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The drop isn't so bad for Moana. I was expecting something greater than 30% to be honest considering how well Sing was and still is being promoted. I'm fully expecting it to rebound today and pass $210-220 by the end of the year and add another $30-50 million for a total of $240-270 million. Sing will probably rake in around $250-300 million. The biggest fight for the last spot in the Top 10 begins and whether or not history will be made by having all of the films in the Top 10 earn more than $300 million. Would be a beautiful chart if that happens.

WTF WAS I ON WHEN I TYPED THIS? 0////0 Anyways I cannot wait for KONOSUBA!!! I discovered Konosuba through this thread and I cannot express how much I freaking love that show!!! <3 <3 <3 *HYPE*

When Victor and Yuri don't kiss in the last episode of Yuri on Ice and make you wait 'till season 2... T_T But in all honesty, the last episode was great, but no kissing made it go from 10/10 to 7.8/10. Cons: - too much ice - no kissing - more kissing

Using Tangled as the basis for its worldwide performance barring a few territories, I have Moana at $610-660 million WW with a $260 million intake at the domestic box office. Give or take a few million, Moana should easily sail past the $600 million.

Sing was actually surprisngly good in my opinion. Not a Moana, a Zootopia, or a Finding Dory, but good. Just like how Ariana is a good singer, but will never stand among the likes of Whitney, Mariah, or Barbra. Just good. A film that makes you say, "Aw!" and then move on. Ya know?

A messy yet heartfelt narrative, clichè storytelling that somehow resonates, emotionally impacting for everyone, and one of Illumination's best are what would best describe Sing, another talking animal offering from the world of animation. The characters are fleshed out, the themes are great for kids and parents alike, and the performances truly stand out in their own ways. However, the absense of a true villain (there is a "villain," but not to the usual degree) which seems to be a thing animation is going towards truly hurt the overall package along with the film trying to do too many things all at once. Apart from a few hiccups in narrative, Sing is a wonderful film for all ages and one of the best animated films of the year. If Illumination continues to perfect their storytelling and make them more substantive and have more meat than bones, they could really create something wonderful and Sing gave us the first glimpse of that since Despicable Me. C+

Clearing $200 million by the end of the year and has a real shot at the Top 10 domestic releases of 2016. It just needs to perform like Tangled over the holidays and considering it's outpacing even TS2, it seems to have a good shot at $218-225+ million by the end of 2016. Even Pixar couldn't churn out two critically acclaimed and box office successes in one year... goes to show you how mammoth-like and GOLDEN the Revival Era of WDAS is right now. The big test begins tomorrow... *praying to the box-office gods* PS: Comparison to PIXAR is not meant to dilute or minimize Pixar's worth and success, but rather showcase how far WDAS has come from the darkness that was the 2000s since Pixar remains a golden brand in animation.

Moana is not going to just make $30 million by the end of the year. Considering how well it's performing and how parallel its performance is to TS2, I think anything north of $50 million is a possibility if not a given.

Everyone talking about Rogue One, but I'm just here sipping my tea whilst looking at Moana's sexy drop!

Moana showing those sexy legs!

Breath of relief as Moana shows those sexy legs! *SIGH*

OMFG!!! THAT GIF! <3 <3 <3 xD xD Anyways, very excited for this film. I LOVE Octavia Spencer and Taraji P. Henson!

Y2 billion to Y3 billion possible considering how well Into the Woods and Les did. They usually open small and post GIANT multipliers with Les at No.7 of the highest multipliers. Hopefully it does above Y1 billion which is the threshold it needs to pass to be considered a "box office hit" in Japan.

Can't believe I haven't reviewed this film. Better late than never: Kubo and the Two Strings is an absolutely gorgeous film that may falter from plot hiccups, but makes up for said shortcomings by delivering an astonishingly emotion-packed story about memories, creating your own stories, family, love, compassion, and forgiveness. The beginning of Kubo and the Two Strings was the most emotionally resonant personally: Kubo's relationship with her mother, the quiet moments in between, the village scene to contrast from the beginning, and the appearance of the sisters all worked in tandem to create suspense, curiosity, and had my attention gripped. The middle was the second strongest part as it was action packed, had brilliant animation, and the story progressed in a smooth manner. (Monkey and Beetle had me laughing my a** off, especially Monkey.) The weakest parts of the film were the climax and the resolution: the story became blotted and a little conventional with the Grandfather turning into a giant lizard/worm hybrid and Kubo using his magical prowess to fend him of being a little left-field. However, the final package was so overwhelmingly outstanding and the movie had me invested visually and emotionally by that point that I couldn't care less. The film in and of itself is simply stunning and deserves the awards its earned. Between Kubo, Your Name, and ZOOTOPIA, 2016 marks yet another high calibre in animation. A

If somehow Disney makes lightning strike twice (which I highly doubt) and Frozen 2's premise and storyline is novel and not hackneyed, then I suppose it could increase from the original Frozen. Still, sequels to beloved movies and phenomenons such as Frozen can only do so much to build on the property in a positive way as almost always sequels end up destroying the lasting legacy.

To be placed on the AFI's list of "Movies of the Year" is a great honor for Zootopia. Only 11 animated features since 2000 have been placed on the list!

Per Corpse: Weekend Forecast (12/10-11)01 (---) ¥475,000,000 ($4.1 million), 0, ¥475,000,000 ($4.1 million), Monster Strike: The Movie (Warner Bros.) NEW 02 (01) ¥467,000,000 ($4.0 million), -31%, ¥4,200,000,000 ($37.5 million), Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Warner Bros.) WK303 (---) ¥300,000,000 ($2.6 million), 0, ¥300,000,000 ($2.6 million), A Man Called Pirate (Toho) NEW 04 (02) ¥259,000,000 ($2.3 million), +06%, ¥20,500,000,000 ($197.5 million), Your Name. (Toho) WK1605 (---) ¥225,000,000 ($1.9 million), 0, ¥225,000,000 ($1.9 million), Kamen Rider Heisei Generations: Dr. Pacman vs. Ex-Aid & Ghost (Toei) NEW 06 (04) ¥65,000,000 ($560,000), -05%, ¥575,000,000 ($5.2 million), In This Corner of the World (Tokyo Theaters, Co.) WK5 07 (03) ¥48,000,000 ($415,000), -40%, ¥1,350,000,000 ($12.3 million), Museum (Warner Bros.) WK6 08 (05) ¥45,000,000 ($395,000), -22%, ¥325,000,000 ($2.8 million), KanColle: The Movie (Kadokawa) WK3 09 (06) ¥34,000,000 ($295,000), -39%, ¥350,000,000 ($3.1 million), Shippu Rondo (Toei) WK3 10 (07) ¥25,000,000 ($220,000), -35%, ¥135,000,000 ($1.2 million), Florence Foster Jenkins (Gaga) WK2>Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is going to have a tough fight on its hands if it wants to claim a third-consecutive week atop the box office, and it's from a film by Warner Bros., interestingly enough, and that's Monster Strike... >Monster Strike: The Movie, the film adaptation of one of the most popular mobile games of all-time, has some strong pre-sales, and combined with this morning's and afternoon's ticket sales, is on track to win the weekend, or at least Saturday. The only thing halting its performance, otherwise I'd say it was "likely" to debut at #1, is the lack of large screens, which are being occupied by Beasts and Pirate. It's selling out a significant number of showtimes, they're just in regular 200-300 auditoriums, though; it doesn't have the 500+ screens. >Takashi Yamazaki's A Man Called Pirate doesn't seem likely to replicate the success that was The Eternal Zero. It's probably going to skew older, so I'm not letting the average pre-sales sway my opinion, but so far nothing is pointing to a breakout performance. >Your Name. will continue along with its unprecedented performance with possibly another weekend increase, in its sixteenth week in release. It's up for the day compared to last week so far, and it's probably not going to fall behind. If it "only" stays flat with last week, it'll deliver the second biggest 16th weekend of all-time, behind only Frozen - it's also going to overtake Frozen's weekends beginning next week, so it'll officially begin its journey to surpassing it in gross as New Year approaches.

Your Name coming for that $400 million!

Hopefully Moana stays above $20 million. Tracking for $250 million give or take a few million for the final domestic gross and $650+ million or O/U Big Hero 6 WW depending on WOM in the big markets where it has drastically performed below expectations. It'll have to make up for its China, UK, and other Asian country performances by grossing big time in Japan or breaking out in other countries. Great performance when looking at the larger picture, but sad performance when compared to animated blockbusters of the 2010s with many breaking the $700 or $800 million thresholds. It still has a chance of $700+ million, but man are those O/S performances poor.

I don't know why but the Emoji Movie actually appeals to me. The premise is very promising and the outburst of creativity is INSANE! Hopefully it delivers. As for Cars 3, I think it'll surprise or FAIL critically, no in between. I don't care for the other films. I'm going into hibernation until 2017 arrives, unless a Japanese animated film or an unexpected breakout occurs. 2016: Year of Animation... 2017: Worst Year of Animation... 2018: Will it Beat 2016?

Your Name is already at roughly $200 million in Japan, so $225+ million is more likely.

My frontrunners: - Zootopia, 4.5/5 - Your Name, 4/5 - Moana, 4/5 - Kubo and the Two Strings, 4/5 - The Red Turtle (Have yet to see but judging from the critical reviews, the film is up there, so I'll have to see it soon)

It's getting a limited release in the U.S and if it does well during the limited release then I'm sure they'll gradually expand the theater count. I'm hoping it does get a wide release date. Such a great film. An Oscar nomination is also surely going to push it past 25 billion yen and a win... that could propel it towards Spirited Away numbers in Japan and a guaranteed wide release.

I'm thinking anywhere between $300 and $400 million barring it doesn't break out in the U.S...

Hopefully it'll leg it's way to ABOVE Big Hero 6 at the worldwide box office. Such sad performances all around overseas except for France, but that's ONE country. Now it's up the Latin America and Japan. I was hoping it would do Inside Out numbers.