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Corpse Usual Locations - Saturday Admissions (66% of Market) [01/30] TW (LW) Admissions (% change), [Theaters/Showings], Film (Dis.) Week of Release 01 (01) 117,391 (-12%), [224/1,191], Nobunaga Concerto (Toho) WK2 02 (--) 66,888 (---), [190/1,038], Saraba Abunai Deka: Long Goodbye (Toei) NEW 03 (02) 46,991 (+04%), [232/1,133], Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Disney) WK7 04 (--) 23,610 (---), [169/877], The Inerasable (Shochiku) NEW 05 (--) 23,503 (---), [191/952], Black Mass (Warner Bros.) NEW 06 (04) 18,042 (-12%), [206/609], Paddington (Kino Films) WK3 07 (03) 15,696 (-42%), [215/698], Shuriken Sentai Ninninger vs Ressha Sentai ToQger: Ninjas in Wonderland (Toei) WK2 08 (05) 15,064 (-06%), [222/493], Yo-Kai Watch: Great King Enma and the 5 Stories, Nyan! (Toho) WK7 09 (09) 10,955 (-04%), [222/549], Les Saisons (Gaga) WK3 10 (22) 10,051 (+383%), [34/69], Girls und Panzer: The Movie (Showgate) WK11 11 (06) 9,206 (-40%), [226/729], The Walk (Sony) WK2 12 (07) 8,870 (-29%), [86/231], Kizumonogatari Part 1 - Blood and Iron (Toho Video Division) WK4 13 (10) 8,489 (-21%), [214/293], Orange (Toho) WK8 14 (12) 6,750 (-15%), [73/138], Pink and Gray (Asmik Ace) WK4 15 (11) 6,588 (-30%), [223/373], Bridge of Spies (Fox) WK4 16 (--) 5,219 (---), [20/72], Documentary of HKT48 (Toho Video Division) NEW 17 (--) 4,467 (---), [18/62], Documentary of NMB48 (Toho Video Division) NEW 18 (--) 4,233 (---), [58/238], Neko Nanka Yondemo Konai (Tokyo Theaters, Co.) NEW 19 (15) 4,146 (-30%), [209/414], Life's Promise (Toho) WK4 20 (08) 4,069 (-65%), [26/112], Persona 3 The Movie: No. 4, Winter of Rebirth (Aniplex) WK2 21 (--) 3,948 (---), [18/20], Love Live! μ's Fan Meeting in Shanghai (Live-Broadcast) NEW 22 (14) 3,441 (-43%), [221/497], In the Heart of the Sea (Warner Bros.) WK3 23 (17) 2,221 (-24%), [172/175], Chibi Maruko-chan: The Movie (Toho) WK6 24 (--) 1,575 (+548%), [24/87], The Actor - Kameoka Takuji (Nikkatsu) WK2 25 (16) 1,549 (-53%), [28/90], American Ultra (Kadokawa) WK2 >Nobunaga Concerto is experiencing an excellent second weekend after delivering the second biggest debut in the month of January last weekend. If Sunday is also strong, it has a good chance of earning over ¥500 million in its second frame and is well on its way to exceed the ¥3 billion milestone, if not ¥3.5 billion or even ¥4 billion at this pace. Talk about an early breakout for 2016! >Saraba Abunai Deka: Long Goodbye is performing quite well, and looks to earn Toei one of its biggest debuts for a live-action film in quite some time. If we exclude the Kamen Rider films, then Saraba Abunai Deka should give Toei their biggest live-action debut in several years as it's on track for ¥250 million+. >Black Mass isn't fairing too well, and appears to be coming in on the lower-end of expectations. Without Johnny Depp, however, this film probably wouldn't be coming anywhere near the Top 5. It's aiming for an opening right around the ¥100 million mark, which will likely be decided by its avg. ticket price. >The Inerasable is doing alright, falling in-line with what everyone pretty much was expecting for the weekend. Most of the holdovers are holding very, very well this weekend, and Star Wars: The Force Awakens is even eyeing a possible increase, or at least a minuscule decline in its seventh weekend. It will exceed the ¥10 billion uber-blockbuster mark on Sunday, its 45th day in release. I'll post a list on how that compares to other uber-blockbusters sometime tomorrow.

Corpse I was too occupied to post a Weekend Forecast yesterday, but I'll post Saturday's admissions from the Usual Locations later today. Based on Saturday alone, this weekend is looking very impressive. Nobunaga Concerto is in store for an incredible second weekend atop the box-office (aiming for ¥500 million!); and distributor Toei looks to finally have a live-action film score a good debut with Saraba Abunai Deka: Long Goodbye targeting ¥250 million+. Most of the holdovers are also holding very, very well, too. So far, January 2016 is more than delivering the goods at the box-office.

Corpse And here's the updated list of the biggest film franchises. Star Wars: The Force Awakens has been included in the Star Wars figures. And since it's still in release, expect about ¥1.4 billion ($12 million) and 900,000 admissions to be added to franchise's running totals below. Highest-Grossing Film Franchises 01. ¥96.57 billion ($903 million) - Harry Potter [8 Films], 2001- 02. ¥87.61 billion ($820 million) - Doraemon [36 Films], 1980- 03. ¥77.12 billion ($742 million) - Pokemon [18 Films], 1998- 04. ¥58.67 billion ($564 million) - Detective Conan [19 Films], 1997- 05. ¥49.65 billion ($402 million) - Star Wars [7 Films], 1978- 06. ¥41.95 billion ($327 million) - Kamen Rider [52 Films], 1971- 07. ¥40.73 billion ($412 million) - Bayside Shakedown [4 Films], 1998-2012 08. ¥37.01 billion ($331 million) - Jurassic Park [4 Films], 1993- 09. ¥36.65 billion ($361 million) - Pirates of the Caribbean [4 Films], 2003- 10. ¥31.89 billion ($283 million) - Middle-Earth [6 Films], 2002-2015 -¥31.87 billion ($302 million) - Mission: Impossible [5 Films], 1996- -¥27.61 billion ($256 million) - Spider-Man [5 Films], 2002- -¥23.97 billion ($271 million) - Umizaru [4 Films], 2004- Most-Attended Film Franchises 01. 114.89 million - Doraemon [36 Films], 1980- 02. 99.25 million - Godzilla [28 Films], 1954- 03. 80.80 million - Otoko wa Tsurai yo [48 Films], 1969-1995 04. 77.35 million - Harry Potter [8 Films], 2001- 05. 71.88 million - Pokemon [19 Films], 1998- 06. 49.05 million - Detective Conan [19 Films], 1997- 07. 38.26 million - Star Wars [7 Films], 1978- 08. 35.43 million - Kamen Rider [52 Films], 1971- 09. 30.92 million - Bayside Shakedown [4 Films], 1998-2012 10. 27.11 million - Pirates of the Caribbean [4 Films], 2003- -25.19 million - Jurassic Park [4 Films], 1993- -23.61 million - Middle-Earth [6 Films], 2002-2015 -23.14 million - Mission: Impossible [5 Films], 1996- Ongoing Franchise (sequels in development or announced) *All figures and admissions for the Kamen Rider Series are estimates. Upcoming Top Film Franchise Releases of 2016 [on the release schedule]: Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan (03/05/16) Kamen Rider 1 (03/26/16) Detective Conan: Pitch Black Nightmare (04/16/16) Pokemon XY&Z (Working Title) (07/16/16) Godzilla: Resurgence (07/30/16) Kamen Rider Ghost (Working Title) (August 2016) Kamen Rider X Kamen Rider Movie Wars (Working Title) (December 2016) Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (December 2016)

Corpse Pixar (Box-Office History) Opening Weekends: ¥977.3 million ($11.1 million) / 649,299 :: Toy Story 3 (2010) ¥898.0 million ($8.4 million) / 724,000 :: Finding Nemo (2003) ¥847.4 million ($8.5 million) / 614,969 :: Monsters University (2013) ¥751.9 million ($7.3 million) / 604,355 :: The Incredibles (2004) ¥627.7 million ($7.2 million) / 440,804 :: Up (2009) ¥590.7 million ($4.5 million) / 465,624 :: Monsters, Inc. (2002) ¥504.9 million ($4.2 million) / 379,941 :: Ratatouille (2007) ¥458.2 million ($4.9 million) / 336,597 :: Cars 2 (2011) ¥449.6 million ($4.8 million) / 373,754 :: Wall-E (2008) ¥406.0 million ($3.3 million) / 316,315 :: Inside Out (2015) ¥381.2 million ($3.5 million) / 350,000 :: Cars (2006) ¥147.8 million ($1.9 million) / 106,271 :: Brave (2012) Totals: ¥11.0 billion ($102.4 million) / 8.60 million :: Finding Nemo (2003) ¥10.8 billion ($130.7 million) / 7.30 million :: Toy Story 3 (2010) ¥9.37 billion ($76.8 million) / 7.60 million :: Monsters, Inc. (2002) ¥8.96 billion ($91.3 million) / 7.05 million :: Monsters University (2013) ¥5.26 billion ($51.1 million) / 4.40 million :: The Incredibles (2004) ¥5.00 billion ($60.5 million) / 3.80 million :: Up (2009) ¥4.04 billion ($33.6 million) / 3.40 million :: Inside Out (2015) ¥4.00 billion ($44.2 million) / 3.20 million :: Wall-E (2008) ¥3.90 billion ($36.3 million) / 3.10 million :: Ratatouille (2007) ¥3.45 billion ($29.9 million) / 2.80 million :: Toy Story 2 (2000) ¥3.01 billion ($39.0 million) / 2.32 million :: Cars 2 (2011) ¥2.23 billion ($19.0 million) / 1.80 million :: Cars (2006) ¥1.15 billion ($8.3 million) / 900,000 :: A Bug's Life (1999) ¥930 million ($11.9 million) / 680,000 :: Brave (2012) Total Studio Earnings: ¥73.10 billion ($735 million) / 56.95 million admissions

Corpse Pokemon (Box-Office History) Opening Weekends: ¥780,871,178 ($6.5 million) / 742,978 :: Pokemon Diamond & Pearl: The Rise of Darkrai (2007) ¥703,799,691 ($6.7 million) / 670,285 :: Pokemon Diamond & Pearl: Giratina and the Sky Warrior - Shaymin (2008) ¥672,566,497 ($7.1 million) / 641,700 :: Pokemon Diamond & Pearl: Arceus - To a Conquering Spacetime (2009) ¥629,740,742 ($7.7 million) / 600,602 :: Pokemon Diamond & Pearl: Master of Illusions - Zoroark (2010) ¥540,152,537 ($6.7 million) / 515,905 :: Pokemon Best Wishes: Victini and the Black Hero - Zekrom/Victini and the White Hero - Reshiram (2011) ¥515,192,258 ($4.7 million) / 491,192 :: Pokemon Advanced: Mew and the Wave Hero - Lucario (2005) ¥509,142,046 ($6.4 million) / 489,862 :: Pokemon Best Wishes: Kyurem Vs. The Sacred Swordsman - Keldeo (2012) ¥500,186,988 ($4.6 million) / 475,462 :: Pokemon Advanced: Deoxys - Sky-Splitting Visitor (Kunihiko Yuyama, July 2004) ¥486,293,500 ($5.0 million) / 464,839 :: Pokemon Best Wishes: ExtremeSpeed Genesect - Mewtwo Awakens (2013) ¥450,168,289 ($3.8 million) / 427,104 :: Pokemon Advanced: Jirachi - Wishing Star of Seven Nights (2003) ¥416,381,335 ($3.6 million) / 396,472 :: Pokemon Advanced: Pokemon Ranger and the Prince of the Sea (2006) ¥393,259,400 ($3.9 million) / 360,190 :: Pokemon XY: The Cocoon of Destruction & Diancie (Kunihiko Yuyama, July 2014) ¥384,115,100 ($3.1 million) / 351,592 :: Pokemon XY: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages (2015) ¥380,549,045 ($3.1 million) / 354,328 :: Pokemon: Celebi - A Timeless Encounter (2001) ¥292,607,438 ($2.4 million) / 273,209 :: Pokemon: Guardians of Altomare - Latias and Latios (2002) Totals: ¥7.54 billion ($77.8 million) / 6.54 million :: Pokemon: Mewtwo Strikes Back (1998) ¥6.36 billion ($64.8 million) / 5.60 million :: Pokemon: Revelation Lugia (1999) ¥5.02 billion ($47.2 million) / 4.78 million :: Pokemon Diamond & Pearl: The Rise of Darkrai (2007) ¥4.85 billion ($45.7 million) / 4.50 million :: Pokemon: Lord of the Unown Tower - Entei (2000) ¥4.80 billion ($53.3 million) / 4.66 million :: Pokemon Diamond & Pearl: Giratina and the Sky Warrior - Shaymin (2008) ¥4.67 billion ($51.6 million) / 4.40 million :: Pokemon Diamond & Pearl: Arceus - To a Conquering Spacetime (2009) ¥4.50 billion ($38.4 million) / 4.28 million :: Pokemon Advanced: Jirachi - Wishing Star of Seven Nights (2003) ¥4.38 billion ($39.1 million) / 4.16 million :: Pokemon Advanced: Deoxys - Sky-Splitting Visitor (2004) ¥4.33 billion ($56.1 million) / 4.13 million :: Pokemon Best Wishes: Victini and the Black Hero - Zekrom/Victini and the White Hero - Reshiram (2011) ¥4.30 billion ($38.9 million) / 4.10 million :: Pokemon Advanced: Mew and the Wave Hero - Lucario (2005) ¥4.16 billion ($50.3 million) / 3.97 million :: Pokemon Diamond & Pearl: Master of Illusions - Zoroark (2010) ¥3.90 billion ($32.5 million) / 3.63 million :: Pokemon: Celebi - A Timeless Encounter (July 2001) ¥3.61 billion ($46.0 million) / 3.44 million :: Pokemon Best Wishes: Kyurem Vs. The Sacred Swordsman - Keldeo (2012) ¥3.40 billion ($28.2 million) / 3.23 million :: Pokemon Advanced: Pokemon Ranger and the Prince of the Sea (2006) ¥3.17 billion ($33.0 million) / 3.01 million :: Pokemon Best Wishes: ExtremeSpeed Genesect - Mewtwo Awakens (2013) ¥2.91 billion ($28.2 million) / 2.70 million :: Pokemon XY: The Cocoon of Destruction & Diancie (2014) ¥2.67 billion ($21.8 million) / 2.55 million :: Pokemon: Guardians of Altomare - Latias and Latios (2002) ¥2.61 billion ($21.3 million) / 2.40 million :: Pokemon XY: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages (2015) Total Franchise Earnings: ¥77.12 billion ($742 million) [#3 All-Time]; 71.88 million admissions [#5 All-Time]

Corpse Detective Conan (Box-Office History) Past Detective Conan Films (1997-2006): ¥0.18 million ($1.4 million) - Detective Conan: The Time-Bombed Skyscraper (1997) ¥1.65 billion ($12.1 million) - Detective Conan 2: The Fourteenth Target (1998) ¥2.32 billion ($19.2 million) - Detective Conan 3: The Last Wizard of the Century (1999) ¥2.50 billion ($23.5 million) - Detective Conan 4: Captured in Her Eyes (2000) ¥2.90 billion ($23.7 million) - Detective Conan 5: Countdown to Heaven (2001) ¥3.40 billion ($30.3 million) - Detective Conan 6: The Phantom of Baker Street (2002) ¥3.20 billion ($28.6 million) - Detective Conan 7: Crossroad in the Capitol City (2003) ¥2.80 billion ($25.6 million) - Detective Conan 8: Magician of the Silver Sky (2004) ¥2.15 billion ($20.0 million) - Detective Conan 9: Strategy Above the Depths (2005) ¥3.03 billion ($26.8 million) - Detective Conan 10: The Private Eyes' Requiem (2006) Recent Detective Conan Films (2007-): Opening Weekend ¥ ($) / Admissions -> Final Gross ¥ ($) / Admissions - Film (Year) ¥452.4 million ($3.9 million) / 385,000 -> ¥2.53 billion ($21.1 million) / 2.15 million - Detective Conan 11: Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure (2007) ¥420.0 million ($4.1 million) / 358,754 -> ¥2.42 billion ($23.1 million) / 2.06 million - Detective Conan 12: Full Score of Fear (2008) ¥593.2 million ($6.0 million) / 501,700 -> ¥3.50 billion ($35.6 million) / 3.00 million - Detective Conan 13: The Raven Chaser (2009) ¥561.9 million ($6.0 million) / 431,527 -> ¥3.20 billion ($35.2 million) / 2.71 million - Detective Conan 14: The Lost Ship in the Sky (2010) ¥550.1 million ($6.5 million) / 453,618 -> ¥3.13 billion ($39.8 million) / 2.65 million - Detective Conan 15: Quarter of Silence (2011) ¥629.7 million ($7.7 million) / 540,975 -> ¥3.28 billion ($42.3 million) / 2.75 million - Detective Conan 16: The Eleventh Striker (2012) ¥671.5 million ($6.9 million) / 565,914 -> ¥3.63 billion ($37.1 million) / 3.02 million - Detective Conan 17: Private Eye in the Distant Sea (2013) ¥649.8 million ($6.4 million) / 539,132 -> ¥4.26 billion ($41.1 million) / 3.55 million - Lupin III vs. Detective Conan (2013) ¥789.3 million ($7.8 million) / 649,865 -> ¥4.11 billion ($40.3 million) / 3.30 million - Detective Conan 18: Dimensional Sniper (2014) ¥874.8 million ($7.4 million) / 688,623 -> ¥4.48 billion ($37.1 million) / 3.58 million - Detective Conan 19: Sunflowers of Inferno (2015) Total Franchise Earnings: ¥58.67 billion ($564 million) [#4 All-Time]; 49.05 million admissions [#6 All-Time]

Corpse Doraemon (Box-Office History) Past Doraemon Films (1980-2004): ¥1.55 billion ($11.9 million) - Doraemon 1: Nobita's Dinosaur (1980) ¥1.75 billion ($14.4 million) - Doraemon 2: The Record of Nobita: Starblazer (1981) ¥1.22 billion ($9.8 million) - Doraemon 3: Nobita and the Haunts of Evil (1982) ¥1.00 billion ($8.1 million) - Doraemon 4: Nobita's Monstrous Underwater Castle (1983) ¥1.65 billion ($13.5 million) - Doraemon 5: Nobita's Adventure into Underworld (1984) ¥1.20 billion ($9.6 million) - Doraemon 6: Nobita's Little Star Universe (1985) ¥1.30 billion ($11.1 million) - Doraemon 7: Nobita and the Steel Troops (1986) ¥1.50 billion ($13.1 million) - Doraemon 8: Nobita and the Dinosaur Knights (1987) ¥1.36 billion ($12.1 million) - Doraemon 9: Nobita's Parallel Journey to the West (1988) ¥2.02 billion ($17.8 million) - Doraemon 10: Nobita and the Birth of Japan (1989) ¥1.91 billion ($16.5 million) - Doraemon 11: Nobita and the Animal Planet (1990) ¥1.80 billion ($15.8 million) - Doraemon 12: Nobita and the Dorabian Nights (1991) ¥1.68 billion ($14.8 million) - Doraemon 13: Nobita and the Kingdom of Clouds (1992) ¥1.65 billion ($14.8 million) - Doraemon 14: Nobita and the Tin-Plate Labyrinth (1993) ¥1.35 billion ($13.1 million) - Doraemon 15: Nobita and the Fantastical Three Musketeers (1994) ¥1.30 billion ($15.6 million) - Doraemon 16: Nobita's Genesis Diary (1995) ¥1.60 billion ($14.9 million) - Doraemon 17: Nobita and the Galactic Express (1996) ¥2.00 billion ($17.9 million) - Doraemon 18: Nobita's Adventure in the Clockwork City (1997) ¥2.10 billion ($18.5 million) - Doraemon 19: Nobita's South Sea Adventure (1998) ¥2.00 billion ($17.9 million) - Doraemon 20: Nobita's Adventure: Drifts in the Universe (1999) ¥3.05 billion ($29.0 million) - Doraemon 21: Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King (2000) ¥3.00 billion ($26.7 million) - Doraemon 22: Nobita and the Winged Braves (2001) ¥2.31 billion ($17.6 million) - Doraemon 23: Nobita and the Robot Kingdom (2002) ¥2.54 billion ($22.6 million) - Doraemon 24: Nobita and the Wind Wizard (2003) ¥3.05 billion ($28.7 million) - Doraemon 25: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey (2004) Recent Doraemon Films (2005-2015): Opening Weekend ¥ ($) / Admissions -> Final Gross ¥ ($) / Admissions - Film (Year) ¥433.3 million ($3.7 million) / 381,700 -> ¥3.28 billion ($27.6 million) / 3.00 million - Doraemon 26: Nobita's Dinosaur (2006) ¥559.4 million ($4.8 million) / 501,500 -> ¥3.54 billion ($30.1 million) / 3.20 million - Doraemon 27: Nobita's New Adventure into the Underworld (2007) ¥516.1 million ($5.1 million) / 462,283 -> ¥3.37 billion ($32.1 million) / 3.05 million - Doraemon 28: Nobita and the Green Giant Legend (2008) ¥372.9 million ($3.8 million) / 335,738 -> ¥2.45 billion ($25.2 million) / 2.24 million - Doraemon 29: The Record of Nobita's Starblazer (2009) ¥553.5 million ($6.2 million) / 498,198 -> ¥3.16 billion ($33.6 million) / 2.85 million - Doraemon 30: Nobita's Great Battle of the Mermaid King (2010) ¥446.3 million ($5.4 million) / 399,139 -> ¥2.46 billion ($31.2 million) / 2.18 million - Doraemon 31: Nobita and the New Steel Troops (2011) ¥552.6 million ($6.9 million) / 485,465 -> ¥3.62 billion ($46.0 million) / 3.35 million - Doraemon 32: Nobita and the Island of Miracles (2012) ¥667.3 million ($7.2 million) / 597,899 -> ¥3.98 billion ($43.2 million) / 3.66 million - Doraemon 33: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum (2013) ¥600.4 million ($5.9 million) / 530,554 -> ¥3.58 billion ($35.1 million) / 3.28 million - Doraemon 34: Nobita's Demon - Peko and the Exploration Party (2014) ¥767.2 million ($7.6 million) / 554,991 -> ¥8.38 billion ($80.2 million) / 6.32 million - Stand By Me, Doraemon (2014) ¥644.7 million ($5.4 million) / 557,310 -> ¥3.93 billion ($33.1 million) / 3.48 million - Doraemon 36: Nobita's Space Hero Record of Space Heroes (2015) Total Franchise Earnings: ¥87.61 billion ($820 million) [#2 All-Time]; 114.89 million admissions [#1 All-Time]

Corpse 2015: Highest Grossing Films (¥1 billion Earners) [FINAL] 01. ¥9.53 billion ($78.1 million) / 6.26 million - Jurassic World (Toho-Towa) #34 All-Time 02. ¥9.18 billion ($77.7 million) / 7.22 million - Big Hero 6 (Disney) #42 All-Time 03. ¥7.80 billion ($66.2 million) / 6.97 million - Yo-Kai Watch: It's the Secret of Birth, Nyan! (Toho) #63 All-Time 04. ¥5.85 billion ($47.7 million) / 4.58 million - The Boy and the Beast (Toho) 05. ¥5.73 billion ($46.6 million) / 4.46 million - Cinderella (Disney) 06. ¥5.21 billion ($42.9 million) / 4.28 million - Minions (Toho-Towa) 07. ¥5.14 billion ($42.3 million) / 3.91 million - Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (Paramount) 08. ¥4.67 billion ($38.4 million) / 3.64 million - Hero 2 (Toho) 09. ¥4.48 billion ($37.1 million) / 3.58 million - Detective Conan: Sunflowers of Inferno (Toho) 10. ¥4.04 billion ($33.6 million) / 3.40 million - Inside Out (Disney) 11. ¥3.93 billion ($33.1 million) / 3.48 million - Doraemon: Nobita's Space Record of Space Heroes (Toho) 12. ¥3.74 billion ($31.1 million) / 2.81 million - Dragon Ball Z: Revival of F (Toei) 13. ¥3.54 billion ($29.2 million) / 2.53 million - Furious 7 (Toho-Towa) 14. ¥3.25 billion ($26.3 million) / 2.40 million - Attack on Titan - Part 1 (Toho) 15. ¥3.21 billion ($26.0 million) / 2.16 million - Avengers: Age of Ultron (Disney) 16. ¥2.84 billion ($23.4 million) / 2.31 million - Biri Gal (Toho) 16. ¥2.84 billion ($22.9 million) / 2.02 million - Love Live! The School Idol Movie (Shochiku) 18. ¥2.77 billion ($23.4 million) / 2.42 million - Assassination Classroom (Toho) 19. ¥2.74 billion ($22.0 million) / 1.91 million - Terminator: Genisys (Paramount) 20. ¥2.62 billion ($21.3 million) / 2.01 million - Boruto: Naruto the Movie (Toho) 21. ¥2.61 billion ($21.3 million) / 2.40 million - Pokemon XY: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages (Toho) 22. ¥2.51 billion ($20.5 million) / 1.84 million - Ted 2 (Toho-Towa) 23. ¥2.43 billion ($20.2 million) / 2.08 million - No Longer Heroine (Warner Bros.) 24. ¥2.38 billion ($20.0 million) / 1.85 million - Into the Woods (Disney) 25. ¥2.36 billion ($19.4 million) / 1.78 million - Unfair: The End (Toho) 26. ¥2.32 billion ($19.3 million) / 1.95 million - Strobe Edge (Toho) 27. ¥2.29 billion ($18.9 million) / 1.96 million - Crayon Shin-chan: My Moving Story! Cactus Large Attack! (Toho) 28. ¥2.25 billion ($18.7 million) / 1.73 million - American Sniper (Warner Bros.) 29. ¥2.02 billion ($17.1 million) / 1.59 million - Parasyte - Part 1 (Toho) 30. ¥2.00 billion ($16.9 million) / 1.57 million - The Last: Naruto the Movie (Toho) 31. ¥1.90 billion ($16.3 million) / 1.61 million - Ao Haru Ride (Toho) 32. ¥1.81 billion ($14.9 million) / 1.26 million - Mad Max: Fury Road (Warner Bros.) 33. ¥1.80 billion ($14.7 million) / 1.41 million - Library Wars: The Last Mission (Toho) 34. ¥1.76 billion ($14.4 million) / 1.36 million - Bakuman (Toho) 35. ¥1.75 billion ($14.4 million) / 1.32 million - The Intern (Warner Bros.) 36. ¥1.68 billion ($13.7 million) / 1.39 million - Sea Town Diary (Toho) 36. ¥1.68 billion ($14.1 million) / 1.26 million - Attack on Titan - Part 2: End of the World (Toho) 38. ¥1.65 billion ($14.0 million) / 1.15 million - The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (Warner Bros.) 39. ¥1.60 billion ($13.0 million) / 1.24 million - Ryozu and the Seven Henchmen (Warner Bros.) 40. ¥1.54 billion ($13.0 million) / 1.20 million - Night at the Museum: The Secret of the Tomb (Fox) 41. ¥1.50 billion ($12.3 million) / 1.15 million - Parasyte - Part 2 (Toho) 42. ¥1.46 billion ($11.9 million) / 1.10 million - Tomorrowland (Disney) 43. ¥1.42 billion ($12.0 million) / 1.12 million - The Vancouver Asahi (Toho) 44. ¥1.40 billion ($11.8 million) / 1.11 million - Annie (Sony) 45. ¥1.33 billion ($10.8 million) / 1.03 million - Shinjuku Swan (Sony) 46. ¥1.32 billion ($10.8 million) / 1.03 million - Initiation Love (Toho) 46. ¥1.32 billion ($10.8 million) / 1.02 million - Galaxy Turnpike (Toho) 46. ¥1.32 billion ($10.7 million) / 1.05 million - Japan's Longest Day (Shochiku) 49. ¥1.31 billion ($10.2 million) / 1.02 million - Prophecy (Toho) 49. ¥1.31 billion ($10.4 million) / 1.04 million - Mozu (Toho) 51. ¥1.30 billion ($10.8 million) / 1.01 million - Terrace House: Closing Door (Toho) 52. ¥1.22 billion ($10.3 million) / 0.82 million - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Paramount) 53. ¥1.21 billion ($10.0 million) / 0.91 million - Ant-Man (Disney) 54. ¥1.17 billion ($9.7 million) / 0.96 million - The Lion Who Stands in the Wind (Toho) 54. ¥1.17 billion ($9.7 million) / 0.89 million - Gone Girl (Warner Bros.) 56. ¥1.12 billion ($9.2 million) / 0.82 million - The Anthem of the Heart (Aniplex) 57. ¥1.08 billion ($9.0 million) / 0.86 million - Bee of the Sky (Shochiku) 58. ¥1.06 billion ($8.9 million) / 0.83 million - ST: Scientific Investigation Squad (Toho) 58. ¥1.06 billion ($8.5 million) / 0.79 million - Pixels (Sony) 60. ¥1.00 billion ($8.3 million) / 0.72 million - Girls und Panzer: The Movie (Showgate) Japanese / Imported Number of ¥1 Billion Earners Per Year [2000-] Year - # of ¥1 Billion Films (Japanese/Imported) 2005 - 62 (25/37) 2015 - 60 (38/22) 2012 - 59 (39/20) 2009 - 57 (34/23) 2013 - 56 (35/21) 2011 - 54 (32/22) 2008 - 52 (28/26) 2007 - 51 (29/22) 2004 - 51 (20/31) 2006 - 50 (28/22) 2014 - 49 (31/18) 2010 - 48 (29/19) 2000 - 48 (18/30) 2003 - 48 (18/30) 2002 - 47 (17/30) 2001 - 45 (15/30) _____________ 2000-2015 - 834 (436/401)

Corpse 2015 Yearly Results: Yearly Revenue: ¥217.119 billion ($1.81 billion), +4.9% over 2014, (2nd Biggest Year Ever) Yearly Admissions: 166,630,000, +3.4% over 2014, (Most Attended Since 2010, Fourth Most Attended Year Since 1983) Japanese Films (55.4%): ¥120.367 billion ($1.00 billion), -0.3%, (3rd Biggest Year Ever / 8th-Consecutive Share Win) Imported Films (44.6%): ¥96.752 billion ($806 million), +12.1%, (Biggest Year Since 2010) Japanese Films Released: 581 (-5.5% less than 2014; 3rd Highest Ever) Imported Films Released: 555 (-2.5% less than 2014; 2nd Highest Ever) Number of Films Released: 1,136 (-4.1% less than 2014; 2nd Highest Ever) Number of Screens: 3,437, +2.1% over 2014, (Most Screens Since 1969!) Average Ticket Price: ¥1,303 (New Record), +1.4% over 2014

Corpse All-Time Highest Grossing Animated Films (¥3 billion+) 01. ¥30.40 billion ($249.0 million) - Spirited Away (2001) #1 All-Time 02. ¥25.48 billion ($249.6 million) - Frozen (2014) #3 All-Time 03. ¥19.60 billion ($207.0 million) - Howl's Moving Castle (2004) #5 All-Time 04. ¥19.30 billion ($165.5 million) - Princess Mononoke (1997) #6 All-Time 05. ¥15.50 billion ($156.0 million) - Ponyo (2008) #10 All-Time 06. ¥12.02 billion ($123.5 million) - The Wind Rises (2013) #17 All-Time 07. ¥11.00 billion ($102.4 million) - Finding Nemo (2003) #19 All-Time 08. ¥10.80 billion ($130.7 million) - Toy Story 3 (2010) #24 All-Time 09. ¥9.37 billion ($76.8 million) - Monsters, Inc. (2002) #38 All-Time 10. ¥9.25 billion ($111.9 million) - Arrietty (2010) #40 All-Time 11. ¥9.16 billion ($77.7 million) - Big Hero 6 (2014) #43 All-Time 12. ¥8.96 billion ($91.3 million) - Monsters University (2013) #47 All-Time 13. ¥8.38 billion ($80.2 million) - Stand By Me, Doraemon (2014) #54 All-Time 14. ¥7.80 billion ($66.2 million) - Yo-Kai Watch: It's the Secret of Birth, Nyan! (2014) #63 All-Time 15. ¥7.65 billion ($62.9 million) - Tales from Earthsea (2006) #66 All-Time 16. ¥7.54 billion ($67.8 million) - Pokemon: Mewtwo Strikes Back! (1998) #68 All-Time 17. ¥6.87 billion ($77.1 million) - One Piece Film Z (2012) #79 All-Time 18. ¥6.46 billion ($54.4 million) - The Cat Returns (2002) #90 All-Time 19. ¥6.36 billion ($64.8 million) - Pokemon: Revelation Lugia (1999) #92 All-Time 20. ¥5.85 billion ($47.7 million) - The Boy and the Beast (2015) 21. ¥5.30 billion ($64.0 million) - Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo (2012) 22. ¥5.26 billion ($51.1 million) - The Incredibles (2004) 23. ¥5.21 billion ($42.9 million) - Minions (2015) 24. ¥5.14 billion ($43.2 million) - Yo-Kai Watch: Great King Enma and the 5 Stories, Nyan! (2015) [6 Weeks in Release] 25. ¥5.02 billion ($47.2 million) - Pokemon Diamond & Pearl: The Rise of Darkrai (2007) 26. ¥5.00 billion ($60.5 million) - Up (2009) 27. ¥4.90 billion ($40.2 million) - Dinosaur (2000) 28. ¥4.85 billion ($45.8 million) - Pokemon: Spell of the Unown (2001) 29. ¥4.80 billion ($58.1 million) - One Piece Film Strong World (2009) 29. ¥4.80 billion ($53.3 million) - Pokemon Diamond & Pearl: Giratina and the Sky Warrior (2008) 31. ¥4.67 billion ($51.6 million) - Pokemon Diamond & Pearl: Arceus and the Jewel of Life (2009) 32. ¥4.50 billion ($38.4 million) - Pokemon Advanced: Jirachi - Wishmaker (2003) 33. ¥4.48 billion ($37.1 million) - Detective Conan: Sunflowers of Inferno (2015) 34. ¥4.47 billion ($57.8 million) - From Up on Poppy Hill (2011) 35. ¥4.45 billion ($32.5 million) - Porco Rosso (1992) 36. ¥4.38 billion ($39.1 million) - Pokemon Advanced: Destiny Deoxys (2004) 37. ¥4.33 billion ($56.1 million) - Pokemon Best Wishes: White - Victini and Zekrom/Black - Victini and Reshiram (2011) 38. ¥4.30 billion ($38.9 million) - Pokemon Advanced: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (2005) 39. ¥4.26 billion ($41.2 million) - Lupin III vs. Detective Conan (2013) 40. ¥4.25 billion ($37.2 million) - Aladdin (1993) 41. ¥4.22 billion ($53.9 million) - Wolf Children (2012) 42. ¥4.16 billion ($50.3 million) - Pokemon Diamond & Pearl: Zoroark - Master of Illusions (2010) 43. ¥4.11 billion ($40.3 million) - Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper (2014) 44. ¥4.05 billion ($40.3 million) - Pom Poco (1994) 45. ¥4.03 billion ($33.5 million) - Inside Out (2015) 46. ¥4.00 billion ($44.2 million) - Wall-E (2008) 46. ¥4.00 billion ($44.2 million) - Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance (2009) 48. ¥3.98 billion ($43.4 million) - Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum (2013) 49. ¥3.93 billion ($33.1 million) - Doraemon: Nobita's Space Record of Space Heroes (2015) 50. ¥3.90 billion ($36.3 million) - Ratatouille (2007) 50. ¥3.90 billion ($32.5 million) - Pokemon: Celebi - Voice of the Forest (2001) 52. ¥3.74 billion ($31.1 million) - Dragon Ball Z: Revival of F (2015) 53. ¥3.63 billion ($37.1 million) - Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea (2013) 54. ¥3.62 billion ($46.2 million) - Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles (2012) 55. ¥3.61 billion ($46.1 million) - Pokemon Best Wishes: Kyurem Vs. The Sacred Swordsman - Keldeo (2012) 56. ¥3.58 billion ($35.1 million) - Doraemon: Nobita's Great Demon - Peko and the Exploration Party (2014) 57. ¥3.54 billion ($30.0 million) - Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure into the Underworld (2007) 58. ¥3.53 billion ($34.0 million) - Memories of Marnie (2014) 59. ¥3.50 billion ($35.6 million) - Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser (2009) 60. ¥3.45 billion ($29.9 million) - Toy Story 2 (2000) 61. ¥3.40 billion ($28.2 million) - Pokemon Advanced: Pokemon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea (2006) 61. ¥3.40 billion ($30.3 million) - Detective Conan: The Phantom of Barker Street (2002) 63. ¥3.37 billion ($32.1 million) - Doraemon: Nobita and the Green Giant Legend (2008) 64. ¥3.28 billion ($42.3 million) - Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker (2012) 64. ¥3.28 billion ($27.6 million) - Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur (2006) 66. ¥3.20 billion ($31.7 million) - The Lion King (1994) 66. ¥3.20 billion ($28.6 million) - Detective Conan: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital (2003) 66. ¥3.20 billion ($35.2 million) - Detective Conan: Lost Ship in the Sky (2010) 69. ¥3.17 billion ($33.0 million) - Pokemon Best Wishes: ExtremeSpeed Genesect - Mewtwo Awakens (2013) 70. ¥3.16 billion ($33.6 million) - Doraemon: Nobita's Great Merman Sea Adventure (2010) 71. ¥3.13 billion ($39.8 million) - Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence (2011) 72. ¥3.05 billion ($29.0 million) - Doraemon: Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King (2000) 72. ¥3.05 billion ($28.9 million) - Doraemon: Nobita's Wannyan Space-Time Odyssey (2004) 74. ¥3.03 billion ($26.8 million) - Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem (2006) 75. ¥3.01 billion ($39.0 million) - Cars 2 (2011) 76. ¥3.00 billion ($32.4 million) - Wreck-It Ralph (2013) 76. ¥3.00 billion ($25.8 million) - Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves (2001) Recent Entries Upcoming Major Animated Titles: 03/05/16 - Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan 03/12/16 - The Good Dinosaur 04/16/16 - Detective Conan: Pitch Black Nightmare 04/23/16 - Zootopia 07/16/16 - Pokemon XY&Z (Working Title) 07/23/16 - One Piece Film Gold July 2016 - Finding Dory August 2016 - Your Name.

Corpse Biggest January Opening Weekends [1998-] Rank - Weekend Gross / Admissions [Screen Count] - Film 01. ¥622,166,970 / 556,354 [374] - 20th Century Boys - Chapter 2: The Last Hope (2009) 02. ¥615,988,400 / 465,956 [325] - Nobunaga Concerto (2016) 03. ¥603,178,517 / 438,000 [293] - Flightplan (2006) 04. ¥592,823,764 / 454,220 [410] - Gantz (2011) 05. ¥567,311,720 / 415,723 [280] - The Uchoten Hotel (2006) 06. ¥554,622,794 / 421,274 [473] - Always: Sunset on Third Street '64 (2012) 07. ¥552,421,143 / 409,112 [510] - Ocean's Twelve (2005) 08. ¥456,779,210 / 357,976 [257] - Hunter × Hunter: Phantom Rouge (2013) 09. ¥452,401,468 / 335,800 [295] - Dororo (2007) 10. ¥439,027,756 / 387,188 [334] - Mamma Mia! (2009) 11. ¥398,664,875 / 292,000 [400] - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2008) 12. ¥358,700,188 / 285,000 [275] - Earth (2008) >¥350 million+

Corpse Re: Japan Box Office: Weekend Actuals (01/23-24) (C)石井あゆみ／小学館　(C)2016 フジテレビジョン　小学館　東宝　FNS27社 Weekend Actuals (01/23-24)/2016年01月23日-2016年01月24日 01 (--) ¥615,988,400 ($5.19 million), 0, ¥615,988,400 ($5.19 million), Nobunaga Concerto (Toho) NEW 02 (01) ¥263,278,600 ($2.22 million), -32%, ¥9,602,122,800 ($79.18 million), Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Disney) WK6 03 (--) ¥106,465,700 ($897,000), 0, ¥106,465,700 ($897,000), Shuriken Sentai Ninninger/Ressha Sentai ToQger: Ninja in Wonderland (Toei) NEW 04 (02) ¥94,588,300 ($797,000), -41%, ¥5,136,322,900 ($43.18 million), Yo-Kai Watch: Great King Enma and the 5 Stories (Toho) WK6 05 (03) ¥90,152,400 ($759,000), -30%, ¥324,600,500 ($2.85 million), Paddington (Kino Films) WK2 06 (--) ¥71,461,600 ($602,000), 0, ¥71,461,600 ($602,000), The Walk (Sony) NEW 07 (05) ¥70,190,100 ($591,000), -32%, ¥256,637,100 ($2.22 million), Les Saisons (Gaga) WK2 08 (04) ¥60,819,600 ($512,000), -42%, ¥2,949,350,200 ($24.56 million), Orange (Toho) WK7 09 (06) ¥49,218,000 ($415,000), -47%, ¥600,192,900 ($5.12 million), Kizumonogatari - Part 1: Blood and Iron (Toho Video Division) WK3 10 (08) ¥46,864,800 ($395,000), -40%, ¥566,458,000 ($4.85 million), Bridge of Spies (Fox) WK3 >Nobunaga Concerto debuts well-above expectations, delivering the second-biggest January opening weekend of all-time in both revenue and admissions. Hiroaki Matsuyama's film adaptation of the Fuji TV drama sold an incredible 465,956 tickets over the weekend across 325 screens. Achieving the second-biggest January opening weekend ever is impressive enough, but the debut also comes in higher than every domestic live-action film from 2015 after only Hero 2. Nobunaga Concerto is a lock to reach the ¥3 billion ($25 million+) milestone, and has a solid chance of even hitting the ¥4 billion ($35 million+) milestone. It's going to set a very high bar for the upcoming Spring releases to reach. >Star Wars: The Force Awakens slips to second place after enjoying five-consecutive weeks atop the box office, but that's hardly disappointing news. After six weeks in release, it has outgrossed Revenge of the Sith and Attack of the Clones, has sold 6.16 million admissions, and will become only the second live-action film this decade to exceed the ¥10 billion milestone next week. >Shuriken Sentai Ninninger/Ressha Sentai ToQger: Ninjas in Wonderland gets the annual franchise back above the ¥100 million (and 100,000 admissions) mark, up 23% over last year's release, selling 105,991 tickets on 317 screens over the weekend. >The Walk saw a minuscule increase over estimates and still has a pretty disappointing opening weekend. Robert Zemeckis's latest only sold 41,986 tickets over the weekend on 592 screens. It was very popular on premium format screens, achieving an incredibly high avg. ticket price of ¥1,702.

Corpse Weekend Estimates (01/23-24)/2016年01月23日-2016年01月24日 01 (--) ¥540,000,000 ($4.6 million), 0, ¥540,000,000 ($4.6 million), Nobunaga Concerto (Toho) NEW 02 (01) ¥290,000,000 ($2.5 million), -25%, ¥9,600,000,000 ($79.1 million), Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Disney) WK6 03 (--) ¥100,000,000 ($840,000), 0, ¥100,000,000 ($840,000), Shuriken Sentai Ninninger/Ressha Sentai ToQger: Ninjas in Wonderland (Toei) NEW 04 (02) ¥98,000,000 ($825,000), -39%, ¥5,145,000,000 ($43.2 million), Yo-Kai Watch: Great King Enma and the 5 Stories (Toho) WK6 05 (03) ¥97,000,000 ($820,000), -25%, ¥330,000,000 ($2.9 million), Paddington (Kino Films) WK2 06 (05) ¥71,000,000 ($600,000), -32%, ¥255,000,000 ($2.2 million), Les Saisons (Gaga) WK2 07 (--) ¥70,000,000 ($590,000), 0, ¥70,000,000 ($590,000), The Walk (Sony) NEW 08 (04) ¥63,000,000 ($530,000), -40%, ¥2,935,000,000 ($24.4 million), Orange (Toho) WK7 09 (06) ¥52,000,000 ($435,000), -45%, ¥600,000,000 ($5.1 million), Kizumonogatari - Part 1: Blood and Iron (Toho Video Division) WK3 10 (08) ¥51,000,000 ($425,000), -35%, ¥560,000,000 ($4.8 million), Bridge of Spies (Fox) WK3 >Nobunaga Concerto appears to have delivered a significant opening weekend, almost certainly above the ¥500 million mark. It ends the #1 steak of The Force Awakens, and did so by achieving one of the highest debuts for this time of year ever. Also, the fact that a film already this year could reach the ¥3 billion milestone gives 2016 an excellent start. >Star Wars: The Force Awakens falls to second place, but continues to hold well and is coming ever closer to the ¥10 billion uber-blockbuster mark. It has also outgrossed Revenge of the Sith and Attack of the Clones, and still has plenty left to earn in the coming months. >The Walk is off to a mediocre start, which is a shame since pre-sales were indicating a opening quite a bit higher. If its premium format showings were popular, it may com in a little higher than the estimate above, but not much higher.

Corpse Biggest January Opening Weekends [1998-] Rank - Weekend Gross / Admissions [Screen Count] - Film 01. ¥622,166,970 / 556,354 [374] - 20th Century Boys - Chapter 2: The Last Hope (2009) 02. ¥603,178,517 / 438,000 [293] - Flightplan (2006) 03. ¥592,823,764 / 454,220 [410] - Gantz (2011) 04. ¥567,311,720 / 415,723 [280] - The Uchoten Hotel (2006) 05. ¥554,622,794 / 421,274 [473] - Always: Sunset on Third Street '64 (2012) 06. ¥552,421,143 / 409,112 [510] - Ocean's Twelve (2005) 07. ¥490,000,000 / 380,000 [324] - Nobunaga Concerto (2016) *Projected* 08. ¥456,779,210 / 357,976 [257] - Hunter × Hunter: Phantom Rouge (2013) 09. ¥452,401,468 / 335,800 [295] - Dororo (2007) 10. ¥439,027,756 / 387,188 [334] - Mamma Mia! (2009) 11. ¥398,664,875 / 292,000 [400] - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2008) 12. ¥358,700,188 / 285,000 [275] - Earth (2008) ¥350 million+

Corpse Usual Locations - Saturday Admissions (66% of Market) [01/23] TW (LW) Admissions (% change), [Theaters/Showings], Film (Dis.) Week of Release 01 (--) 132,476 (---), [222/1,166], Nobunaga Concerto (Toho) NEW 02 (01) 44,853 (-27%), [230/1,284], Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Disney) WK6 03 (--) 26,997 (---), [216/964], Shuriken Sentai Ninninger vs Ressha Sentai ToQger: Ninjas in Wonderland (Toei) NEW 04 (02) 20,528 (-23%), [207/855], Paddington (Kino Films) WK2 05 (03) 16,100 (-37%), [223/679], Yo-Kai Watch: Great King Enma and the 5 Stories, Nyan! (Toho) WK6 06 (--) 15,322 (---), [229/1,183], The Walk (Sony) NEW 07 (04) 12,488 (-47%), [85/301], Kizumonogatari Part 1 - Blood and Iron (Toho Video Division) WK3 08 (--) 11,804 (---), [26/138], Persona 3 The Movie: No. 4, Winter of Rebirth (Aniplex) NEW 09 (06) 11,375 (-35%), [220/809], Les Saisons (Gaga) WK2 10 (05) 10,725 (-40%), [212/370], Orange (Toho) WK7 11 (08) 9,452 (-33%), [222/609], Bridge of Spies (Fox) WK3 12 (09) 7,914 (-40%), [73/212], Pink and Gray (Asmik Ace) WK3 13 (--) 6,996 (---), [48/64], AKB48 Tandoku Request Hour Setlist Best - 2016 (Live Broadcast) NEW 14 (07) 6,522 (-58%), [222/799], In the Heart of the Sea (Warner Bros.) WK2 15 (10) 5,952 (-42%), [207/630], Life's Promise (Toho) WK3 16 (--) 3,286 (---), [30/139], American Ultra (Kadokawa) NEW 17 (12) 2,919 (-43%), [173/209], Chibi Maruko-chan: The Movie (Toho) WK5 18 (11) 2,818 (-45%), [131/143], 007: Spectre (Sony) WK8 19 (--) 2,753 (---), [59/250], Memories of the Sword (Clockworks) NEW 20 (15) 2,599 (-27%), [21/66], Garakowa: Restore the World (Pony Canyon) WK3 21 (13) 2,127 (-53%), [179/196], Living With My Mother (Shochiku) WK7 22 (14) 2,080 (-50%), [17/28], Girls und Panzer: The Movie (Showgate) WK10 23 (21) 1,475 (-07%), [12/16], King of Prism by Pretty Rhythm (Avex Pictures) WK3 24 (18) 1,080 (-52%), [152/159], Creed (Warner Bros.) WK5 25 (--) 968 (---), [2/5], David Bowie Is Happening Now (Culture-Ville) Re-release >Nobunaga Concerto crushed it yesterday. If Sunday doesn't decrease too much (>15%), there's a chance that it could reach 400,000 admissions, which would likely guarantee a ¥500 million debut. A potential debut of this level is very rare for January, and would give it one of the biggest openings for the month ever. I'll put together a list later, but I'm thinking Top 5 based on my recollection. And in any event, a debut above ¥400 million is certainly happening now. >Shuriken Sentai Ninninger vs Ressha Sentai ToQger: Ninjas in Wonderland is doing as expected and is on track for a debut around ¥100 million, if not slightly less since its avg. ticket prices are very low each year. It should make the Top 5, but I don't believe it'll beat either Paddington or Yo-Kai Watch due to the series frontload nature. >The Walk didn't perform as well as pre-sales were suggesting. In fact, they represented a whopping 40% of its admissions. That's very unusual for a film that shouldn't have any rush factor. It depends on the film, but most films' pre-sales represent 20% or less of their first day admissions.

Corpse Previous winners in the three Best Picture categories: Best Picture Winners: 2014 - The Eternal Zero (Takashi Yamazaki) 2013 - The Great Passage (Yuya Ishii) 2012 - The Eighth Day Cicada (Izuru Narushima) 2011 - Confessions (Tetsuya Nakashima) 2010 - The Unbroken (Setsurō Wakamatsu) 2009 - Departures (Tojiro Takita) 2008 - Tokyo Tower: Me and Mom, and Sometimes Dad (Yoji Matsuka) 2007 - Hula Girls (Lee Sang-il) 2006 - Always: Sunset on Third Street (Takashi Yamazaki) 2005 - Half a Confession (Kiyoshi Sasabe) 2004 - When the Last Sword is Drawn (Yojiro Takita) 2003 - The Twilight Samurai (Yoji Yamada) 2002 - Spirited Away (Hayao Miyazaki) 2001 - After the Rain (Takashi Koizuma) 2000 - Poppoya (Yasuo Furuhata) 1999 - Begging for Love (Hideyuki Hirayama) 1998 - Princess Mononoke (Hayao Miyazaki) 1997 - Shall We Dance (Masayuki Suo) 1996 - A Last Note (Kaneto Shindo) 1995 - Crest of Betrayal (Kinji Fukasaku) 1994 - A Class to Remember (Yoji Yamada) 1993 - Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (Masayuki Suo) 1992 - My Sons (Yoji Yamada) 1991 - Childhood Days (Masahiro Shinoda) 1990 - Black Rain (Shohei Imamura) 1989 - The Silk Road (Junya Sato) 1988 - A Taxing Woman (Juzo Itami) 1987 - House on Fire (Kinji Fukasaku) 1986 - Gray Sunset (Shunya Itō) 1985 - The Funeral (Juzo Itami) 1984 - The Ballad of Narayama (Shohei Imamura) 1983 - Fall Guy (Kinji Fukasaku) 1982 - Station (Yasuo Furuhata) 1981 - Zigeunerweisen (Seijun Suzuki) 1980 - Vengeance is Mine (Shohei Imamura) 1979 - The Incident (Yoshitaro Nomura) 1978 - The Yellow Handkerchief (Yoji Yamada) Best Animated Picture Winners: 2014 - Stand By Me, Doraemon (Takashi Yamazaki) 2013 - The Wind Rises (Hayao Miyazaki) 2012 - The Wolf Children Ame and Yuki (Mamoru Hosoda) 2011 - From Up on Poppy Hill (Goro Miyazaki) 2010 - Arrietty (Hiromasa Yonebayashi) 2009 - Summer Wars (Mamoru Hosoda) 2008 - Ponyo (Hayao Miyazaki) 2007 - Tekkonkinkreet (Michael Arias) 2006 - The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (Mamoru Hosoda) Best Foreign Language Picture Winners: 2014 - Frozen (Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee) 2013 - Les Miserables (Tom Hooper) 2012 - The Intouchables (Eric Toledano, Olivier Nakache) 2011 - The King's Speech (Tom Hooper) 2010 - Avatar (James Cameron) 2009 - Gran Torino (Clint Eastwood) 2008 - The Dark Knight (Christopher Nolan) 2007 - Letters from Iwo Jima (Clint Eastwood) 2006 - Flags of Our Father (Clint Eastwood) 2005 - Million Dollar Baby (Clint Eastwood) 2004 - The Last Samurai (Edward Zwick) 2003 - The Pianist (Roman Polanski) 2002 - Monster's Ball (Marc Foster) 2001 - Billy Elliot (Stephen Daldry) 2000 - Dancer in the Dark (Lars von Trier) 1999 - The Sixth Sense (M. Night Shyamalan) 1998 - L.A. Confidential (Curtis Hanson) 1997 - Titanic (James Cameron) 1996 - II Postino (Michael Radford) 1995 - The Shawshank Redemption (Frank Darabont) 1994 - Schindler's List (Steven Spielberg) 1993 - Jurassic Park (Steven Spielberg) 1992 - JFK (Oliver Stone) 1991 - Dances with Wolves (Kevin Costner) 1990 - Field of Dreams (Phil Alden Robinson) 1989 - Die Hard (John McTiernan) 1988 - The Last Emperor (Bernardo Bertolucci) 1987 - Platoon (Oliver Stone) 1986 - Back to the Future (Robert Zemeckis) 1985 - Amadeus (Milos Forman) 1984 - Once Upon a Time in America (Sergio Leone) 1983 - An Officer and a Gentlemen (Taylor Hackford) 1982 - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (Steven Spielberg) 1981 - Die Blechtrommel (Volker Schlöndorff) 1980 - Kramer vs. Kramer (Robert Benton) 1979 - The Deer Hunter (Michael Cimino) 1978 - Conversation Piece (Luchino Visconti) 1977 - Rocky (John G. Avildsen)

Corpse 39th Japan Academy Prize - Nominations Picture of the Year Sea Town Diary Kainan 1890 Japan's Longest Day Living With My Mother 100 Yen Love Animation of the Year The Anthem of the Heart Miss Hokusai Dragon Ball Z: Revival of F The Boy and the Beast Love Live! The School Idol Movie Foreign Language Picture of the Year American Sniper Kingsman: The Secret Service Whiplash Mad Max: Fury Road Spectre Director of the Year Ohne Hitoshi (Bakuman) Koreeda Hirokazu (Sea Town Diary) Take Masaharu (100 Yen Love) Tanaka Mitsutoshi (Kainan 1890) Harada Masato (Japan's Longest Day) Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Uchino Seiyo (Kainan 1890) Oizumi Yo (Kakekomi) Sato Koichi (Terminal) Ninomiya Kazunari (Living With My Mother) Yakusho Koji (Japan's Longest Day) Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Ayase Haruka (Sea Town Diary) Arimura Kasumi (Biri Gal) Ando Sakura (100 Yen Love) Kiki Kirin (An) Yoshinaga Sayuri (Living With My Mother) Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Asano Tadanobu (Living With My Mother) Arai Hirofumi (100 Yen Love) Ito Atsushi (Biri Gal) Sometani Shota (Bakuman) Motoki Masahiro (The Big Bee) Motoki Masahiro (Japan's Longest Day) Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Kaho (Sea Town Diary) Kuroki Haru (Living With My Mother) Nagasawa Masami (Sea Town Diary) Mitsushima Hikari (Kakekomi) Yoshida Yo (Biri Gal) Newcomer of the Year Arimura Kasumi (Biri Gal) Tsuchiya Tao (Orange) Hirose Suzu (Sea Town Diary) Fujino Ryoko (Solomon's Perjury) Shinohara Atsushi (Koibitotachi) Noda Yojiro (Pieta in the Toilet) Yamazaki Kento (Orange, No Longer Heroine) Yamada Ryosuke (Assassination Classroom) Full List of Nominees Sea Town Diary, directed by Koreeda Hirokazu, scored the most nominations with a stunning twelve nods. It's the favorite to sweep the awards this year, too. Last year, The Eternal Zero won in eight of its eleven nominated categories, including Picture and Director. Animation of the Year should go to The Boy and the Beast or The Anthem of the Heart. Mamoru Hosoda's previous three films have all won the prize in their respective years, so the former is a good bet. Best Foreign Language Picture is interesting this year. There's usually a clear frontrunner, or two, but this year's looks like a toss-up to me. I'm going with either American Sniper or Mad Max: Fury Road taking the prize home this year.

Corpse Weekend Actuals (01/16-17)/2016年01月16日-2016年01月17日 01 (01) ¥387,265,900 ($3.30 million), -37%, ¥9,013,440,900 ($74.05 million), Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Disney) WK5 02 (02) ¥159,688,300 ($1.36 million), -46%, ¥5,013,687,500 ($42.06 million), Yo-Kai Watch: Great King Enma and the 5 Stories (Toho) WK5 03 (--) ¥129,376,300 ($1.11 million), 0, ¥147,359,900 ($1.26 million), Paddington (Kino Films) NEW 04 (05) ¥105,738,600 ($903,000), -24%, ¥2,829,991,500 ($23.49 million), Orange (Toho) WK6 05 (--) ¥103,717,700 ($886,000), 0, ¥119,041,700 ($1.02 million), Les saisons (Gaga) NEW 06 (03) ¥94,310,500 ($806,000), -40%, ¥497,148,500 ($4.23 million), Kizumonogatari - Part 1: Blood and Iron (Toho Video Division) WK2 07 (--) ¥87,218,800 ($745,000), 0, ¥87,218,800 ($745,000), In the Heart of the Sea (Warner Bros.) NEW 08 (04) ¥77,874,200 ($666,000), -45%, ¥436,807,900 ($3.74 million), Bridge of Spies (Fox) WK2 09 (06) ¥60,821,600 ($520,000), -40%, ¥274,928,600 ($2.34 million), Pink and Gray (Asmik Ace) WK2 10 (07) ¥55,662,600 ($476,000), -45%, ¥305,635,700 ($2.72 million), Life's Promise (Toho) WK2 >Star Wars: The Force Awakens remains atop the box-office for its fifth-consecutive week, selling an additional 236,219 admissions over the weekend, bringing its five week total up to 5,840,368 admissions. The seventh entry in the Star Wars franchise has exceeded the ¥9 billion milestone, and is well on its way to exceeding the ¥10 billion uber-blockbuster milestone. It won't get there next weekend, but it'll certainly reach the mark by the end of January. It'll be only the second live-action film this decade, since 2010's Alice in Wonderland, to reach this major milestone. Also, after just five weeks in release, it has nearly outgrossed Revenge of the Sith (¥9.17 billion) and Attack of the Clones (¥9.35 billion). It'll surpass the former well before next weekend, and may even outgross the latter before next weekend, too. Outgrossing The Phantom Menace (¥12.85 billion) remains a long-shot, but it'll come much closer than most expected. >Yo-Kai Watch: Great King Enma and the 5 Stories, Nyan! holds steady in its second place position during its fifth weekend in release. The second film in the massively popular multi-media franchise sold 137,368 tickets over its fifth weekend frame, bringing its five week total up to 4,572,584 admissions. And after five weeks in release, it exceeded the ¥5 billion blockbuster milestone. If it follows its predecessor from this point forward, it'll end up grossing ~¥5.7 billion (~$48 million) with ~5.2 million admissions. That's down about 27% compared to the first film, however, it will have improved upon being down 35% on opening weekend. And selling over 5 million tickets again is a major accomplishment. >Paddington finally reached Japanese shores, an entire full year after making its debut in most of the world last year. The live-action adaptation of the popular Peruvian bear debuted on 315 screens, a new record for independent studio Kino Films, and sold a solid 99,913 admissions over the weekend frame. Kino Films picked up the film late last year, seeing the potential it had, along with the stellar reviews, and it has proven to be a excellent investment. I don't think it has ¥1 billion potential, unfortunately, but it should be aiming for ¥700/800 million ($6/7 million). >Orange continues its incredible run by rising to fourth place in its sixth weekend of release, and actually managed to stay above the ¥100 million mark in the process. For comparison's sake, its sixth weekend is more than 1/3rd of its opening weekend. I thought it'd have to crawl to the ¥3 billion milestone (and 2.5 million admissions), which would have been a huge achievement, but it's going to exceed the marks quite effortlessly now, and may end up closer to ¥3.5 billion. It's by far the highest-grossing shoji/josei adaptation this decade. >Les saisons, the french nature documentary, came in nicely above estimates and broke the ¥100 million mark in its debut weekend. Released through independent distributor Gaga, the film sold 83,695 admissions over the weekend, and 96,792 admissions since opening on Friday. Nature documentaries, as well as French imports, do solid business in Japan, and while this one is on the lower-end of long nature documentary list, it's still a fair enough opening. >In the Heart of the Sea had to settle for a poor seventh place debut, which while not unexpected, is still very disappointing. The Ron Howard adaptation of the source material of the same name, only sold 63,901 admissions across 561 screens over the weekend.

Corpse Weekend Estimates (01/16-17)/2016年01月16日-2016年01月17日 01 (01) ¥334,000,000 ($2.9 million), -46%, ¥8,820,000,000 ($73.6 million), Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Disney) Week 5 02 (02) ¥148,000,000 ($1.3 million), -50%, ¥4,990,000,000 ($41.7 million), Yo-Kai Watch: Great King Enma and the 5 Stories (Toho) Week 5 03 (--) ¥100,000,000 ($855,000), 0, ¥115,000,000 ($983,000), Paddington (Kino Films) NEW 04 (05) ¥98,000,000 ($837,000), -28%, ¥2,830,000,000 ($23.5 million), Orange (Toho) Week 6 05 (--) ¥80,000,000 ($683,000), 0, ¥90,000,000 ($770,000), Les saisons (Gaga) NEW 06 (03) ¥74,000,000 ($635,000), -52%, ¥340,000,000 ($2.9 million), Kizumonogatari - Part 1: Blood and Iron (Toho Video Division) Week 2 07 (04) ¥72,000,000 ($615,000), -49%, ¥350,000,000 ($3.0 million), Bridge of Spies (Fox) Week 2 08 (--) ¥65,000,000 ($555,000), 0, ¥65,000,000 ($555,000), In the Heart of the Sea (Warner Bros.) NEW 09 (06) ¥61,000,000 ($521,000), -40%, ¥265,000,000 ($2.3 million), Pink and Gray (Asmik Ace) Week 2 10 (07) ¥51,000,000 ($437,000), -49%, ¥280,000,000 ($2.5 million), Life's Promise (Toho) Week 2

Corpse Usual Locations - Saturday Admissions (66% of Market) [01/16] TW (LW) Admissions (% change), [Theaters/Showings], Film (Dis.) Week of Release 01 (01) 61,251 (-39%), [233/1,569], Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Disney) Week 5 02 (--) 26,598 (---), [211/1,128], Paddington (Kino Films) NEW 03 (02) 25,488 (-52%), [227/844], Yo-Kai Watch: Great King Enma and the 5 Stories, Nyan! (Toho) Week 5 04 (03) 23,446 (-50%), [86/387], Kizumonogatari Part 1 - Blood and Iron (Toho Video Division) Week 2 05 (06) 17,919 (-28%), [217/511], Orange (Toho) Week 6 06 (--) 17,500 (---), [227/1,192], Les saisons (Gaga) NEW 07 (--) 15,495 (---), [228/1,107], In the Heart of the Sea (Warner Bros.) NEW 08 (04) 14,159 (-47%), [224/832], Bridge of Spies (Fox) Week 2 09 (05) 13,172 (-49%), [73/274], Pink and Gray (Asmik Ace) Week 2 10 (07) 10,354 (-48%), [210/823], Life's Promise (Toho) Week 2 11 (08) 5,114 (-56%), [218/254], 007: Spectre (Sony) Week 7 12 (09) 5,083 (-50%), [175/350], Chibi Maruko-chan: The Movie (Toho) Week 4 13 (10) 4,521 (-54%), [219/318], Living With My Mother (Shochiku) Week 6 14 (12) 4,185 (-51%), [26/42], Girls und Panzer: The Movie (Showgate) Week 9 15 (11) 3,571 (-59%), [21/113], Garakowa: Restore the World (Pony Canyon) Week 2 16 (15) 3,062 (-16%), [93/101], High Speed! Free! Starting Days (Shochiku) Week 7 17 (--) 2,835 (---), [21/28], AKB48 Tandoku Request Hour Setlist Best 100 Singles - 2016 (Live Broadcast) NEW 18 (14) 2,241 (-41%), [163/200], Creed (Warner Bros.) Week 4 19 (13) 1,999 (-53%), [219/231], Persona Non Grata (Toho) Week 7 20 (--) 1,600 (---), [35/146], Something Like, Something Like It (Shochiku) NEW 21 (19) 1,584 (-25%), [13/35], King of Prism by Pretty Rhythm (Avex Pictures) Week 2 22 (17) 1,539 (-43%), [12/30], Crimson Peak (Toho-Towa) Week 2 23 (18) 1,411 (-47%), [191/196], Kainan 1890 (Toei) Week 7 24 (--) 1,134 (---), [8/12], AKB48 Tandoku Request Hour Setlist Best 100 Singles - 2016 (Final Episode) (Live Broadcast) NEW Drops are pretty hard across the board, but now that New Year/Winter Break and last Monday's holiday are entirely finished, the declines aren't unexpected. >Star Wars: The Force Awakens, as expected, will remain atop the box-office for a fifth-consecutive weekend (in gross). If next weekend's Nobunaga Concerto doesn't dethrone it, then it'll be occupying the #1 position for at least two, or three, more weeks. >Paddington managed to finally bump Yo-Kai Watch out of the second place position, however, it's probably just at the usual locations above. Paddington isn't playing in as many theaters as Yo-Kai Watch outside of the usual locations, so it's still very unlikely to debut in second place on the national level. A third place debut is certainly nothing to be disappointed over though, and it'll be Kino Films' biggest debut by a considerable amount. Anyway, Paddington is the only opener this weekend that has any shot at opening to ¥100 million. 78% of its overall theater count is accounted for above, so it's still going to be difficult reaching the mark over the weekend if Sunday doesn't increase. >Les saisons didn't perform as well as I was expecting, and will certainly debut on the lower end of the nature documentaries list. Reviews, from what I read, are mixed, so perhaps that's the reason for its underwhelming start so far. >In the Heart of the Sea disappoints as expected and won't make the Top 5 in its debut. >Orange doesn't care if holidays or anything else is over as it continues to post excellent holds. A sixth weekend in the Top 5 looks very likely, as does its chances of reaching the ¥3 billion milestone. That'd give it a multiplier of nearly 10.

Yes, I loved Cloverfield

Corpse Usual Locations - Saturday Seating & Showtimes (66% of Market) [01/16] TW (LW) Seats (% change), [Theaters/Showings], Film (Dis.) Week of Release 01 (01) 375,918 (-23%), [229/1,614], Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Disney) Week 5 02 (--) 278,709 (---), [223/1,199], Les saisons (Gaga) 03 (--) 239,913 (---), [225/1,115], In the Heart of the Sea (Warner Bros.) NEW 04 (--) 225,186 (---), [207/1,132], Paddington (Kino Films) NEW 05 (02) 201,194 (-37%), [223/839], Yo-Kai Watch: Great King Enma and the 5 Stories, Nyan! (Toho) Week 5 06 (04) 122,508 (-40%), [221/844], Bridge of Spies (Fox) Week 2 07 (03) 118,916 (-45%), [207/837], Life's Promise (Toho) Week 2 08 (05) 99,450 (-38%), [85/390], Kizumonogatari - Part 1: Blood and Iron (Toho Video Division) Week 2 09 (06) 93,086 (-27%), [214/517], Orange (Toho) Week 6 10 (08) 52,320 (-31%), [70/263], Pink and Gray (Asmik Ace) Week 2 11 (07) 51,779 (-34%), [172/359], Chibi Maruko-chan: The Movie (Toho) Week 4 12 (10) 48,252 (-33%), [215/318], Living With My Mother (Shochiku) Week 6 13 (09) 41,839 (-42%), [216/257], 007: Spectre (Sony) Week 7 14 (11) 37,244 (-34%), [216/231], Persona Non Grata (Toho) Week 7 15 (12) 35,125 (-32%), [162/204], Creed (Warner Bros.) Week 4 16 (--) 34,900 (---), [65/202], Sinbad: The Magic Lamp and the Moving Island (Aeon Entertainment) NEW 17 (14) 29,893 (-14%), [194/194], Kainan 1890 (Toei) Week 7 18 (--) 21,245 (---), [34/151], Something Like, Something Like It (Shochiku) NEW 19 (17) 19,651 (-14%), [90/98], High Speed! Free! Starting Days (Shochiku) Week 7 20 (16) 18,452 (-34%), [21/94], Garakowa: Restore the World (Pony Canyon) Week 2 21 (13) 16,344 (-60%), [104/106], Kamen Rider X Kamen Rider Ghost & Drive Movie Wars (Toei) Week 6 22 (15) 12,157 (-57%), [65/88], Hana's Miso Soup (Tokyo Theaters, Co.) Week 2 23 (20) 11,942 (-06%), [26/44], Girls und Panzer: The Movie (Showgate) Week 9 24 (22) 8,182 (-04%), [31/62], Tetsuya Kumakawa K-Ballet (Live Broadcast) Week 2 25 (21) 5,835 (-47%), [13/35], King of Prism by Pretty Rhythm (Avex Pictures) Week 2 >Star Wars: The Force Awakens will repeat atop the box-office again this weekend, and Yo-Kai Watch: Great King Enma and the 5 Stories, Nyan! may hold onto its second place position for yet another weekend as well. >Les saisons should do somewhat well and is probably the only threat to challenge Yo-Kai Watch for that second place position (unless a certain bear surprises this weekend), though it'll be a challenge to do so. Nature documentaries (and French imports) generally do good business in Japan, and it certainly has the seats and screen count to take advantage of, so let's see if audiences turn up. >Paddington got picked up by Kino Films late last year following its stellar reviews (its 98% RT score is on its Japanese poster), and they have a lot of faith in the film given it's by far their widest release ever. It's a big dark horse, and has breakout potential. I can't recall any Kino Films release making the Top 10 (at least above 9th/10th place), and while they've probably had a few Top 10 debuts in the past, I highly doubt any past releases did as well for them as Paddington will this weekend. >In the Heart of the Sea will likely disappoint and maybe make the Top 5 with luck. Early Weekend Prediction (Top 10 Ranking): 01 (01) Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Disney) Week 5 02 (02) Yo-Kai Watch: Great King Enma and the 5 Stories, Nyan! (Toho) Week 5 03 (--) Les saisons (Gaga) NEW 04 (--) Paddington (Kino Films) NEW 05 (04) Bridge of Spies (Fox) Week 2 06 (03) Kizumonogatari - Part 1: Blood and Iron (Toho Video Division) Week 2 07 (--) In the Heart of the Sea (Warner Bros.) NEW 08 (05) Orange (Toho) Week 6 09 (06) Pink and Gray (Asmik Ace) Week 2 10 (07) Life's Promise (Toho) Week 2 The full Weekend Forecast will be posted tomorrow.

Corpse Weekend Estimates (01/09-10)/2016年01月09日-2016年01月10日 01 (01) ¥608,000,000 ($5.19 million), -28%, ¥7,820,000,000 ($65.10 million), Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Disney) Week 4 02 (02) ¥292,000,000 ($2.49 million), -22%, ¥4,580,000,000 ($38.19 million), Yo-Kai Watch: Great King Enma and the 5 Stories (Toho) Week 4 03 (--) ¥155,000,000 ($1.32 million), 0, ¥235,000,000 ($2.00 million), Kizumonogatari - Part 1: Blood and Iron (Toho Video Division) NEW 04 (03) ¥136,000,000 ($1.16 million), -19%, ¥2,510,000,000 ($20.85 million), Orange (Toho) Week 5 05 (--) ¥130,000,000 ($1.11 million), 0, ¥160,000,000 ($1.36 million), Bridge of Spies (Fox) NEW 06 (--) ¥92,000,000 ($784,000), 0, ¥92,000,000 ($784,000), Life's Promise (Toho) NEW 07 (--) ¥83,000,000 ($709,000), 0, ¥83,000,000 ($709,000), Pink and Gray (Asmik Ace) NEW 08 (04) ¥66,000,000 ($562,000), -45%, ¥2,725,000,000 ($22.75 million), 007: Spectre (Sony) Week 6 09 (05) ¥61,000,000 ($523,000), -44%, ¥1,455,000,000 ($12.14 million), Living With My Mother (Shochiku) Week 5 10 (06) ¥56,000,000 ($477,000), -24%, ¥560,000,000 ($4.54 million), Chibi Maruko-chan: The Movie (Toho) Week 3 Thanks to a very strong Sunday, the post-New Year drops this year are notably good. >Star Wars: The Force Awakens easily retains its position atop the box office, and delivered quite the impressive fourth weekend based on estimates. A sub-30% drop would be very strong after its increase last weekend over the holiday frame. After four weeks, it's either extremely close to 5 million admissions or just exceeded the mark. The Force Awakens should go on to exceed 7 million admissions, if not make a play at 8 million admissions. So, it's looking at a final gross around the ¥11 billion ($90-100 million) mark. >Yo-Kai Watch 2 achieved its third-consecutive improvement upon its predecessor's weekend holds, so it's bound to continue this trend for most, if not all, of its remaining time in theaters giving it better legs than the first film. After four weeks, Yo-Kai Watch 2 likely exceeded 4 million admissions (~4.1 million) and should be on course to eventually reach 5 million admissions for a gross around ¥5.5 billion ($45-50 million). >Kizumonogatari - Part 1: Blood and Iron is barely a wide release, playing on 108 screens, so a debut possibly above ¥150 million is quite impressive. And since Friday, it likely exceeded ¥200 million as well. >Bridge of Spies is off to a modest start, but I imagine legs should be good or even strong if it does well this awards season in the U.S. However, I'm not following the award season, but it doesn't look that strong to me. All of the Oscar contenders are released between January-April in Japan to take advantage of any potential nominations/wins at the Academy Awards. >Life's Promise and Pink and Gray missed the ¥100 million mark, which is disappointing for the former, but no so much for the latter. Pink and Gray had the better debut of the two seeing as it's a limited release playing on 96 screens; so in that regard, its debut is pretty solid. >Orange looks to have exceeded the ¥2.5 billion mark after five weeks, or should be super close to the milestone. Either way, come the next couple days, it'll have outgrossed every other shojo/josei manga live-action adaptation since 2009's Nodame Cantabile. It's been one of the most impressive performers of the past several months. >Spectre is very close (~¥25 million) to overtaking Skyfall to become the highest-grossing 007 film. If it doesn't get there with actuals, it'll certainly do so on Monday. Monday is a national holiday, Coming of Age Day, so weekend actuals will be delayed until Tuesday.

Corpse Biggest Four Week Totals (2001-) Four Week Gross (% of Total) - Film (Year) ¥10.75 billion (35.4%) - Spirited Away (2001) ¥8.45 billion (43.1%) - Howl's Moving Castle (2004) ¥8.43 billion (41.5%) - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) ¥8.38 billion (71.0%) - Alice in Wonderland (2010) ¥8.13 billion (47.0%) - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) ¥7.72 billion (??.?%) - Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) *Projection* ¥7.71 billion (30.3%) - Frozen (2014) ¥7.55 billion (68.6%) - The Matrix Reloaded (2003) ¥7.45 billion (68.3%) - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) ¥7.21 billion (46.5%) - Ponyo (2008) ¥7.20 billion (41.5%) - Bayside Shakedown: Save the Rainbow Bridge! (2003) ¥7.11 billion (52.7%) - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) ¥7.09 billion (74.5%) - Jurassic World (2015) ¥6.39 billion (66.1%) - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 (2011) ¥6.37 billion (63.4%) - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) ¥6.26 billion (69.1%) - The Da Vinci Code (2006) ¥6.23 billion (70.2%) - Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) ¥6.18 billion (79.2%) - Yo-Kai Watch: It's the Secret of Birth, Nyan! (2014) ¥6.15 billion (59.7%) - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2004) ¥6.02 billion (70.4%) - Rookies (2009) ¥6 billion+ Biggest Fourth Weekends (2001-) Fourth Weekend Gross (% change) - Film (Year) ¥972.2 million (-19%) - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) ¥953.2 million (-06%) - Howl's Moving Castle (2004) ¥940.0 million (+06%) - Spirited Away (2001) ¥922.9 million (-21%) - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) ¥850.9 million (-04%) - Frozen (2014) ¥765.7 million (+07%) - Bayside Shakedown: Save the Rainbow Bridge (2003) ¥755.2 million (-03%) - Ponyo (2008) ¥733.5 million (-27%) - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) ¥683.5 million (-27%) - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) ¥657.9 million (-05%) - Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) ¥618.6 million (-23%) - Rookies (2009) ¥617.1 million (+15%) - Toy Story 3 (2010) ¥604.4 million (-22%) - The Matrix Reloaded (2003) ¥565.4 million (-12%) - Finding Nemo (2003) ¥556.0 million (-34%) - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) ¥543.9 million (-07%) - Umizaru: The Last Message (2010) ¥542.8 million (+07%) - The Last Samurai (2003) ¥524.4 million (-26%) - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2004) ¥521.6 million (-52%) - Alice in Wonderland (2010) ¥520.8 million (-01%) - Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (2004) ¥519.9 million (+09%) - Stand By Me, Doraemon (2014) ¥518.5 million (-01%) - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) ¥510.3 million (-07%) - The Wind Rises (2013) ¥510.1 million (-20%) - Avatar (2009) ¥505.0 million (-40%) - Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) *Projection* ¥503.4 million (-09%) - Monsters, Inc. (2002) ¥501.2 million (-27%) - The Da Vinci Code (2006) ¥500 million+

Corpse Usual Locations - Saturday Admissions (66% of Market) [01/09] 01 (01) 99,899 (-42%), [235/2,179], Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Disney) Week 4 02 (02) 52,624 (-34%), [227/1,348], Yo-Kai Watch: Great King Enma and the 5 Stories, Nyan! (Toho) Week 4 03 (--) 46,948 (---), [86/542], Kizumonogatari Part 1 - Blood and Iron (Toho Video Division) NEW 04 (--) 26,992 (---), [227/1,127], Bridge of Spies (Fox) NEW 05 (--) 26,057 (---), [74/354], Pink and Gray (Asmik Ace) NEW 06 (03) 24,936 (-17%), [219/783], Orange (Toho) Week 5 07 (--) 20,009 (---), [213/1,101], Life's Promise (Toho) NEW 08 (04) 11,591 (-54%), [226/507], 007: Spectre (Sony) Week 6 09 (06) 10,211 (-33%), [175/584], Chibi Maruko-chan: The Movie (Toho) Week 3 10 (05) 9,756 (-53%), [221/547], Living With My Mother (Shochiku) Week 5 11 (--) 8,801 (---), [21/113], Garakowa: Restore the World (Pony Canyon) NEW 12 (07) 8,471 (-36%), [49/62], Girls und Panzer: The Movie (Showgate) Week 8 13 (08) 4,260 (-65%), [223/428], Persona Non Grata (Toho) Week 6 14 (09) 3,788 (-57%), [167/393], Creed (Warner Bros.) Week 3 15 (13) 3,647 (+24%), [94/132], High Speed! Free! Starting Days (Shochiku) Week 6 16 (10) 3,057 (-56%), [197/287], Kamen Rider X Kamen Rider Ghost & Drive Movie Wars (Toei) Week 5 17 (--) 2,717 (---), [13/54], Crimson Peak (Toho-Towa) NEW 18 (12) 2,689 (-42%), [203/243], Kainan 1890 (Toei) Week 6 19 (--) 2,111 (---), [13/58], King of Prism by Pretty Rhythm (Avex Pictures) NEW 20 (--) 1,647 (---), [71/216], Hana's Miso Soup (Tokyo Theaters, Co.) NEW 21 (11) 1,645 (-73%), [92/115], Th Peanuts Movie (Fox) Week 6 22 (--) 1,338 (---), [9/34], It Follows (Pony Canyon) NEW >Star Wars VII is holding as expected, and a possible sub-40% weekend drop following last weekend's increase is solid. It doesn't appear it'll drop-off drastically after the holidays. >Yo-Kai Watch 2 is also holding fine post the holidays. If it can manage to drop closer to 30% (or sub-30%) this weekend, it'll continue its streak of improving upon last year's weekend holds. >Kizumonogatari Part 1 remains difficult to read, but the fact that its Saturday is well-below its Friday is evidence it's pretty frontloaded. It'll still, quite comfortably, exceed the ¥100 million mark this weekend, so that's impressive enough. >Bridge of Spies is off to a slow start, but assuming it increases today (Sunday) or stays flat due to skewing older, it still has a good chance of exceeding the ¥100 million mark this weekend. >Pink and Gray is a limited release (77% of locations accounted for above), so it won't make the Top 5, though it's still looking at a decent debut. >Life's Promise is underwhelming and looks to miss a ¥100 million debut this weekend. Not too surprising, but still disappointing.