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In the same week (18th in release) new Sudio Ghibli movie Memories of Marnie and  Pokemon opens, probably not a coincidence.

 

So that Disney could say that :" I, myself, ended my 1st run, not Ghibli ! "

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Well, it seems BD/DVD release on 7/16 is TRUE.

 

http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00DTLG7MC/

http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00KFC0GWA/

 

If  Amazon isn't joking, then time to say goodbye to 300, to SA, and to HP WW.

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Frozen has been a surprising hit in Japan, it is even shocking if Iron Man 3 dropped to #2!

 

No IF now, Iron Man will be frozen in a week.

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Shouldn't it be at nearly 17B yen? 

 

He's trying to say 17.08, don't mind.

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Is IM3 OS a lock yet? If yes, when is it going down?

 

Definitely yes, it's going down in next 2 weeks, and IM3 WW will be taken in 4 weeks.

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Frozen avg ticket price... 1261yen 

 

*$12.4

 

Toy Story 3.... $126,660,533 [7.2m adm]

 

avg ticket price *$17.5

 

That's annoying. The ex-rate can't be so unstable.

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It's a strong indication that FD could drastically improve OS. It came out in 2003, before many of the big OS markets exploded. The films that had bigger OS grosses before it were, I think, Titanic, Jurassic Park, the first two Harry Potter films, and the first two LotR films.

 

So what sort of bump do you think it could get? TS2 had 240m OS. TS3 had nearly 650m. Monsters Inc had 270 while MU had 475. Ice Age had 205 while IA4 had 715 (granted, there were incremental raises with the other two films in the series.) FD could be looking at these sort of increases. It could bump up $300m OS or more.

 

And that's ignoring whatever sort of increase it can get DOM.

 

There are risks for FD. Stories could be told once and once again, with fresh ideas, that's fine, audience will buy it. While FINDING one more time? Hard to say  how it's gonna be. And which is even more important is that, I heard Dory will lead the movie? She's adorable I know, but I doubt weather it'll do for the movie as an seq.

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Why fox didn't release it in one of biggest market for animation?

 

it might reached 1 B WW if it got release here.

 

Just big for local anim and Pixar. Even Disney anim hasn't been doing well in Japan, until Elsa's in charge.

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You shouldn't be surprised at those Ice Age numbers. Ice Age 4 made 716M OS, those numbers have to come from somewhere.

 

Yeah, I'm surprised at the whole OS number also. IA4 being the best-selling animation oversea? That's ridiculous. Hope that didn't hurt someone, but if that's IA1 or IA2, it would be much better for me, though they are not my favourate. Glad Frozen took the place.

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Biggest animated movies since 2010 [Compare Total Gross in Europe]

 

 

                                                        Toy story 3                   Despicable me2                 Ice Age 4                     Frozen

 

               

Austria                $2,265,419        $4,501,857        $10,038,187      $5,289,644

Belgium                $5,475,926        $5,186,485        $7,478,915       $7,913,835

Bulgaria               $223,921          $713,955          $1,872,183       $1,392,666

Croatia                $109,298          $351,252          $1,083,573       $502,739

Czech Republic         $1,205,395        $1,775,870        $4,559,334       $1,558,657

Denmark                $5,301,672        $3,341,768        $4,803,226       $7,765,713

Finland                $2,542,922        $3,209,193        $3,801,824       $2,513,37

France                 $40,499,578       $40,876,376       $55,547,374      $46,942,953

Germany                $17,104,362       $38,318,983     $67,098,539      $48,273,440

Greece                 $2,257,319        $1,825,257        $2,749,438       $2,178,786

Hungary                $977,268          $1,832,078        $3,270,433       $2,049,003

Iceland                $453,707          $305,639          $231,236         $380,589

Italy                  $18,855,881       $21,587,196       $21,624,776      $26,421,884

Netherlands            $6,129,241        $10,669,906       $9,673,883       $10,506,131

Norway                 $3,445,158        $4,064,797        $11,660,952      $7,526,458

Poland                 $3,876,469        $3,142,004        $9,607,277       $7,350,813

Portugal               $3,456,577        $2,090,751        $3,894,573       $3,900,900

Russia - CIS           $6,641,512        $35,110,025       $50,078,212      $33,436,103

Serbia&Montenegro      $71,404           $197,634          $669,116         $425,123

Slovakia               $483,478          $778,817          $1,756,109       $1,218,850

Slovenia               $234,447          $437,596          $1,090,147       $447,119

Spain                $33,154,762       $17,553,152       $19,602,661      $21,651,423

Sweden                 $5,769,210        $6,000,041        $8,615,006       $9,574,080

Ukraine                $665,250          $1,983,331        $4,513,729       $2,866,139

United Kingdom         $116,625,632      $72,278,042       $46,865,098      $65,310,130

 

*TOTAL                           $277.8m                 $278.1m               $352.16m               $317.38m

 

 

Those British really loved toys. And what's so attractive in IA4 for European? I thought it was the worst one in the series.

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So that first number was indeed wrong. Frozen weekend actuals:

772.2M yen (-6.5%); 566,750 adm (-9.5%)

 

Total:

12.1B Yen; 9.75M adm

 

Still not satisfactory

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What's your source?

 

On some Chinese website, unofficial, never mind. Just checking.

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sure!

 

Spirited away

¥1.001 billion ($8.9 million)

¥975 million ($8.7 million), -02%, ¥4.240 billion ($34.6 million)

¥890 million ($7.9 million), -09%, ¥7.220 billion ($59.0 million)

¥940 million ($8.4 million), +06%, ¥10.75 billion ($87.8 million)

¥890 million ($7.9 million), -06%, ¥13.26 billion ($109.3 million)

¥900 million ($8.0 million), +02%, ¥14.90 billion ($123.3 million)

¥785 million ($6.2 million), -13%, ¥17.13 billion ($148.5 million)

¥695 million ($6.3 million), -11%, ¥18.65 billion ($160.8 million)

¥650 million ($5.8 million), -07%, ¥19.98 billion ($171.7 million)

¥510 million ($4.6 million), -21%, ¥22.40 billion ($183.7 million)

¥435 million ($4.0 million), -15%, ¥23.60 billion ($193.6 million)

¥395 million ($3.6 million), -09%, ¥24.40 billion ($200.2 million)

¥265 million ($2.4 million), -32%, ¥24.89 billion ($204.2 million)

¥270 million ($2.5 million), +02%, ¥25.37 billion ($208.1 million)

¥330 million ($3.0 million), +22%, ¥25.97 billion ($213.0 million)

¥305 million ($2.7 million), -08%, ¥26.56 billion ($218.8 million) *Becomes #1 Film of All-Time, and achieves 16-consecutive weeks at #1*

¥195 million ($1.7 million), -36%, ¥27.04 billion ($222.7 million)

¥185 million ($1.6 million), -04%, ¥27.40 billion ($225.6 million)

¥255 million ($2.2 million), +31%, ¥27.84 billion ($229.1 million)

¥150 million ($1.3 million), -40%, ¥28.18 billion ($231.8 million)

¥115 million ($1.0 million), -26%, ¥28.40 billion ($233.5 million)

Final Total: ¥30.40 billion ($244 million), 23.5 million admissions.

 

Howl's moving castle

¥1.483 billion ($14.0 million)

¥1.249 billion ($11.7 million), -16%, ¥4.754 billion ($44.5 million)

¥1.012 billion ($9.9 million), -16%, ¥6.785 billion ($65.9 million)

¥953 million ($9.2 million), -07%, ¥8.445 billion ($81.4 million)

¥789 million ($7.6 million), -17%, ¥9.756 billion ($94.2 million)

¥622 million ($6.0 million), -21%, ¥10.72 billion ($105.1 million)

¥704 million ($6.9 million), +13%, ¥12.88 billion ($126.2 million)

¥645 million ($6.1 million), -10%, ¥15.24 billion ($146.1 million)

¥343 million ($3.4 million), -45%, ¥15.76 billion ($154.9 million)

¥310 million ($3.0 million), -10%, ¥16.42 billion ($160.1 million)

¥252 million ($2.5 million), -19%, ¥16.85 billion ($164.4 million)

¥188 million ($1.8 million), -26%, ¥17.23 billion ($167.9 million)

¥189 million ($1.8 million), +0.02%, ¥17.70 billion ($172.3 million)

¥126 million ($1.2 million), -33%, ¥17.99 billion ($175.1 million)

¥113 million ($1.1 million), -11%, ¥18.21 billion ($177.2 million)

Final Total: ¥22.0 billion ($207 million), 15.0 million admissions.

 

Princess mononoke

¥715 million ($6.1 million) [2 day]

¥1.26 billion ($10.9 million) [5 day]

¥1.54 billion ($13.3 million) [7 day]

¥2.68 billion ($23.1 million) [13 day]

¥7.98 billion ($67.6 million) [34 day]

¥8.99 billion ($76.1 million) [37 day]

¥10.00 billion ($84.9 million) [44 day]

¥13.86 billion ($115.5 million) [66 day]

¥14.57 billion ($121.4 million) [74 day]

¥16.10 billion ($134.1 million) [111 day]

¥17.76 billion ($145.3 million) [179 day]

¥18.60 billion ($152.7 million) [383 day]

Final Total: ¥19.30 billion ($165.5 million), 14.2 million admissions.

 

Ponyo

¥1.034 billion ($9.8 million)

¥806 million ($7.6 million), -21%, ¥3.228 billion ($30.5 million)

¥776 million ($7.3 million), -05%, ¥5.258 billion ($48.9 million)

¥755 million ($7.1 million), -03%, ¥7.212 billion ($67.1 million)

¥851 million ($7.9 million), +13%, ¥9.941 billion ($92.6 million)

¥577 million ($5.5 million), -32%, ¥11.47 billion ($106.6 million)

¥513 million ($4.8 million), -11%, ¥12.73 billion ($118.4 million)

¥378 million ($3.5 million), -27%, ¥13.44 billion ($125.1 million)

¥260 million ($2.4 million), -31%, ¥13.88 billion ($129.2 million)

¥155 million ($1.5 million), -40%, ¥14.31 billion ($133.3 million)

Final Total: ¥15.50 billion ($156 million), 12.87 million admissions.

 

Thx. But Howl did past 20B Yen? I thought it was 19.6B.

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^ Spirited away's run. Started bigger and managed similar drops/increases¥1.001 billion ($8.9 million)¥975 million ($8.7 million), -02%, ¥4.240 billion ($34.6 million)¥890 million ($7.9 million), -09%, ¥7.220 billion ($59.0 million)¥940 million ($8.4 million), +06%, ¥10.75 billion ($87.8 million)¥890 million ($7.9 million), -06%, ¥13.26 billion ($109.3 million)¥900 million ($8.0 million), +02%, ¥14.90 billion ($123.3 million)¥785 million ($6.2 million), -13%, ¥17.13 billion ($148.5 million)

 

May I have the full version? I'm charting. And also Ponyo and Howl, if possible. Thanks.

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As what happens to all movies everyday, "DROP" seems to be so impossible to happen to Frozen...

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Mine is 190m. Is that enough to beat IM3 WW?

Almost

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Today I have read that this sunday a lot of Tokio's people had failed to get a ticket for Frozen. If this still happened after six weeks, everything can happened, so my prevision is everything over 200.

 

You can add to your list another "absurd" prediction of a famous box office guy:

 

Gitesh Pandya ‏@giteshpandya 20 apr

#Frozen has been unstoppable in Japan. 6 wks at #1 w/ almost no signs of slowing down. Top mkt outside US, $150M possible.

 

It means another $150M, or $150M in all?

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I'm pretty sceptical about it's chances in Japan. CBM outside of Spiderman tend to do badly from what I gather

Interest is low in Korea too, the majority of people have never heard of it before. most of the anticipation right now is for HTTYD2, AoE and DoFP. 

never say never though....

 

How did HTTYD perform in Korea？Can‘t understand why it didn’t even catch up with half a billion WW, while the big-eyed cat by the same Dreamworks got more.

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How about Avengers 2 ? Part of the scenes is filmed in Korea. Will this boost its sale ?

 

IM3 was the 2th highest foreign movie in Korea, until Frozen came. So now you may guess about Avengers 2. I won't be surprised if it beats Avatar.

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World of KJ. The forum where Corpse does most of his posting etc. 

 

So, there they have some data that MOJO doesn't include?

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Frozen vs Ponyo vs Howl's moving castle head to head.

 

[Frozen]

¥763,389,450 ($7.5 million)

¥872,269,400 ($8.6 million) +13% ¥3.01 billion ($29.6 million)

¥881,212,200 ($8.6 million) +1% ¥5,278,137,250 ($51.6 million)

¥850,911,950 ($8.3 million) -3.5%  ¥7.71 billion ($75.2 million)

¥842,035,350 ($8.2 million) -1% ¥9.28 billion ($90.7 million)

¥826,781,000 ($8.1 million) -1.8% ¥10,73 billion ($104.7 million)

 

[Ponyo]

¥1.034 billion ($9.8 million)

¥806 million ($7.6 million), -21%, ¥3.228 billion ($30.5 million)

¥776 million ($7.3 million), -05%, ¥5.258 billion ($48.9 million)

¥755 million ($7.1 million), -03%, ¥7.212 billion ($67.1 million)

¥851 million ($7.9 million), +13%, ¥9.941 billion ($92.6 million)

¥577 million ($5.5 million), -32%, ¥11.47 billion ($106.6 million)

 

[Howl's moving castle]

¥1.483 billion ($14.0 million)

¥1.249 billion ($11.7 million), -16%, ¥4.754 billion ($44.5 million)

¥1.012 billion ($9.9 million), -16%, ¥6.785 billion ($65.9 million)

¥953 million ($9.2 million), -07%, ¥8.445 billion ($81.4 million)

¥789 million ($7.6 million), -17%, ¥9.756 billion ($94.2 million)

¥622 million ($6.0 million), -21%, ¥10.72 billion ($105.1 million)

 

All tracking very close to each other. Especially howl, the yen amount is practically the same for it. It'll be interesting to see if frozen can start pulling away from them during GW.

 

All the data is from WOKJ.

 

 

What's this WOKJ? I can't find complete information about Howl's castle on MOJO

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After a 6-week-run, all you wanna say is: how terrible this movie performed in it's OW!

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Beating Conan is just a bonus. It's more important how well it holds compared to the previous week.

Even if Frozen loses top spot to Conan but holds well (sub 10% drop say) that's still a success.

Of course now that we've seen 14:30 toho numbers I think everyone's hoping for something more along the lines of last week's hold (sub 5% drop) but really a sub 10% hold would still be pretty ridiculous for a film in it's sixth week. Still have to wait for 19:00 toho numbers to say for sure but if the afternoon toho numbers hold or day I say increase sat-sun, this weekend could still end up grossing higher than the opening weekend. Let that last line sink in

 

No, beating Conan does make sense. It's kinda like an announcement which tells the theater managers : "Just leave all your screens to Frozen! No other movie could make more money for you."

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As far as I know, very few big screens in Tokyowill be given back to Frozen tomorrow. Perhaps the theatermanager think Frozen is especially strong on Sunday whileConan is so on the opening day.

the theater manager think Frozen is especially strong on Sunday, and then... very few will be given back to Frozen?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EK2v3EpWCjQ

 

Japanese singer May J (let it go  pop version version ) and Hans  sang together with 500+ fans

on TV (This link only has the voice, no image) to promote the April 26  sing-along verision.

 

A dozen of little Elsa behind...