just keeps on ticking. This weekend marks its 13th-consecutive weeks in the Top 10, and while that's an impressive achievement of its own, it's done so without ever having a weekend above, or even near, ¥100 million. Hell, if estimates hold, this will be its first weekend even in the Top 5 since it debuted.

The incredible success of this film began on just 46 screens when it debuted, later expanding to almost 200 screens (still just a moderate count) several weeks later. Its now hit a multiplier of 39.9... 39.9; granted, it received a major expansion, but it's absolutely remarkable nonetheless and its performance is easily among the best of the past decade already.

 

[fmpro]

Fantastic number for Strange. Should add 10 mill more and hit 680 mill WW

[eXtacy]

In This Corner of the World has overtaken Your Name for the first time today. Just keeps on keeping on, up 75% from last Monday.

 

 

 

 

[KP1025]

6 hours ago, eXtacy said:

In This Corner of the World has overtaken Your Name for the first time today. Just keeps on keeping on, up 75% from last Monday.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amazing run in its own right. I read it won some major awards recently, which could explain the WOM kicking in.

[SchumacherFTW]

Fingers crossed it gets an international release some time soon. Need to get more anime in to our cinemas. 

[cremino]

Corpse

 

Full Weekend Actuals are taking awhile to come in this week for some reason. I'll wait another day before posting anything, in hopes that they'll be available tomorrow. If they're not, I'll post what's available tomorrow.

A few notes ahead of any numbers:

>Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children came in second place as estimates suggested, however, it managed to edge out Dr. Strange in weekend admissions (~5,000 difference). Dr. Strange repeats atop the box office in terms of revenue for a second weekend.

>In This Corner of the World missed out on the Top 5 (ranking 6th), but regardless of that, it continues an incredible performance in the Top 10 and has seen significant increases over the past several days. As a result, I believe it's siphoning some of Your Name.'s audience. This is going to make it much harder for Your Name. to surpass Frozen and Titanic if it's unable to recover from the -20/30% drops, its largest to date, it's been experiencing the past couple weeks.

The 40th Japan Academy Prize Ceremony is on March 3rd, and Your Name. will likely need a sweep (Director, Screenplay, Animation, and Music, the first three at least) to receive another boost at the box office, one it'll probably need to surpass Frozen and Titanic. A director of an animated film has never won Best Director or Screenplay, both of which Shinkai is nominated, so I'm sure it'd be a news-worthy accomplishment if Shinkai/Your Name. wins these; which should give the film a boost that could then push it into the Spring Break box office season in late-March.

 

[cremino]

Corpse

 

Weekend Forecast (02/11-12)
01 (---) ¥400,000,000 ($3.5 million), 0, ¥400,000,000 ($3.5 million), Partners: The Movie IV (Toei) NEW
02 (01) ¥173,000,000 ($1.5 million), -32%, ¥1,500,000,000 ($13.3 million), Doctor Strange (Disney) WK3
03 (02) ¥152,000,000 ($1.3 million), -35%, ¥625,000,000 ($5.5 million), Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Fox) WK2
04 (---) ¥150,000,000 ($1.3 million), 0, ¥150,000,000 ($1.3 million), Survival Family (Toho) NEW
05 (03) ¥133,000,000 ($1.2 million), -25%, ¥875,000,000 ($7.7 million), Kiseki: Sobito of That Day (Toei) WK3
06 (04) ¥106,000,000 ($935,000), +04%, ¥24,225,000,000 ($229.5 million), Your Name. (Toho) WK25
07 (06) ¥89,000,000 ($785,000), +06%, ¥2,025,000,000 ($17.4 million), In This Corner of the World (Tokyo Theaters, Co.) W14
08 (05) ¥60,000,000 ($530,000), -37%, ¥225,000,000 ($2.0 million), The 100th Love With You (Asmik Ace) WK2
09 (---) ¥50,000,000 ($440,000), 0, ¥70,000,000 ($620,000), Allied (Paramount) NEW
10 (07) ¥49,000,000 ($430,000), -35%, ¥425,000,000 ($3.7 million), A Loving Husband (Toho) WK3

Firstly: Saturday (today) is a National Holiday (National Foundation Day), but since it's on a weekend this year, it shouldn't affect the box office... too much. There are a couple films that are benefitting from the holiday, but for the most part, it seems to be a mostly normal day.

Secondly: Full Weekend Actuals weren't released, for some reason, this past week, so some of this Weekend's Forecast is based on Weekend Estimates.

>Partners: The Movie IV, the fourth main series film, and sixth overall, in the popular Aibou (Partners) franchise will easily debut atop the weekend box office and may achieve the biggest debut of 2017 so far. The fourth film, along with its predecessors, is based on the very popular TV drama series of the same name, which will be entering its 16th season later this year.

>Doctor Strange continues to hold on quite well for a DC/Marvel film, and might break the ¥1.5 billion mark over the weekend. Most DC/Marvel films struggle to reach a multiplier of 5, or barely reach it, but the Doctor is going to comfortably exceed that number and might climb closer to 6 (6 is still below average in the market, but impressive for the genre).

>Your Name. is entering its 25th weekend of release, and will achieve its 25th-consecutive weekend in the Top 10 as well - and by the looks of things, it might earn a weekend increase, too, thus setting another weekend record (highest 25th weekend). It's now only one more consecutive weekend in the Top 10 away to tie the record set by Spirited Away, and it's very likely to tie it, but can it beat it and earn 27-consecutive weeks in the Top 10, or more? Probably.

>In This Corner of the World is still showing no signs of losing anyone's interest yet, and will enjoy its 14th-consecutive weekend in the Top 10 without ever even being in the Top 5, not once! It's going to exceed ¥2 billion this weekend, which is an absolutely remarkable achievement for a smaller-scale animated film released through an independent studio.

 

 

[cremino]

Corpse

 

Saturday Update:

>Partners: The Movie IV performed very well, and is very likely to achieve the biggest opening of 2017 so far. I predicted an opening around ¥400 million ($3.5 million), but it may come in closer to ¥450/500 million ($4-5 million).

>Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children held nicely, down less than 25% compared to last Saturday. It and Doctor Strange will be in a very close battle for second place this weekend.

>Survival Family performed as expected and is still aiming for a debut of ¥150 million ($1.3 million), or maybe slightly less.

>Your Name. may be back to minuscule drops again after experiencing a couple weeks of large 20/30% declines, being down less than 5% compared to last Saturday in its 25th week of release.

>Allied is proving that Brad Pitt still has some drawing power in the market since it'll comfortably make the Top 10 this weekend (7th/8th place). Its low screen count, however, will hinder it a bit.

>And finally, if anything surprises and makes the bottom of the Top 10, it's going to be the live-all-night screening of Yuri!!! On Ice with Yuri K., Victor and Yuri P. Roppongi Hills Cinema held an all-night screening of the entire first season for fans with discussion with the anime's voice cast.

The all-night screening was relayed live to 47 other theaters in Japan, and its admissions for Saturday were easily enough to make the Top 10, selling through nearly 70% of its available tickets. Whether or not it makes the weekend Top 10, since it was a one-night-only event, remains to be seen, but if its ticket prices were high enough, it may just make it.

The incredibly popular sports anime, that has achieved popularity on a worldwide scale, about male figure ice skating is becoming one of the hottest anime properties in recent years with international athletes taking on voice roles, participating in marketing and advertising, and more.

 

 

 

[Olive]

(C)2017「相棒 劇場版IV」パートナーズ

Weekend Actuals (02/11-12)
01 (---) ¥401,743,800 ($3.5 million), 0, ¥401,743,800 ($3.5 million), Partners: The Movie IV (Toei) NEW
02 (---) ¥165,349,100 ($1.5 million), 0, ¥165,349,100 ($1.5 million), Survival Family (Toho) NEW
03 (02) ¥159,954,000 ($1.4 million), -31%, ¥638,137,800 ($5.6 million), Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Fox) WK2
04 (01) ¥155,335,300 ($1.4 million), -39%, ¥1,446,353,300 ($12.9 million), Doctor Strange (Disney) WK3
05 (03) ¥124,913,300 ($1.2 million), -30%, ¥910,919,000 ($8.0 million), Kiseki: Sobito of That Day (Toei) WK3
06 (04) ¥84,329,900 ($741,000), -18%, ¥24,197,925,300 ($229.3 million), Your Name. (Toho) WK25
07 (06) ¥62,808,690 ($553,000), -26%, ¥2,047,132,840 ($17.6 million), In This Corner of the World (Tokyo Theaters, Co.) W14
08 (05) ¥58,213,200 ($512,000), -38%, ¥247,182,300 ($2.2 million), The 100th Love With You (Asmik Ace) WK2
09 (---) ¥57,212,000 ($503,000), 0, ¥85,416,700 ($751,000), Allied (Paramount) NEW
10 (07) ¥42,349,200 ($372,000), -45%, ¥448,408,000 ($3.9 million), A Loving Husband (Toho) WK3

>Partners: The Movie IV, the fourth main series film, and sixth overall, in the popular Aibou (Partners) franchise easily debuted atop the box office, achieving the biggest opening weekend of the year so far - it sold an impressive 316,539 admissions over the weekend across 347 screens.

The debut is 46% higher than its predecessor, and should be enough to result in a total of ¥2.5 billion (~$25 million). The fourth film, along with its predecessors, is based on the very popular TV drama series of the same name, which will be entering its 16th season later this year.

>Survival Family outperforms the fairly low expectations it had going into the weekend and managed to narrowly earn itself a second place debut. Directed and written by Shinobu Yaguchi, the fittingly named survival film, about a family trying to escape Tokyo following a worldwide power outage, sold a decent 129,886 admissions on a huge screen count of 765.

>Doctor Strange is down a bit more than early weekend signs indicated, but the drop is still solid for a DC/Marvel film. Most DC/Marvel films struggle to reach a multiplier of 5, or barely reach it, but the Doctor should exceed the number quite comfortably. Look for the latest entry in the MCU to finish just above the ¥2 billion ($18-21 million) milestone.

>Your Name. entered its 25th weekend of release, and 25th-consecutive weekend in the Top 10. It's only one week away now in the Top 10 from tieing up Spirited Away's record for Most-Consecutive Weeks in the Top 10, and it's very likely to do that AND beat it. After 25 weeks in release, it has sold an astounding 18,638,426 admissions. 

Makoto Shinkai's unbelievable phenomenon is beginning to slow down a bit as it reaches its half-year mark, and is going to need some assistance from various upcoming events (Japan Academy Prizes, Spring Break, and maybe Golden Week) to go beyond the ¥25 billion milestone to challenge Frozen for the All-Time #3 spot.

[cremino]

Corpse

 

Weekend Forecast (02/18-19)
01 (---) ¥450,000,000 ($4.0 million), 0, ¥450,000,000 ($4.0 million), Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale (Aniplex) NEW
02 (01) ¥241,000,000 ($2.1 million), -40%, ¥1,050,000,000 ($9.3 million), Partners: The Movie IV (Toei) WK2
03 (---) ¥175,000,000 ($1.6 million), 0, ¥175,000,000 ($1.6 million), One Week Friends (Shochiku) NEW
04 (02) ¥106,000,000 ($930,000), -37%, ¥400,000,000 ($3.5 million), Survival Family (Toho) WK2
05 (03) ¥104,000,000 ($920,000), -35%, ¥875,000,000 ($7.7 million), Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Fox) WK3
06 (04) ¥100,000,000 ($885,000), -36%, ¥1,675,000,000 ($14.8 million), Doctor Strange (Disney) WK4
07 (05) ¥86,000,000 ($760,000), -31%, ¥1,100,000,000 ($9.7 million), Kiseki: Sobito of That Day (Toei) WK4
08 (06) ¥66,000,000 ($585,000), -22%, ¥24,325,000,000 ($230.4 million), Your Name. (Toho) WK26
09 (07) ¥44,000,000 ($390,000), -30%, ¥2,125,000,000 ($18.2 million), In This Corner of the World (Tokyo Theaters, Co.) W15
10 (08) ¥35,000,000 ($310,000), -39%, ¥330,000,000 ($2.9 million), The 100th Love With You (Asmik Ace) WK3

>Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale sold through ~27% of its available admissions for Saturday in advance, and will very likely exceed a 50% sell-through rate for the day, maybe even 60%. It'll easily debut at #1 despite the low screen count (151), so how high can it go? The SAO Movie Project, based on the very popular multi-media hit series, is bound to be one of Aniplex's biggest hits ever.

>One Week Friends, the live-action adaptation of the manga series, debuts this weekend and is looking in good shape. It'll make the Top 3, but Partners IV will keep it from earning the silver over the weekend.

>Doctor Strange and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children are the only imported films in the Top 10, and both will continue their solid performances, respectively. Marvel's latest is climbing closer to that ¥2 billion milestone, a notable mark for any DC/Marvel film to reach. And Tim Burton's latest is going to comfortably exceed the ¥1 billion milestone by the end of the month, giving Burton another successful film in the market.

>Your Name. will achieve its 26th-consecutive week in the Top 10, the half-year milestone, tying up the record set by Spirited Away. Next weekend is quite weak, the calm before the Spring Box Office Season begins next month, so a 27th-consecutive week, at the very least, is almost guaranteed as well, thus setting a new record.

[robertman2]

I hope that Sword Art Online movie has awful drop. SAO is such a terrible anime