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The weekend itself shouldn't see any increases, I don't expect, but the weekdays (beginning the 19th) will see significant increases with multiple holidays occurring on them.

Only 25. Once it became the fastest film to reach 7 billion, it holds the fastest record for everything after that. 25 - Spirited Away (2001)28 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)30 - Bayside Shakedown: Save the Rainbow Bridge (2003)31 - Ponyo (2008)33 - Howl's Moving Castle (2004)35 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)37 - Frozen (2014)37 - Alice in Wonderland (2010)43 - Princess Mononoke (1997)44 - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) 45 - Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)47 - Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)50 - Avatar (2009)52 - Toy Story 3 (2010)52 - Finding Nemo (2003)52 - The Last Samurai (2003)53 - The Wind Rises (2013)53 - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)53 - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)57 - The Matrix Reloaded (2003)

Nah, fastest to 10 billion will stay with Spirited Away (as should fastest to everything above 10 billion). Its early August weekdays, followed by Obon Week, were just way too strong.

I plan on posting one following this weekend. As you mentioned, the three films couldn't have had different release dates, so week-to-week comparisons won't be very accurate, but it'll still be fun to track the pace of their weekly performances.

Considering its in its seventh weekend and facing four more wide openers, I'd say a potential 25% decline would be very impressive. It's going to break $70 million, no worries.

(C) 2016「君の名は。」製作委員会 Weekend Forecast (09/10-11) 01 (01) ¥1,300,000,000 ($12.7 million), +12%, ¥6,250,000,000 ($60.9 million), Your Name. (Toho) WK3 02 (---) ¥450,000,000 ($4.4 million), 0, ¥450,000,000 ($4.4 million), Suicide Squad (Warner Bros.) NEW 03 (02) ¥238,000,000 ($2.3 million), -25%, ¥6,525,000,000 ($63.3 million), Shin Godzilla (Toho) WK7 04 (---) ¥220,000,000 ($2.1 million), 0, ¥220,000,000 ($2.1 million), Your Lie in April (Toho) NEW 05 (---) ¥160,000,000 ($1.5 million), 0, ¥160,000,000 ($1.5 million), Samurai Hustle Returns! (Shochiku) NEW 06 (03) ¥133,000,000 ($1.3 million), -33%, ¥3,875,000,000 ($37.9 million), The Secret Life of Pets (Toho-Towa) WK5 07 (04) ¥106,000,000 ($1.0 million), -37%, ¥1,050,000,000 ($10.1 million), Black Widow Business (Toho) WK3 08 (06) ¥90,000,000 ($880,000), -21%, ¥1,025,000,000 ($9.9 million), Yell for the Blue Sky (Toho) WK4 09 (---) ¥80,000,000 ($780,000), 0, ¥110,000,000 ($1.0 million), Gods of Egypt (Gaga) NEW 10 (05) ¥72,000,000 ($700,000), -40%, ¥375,000,000 ($3.6 million), Now You See Me 2 (Kadokawa) WK2 >Your Name. is poised to do the unthinkable and increase once again, this time coming off of its sixth biggest second weekend of all-time, and is very, very likely beating Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone's 15-year long third weekend record of ¥1.206 billion. It could actually exceed 1 million admissions in its third weekend of release (15.3% increase required); absolutely insane and without any comparison at the box office whatsoever. It's in a different league than any film if it actually achieves that. Over its opening weekend, it sold through 43% of its available weekend admissions. Then, it experienced an incredible increase last weekend to sell through 55% of its available weekend admissions. And now, it's looking at possibly selling through 60% of its available weekend admissions in its third weekend. I don't know where this insanity stops, because we have a holiday week coming up after its fourth weekend... that's going to be fun. It's going to zoom right by the ¥10 billion ($100 million) milestone like it was nothing. It now has a greater than 50% chance of exceeding ¥15 billion ($150 million), which will earn it a Top 10 All-Time spot. And... it's beginning to look like a total over ¥20 billion ($200 million) is in play. >Suicide Squad is set to debut very well, especially for a superhero film, if pre-sales are any indications. Superhero films tend to have high pre-sales to weekend admissions ratios, so it could end up being frontloaded, but I doubt it's going to be too frontloaded. Why? Because of Your Name. continue to sellout the entire weekend at many locations nationwide. Its unprecedented performance boosted everything last weekend from spillover business, and it's likely going to do the same again this weekend. SS's pre-sales suggest it'll open comfortably above ¥400 million, making it the biggest opener in DC's history in the market! >Your Lie in April seems likely to land in the ¥200-250 million range that's typical of most shojo films. It's a respectable range to debut in, and legs for these films are generally strong, so it'll likely end up being another success for the genre. >Gods of Egypt is set to bomb, but that's not unexpected or anything.

Your Name. is helping everything by its insane business. Before showings even begin today, one in five seats for the entire day have been filled and it's likely going to reach 60% capacity for the day/weekend. Superhero movies do tend to have high pre-sales when compared to other genres, but Suicide Squad's pre-sales are still noticeable strong. It almost seems too strong, so I wonder if there's a giveaway or some events going on today or something. And, of course, it'll benefit from Your Name. selling out/nearly selling out throughout the day/weekend. It'll probably drop a bit on Sunday, unless Your Name. spillover boosts it further, but 400 million+ actually looks doable for it at the moment. Color me surprised it that happens.

I'll post the Weekend Forecast a little later.

So... Your Name. is looking at a very possible third weekend increase, and would "only" need a 4% increase to claim the biggest third weekend record. If that happens, I think we have to strongly consider a $200/250 million+ total.

No, there wasn't a holiday yesterday. Are you referring to Your Name., in particular? If so, it's because it's become a phenomenon. I even see some locations today with multiple showings at half-capacity or better, 6+ hours before they begin. Expect to see it post crazy figures for weeks/months to come.

(C) 2016「君の名は。」製作委員会 Weekend Actuals (09/03-04) 01 (01) ¥1,160,909,500 ($11.27 million), +25%, ¥3,872,646,600 ($37.6 million), Your Name. (Toho) WK2 02 (02) ¥316,739,300 ($3.07 million), -17%, ¥6,017,239,800 ($58.4 million), Shin Godzilla (Toho) WK6 03 (03) ¥199,201,000 ($1.93 million), -32%, ¥3,666,121,600 ($35.9 million), The Secret Life of Pets (Toho-Towa) WK4 04 (04) ¥167,478,000 ($1.62 million), -23%, ¥732,195,900 ($7.1 million), Black Widow Business (Toho) WK2 05 (---) ¥120,101,200 ($1.16 million), 0, ¥193,479,100 ($1.9 million), Now You See Me 2 (Kadokawa) NEW 06 (06) ¥114,763,400 ($1.11 million), -22%, ¥892,679,600 ($8.7 million), Yell for the Blue Sky (Toho) WK3 07 (05) ¥93,273,200 ($906,000), -40%, ¥1,046,347,500 ($10.1 million), Ghostbusters (Sony) WK3 08 (08) ¥85,909,200 ($833,000), -34%, ¥2,013,275,000 ($19.7 million), The Jungle Book (Disney) WK4 09 (09) ¥84,428,100 ($819,000), -30%, ¥4,969,439,100 ($48.5 million), One Piece Film Gold (Toei) WK7 10 (07) ¥74,892,300 ($727,000), -43%, ¥6,636,604,100 ($64.2 million), Finding Dory (Disney) WK8 >Alright, so get used to me saying what I'm about to say, because I'll be saying it for many, many weeks (possibly until November)... Director Makoto Shinkai's 'Your Name.' once again reigns atop the box office this weekend, this time selling an outstanding 872,000 admissions for a 24.8% increase over its opening weekend... After just 10 days in release, it's 5,330 admissions shy of 3 million admissions already. The film somehow managed to improve upon its insane opening weekend, arguably the most-impressive opening ever, and certainly delivered the most impressive second weekend of all-time. Last weekend, it sold through ~43% of its available weekend admissions; this weekend, it increased selling through ~55% of its available weekend admissions. Here's how massive its second weekend/second total really is: >First film to ever experience a second weekend increase that debuted above ¥900 million. >Biggest second weekend of all-time for an original film from a non-established studio/source material. >6th highest second weekend of all-time; 2nd highest second weekend for a domestic film (behind Howl's Moving Castle). >9th highest two-week total of all-time; 3rd highest for a domestic film (behind Howl's Moving Castle and Spirited Away). >3rd biggest two-week total for any animated film (behind Howl's Moving Castle and Spirited Away). >Biggest #1 weekend film of all-time for the month of September. Basically... it's second weekend and two-week total are bigger than everything besides the early Harry Potter films and two Miyazaki films (and its second weekend bests Spirited Away's by near 20%). Everyone has been waiting to see who would be the "next Miyazaki" at the box office, if anyone could ever fill that role at all, and audiences and critics alike have spoken in unity that Makoto Shinkai is that guy. Shinkai's dreamesque teenage love story has become a lock to exceed the ¥10 billion+ ($100 million+) uber-blockbuster milestone, so where does it go from there? Well, it'll begin its path toward reaching the ¥15 billion ($150 million) milestone, and don't be shocked if it's able to go even higher. >Shin Godzilla has taken the backseat in regards to making headlines with its incredible performance, but it's far from being forgotten. Once again, the film enjoyed an exceptional hold and still hasn't fallen more than 21% since it opened. Over its sixth weekend in release, it managed to exceed the ¥6 billion milestone and has sold over 4.1 million admissions. And after next weekend, it'll have sold enough tickets to become the most-attended Godzilla film since 1966, and will still have quite a bit left in the tank still. On its current weekly path, it'll eventually exceed ¥7.5 billion ($72/73 million) on over 5 million admissions (that'd give it a monstrous multiplier over 12). >The Secret Life of Pets falls to third place in its fourth weekend, and while a 32% decline is a little harsh, it's actually quite good for a family animated film coming out of the summer box office season. It's now evident that it won't have to crawl to the ¥4 billion ($40 million) milestone, and should end up finishing its run around ¥4.3/4.4 billion ($42/43 million). >Now You See Me 2 comes in fifth place, selling 87,045 admissions over the weekend frame on 245 screens, and 150,492 admissions since opening on Thursday. This debut is pretty solid, despite the ranking, and is actually up 19% compared to its predecessor. >Finding Dory was unable to avoid the big post-summer drop that the majority of family animated films experience, thus ending any chance it had at a recovery at the box office. Overall, even though Japan will be its best international market, the film has had a disappointing run in the market. It's going to finish its run with about ¥7 billion ($67/68 million), possibly even missing that milestone, which is down 36% compared to Finding Nemo and down 22% compared to Monsters University.

Also, thanks to Your Name.'s unprecedented performance, 2016 is guaranteed to increase over 2015 in yearly admissions. 2016 was already likely to increase over 2015 (up double digits back in July), but this locks it up for sure. 2016 will make the 5th-consecutive year that yearly admissions are up in Japan, besting the previous longest streak from 1955-1958. Japan's box office isn't so stagnant anymore. And if 2016 is able to increase "just" 5% over 2015's yearly admissions, it'll end up with the most admissions since 1974, too. Additionally... 2015 was the second biggest year in terms of revenue (behind just 2010), and 2016 is looking very likely of beating 2015 (and 2010) there as well.

Hosoda, along with Shinkai, are considered by critics and audiences as the leading candidates to succeed Miyazaki in the market as top director. However, I think that title (if you give it to one individual) firmly goes to Shinkai now with the performance we're seeing from Your Name. Last year, Hosoda's The Boy and the Beast performed very well and exceeded the blockbuster mark of 5 billion (5.8 billion), but it wasn't a significant increase over his previous film, Wolf Children (4.2 billion). And critically, while The Boy and the Beast was met with positive reviews, it seems that most agree it's a slight step down from Wolf Children.

Biggest Second Weekends [2001-] ¥1.57 billion ($12.2 million), -02%, ¥4.66 billion ($36.9 million) - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) ¥1.39 billion ($11.3 million), -31%, ¥4.56 billion ($37.7 million) - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) ¥1.26 billion ($11.6 million), -35%, ¥4.19 billion ($38.5 million) - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) ¥1.25 billion ($11.7 million), -16%, ¥4.75 billion ($44.5 million) - Howl's Moving Castle (2004) ¥1.17 billion ($9.6 million), -21%, ¥4.39 billion ($36.2 million) - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) ¥1.15 billion ($11.0 million), +24%, ¥3.78 billion ($36.6 million) - Your Name. (2016) *Estimate* ¥1.11 billion ($13.8 million), -08%, ¥3.61 billion ($44.4 million) - Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) ¥1.09 billion ($9.3 million), -50%, ¥4.68 billion ($39.7 million) - The Matrix Reloaded (2003) ¥1.08 billion ($9.0 million), -19%, ¥3.62 billion ($30.1 million) - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) ¥1.04 billion ($10.8 million), -14%, ¥3.33 billion ($33.8 million) - Rookies (2009) ¥1.02 billion ($10.9 million), -22%, ¥3.54 billion ($37.7 million) - Alice in Wonderland (2010) ¥1.02 billion ($9.1 million), -20%, ¥3.60 billion ($31.7 million) - The Da Vinci Code (2006) ¥975 million ($8.7 million), -02%, ¥4.24 billion ($34.6 million) - Spirited Away (2001) ¥941 million ($7.6 million), +11%, ¥4.36 billion ($35.0 million) - Jurassic World (2015) ¥936 million ($7.9 million), -25%, ¥3.18 billion ($26.9 million) - Bayside Shakedown: Save the Rainbow Bridge! (2003) ¥872 million ($8.6 million), +13%, ¥3.01 billion ($29.6 million) - Frozen (2014) ¥860 million ($8.0 million), -04%, ¥2.49 billion ($23.1 million) - Finding Nemo (2003) ¥820 million ($7.1 million), -19%, ¥2.98 billion ($25.8 million) - Hero (2007) ¥814 million ($7.3 million), -62%, ¥4.07 billion ($36.1 million) - Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) ¥811 million ($8.3 million), -16%, ¥2.85 billion ($29.2 million) - The Wind Rises (2013) ¥810 million ($7.5 million), -48%, ¥3.43 billion ($30.8 million) - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2004) ¥806 million ($7.6 million), -22%, ¥3.23 billion ($30.5 million) - Ponyo (2008) ¥756 million ($7.1 million), -25%, ¥2.62 billion ($25.0 million) - Boys Over Flowers: Final (2008) ¥728 million ($8.2 million), -26%, ¥2.37 billion ($27.3 million) - Toy Story 3 (2010) ¥726 million ($6.0 million), -42%, ¥3.84 billion ($31.8 million) - Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) ¥708 million ($6.3 million), -27%, ¥2.35 billion ($21.8 million) - Umizaru: The Limit of Love (2006) ¥705 million ($6.1 million), -63%, ¥3.75 billion ($32.4 million) - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) ¥704 million ($8.6 million), -48%, ¥2.86 billion ($34.7 million) - One Piece Film Z (2012) ¥704 million ($7.2 million), -17%, ¥2.49 billion ($25.4 million) - Monsters University (2013) ¥701 million ($6.9 million), -09%, ¥3.27 billion ($32.1 million) - Stand By Me, Doraemon (2014)

Yeah, it's continuing to perform extremely well. There's a lot to mention about Your Name., so I don't want the weekend estimates analysis to become a chore to read through. I'll go over how it's doing with the weekend actuals analysis tomorrow, though. $80 million will be a challenge, but I expect it'll clear $75 million. I'd say it's more than a great achievement, considering its admissions will be higher than any Godzilla film since the 1960s! Quite remarkable. Not very much. It'll probably debut in 4th/5th place or so next weekend. $10 million, total, is likely its ceiling.

Indeed. Mid-September has been growing in popularity with more holidays, some non-national, being added to the week. It's been labeled "Silver Week". The week isn't as strong as the other big three (Golden Week, Obon Week, and New Year Week), but it's still strong. It's quite possible that Your Name. hasn't had its best week yet, and could deliver it during that time frame (17th-23rd).

Probably around $4 million, so expect it to finish with $14/15 million. A bit of a disappointing result, but Japan should end up passing the UK as its biggest overseas market, so... not bad considering its performance everywhere else.

(C) 2016「君の名は。」製作委員会 Weekend Estimates (09/03-04) 01 (01) ¥1,150,000,000 ($11.0 million), +24%, ¥3,775,000,000 ($36.8 million), Your Name. (Toho) WK2 02 (02) ¥317,000,000 ($3.1 million), -17%, ¥5,950,000,000 ($57.9 million), Shin Godzilla (Toho) WK6 03 (03) ¥197,000,000 ($1.9 million), -33%, ¥3,625,000,000 ($35.6 million), The Secret Life of Pets (Toho-Towa) WK4 04 (04) ¥159,000,000 ($1.5 million), -26%, ¥615,000,000 ($6.0 million), Black Widow Business (Toho) WK2 05 (06) ¥117,000,000 ($1.1 million), -21%, ¥875,000,000 ($8.5 million), Yell for the Blue Sky (Toho) WK3 06 (---) ¥115,000,000 ($1.1 million), 0, ¥180,000,000 ($1.7 million), Now You See Me 2 (Kadokawa) NEW 07 (05) ¥95,000,000 ($920,000), -39%, ¥1,025,000,000 ($10.0 million), Ghostbusters (Sony) WK3 08 (08) ¥85,000,000 ($820,000), -35%, ¥1,980,000,000 ($19.5 million), The Jungle Book (Disney) WK4 09 (09) ¥83,000,000 ($800,000), -31%, ¥4,950,000,000 ($48.3 million), One Piece Film Gold (Toei) WK7 10 (07) ¥73,000,000 ($710,000), -45%, ¥6,600,000,000 ($63.9 million), Finding Dory (Disney) WK8 >Director Makoto Shinkai's 'Your Name.' continues to defy belief by experiencing a second weekend increase, but not just any increase, but a likely 20%+ increase. Its opening weekend was already insane enough, arguably the most-impressive on record, but its second weekend in on an entirely different level and without a doubt the most-impressive second frame of all-time. According to estimates, its second weekend will be the 6th biggest of all time overall, and the 2nd biggest for an animation film (behind only Howl's Moving Castle). It's also the biggest second weekend since 2007, and a small increase over estimates could make it the biggest second weekend since 2004. And a quick example of how significant this second weekend is in terms of modern-day box office: Its second weekend admissions will be greater than Star Wars: The Force Awaken's opening weekend, and nearly on par with its opening weekend in gross. Its two-week total also comes in near an all-time high as well for an animated film (and maybe top 10 overall, despite no holiday support). It's outpacing every animated film ever after two weeks besides Miyazaki's Howl's Moving Castle and Spirited Away (and its second weekend just bested the latter). Everyone has been waiting to see who would be the "next Miyazaki" at the box office, if anyone could ever fill that role at all, and audiences and critics alike have spoken in unity that Makoto Shinkai is that guy. Shinkai's dreamesque love story has become a very likely ¥10 billion+ ($100 million+) earner following the result of this weekend, and don't be too surprised if it makes a run at well over the uber-blockbuster mark and climbs toward ¥15 billion ($150 million), or more, as it's likely to remain atop the box office for a couple months.

Power Rangers is an interesting one. I only have a few minutes right now, so I can't really get into it at the moment. I'll reply properly to your question tomorrow though! And quickly, following up on Your Name.: As of 2PM today, it's up over 20% compared to last Sunday (selling through 60% of its available admissions so far today). This guarantees a second weekend increase, and such an increase that'll allow it to exceed ¥1 billion over the weekend, too. ¥1.1 billion+ does look quite doable.

It might be time to call ¥10 billion ($100 million) a lock. Your Name. has increased its chances of exceed ¥10 billion ($100 million) substantially, and I believe we could be in store for a truly historic performance; possibly a run at ¥15 billion+ ($150 million). That's a long ways off, but it'll likely remain in 1st place at the box office until the last weekend of October, or possibly even into November considering its achieved phenomenon status by achieving top rankings across every medium (box office; single sales; album sales; book sales).

Biggest Second Weekends [2001-] ¥1.57 billion ($12.2 million), -02%, ¥4.66 billion ($36.9 million) - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) ¥1.39 billion ($11.3 million), -31%, ¥4.56 billion ($37.7 million) - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) ¥1.26 billion ($11.6 million), -35%, ¥4.19 billion ($38.5 million) - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) ¥1.25 billion ($11.7 million), -16%, ¥4.75 billion ($44.5 million) - Howl's Moving Castle (2004) ¥1.17 billion ($9.6 million), -21%, ¥4.39 billion ($36.2 million) - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) ¥1.11 billion ($13.8 million), -08%, ¥3.61 billion ($44.4 million) - Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) ¥1.10 billion ($10.6 million), +18%, ¥3.70 billion ($36.0 million) - Your Name. (2016) *Projection* ¥1.09 billion ($9.3 million), -50%, ¥4.68 billion ($39.7 million) - The Matrix Reloaded (2003) ¥1.08 billion ($9.0 million), -19%, ¥3.62 billion ($30.1 million) - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) ¥1.04 billion ($10.8 million), -14%, ¥3.33 billion ($33.8 million) - Rookies (2009) ¥1.02 billion ($10.9 million), -22%, ¥3.54 billion ($37.7 million) - Alice in Wonderland (2010) ¥1.02 billion ($9.1 million), -20%, ¥3.60 billion ($31.7 million) - The Da Vinci Code (2006) ¥975 million ($8.7 million), -02%, ¥4.24 billion ($34.6 million) - Spirited Away (2001) ¥941 million ($7.6 million), +11%, ¥4.36 billion ($35.0 million) - Jurassic World (2015) ¥936 million ($7.9 million), -25%, ¥3.18 billion ($26.9 million) - Bayside Shakedown: Save the Rainbow Bridge! (2003) ¥872 million ($8.6 million), +13%, ¥3.01 billion ($29.6 million) - Frozen (2014) ¥860 million ($8.0 million), -04%, ¥2.49 billion ($23.1 million) - Finding Nemo (2003) ¥820 million ($7.1 million), -19%, ¥2.98 billion ($25.8 million) - Hero (Toho) 2007 ¥814 million ($7.3 million), -62%, ¥4.07 billion ($36.1 million) - Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) ¥811 million ($8.3 million), -16%, ¥2.85 billion ($29.2 million) - The Wind Rises (2013) ¥806 million ($7.6 million), -22%, ¥3.23 billion ($30.5 million) - Ponyo (2008) ¥756 million ($7.1 million), -25%, ¥2.62 billion ($25.0 million) - Boys Over Flowers: Final (2008) ¥728 million ($8.2 million), -26%, ¥2.37 billion ($27.3 million) - Toy Story 3 (2010) ¥726 million ($6.0 million), -42%, ¥3.84 billion ($31.8 million) - Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) ¥708 million ($6.3 million), -27%, ¥2.35 billion ($21.8 million) - Umizaru: The Limit of Love (2006) ¥705 million ($6.1 million), -63%, ¥3.75 billion ($32.4 million) - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) ¥704 million ($8.6 million), -48%, ¥2.86 billion ($34.7 million) - One Piece Film Z (2012) ¥704 million ($7.2 million), -17%, ¥2.49 billion ($25.4 million) - Monsters University (2013) ¥701 million ($6.9 million), -09%, ¥3.27 billion ($32.1 million) - Stand By Me, Doraemon (2014)

That's awesome, though perhaps more importantly... Your Name. became the fastest film ever to exceed 10,000 reviews on Japan's largest movie review service - Filmarks. It reached 10,000 on Friday, its eighth day in release, and has an avg. score of 4.3/5. By comparison, its current average score is higher than Zootopia's (4.2) and Shin Godzilla's (4.2), the other two well-received WOM hits from the past year.

I don't know the exact year or anything, but he's been called that for quite some time (before 2010). Your Name. is his first wide release. None of his other films, being limited releases, grossed anything even close to $10 million, let alone debut in the Top 10!

Yeah, he's been given that title for some years now, and he's delivering in every way imaginable at the box office now. Also, if the new Death Note doesn't stop Your Name. on October 29th, it could easily remain at #1 until sometime in November.

As of noon, Your Name. is up ~9% compared to last Saturday... If it actually manages to pull off a second weekend increase, after coming off a near ¥1 billion opening weekend, it'd have to be considered the most-impressive second weekend of all-time. Just off the top of my head, here's a few accomplishments it could achieve this weekend: >Seventh or eighth biggest second weekend ever. >Second or third biggest second weekend for an animated film, behind only Miyazaki's Howl's Moving Castle and Spirited Away (could beat the latter) and way ahead of every Disney/Pixar film. >Only film to ever increase in its second weekend after debuting above ¥800 million and ¥900 million. Its second weekend would also claim the biggest weekend of any film in September, opening or not. Also, its two-week total will likely be over ¥3.5 billion if it manages to increase this weekend. If that happens, it'll be outpacing every animated film after two-weeks other than, again, Miyazaki's Howl's Moving Castle and Spirited Away. Note: It's dong this without any holiday support, whatsoever, unlike the majority of other uber-blockbusters. If it's not clear enough, Japanese audiences are fully embracing Makoto Shinkai as Hayao Miyazaki's successor.