Cynosure

Corpse : Biggest Second Weekends/Two Week Totals (2000-): ¥1.57 billion ($12.2 million), -02%, ¥4.66 billion ($36.9 million) - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) ¥1.39 billion ($11.3 million), -31%, ¥4.56 billion ($37.7 million) - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) ¥1.26 billion ($11.6 million), -35%, ¥4.19 billion ($38.5 million) - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) ¥1.25 billion ($11.7 million), -16%, ¥4.75 billion ($44.5 million) - Howl's Moving Castle (2004) ¥1.17 billion ($9.6 million), -21%, ¥4.39 billion ($36.2 million) - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) ¥1.16 billion ($11.2 million), +25%, ¥3.87 billion ($37.6 million) - Your Name. (2016) ¥1.12 billion ($10.0 million), +05%, ¥3.65 billion ($32.7 million) - Beauty and the Beast (2017) ¥1.11 billion ($13.8 million), -08%, ¥3.61 billion ($44.4 million) - Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) ¥1.09 billion ($9.3 million), -50%, ¥4.68 billion ($39.7 million) - The Matrix Reloaded (2003) ¥1.08 billion ($9.0 million), -19%, ¥3.62 billion ($30.1 million) - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) ¥1.04 billion ($10.8 million), -14%, ¥3.33 billion ($33.8 million) - Rookies (2009) ¥1.02 billion ($10.9 million), -22%, ¥3.54 billion ($37.7 million) - Alice in Wonderland (2010) ¥1.02 billion ($9.1 million), -20%, ¥3.60 billion ($31.7 million) - The Da Vinci Code (2006) ¥975 million ($8.7 million), -02%, ¥4.24 billion ($34.6 million) - Spirited Away (2001) ¥941 million ($7.6 million), +11%, ¥4.36 billion ($35.0 million) - Jurassic World (2015) ¥936 million ($7.9 million), -25%, ¥3.18 billion ($26.9 million) - Bayside Shakedown: Save the Rainbow Bridge! (2003) ¥872 million ($8.6 million), +13%, ¥3.01 billion ($29.6 million) - Frozen (2014) ¥860 million ($8.0 million), -04%, ¥2.49 billion ($23.1 million) - Finding Nemo (2003) ¥820 million ($7.6 million), -37%, ¥3.23 billion ($30.0 million) - Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer (2018) ¥820 million ($7.1 million), -19%, ¥2.98 billion ($25.8 million) - Hero (2007) ¥814 million ($7.3 million), -62%, ¥4.07 billion ($36.1 million) - Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) ¥811 million ($8.3 million), -16%, ¥2.85 billion ($29.2 million) - The Wind Rises (2013) ¥810 million ($7.5 million), -48%, ¥3.43 billion ($30.8 million) - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2004) ¥806 million ($7.6 million), -22%, ¥3.23 billion ($30.5 million) - Ponyo (2008) ¥756 million ($7.1 million), -25%, ¥2.62 billion ($25.0 million) - Boys Over Flowers: Final (2008) ¥748 million ($6.8 million), -42%, ¥2.76 billion ($25.1 million) - Detective Conan: Crimson Love Letter (2017) ¥740 million ($6.5 million), -29%, ¥2.62 billion ($23.2 million) - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) ¥728 million ($8.2 million), -26%, ¥2.37 billion ($27.3 million) - Toy Story 3 (2010) ¥726 million ($6.0 million), -42%, ¥3.84 billion ($31.8 million) - Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) ¥708 million ($6.3 million), -27%, ¥2.35 billion ($21.8 million) - Umizaru: The Limit of Love (2006) ¥705 million ($6.1 million), -63%, ¥3.75 billion ($32.4 million) - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) ¥704 million ($8.6 million), -48%, ¥2.86 billion ($34.7 million) - One Piece Film Z (2012) ¥704 million ($6.6 million), -17%, ¥1.71 billion ($16.0 million) - Doraemon: Nobita's Treasure Island (2018) ¥703 million ($7.2 million), -17%, ¥2.49 billion ($25.4 million) - Monsters University (2013) ¥701 million ($6.9 million), -09%, ¥3.27 billion ($32.1 million) - Stand By Me, Doraemon (2014) Animation Entries ONLY (2000-): ¥1.25 billion ($11.7 million), -16%, ¥4.75 billion ($44.5 million) - Howl's Moving Castle (2004) ¥1.16 billion ($11.2 million), +25%, ¥3.87 billion ($37.6 million) - Your Name. (2016) ¥975 million ($8.7 million), -02%, ¥4.24 billion ($34.6 million) - Spirited Away (2001) ¥872 million ($8.6 million), +13%, ¥3.01 billion ($29.6 million) - Frozen (2014) ¥860 million ($8.0 million), -04%, ¥2.49 billion ($23.1 million) - Finding Nemo (2003) ¥820 million ($7.6 million), -37%, ¥3.23 billion ($30.0 million) - Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer (2018) ¥811 million ($8.3 million), -16%, ¥2.85 billion ($29.2 million) - The Wind Rises (2013) ¥806 million ($7.6 million), -22%, ¥3.23 billion ($30.5 million) - Ponyo (2008) ¥748 million ($6.8 million), -42%, ¥2.76 billion ($25.1 million) - Detective Conan: Crimson Love Letter (2017) ¥728 million ($8.2 million), -26%, ¥2.37 billion ($27.3 million) - Toy Story 3 (2010) ¥704 million ($8.6 million), -48%, ¥2.86 billion ($34.7 million) - One Piece Film Z (2012) ¥704 million ($6.6 million), -17%, ¥1.71 billion ($16.0 million) - Doraemon: Nobita's Treasure Island (2018) ¥703 million ($7.2 million), -17%, ¥2.49 billion ($25.4 million) - Monsters University (2013) ¥701 million ($6.9 million), -09%, ¥3.27 billion ($32.1 million) - Stand By Me, Doraemon (2014)

Corpse : (C)2018 青山剛昌／名探偵コナン製作委員会 Weekend Actuals (04/21-22) 01 (01) ¥820,184,900 ($7.6 million), -37%, ¥3,233,128,800 ($30.0 million), Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer (Toho) WK2 02 (---) ¥367,837,100 ($3.4 million), 0, ¥474,413,200 ($4.4 million), Ready Player One (Warner Bros.) NEW 03 (02) ¥198,179,000 ($1.8 million), -46%, ¥651,768,100 ($6.1 million), Crayon Shin-chan: Kung-Fu Boys Ramen Rebellion (Toho) WK2 04 (04) ¥135,240,900 ($1.3 million), -46%, ¥4,206,154,700 ($39.4 million), Coco (Disney) WK6 05 (---) ¥124,000,000 ($1.2 million), 0, ¥159,846,600 ($1.5 million), Inuyashiki (Toho) NEW 06 (03) ¥100,177,300 ($929,000), -64%, ¥634,662,500 ($6.0 million), Pacific Rim: Uprising (Toho-Towa) WK2 07 (06) ¥84,836,300 ($786,000), -49%, ¥3,025,211,900 ($28.3 million), The Boss Baby (Toho-Towa) WK5 08 (05) ¥76,757,300 ($711,000), -55%, ¥962,535,500 ($9.0 million), Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (Sony) WK3 09 (08) ¥57,594,200 ($534,000), -32%, ¥4,713,316,900 ($44.2 million), The Greatest Showman (Fox) WK10 10 (07) ¥46,056,700 ($427,000), -58%, ¥5,093,207,000 ($47.6 million), Doraemon: Nobita's Treasure Island (Toho) WK8 >Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer dominated the weekend once again, delivering another franchise weekend record, along with achieving the eighth biggest second weekend in the past ten years, selling an additional 620,000 admissions. The twenty-second film in the long-running franchise is now tracking 17% ahead of last year's film, which puts it on course to reach the ¥8 billion ($75 million) milestone on 6 million+ admissions. It's very likely now to outgross Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and is setting the bar very high for the Summer tentpoles to compete against. >Ready Player One debuted in a distant second place, but its debut is pretty good due to an absurd avg. ticket price of ¥1710 ($15.90) from strong 3D/IMAX shares, selling 214,973 admissions over the weekend frame across 745 screens, and 282,618 admissions since opening on Friday. This opening isn't the home-run start for Spielberg's latest, but with the Golden Week holidays coming up soon, it has a good chance of reaching the ¥2.5 billion ($25 million) mark, which is respectable. >Coco remains steady in fourth place, and while the 46% decline is higher than expected given its prior weekend holds, it's still a bit better than other Spring animated releases from Disney/Pixar and Illumination which tend to drop 50% or more on this weekend each year. Its chances of reaching the ¥5 billion ($45 million+) blockbuster milestone have become a bit more slim as a result of this hold, but it's still doable if it can benefit enough from Golden Week. >Inuyakashi rounds out the Top 5 with a mediocre debut, selling just 90,101 admissions over the weekend across 313 screens, and 119,809 admissions since opening on Friday. >Pacific Rim: Uprising experienced one of the worst second weekend holds I can remember for a major wide release (300+ theaters), and I'm willing to bet it's possibly in the Top 10 on that list. This disastrous hold even puts its ¥1 billion ($10 million) chances in jeopardy, meaning its multiplier might not reach even 3.5... truly a pathetic result following its decent debut (which was higher than the original!). >The Greatest Showman holds strong in its tenth weekend of release, and I believe it'll be able to crawl over the ¥5 billion ($45 million+) blockbuster milestone before its incredible run comes to an end.

Corpse : (C)2018 青山剛昌／名探偵コナン製作委員会 Weekend Estimates (04/21-22) 01 (01) ¥778,000,000 ($7.2 million), -40%, ¥3,000,000,000 ($27.8 million), Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer (Toho) WK2 02 (---) ¥350,000,000 ($3.3 million), 0, ¥450,000,000 ($4.2 million), Ready Player One (Warner Bros.) NEW 03 (02) ¥198,000,000 ($1.8 million), -46%, ¥650,000,000 ($6.1 million), Crayon Shin-chan: Kung-Fu Boys Ramen Rebellion (Toho) WK2 04 (04) ¥131,000,000 ($1.2 million), -47%, ¥4,175,000,000 ($39.2 million), Coco (Disney) WK6 05 (---) ¥110,000,000 ($1.0 million), 0, ¥140,000,000 ($1.3 million), Inuyashiki (Toho) NEW 06 (03) ¥103,000,000 ($960,000), -63%, ¥650,000,000 ($6.1 million), Pacific Rim: Uprising (Toho-Towa) WK2 07 (06) ¥87,000,000 ($810,000), -48%, ¥3,025,000,000 ($28.3 million), The Boss Baby (Toho-Towa) WK5 08 (05) ¥80,000,000 ($745,000), -53%, ¥950,000,000 ($8.9 million), Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (Sony) WK3 09 (08) ¥56,000,000 ($520,000), -34%, ¥4,700,000,000 ($44.1 million), The Greatest Showman (Fox) WK10 10 (07) ¥46,000,000 ($425,000), -58%, ¥5,100,000,000 ($47.6 million), Doraemon: Nobita's Treasure Island (Toho) WK8 Yikes at most of the drops this weekend. The weekend before Golden Week begins (April 29th) can often see steep declines, and while these are pretty similar to the past few years, I just thought they'd be a little better since GW is a day later than last year. Golden Week is one of the three strongest weeks of the year at the box-office, so the days leading up to it are typically weaker than normal. >Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer, however, held just fine, and if estimates hold, actually held better than most of its predecessors in its second weekend (including the last two films). It'll achieve the biggest second weekend in the Detective Conan franchise, and should earn itself the eighth biggest second weekend for an animated film if it holds. Expect a total between ¥7-7.5 billion ($65-70 million) with 5.5 million+ admissions. >Ready Player One came in a little better than my forecast, and delivered a very respectable second place debut. As long as it's not unusually frontloaded, it should be on target to finish around ¥2.5 billion ($25 million) with the benefit of Golden Week coming up soon. >Coco was holding better than many past Spring Disney/Pixar/Illumination releases, but it fell inline with most of them in its sixth weekend of release -- although a sub-50% drop is better than films like Moana or Sing. This drop does, however, make reaching the ¥5 billion ($50 million) blockbuster milestone fairly difficult, so it needs a very healthy Golden Week if it wants to achieve that goal. >Pacific Rim: Uprising may have made some history this weekend, and not the kind it wants to be known for. It's very likely to have dropped over 60% in its second weekend, which is already one of the biggest second weekend drops I can recall for a major wide release, but if it comes in closer to 65%... I'm willing to bet it's a Top 5 all-time worst second weekend decline. I'll do some research into this over the next few days. >The Greatest Showman is pretty much in the same situation as Coco regarding its chance of reaching the ¥5 billion ($50 million) blockbuster milestone. Its drop this weekend is "fine", but it'll be entering its eleventh weekend and will fall out of the Top 10 next week, so it could end up suffering severe screen/showtime cuts... We'll see, it'll be close.

Corpse : (C)2018 WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Weekend Forecast (04/21-22) 01 (01) ¥764,000,000 ($7.1 million), -41%, ¥3,000,000,000 ($27.8 million), Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer (Toho) WK2 02 (---) ¥325,000,000 ($3.0 million), 0, ¥425,000,000 ($4.0 million), Ready Player One (Warner Bros.) NEW 03 (02) ¥227,000,000 ($2.1 million), -38%, ¥675,000,000 ($6.3 million), Crayon Shin-chan: Kung-Fu Boys Ramen Rebellion (Toho) WK2 04 (04) ¥176,000,000 ($1.6 million), -29%, ¥4,225,000,000 ($39.6 million), Coco (Disney) WK6 05 (---) ¥150,000,000 ($1.4 million), 0, ¥180,000,000 ($1.7 million), Inuyashiki (Toho) NEW 06 (03) ¥145,000,000 ($1.3 million), -48%, ¥700,000,000 ($6.5 million), Pacific Rim: Uprising (Toho-Towa) WK2 07 (06) ¥109,000,000 ($1.0 million), -35%, ¥3,050,000,000 ($28.5 million), The Boss Baby (Toho-Towa) WK5 08 (05) ¥100,000,000 ($930,000), -41%, ¥975,000,000 ($9.1 million), Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (Sony) WK3 09 (08) ¥63,000,000 ($585,000), -25%, ¥4,700,000,000 ($44.2 million), The Greatest Showman (Fox) WK10 10 (07) ¥61,000,000 ($565,000), -44%, ¥5,100,000,000 ($47.7 million), Doraemon: Nobita's Treasure Island (Toho) WK8 >Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer will easily repeat atop the box-office after its record opening weekend last week, and may set a second weekend franchise record. Its cumulative total will be right around the ¥3 billion milestone after its second weekend, which puts it on track to exceed the ¥7 billion ($65 million) milestone. >Ready Player One isn't going to breakout, but as long as it comes in above ¥300 million over the weekend frame, it'll probably be good enough to maintain solid theater presence through the upcoming Golden Week holiday period (beginning April 29th) to reach a respectable ¥2.5 billion ($25 million) total. >Coco will remain in the Top 5 in its sixth weekend of release, and after Sunday, will have outgrossed a number of previous Pixar films, such as Ratatouille, Wall-E, and Inside Out. It'll probably continue to play well over the next few weeks, and the Golden Week holiday period just might benefit it enough to reach the ¥5 billion blockbuster milestone. >The Greatest Showman will celebrate its tenth-weekend in the Top 10, and while it won't be able to climb an higher than fourth on the all-time highest-grossing live-action musical chart, its chances of reaching the ¥5 billion blockbuster milestone is looking pretty good.

Corpse : (C)2018 青山剛昌／名探偵コナン製作委員会 Weekend Actuals (04/14-15) 01 (---) ¥1,296,000,000 ($12.1 million), 0, ¥1,671,136,900 ($15.6 million), Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer (Toho) NEW 02 (---) ¥367,000,000 ($3.4 million), 0, ¥390,204,600 ($3.6 million), Crayon Shin-chan: Kung-Fu Boys Ramen Rebellion (Toho) NEW 03 (01) ¥248,044,400 ($2.3 million), -17%, ¥3,937,815,200 ($36.9 million), Coco (Disney) WK5 04 (---) ¥248,000,000 ($2.3 million), 0, ¥248,000,000 ($2.3 million), Pacific Rim: Uprising (Toho-Towa) NEW 05 (02) ¥170,018,100 ($1.6 million), -37%, ¥779,483,400 ($7.3 million), Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (Sony) WK2 06 (03) ¥167,669,100 ($1.5 million), -31%, ¥2,879,625,100 ($27.1 million), The Boss Baby (Toho-Towa) WK4 07 (04) ¥110,017,400 ($1.0 million), -39%, ¥5,035,450,700 ($47.1 million), Doraemon: Nobita's Treasure Island (Toho) WK7 08 (05) ¥84,799,100 ($791,000), -14%, ¥4,562,413,100 ($42.9 million), The Greatest Showman (Fox) WK9 09 (07) ¥54,505,600 ($508,000), -34%, ¥543,154,300 ($5.1 million), The Post (Toho-Towa) WK3 10 (06) ¥54,277,400 ($506,000), -23%, ¥263,950,600 ($2.5 million), The Bastard and the Beautiful World (Toho) WK2 11 (08) ¥52,236,800 ($487,000), -36%, ¥1,558,814,300 ($14.6 million), Chihayafuru: Conclusion (Toho) WK5 12 (09) ¥28,469,900 ($266,000), -55%, ¥793,515,400 ($7.4 million), Pretty Cure Super Stars! (Toei) WK5 >Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer, the twenty-second film in the long-running franchise, obliterates the competition and delivers one of the biggest (fifth) opening weekend in the past ten years. Its number fell slightly versus estimates, but it still set a franchise opening record and is only the fourth domestic film to ever debut with over 1 million admissions, and only the third overall film to do so since 2007, selling an incredible 1,012,000 admissions across 384 screens. And since opening early on Friday, its 3-day total admissions reached 1,289,000. The Detective Conan films have some frontloading to them, but only achieving the standard multiplier in the series will allow it to exceed ¥7 billion ($65 million+) on close to 5.5 million admissions. If it can manage just slightly better legs than some of its predecessors, it might be able to outgross Star Wars: The Last Jedi to take the yearly crown (so far). >Crayon Shin-chan: Kung-Fu Boys Ramen Rebellion delivered a good second place debut, selling 314,648 admissions over the weekend frame on 354 screens. And since opening early on Friday, it has sold 334,196 admissions. Its debut is 12% higher than last year's film, and it'll be aiming for a total around ¥2 billion ($20 million). >Coco holds extraordinarily well in its fifth weekend against a ton of new competition, much, much better than last year's Moana and Sing, both of which fell 40% against Detective Conan and Crayon Shin-chan on this weekend last year. It appears increasingly likely that Pixar/Disney's latest hit may very well reach the ¥5 billion ($45 million+) blockbuster milestone. >Pacific Rim: Uprising debuts in fourth place on 192,791 admissions on 581 screens, and while that may seem disappointing (and it kinda is), it's better than its predecessor opening in fifth place, and its opening weekend is actually 19% higher than it, too. It'll finish around ¥1.5 billion ($15 million), similar to the original film. >Doraemon: Nobita's Treasure Island falls to seventh place, but like last year's film, managed to mostly survive this weekend when most of its predecessors collapse in week seven. Also, the thirty-eighth film in the long-running franchise exceeded the ¥5 billion blockbuster milestone, becoming the first film in the series to reach this mark -- remarkable. >The Greatest Showman continues along its incredible path of success, and has surpassed La La Land to become the third highest-grossing live-action musical in the market. It'll be a bit difficult, but it, too, may also reach the ¥5 billion ($45 million+) blockbuster milestone if it holds onto enough screens in the coming few weeks.

That was close for the 1 million mark in admissions.

Corpse : Top 25 Opening Weekends - Animated Films Rank - Weekend Gross ¥ ($) / Admissions [Screen Count] - Film Title 01. ¥1.629 billion ($14.0 million) / 1,484,916 [408] - Yo-Kai Watch: It's the Secret of Birth, Nyan! (2014) 02. ¥1.484 billion ($14.0 million) / 1,104,980 [448] - Howl's Moving Castle (2004) 03. ¥1.372 billion ($16.7 million) / 1,140,081 [300] - One Piece Film Z (2012) 04. ¥1.325 billion ($12.3 million) / 1,050,000 [???] - Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer (2018) *Estimate* 05. ¥1.287 billion ($11.9 million) / 987,568 [368] - Detective Conan: Crimson Love Letter (2017) 06. ¥1.209 billion ($11.1 million) / 933,781 [353] - Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare (2016) 07. ¥1.155 billion ($11.0 million) / 820,830 [739] - One Piece Film Gold (2016) 08. ¥1.133 billion ($14.1 million) / 771,764 [223] - Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo (2012) 09. ¥1.058 billion ($8.7 million) / 974,557 [434] - Yo-Kai Watch: Great King Enma and the 5 Stories, Nyan! (2015) 10. ¥1.038 billion ($11.9 million) / 819,738 [190] - One Piece Film Strong World (2009) 11. ¥1.034 billion ($9.8 million) / 812,557 [481] - Ponyo (2008) 12. ¥1.010 billion ($8.9 million) / 810,000 [318] - Spirited Away (2001) 13. ¥977.3 million ($11.1 million) / 649,249 [530] - Toy Story 3 (2010) 14. ¥960.9 million ($9.8 million) / 747,451 [454] - The Wind Rises (2013) 15. ¥960.6 million ($8.1 million) / 715,727 [653] - Dragon Ball Z: Revival of F (2015) 16. ¥930.0 million ($9.2 million) / 688,079 [301] - Your Name. (2016) 17. ¥907.4 million ($7.9 million) / 672,696 [435] - Tales from Earthsea (2006) 18. ¥898.0 million ($8.4 million) / 724,000 [654] - Finding Nemo (2003) 19. ¥895.6 million ($10.4 million) / 680,190 [447] - Arrietty (2010) 20. ¥874.8 million ($7.4 million) / 688,623 [349] - Detective Conan: Sunflowers of Inferno (2015) 21. ¥847.5 million ($8.4 million) / 614,969 [661] - Monsters University (2013) 22. ¥843.1 million ($7.9 million) / 716,629 [381] - Doraemon: Nobita's Treasure Island (2018) 23. ¥789.3 million ($7.8 million) / 649,865 [341] - Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper (2014) 24. ¥780.9 million ($6.5 million) / 742,978 [351] - Pokemon D&P: The Rise of Darkrai (2007) 25. ¥767.2 million ($7.6 million) / 554,991 [319] - Stand By Me, Doraemon (2014) Bumped Off: 26. ¥763.4 million ($7.5 million) / 602,347 [598] - Frozen (2014) Biggest April Opening Weekends (1998-) Rank - Gross ¥ ($) / Admissions [Screen Count] - Film Title 01. ¥1.325 billion ($12.3 million) / 1,050,000 [???] - Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer (2018) *Estimate* 02. ¥1.316 billion ($14.0 million) / 828,149 [859] - Alice in Wonderland (2010) 03. ¥1.287 billion ($11.9 million) / 987,568 [368] - Detective Conan: Crimson Love Letter (2017) 04. ¥1.209 billion ($11.1 million) / 933,781 [353] - Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare (2016) 05. ¥1.065 billion ($9.7 million) / 729,114 [773] - Beauty and the Beast (2017) 06. ¥960.6 million ($8.1 million) / 715,727 [653] - Dragon Ball Z: Revival of F (2015) 07. ¥874.8 million ($7.4 million) / 688,623 [349] - Detective Conan: Sunflowers of Inferno (2015) 08. ¥789.3 million ($7.8 million) / 649,865 [341] - Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper (2014) 09. ¥671.9 million ($6.8 million) / 531,987 [729] - Red Cliff - Part II (2009) 10. ¥671.5 million ($6.9 million) / 565,914 [344] - Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea (2013) 11. ¥629.7 million ($7.7 million) / 540,975 [351] - Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker (2012) 12. ¥593.2 million ($6.0 million) / 501,700 [341] - Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser (2009) 13. ¥570.7 million ($5.8 million) / 420,958 [314] - Crowz Zero II (2009) 14. ¥563.1 million ($6.0 million) / 437,613 [410] - Nodable Cantabile: The Final Score - Part 2 (2010) 15. ¥561.9 million ($6.0 million) / 431,527 [352] - Detective Conan: The Lost Ship in the Sky (2010) 16. ¥556.1 million ($4.7 million) / 419,796 [521] - Cinderella (2015) 17. ¥551.6 million ($6.6 million) / 423,675 [375] - Gantz: Perfect Answer (2011) 18. ¥550.1 million ($6.5 million) / 453,619 [332] - Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence (2011) 19. ¥548.3 million ($4.6 million) / 385,428 [640] - Furious 7 (2015) 20. ¥543.5 million ($4.7 million) / 449,917 [293] - Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem (2005) 21. ¥504.1 million ($4.6 million) / 394,231 [435] - The Haunted Mansion (2004) ¥500 million+

Corpse : I'm estimating that Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer, the twenty-second film in the franchise, opened between ¥1.30-1.35 billion ($12.1-12.6 million) on 1,025,000-1,075,000 admissions over the weekend frame. And since opening on Friday, I'm estimating a 3-day total of ¥1.65-1.70 billion ($15.3-$15.8 million) on 1,300,000-1,350,000 admissions. As long as it exceeds ¥1.3 billion and 1 million admissions over the weekend frame, here are some key accomplishments: >4th Domestic Film to Ever Debut With Over 1 Million Admissions. >4th Biggest Opening Weekend for Any Animated Film. >3rd Biggest Opening Weekend for Any Film Since 2007. >New April Opening Weekend Record. >New Franchise Opening Weekend Record. Lots of all-time chart updates incoming. Biggest Modern Opening Weekends (2008-) [REVENUE] Modern Rank (All-Time Rank) Revenue [Screen Count] - Film (Year) 01 (09) ¥1,628,893,000 [408] - Yo-Kai Watch: It's the Secret of Birth, Nyan! (2014) 02 (17) ¥1,372,054,050 [300] - One Piece Film Z (2012) 03 (18) ¥1,325,000,000 [???] - Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer (2018) *Estimate* 04 (19) ¥1,316,539,200 [859] - Alice in Wonderland (2010) 05 (20) ¥1,301,851,375 [922] - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 (2011) 06 (21) ¥1,286,928,000 [368] - Detective Conan: Crimson Love Letter (2017) 07 (23) ¥1,245,023,900 [958] - Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) 08 (24) ¥1,225,913,932 [428] - Rookies (2009) 09 (25) ¥1,209,158,900 [353] - Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare (2016) 10 (27) ¥1,205,116,126 [800] - Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) 11 (28) ¥1,155,771,000 [739] - One Piece Film Gold (2016) 12 (29) ¥1,133,513,323 [224] - Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo (2012) 13 (30) ¥1,125,800,000 [937] - Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) 14 (31) ¥1,065,362,800 [773] - Beauty and the Beast (2017) 15 (32) ¥1,057,808,800 [434] - Yo-Kai Watch: Great King Enma and the 5 Stories, Nyan! (2015) 16 (33) ¥1,048,271,900 [989] - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) 17 (34) ¥1,038,295,232 [190] - One Piece Film Strong World (2009) 18 (35) ¥1,034,459,534 [481] - Ponyo (2008) 19 (38) ¥1,005,428,333 [409] - Boys Over Flowers: Final (2008) ¥1 Billion+ Biggest Modern Opening Weekends (2008-) [ADMISSIONS] Modern Rank (All-Time Rank) Admissions [Screen Count] - Film (Year) 01 (02) 1,484,916 [408] - Yo-Kai Watch: It's the Secret of Birth, Nyan! (2014) 02 (14) 1,140,081 [300] - One Piece Film Z (2012) 03 (16) 1,050,000 [???] - Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer (2018) *Estimate* 04 (19) 987,568 [368] - Detective Conan: Crimson Love Letter (2017) 05 (20) 987,387 [428] - Rookies (2009) 06 (21) 974,577 [434] - Yo-Kai Watch: Great King Enma and the 5 Stories, Nyan! (2015) 07 (23) 933,781 [353] - Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare (2016) 08 (27) 880,697 [922] - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 (2011) 09 (28) 828,149 [859] - Alice in Wonderland (2010) 10 (29) 820,830 [739] - One Piece Film Gold (2016) 11 (30) 819,738 [190] - One Piece Film Strong World (2009) 12 (31) 812,557 [481] - Ponyo (2008) 13 (32) 805,350 [409] - Boys Over Flowers: Final (2008) 14 (33) 805,297 [844] - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) 15 (34) 800,258 [958] - Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) 16 (35) 773,184 [800] - Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) 17 (36) 771,764 [224] - Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo (2012) 18 (37) 771,516 [989] - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) 19 (38) 766,633 [872] - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 (2010) 20 (40) 747,451 [454] - The Wind Rises (2013) 21 (42) 737,467 [937] - Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) 22 (43) 729,114 [773] - Beauty and the Beast (2017) 23 (45) 717,958 [434] - Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends (2014) 24 (46) 716,629 [381] - Doraemon: Nobita's Treasure Island (2018) 25 (47) 715,727 [653] - Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection F (2015) 26 (49) 707,339 [447] - Bayside Shakedown 3: Set the Guys Loose! (2010) 700,000+ *Modern = Post-Previews/Early Showings Era.

Corpse : Usual Locations (Two-Thirds of Market) - Weekend Admissions Biggest Openers Since 2015 (¥1 Billion+ Debuts) Saturday Results: Tickets Sold/Available Tickets (% Capacity), [Theaters/Showings], Film Title 348,024/605,267 (57.4% capacity), [239/1,676] -Detective Conan: Crimson Love Letter (2017) 345,143/655,976 (52.6% capacity), [249/1,832] - Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer (2018) 330,349/701,865 (47.1% capacity), [247/2,864] - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) 317,709/530,456 (59.9% capacity), [231/1,727] - Yo-Kai Watch: Great King Enma and the 5 Stories, Nyan! (2015) 293,246/714,702 (41.0% capacity), [236/2,789] - Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) 289,656/530,905 (54.5% capacity), [230/1,502] - Detective Conan: Darkest Nightmare (2016) 286,726/658,842 (43.5% capacity), [231/2,256] - One Piece Film Gold (2016) 283,482/670,255 (42.3% capacity), [254/2,527] - Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) 262,671/667,610 (39.3% capacity), [245/2,327] - Beauty and the Beast (2017) Sunday Results: Tickets Sold/Available Tickets (% Capacity), [Theaters/Showings], Film Title 357,985/643,941 (55.6% capacity), [249/1,793] - Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer (2018) 328,862/595,145 (55.3% capacity), [240/1,648] - Detective Conan: Crimson Love Letter (2017) 303,414/524,359 (57.9% capacity), [231/1,688] - Yo-Kai Watch: Great King Enma and the 5 Stories, Nyan! (2015) 282,386/512,761 (55.1% capacity), [226/1,434] - Detective Conan: Darkest Nightmare (2016) 275,491/670,208 (41.1% capacity), [236/2,636] - Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) 264,078/659,166 (40.1% capacity), [254/2,486] - Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) 263,634/633,723 (41.6% capacity), [245/2,241] - Beauty and the Beast (2017) 219,122/687,402 (31.9% capacity), [247/2,805] - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) 207,464/639,737 (32.4% capacity), [231/2,205], One Piece Film Gold (2016) Weekend Results: Tickets Sold/Available Tickets (% Capacity), [Theaters/Showings], Film Title 703,128/1,299,917 (54.1% capacity), [249/3,625] - Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer (2018) 676,886/1,200,412 (56.4% capacity), [240/3,324], -Detective Conan: Crimson Love Letter (2017) 621,123/1,051,181 (59.1% capacity), [231/3,415] - Yo-Kai Watch: Great King Enma and the 5 Stories, Nyan! (2015) 572,042/1,043,666 (54.8% capacity), [230/2,936] - Detective Conan: Darkest Nightmare (2016) 569,497/1,392,147 (40.9% capacity), [236/5,431] - Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) 549,579/1,389,766 (39.6% capacity), [247/5,670] - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) 547,821/1,330,179 (41.2% capacity), [254/5,015] - Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) 526,470/1,302,175 (40.4% capacity), [245/4,570] - Beauty and the Beast (2017) 494,190/1,298,579 (38.1% capacity), [231/4,461] - One Piece Film Gold (2016)

I'd say yes in admissions and maybe in revenue.

So Conan 22 is looking at a record Sunday and Coco is looking at a single-digit Sunday drop, easily the best among the three. As of 9 pm : Coco -8.9% Boss Baby -19.3% Doraemon -33.8%

Would have been really interesting to see how it would have done if it opened on Saturday instead. Oh well.

Sure, but even accounting for that still makes for a great drop in revenue.

Coco is doing amazing too. Only a 14% drop for the day as of 7 pm.

Looking back, last year's movie's OW average price was around 1,300 yen.

And yesterday Corpse mentioned that Saturday was looking at least "4 times greater", evenings aside I would guess.

The drops are really really ugly today for animated movies. At the moment we're at around 65-70% for Coco, 88% for Boss Baby and 95% for Doraemon. Looks like Coco is holding the best among the bunch. I don't think weekend holds will be as bad...but I guess we'll see. Per Corpse, "pretty much all the holdovers suffered 50%+ drops in seating/showtimes".

There can be several big films at the same time in Japan. Think of Yôkai Watch and Star Wars both opening with over 1 billion yen on the same weekend.

Corpse : Upcoming Release Schedule (Major & Notable Releases) 04/13: [360] - Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer (Toho) [354] - Crayon Shin-chan: Bakumori! Kung-Fu Boys Ramen Rebellion (Toho) [319] - Pacific Rim: Uprising (Toho-Towa) 04/20: [306] - Inuyashiki (Toho) [188] - Ready Player One (Warner Bros.) 04/21: [073] - Liz and the Blue Bird (Shochiku) 04/27: [317] - Avengers: Infinity War (Disney) [293] - Marmalade Boy (Warner Bros.) [286] - My Little Monster (Toho) 05/04: [322] - Laplace's Witch (Toho) [176] - 12 Strong (Gaga) [087] - Suburbicon (Star Channel) 05/11: [188] - Love x Doc (Asmik Ace) 05/12: [332] - The Blood of Wolves (Toei) [071] - Then Youth, But Youth (Nikkatsu) 05/18: [326] - Nomitori Samurai (Toho) [291] - Peter Rabbit (Sony) [167] - Rampage (Warner Bros.) [159] - Godzilla: The City Mechanized for the Final Battle (Toho Video Division) 05/19: [071] - Kamen Rider Amazons: The Movie (Toei) [071] - Mori, the Artist's Habitat (Nikkatsu) 05/25: [335] - What a Wonderful Family! 3: My Wife, My Life (Shochiku) [300] - After the Rain (Toho) [184] - Friendship (Gaga) [105] - All the Money in the World (Kadokawa) 05/26: [079] - Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion III - The Imperial Path (Showgate) *Preliminary theater counts in [brackets]; subject-to-change (especially for 3D/IMAX releases distributed by Disney/Warner Bros.). *Colored films are their expected or potential gross ranges (see below). Theater Count Key: <100: Limited. 101-149: Wide. 150-199: Below Average. 200-249: Standard. 250-299: Above average. 300-349: Very wide. >350: Optimal. Color Gross Key: Black: <¥1 billion (<$10 million) Red: ¥1.00-1.99 billion ($10-19 million) Green: ¥2.00-2.99 billion ($20-29 million) Blue: ¥3.00-4.99 billion ($30-49 million) Silver: ¥5.00-¥9.99 billion ($50-99 million) Gold: >¥10 billion (>$100 million)

With current exchange rates 4.5-5 billion yen make for between $42-46M. $800M WW looking increasingly likely.

Corpse : (C)2018 Disney/Pixar. All Rights Reserved. Weekend Actuals (04/07-08) 01 (01) ¥298,665,600 ($2.8 million), -22%, ¥3,497,603,200 ($32.8 million), Coco (Disney) WK4 02 (---) ¥271,972,100 ($2.6 million), 0, ¥424,301,400 ($4.0 million), Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (Sony) NEW 03 (02) ¥242,577,200 ($2.2 million), -32%, ¥2,600,816,300 ($24.5 million), The Boss Baby (Toho-Towa) WK3 04 (03) ¥189,599,900 ($1.8 million), -39%, ¥4,878,515,400 ($45.7 million), Doraemon: Nobita's Treasure Island (Toho) WK6 05 (05) ¥115,482,500 ($1.1 million), -14%, ¥4,360,851,900 ($41.0 million), The Greatest Showman (Fox) WK8 06 (---) ¥85,000,000 ($795,000), 0, ¥116,179,600 ($1.1 million), The Bastard and the Beautiful World (Toho) NEW 07 (06) ¥84,871,100 ($794,000), -34%, ¥397,329,300 ($3.7 million), The Post (Toho-Towa) WK2 08 (04) ¥81,558,300 ($762,000), -41%, ¥1,459,497,300 ($13.7 million), Chihayafuru: Conclusion (Toho) WK4 09 (08) ¥44,848,600 ($419,000), -31%, ¥750,362,700 ($7.0 million), Pretty Cure Super Stars! (Toei) WK4 10 (07) ¥37,407,100 ($350,000), -50%, ¥215,050,000 ($2.0 million), Red Sparrow (Fox) WK2 11 (---) ¥36,976,020 ($345,000), 0, ¥36,976,020 ($345,000), Thomas and Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor (Tokyo Theaters, Co.) NEW 12 (10) ¥33,649,500 ($314,000), -44%, ¥176,402,100 ($1.6 million), The Commuter (Gaga) WK2 >Coco continues to reign over the box-office, claiming its fourth-consecutive weekend at #1. Its hold is quite impressive considering drops can often times be a little harsh the first weekend of April after the Spring Break holiday period. Disney/Pixar's latest sold 223,866 admissions in its fourth weekend, and has exceeded 2.8 million after four weeks in release. The film is tracking well ahead of its studio predecessors, such as Wall-E and Inside Out, that it shared a similar opening weekend with at this point, and is on track to finish between ¥4.5-5 billion. >Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle debuts in second place, though it did have to settle for this place in terms of admissions, selling 180,315 admissions over the weekend frame across 627 screens -- it has sold 260,053 admissions since opening on Friday and after some limited Spring Break showings last week were included. Overall, while not debuting at #1 might appear disappointing, the opening is solid, especially given how poorly/dreadful Western comedies perform in the market. If it can hold onto enough seats/showtimes over the next few weeks, expect a total around ¥1.5 billion (~$15 million). >The Boss Baby slips to third place, though by selling a further 191,922 admissions in its third weekend, managed to hang onto second place in terms of admissions. The breakout hit has officially outgrossed Shrek 2 now to become DreamWorks Animation's highest-grossing film in Japan. Its post-Spring Break drop is comparable to last year's Sing, so it should have a bit more life in it to definitely exceed the ¥3 billion milestone, and finish around ¥3.2/3.3 billion ($30/31 million) or so. >Doraemon: Nobita's Treasure Island falls to fourth place in its sixth weekend of release, selling an additional 157,000 admissions. Not only did the thirty-eighth entry in the long-running franchise become the highest-grossing film in the series last Tuesday, its 32nd day of release, but it also became the most-attended film in the series on Sunday by exceeding 4.2 million admissions. It's going to exceed the ¥5 billion blockbuster milestone next weekend, and should finish a little shy of the ¥5.5 billion ($51/52 million) mark -- incredibly impressive results. >The Greatest Showman remains in the Top 5 in its eighth weekend of release, delivering an excellent hold that's once again better than last year's La La Land. The musical smash surpassed The Phantom of the Opera on Sunday to become the fourth highest-grossing live-action musical in the market, and will outgross the aforementioned La La Land to claim the #3 spot in just a few days. Look for this one to finish around the ¥4.8 billion ($45 million) mark, but it actually could reach the ¥5 billion blockbuster milestone if it's able to hold onto enough screens when Golden Week (late-April) rolls around -- it's just very unlikely. >The Bastard and the Beautiful World missed the Top 5 with a sixth-place debut, but its weekend figure remains an estimate -- sometimes limited release take an extra day or two to have their actual released. However, since opening on Friday, it has sold 87,528 admissions.

Based on Friday ticket sales, it won't even be in the top 20 this weekend.

Corpse : 『ジュマンジ／ウェルカム・トゥ・ジャングル』 Weekend Forecast (04/07-08) 01 (01) ¥288,000,000 ($2.7 million), -24%, ¥3,475,000,000 ($32.6 million), Coco (Disney) WK4 02 (02) ¥229,000,000 ($2.1 million), -35%, ¥2,600,000,000 ($24.5 million), The Boss Baby (Toho-Towa) WK3 03 (---) ¥225,000,000 ($2.1 million), 0, ¥290,000,000 ($2.7 million), Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (Sony) NEW 04 (03) ¥187,000,000 ($1.7 million), -40%, ¥4,875,000,000 ($45.7 million), Doraemon: Nobita's Treasure Island (Toho) WK6 05 (05) ¥105,000,000 ($980,000), -21%, ¥4,300,000,000 ($40.5 million), The Greatest Showman (Fox) WK8 06 (---) ¥100,000,000 ($930,000), 0, ¥140,000,000 ($1.3 million), The Bastard and the Beautiful World (Toho) NEW 07 (06) ¥89,000,000 ($830,000), -30%, ¥350,000,000 ($3.3 million), The Post (Toho-Towa) WK2 08 (04) ¥85,000,000 ($795,000), -37%, ¥1,450,000,000 ($13.7 million), Chihayafuru: Conclusion (Toho) WK4 09 (07) ¥44,000,000 ($410,000), -41%, ¥210,000,000 ($1.9 million), Red Sparrow (Fox) WK2 10 (---) ¥35,000,000 ($325,000), 0, ¥45,000,000 ($420,000), Call Boy (Phantom Film) NEW A bit of a tricky weekend to predict for a couple reasons. The first: This is the first post-Spring Break weekend, and while the holiday period doesn't effect the weekend business as much as the weekday business, it still provides some change. The second: This is a post-Discount weekend, meaning that admissions last Sunday were greatly inflated, while avg. ticket prices were greatly deflated. So... Weekend admissions will be noticeably down versus last weekend (especially Sun.-to-Sun.), but the drops in gross won't appear as bad as the decline in admissions may indicate. Having said this, Disney/Pixar's Coco appears, at the moment, that it'll survive the post-SB quite well based on early ticket sales, and will hopefully hold up better than last year's Moana which experienced rather poor legs after the holiday period. The Boss Baby, on the other hand, should still do decently, but morning ticket sales suggests that Spring Break was supporting it more over the past couple weeks. And Doraemon always begins to drop hard in April given how young it skews. >Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle has the slight advantage on Saturday in terms of advance ticket sales, but generally if an opener isn't comfortably ahead of a holdover in pre-sales, it's not usually able to keep pace with it as the day/weekend progresses. The film will have a significantly higher average ticket price over its animated holdover competition, but I don't see it keeping the admissions close enough to debut at #1 (I wouldn't rule out 2nd place yet though). >The Bastard and the Beautiful World is a difficult film to predict. It's a limited release, playing on 86 screens, and is a unique omnibus-style film. It performed solid yesterday, and its pre-sales this morning are also solid, but this one could very well be heavily frontloaded. >And finally, the tenth position this weekend is open to a variety of films. Call Boy carries a R18+ rating, so its average ticket price will be high, therefore I'm giving it the advantage over the other contenders.

Corpse : Thursday (04/05) ¥90,000,000 ($840,000), -29%, ¥2,295,000,000 ($21.8 million), The Boss Baby (Toho-Towa) Day 16 ¥80,000,000 ($750,000), -27%, ¥3,125,000,000 ($29.3 million), Coco (Disney) Day 21 ¥65,000,000 ($605,000), -45%, ¥4,625,000,000 ($43.5 million), Doraemon: Nobita's Treasure Island (Toho) Day 34 ¥30,000,000 ($280,000), -41%, ¥1,350,000,000 ($12.7 million), Chihayafuru: Conclusion (Toho) Day 20 ¥20,000,000 ($190,000), -39%, ¥4,190,000,000 ($39.4 million), The Greatest Showman (Fox) Day 49 ¥20,000,000 ($190,000), 0, ¥245,000,000 ($2.3 million), The Post (Toho-Towa) Day 7 ¥11,000,000 ($100,000), 0, ¥155,000,000 ($1.4 million), Red Sparrow (Fox) Day 7 ¥9,000,000 ($85,000), 0, ¥110,000,000 ($1.0 million), Honey (Toei/Showgate) Day 6 ¥9,000,000 ($85,000), -42%, ¥695,000,000 ($6.6 million), Pretty Cure Super Stars! (Toei) Day 20 ¥8,000,000 ($75,000), 0, ¥120,000,000 ($1.1 million), The Commuter (Gaga) Day 7 Friday (04/06) ¥70,000,000 ($650,000), -39%, ¥3,195,000,000 ($29.9 million), Coco (Disney) Day 22 ¥70,000,000 ($650,000), -48%, ¥2,365,000,000 ($22.4 million), The Boss Baby (Toho-Towa) Day 17 ¥65,000,000 ($605,000), 0, ¥65,000,000 ($605,000), Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (Sony) NEW ¥50,000,000 ($465,000), -59%, ¥4,675,000,000 ($44.0 million), Doraemon: Nobita's Treasure Island (Toho) Day 35 ¥40,000,000 ($375,000), 0, ¥40,000,000 ($375,000), The Bastard and the Beautiful World (Toho) NEW ¥20,000,000 ($185,000), -55%, ¥1,370,000,000 ($12.9 million), Chihayafuru: Conclusion (Toho) Day 21 ¥20,000,000 ($185,000), -36%, ¥4,210,000,000 ($39.6 million), The Greatest Showman (Fox) Day 50 ¥20,000,000 ($185,000), -46%, ¥265,000,000 ($2.5 million), The Post (Toho-Towa) Day 8 ¥9,000,000 ($85,000), -56%, ¥165,000,000 ($1.5 million), Red Sparrow (Fox) Day 8 ¥7,000,000 ($65,000), 0, ¥115,000,000 ($1.1 million), Honey (Toei/Showgate) Day 7 % changes versus same day last week.

Yep, but next weekend might be even more important with fierce competition as both the annual Crayon Shin-chan movie and the annual Detective Conan movie are being released. Not to mention they're both being released on Friday instead of Saturday, for some reason, which will cut the other animated movies' screens and seats 24h earlier.