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    I think it's probably the first Japanese movie to be number one at the box office since Pokemon: The First Movie back in 1999.
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    Which theatres? It looks like it's doing well in quite a few locations, CBD areas, the western suburbs in Sydney etc...
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    I've watched two Netflix documentary series about serial killers, "The Ripper" and "The Confession Killer". They're made up of four and five 45 min episodes respectively, and while they are interesting and I did finish them, what I thought while watching them, is that they would be much stronger if they were feature length. Because they really do start to drag after the third hour. And tbh, I feel that way about a lot of miniseries, even ones I enjoy like The Bridge. I just find a movie that nails it in two hours to be a more satisfying viewing experience than a series that outstays its welcome. It's a challenge for sure, and I think that's why a lot of things are miniseries and shows these days. But it's to their detriment.
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    The next big movie out is Demon Slayer which is finally getting released next week and is doing pretty good with presales. After that, it's looking like pretty slim pickings honestly. Hoyts has got the LOTR trilogy on consecutive weekends which I definitely want to check out. Chaos Walking looks okay-ish, but I'll probably skip it. Just going through the release schedule, nothing immediately stands out as something I want to watch until The Conjuring 3 which is in June. It's a shame that Bond moved, that really deadened the schedule.
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    It's releasing theatrically in Australia.
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    Is this still likely to be released this year?
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    38.1m admissions last year, down from 118.6m in 2019 and a new all time low. The biggest movie was Bad Boys For Life. It's interesting that they changed the terminology, it used be "besucher" but now they have as "tickets". What prompted that I wonder?
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    Admissions were 28.2. I overshot the ticket price a bit, wasn't expecting them to fall tbh. But it makes sense I guess, the people who went to the movies last year were more likely to be film nuts than normal and thus more likely to have loyalty cards or whatever, which would've dragged down the prices.
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    Another!
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    Blimey, that's pretty steep.
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    Not sure what to make of this: "Important news from the MPDAA The MPDAA is proud to announce its partnership with Numero, a Vista Group Company providing an aggregated Box Office reporting platform designed and developed for film studios, distributors and cinemas. Using proprietary infrastructure and technology, as well as pre-built and custom reports for consistent and accurate performance tracking, Numero delivers clean, fast and effective information to the film industry and media. The MPDAA operated a box office data service from the mid 1980’s. It was the first of its kind in Australia and the only service offering theatrical box office data to subscribers for many decades. In a rapidly changing theatrical eco-system, the need for instantaneous, reliable and customised data, available on responsive platforms, has become increasingly important. With two established and well regarded commercial database services now operating in Australia, the MPDAA has closed its box office database. Numero will aggregate and deliver the official weekend, weekly and yearly box office results. Numero customers include all leading film studios, Australian film distributors, exhibitors, media outlets and Government agencies." Since Numero has operated for years, I assume they're only announcing it now because the MPDAA has closed their tracking service. Will there be much to notice on our end? Are Numero still going to provide yearly box office data, ticket price info and admissions to Screen Australia? Will that widget with the weekly, monthly and yearly box office on it be pulled? How much does it cost to subscribe to the database?
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    Total box office last year was $401m, well down on $1.228b in 2019. Ticket sales were about 26-27m. https://b5675322-b29e-4d46-8421-b381ef92da2b.filesusr.com/ugd/7fdd5f_c3e47e0b74534e1fb9982d7bb0371609.pdf
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    Japanese box office ticket sales last year was 106.137 million, down nearly 46% from last year's 194.9m (a 47 year high). It's also down from the previous all time low of 119.6m in 1996. http://www.eiren.org/toukei/img/eiren_kosyu/data_2020.pdf
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    I can also finally update the millionaires list. The Croods 2 will pass Tenet this week. Promising Young Woman will make it next week, and if Master is doing as well as Charlie says, that might do it too. The Personal History of David Copperfield 02/07/20 1,510,000 Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarves 02/07/20 1,470,000 The King of Staten Island 16/07/20 1,240,000 Unhinged 30/07/20 3,900,000 The Secret Dare to Dream 30/07/20 1,060,000 Made in Italy 13/08/20 1,460,000 Tenet 27/08/20 16,010,000 Trolls World Tour 27/08/20 9,250,000 The New Mutants 03/09/20 1,580,000 After We Collided 10/09/20 3,440,000 Paw Patrol: Jet to the Rescue 10/09/20 1,860,000 Bill and Ted Face the Music 10/09/20 1,130,000 The Secret Garden 17/09/20 3,240,000 Cats and Dogs 3: Paws Unite 24/09/20 1,610,000 Antebellum 01/10/20 1,030,000 Honest Thief 22/10/20 3,610,000 Rams 29/10/20 4,480,000 Freaky 12/11/20 1,990,000 Happiest Season 26/11/20 2,230,000 War with Grandpa 03/12/20 7,100,000 The Witches 10/12/20 5,180,000 Superintelligence 17/12/20 1,360,000 Wonder Woman 1984 26/12/20 19,970,000 The Croods: A New Age 26/12/20 14,380,000 The Dry 01/01/21 7,900,000 Monster Hunter 01/01/21 2,110,000 Dragon Rider 01/01/21 1,000,000
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    The Croods 2 made it for the week
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    I went to the United Cinema at Narellan to see Home Alone. It’s not bad, but it’s definitely the fourth best option in the southwest. And they serve pepsi instead of coke.
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    I was disappointed with the special features on the bluray. Considering how much stuff you can fit on a disc, having just a one hour and a bit BTS feature is a bit cheap. Theres not even an audio commentary. The film is still great though.
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    If anything, this is how they'll survive, these are excerpts from the Event AGM and the annual report: "We had made solid progress against our Entertainment strategy to maximise our assets by investing in fewer-better locations and innovating with our cinema of the future concepts, expanding our premium cinema offerings at key locations across Australia and New Zealand." "As part of the continuing strategy to improve our asset portfolio, we closed Mackay City cinema, and exited leases at Cronulla and Manuka. Subsequent to year-end, we have also confirmed the closure of Adelaide City, Arndale, and Townsville City. All of these were cinemas that had been loss making for many years." "The stage one development application for the 525 George Street development, which will include ground floor retail, a seven-screen cinema, a new 450-room Atura hotel and conference centre, and 72 residential apartments, was approved in May, with a design competition about to commence." https://www.evt.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Chairmans-Address-to-Shareholders-2020-1.pdf https://www.evt.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/2020-Annual-Report.pdf So that's likely to be the future. Closing underperforming sites, increasing the amount of premium screens, whilst reducing the overall screen count. George Street for example would go down from 15 to seven screens. The Hoyts theatre at Wetherill Park is very nicely done up too, they reduced the number of seats, but they're all recliners now, even in regular screens. This is for the year ended June 30, so it has nothing to say about how they performed since cinemas reopened in early July. Tbh, I don't really know how to read these things, between the lines it could be a complete disaster.
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    I sure hope it gets released theatrically at least in Australia.
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    Should pass Tenet today.
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    Saw The Dry at a cinema down the NSW South Coast. There was way more people than I expected, the line was out the door. I know to some extent that's cos of COVID, but it was still pretty decently full. Good to see too both an independent cinema and an Australian film being supported. The film itself was very good, done in the Nordic Noir style that's so popular these days, it just happened to be set in Australia rather than in Sweden or whatever. Eric Bana is sympathetic and the town is sufficiently tight lipped. Great photography too, gets across just how terrible droughts can be.
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    What are the odds that Demon Slayer is the highest grossing movie next year too?
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