Suzume | $109.6M Japan | $224.7M OS | $334.3M WW | Biggest OS for a Japanese Title ~ Bigger than Spirited Away &Your Name!!!

[Issac Newton]

95% LIKELY - $200M WW by SUN!!!

[Issac Newton]

Mainland China

 

If Maoyan Forecast end up true (I am still holding my expectations) then...

 

Suzume OW >> Avatar 2 OW 

[GOGODanca]

Looking at showtimes locally and Suzume will be getting imax screens 

[GOGODanca]

Looks like right around $14m OD in china

[Issac Newton]

 

Official OD - ¥95.37M (¥60.11M Pre-sales/¥35.26M Walk-ins)

 

9.5 Taopiaopiao | 7.7 Douban | 91% Weibo | 9.8 Billi Billi

 

57 minutes ago, GOGODanca said:

Looks like right around $14m OD in china

$13.88M True OD | $11K Previews | $13.99M OD with Previews

[Issac Newton]

50 minutes ago, Issac Newton said:

Official OD - ¥95.37M (¥60.11M Pre-sales/¥35.26M Walk-ins)

Jurassic World: Dominon - ¥95.22M... Damm Close! | Avatar 2 (¥126.34M)

 

Post-Pandemicaly, 2nd Biggest OD For a Imported Release in Mainland China!

[interiorgatordecorator]

is there a reason why anime movies wait months after the initial Japanese release to come out in foreign countries? wonder if we'll ever see a concurrent global release for an anime movie

 

Edited March 24, 2023 by interiorgatordecorator

[Issac Newton]

1 minute ago, interiorgatordecorator said:

is there a reason why anime movies wait months after the initial Japanese release to come out in foreign countries? wonder if we'll ever see a global release at the same time as japan for an anime movie

 

Short Answer - Overseas Potential determine by Domestic Performance

 

Long Answer - It depends upon Studio. Currently, Toho Overseas Strategy goes with three-six months gap between Japan &Any Overseas Market. If you ask why because Overseas Market have Piracy issues that affect earning in Japan. So, to avoid things that happen unexpectedly because of Distribution Violation in 1/2 regions that is gap. 

 

Secondly, Distribution Rights (Theatrical &Streaming) Often Valuations of Japanese Anime Film is determined by Domestic Performance whether it get release on those countries or not - $5M for Demon Slayer (China) &$1M for Jujutsu Kaisen (CIS)

 

Thirdly, Marketing &Promotion - most difficult! Japanese Anime Film has two major Overseas Market - USA &China. China often value our products with WOM. &USA ahh that's a fanbase market. Arrangements & Planning within a limited budget is costly. Need lots of calculation

 

Fourthly, Release Date - Damm do you think we will go head to head with Black Panther Wakanda Forever.. ahh never, Asia might be strong for Suzume but Rest Of World will be hellish negligible

 

Fifth and not the least, we get time required to build WOM for Overseas Market from Domestic Performance 

 

It's not that Japan hadn't tried but back in 2021 Scarlet Bullet got simultaneous release in 22 countries! $40M WW OW

[Issac Newton]

~$195M WW until Sun | Hold ups will depend for actual.

 

Will defeat Weathering With You (¥22.5B/$206M) soon!

[Issac Newton]

$105M | Japan

x$50M | China

x$24M | Korea

$5.9M | Taiwan 

$3.0M | Hong Kong 

$2.6M | Philippines

$2.0M | Indonesia 

$900K | Malaysia 

$890K | Vietnam 

$210K | Singapore 

 

$194.5M WW

[Issac Newton]

Admission Data

 

27M for Suzume vs 17M for SLAM DUNK

 

Difference is 10M China 

[cannastop]

On 3/24/2023 at 1:01 PM, interiorgatordecorator said:

is there a reason why anime movies wait months after the initial Japanese release to come out in foreign countries? wonder if we'll ever see a concurrent global release for an anime movie

 

I would guess it's because for instance a lot of Ghibli movies release in July in Japan...

If you but the same movie in July in the USA, it would get steamrolled.

[Issac Newton]

East Asia Numbers has exceeded Weathering With You in Local Currency (Also in USD if you ignore Japan Numbers)

 

South Asia has fared well above both Your Name &Weathering With You except Philippines (behind $4.2M Your Name)

 

China crossed Weathering With You but still behind Your Name

 

Combining all, did better in comp to Weathering With You

 

PR with Budget worth is so far $25M

[Issac Newton]

Warner Bros are Distributor for Thailand &Philippines 

 

They should have taken Overseas rights like Pokemon movies (1, 2 &3)

[Issac Newton]

North America - Crunchyroll 

South America, Africa, Middle East &Europe - Sony (Nordic &Baltics under Sony)

 

Crunchyroll in France &Universal in Netherlands. UIP for Poland...

 

Maximum regions are managed by Sony. While Crunchyroll is managing the original big markets like France.

[SchumacherFTW]

1 hour ago, Issac Newton said:

Warner Bros are Distributor for Thailand &Philippines 

 

They should have taken Overseas rights like Pokemon movies (1, 2 &3)

Noooooo, they messed up the first Pokemon movie really badly, took out the whole subplot with the little girl that gave Mewtwo his motivation.

[Issac Newton]

Distributor Update

 

Crossed SG$1M ($750K) per Encore Films

[Issac Newton]

~$236M Until SUN (04/02)

 

If not for the USD-JPY or near Your Name Japan Gross. This film could have been defeated Spirited Away ($413M)

 

Currently going with $300M WW. Probably winning SLAM DUNK (unless that film blow up like East Asian Region)

Edited April 2, 2023 by Issac Newton

[Issac Newton]

35M Admission 

[MG10]

Suzume no Tojimari: il nuovo film di Makoto Shinkai arriverà in Italia ad aprile | AnimeClick

 

Here in Italy it comes out on April 27, we are among the last but at least it won't be too close to Mario Bros and I can go to see both