JAPAN BOX OFFICE | Demon Slayer breaks all time record for OW

[Olive]

If you made Ghibli into a franchise, how successful would it be?

Only needs top 5 of Ghibli movies to beat Potter.

[lab276]

Only needs top 5 of Ghibli movies to beat Potter.

And Doraemon?

[Olive]

Studio Ghibli (Box-Office History)


Opening Weekends (2-Day)
¥1.483 billion ($14.0 million) / 1,104,980 :: Howl's Moving Castle (Hayao Miyazaki, Nov. 2004)
¥1.034 billion ($9.8 million) / 812,557 :: Ponyo (Hayao Miyazaki, July 2008)
¥1.005 billion ($8.9 million) / 810,000 :: Spirited Away (Hayao Miyazaki, July 2001)
¥960.9 billion ($9.8 million) / 747,451 :: The Wind Rises (Hayao Miyazaki, July 2013)
¥907.5 million ($7.9 million) / 672,696 :: Tales from Earthsea (Goro Miyazaki, July 2006)
¥895.6 million ($10.3 million) / 680,190 :: The Secret World of Arrietty (Hiromasa Yonebayashi, July 2010) 
¥394.1 million ($3.5 million) / 328,007 :: The Cat Returns (Hiroyuki Morita, July 2002)
¥387.5 million ($4.9 million) / 296,006 :: From Up on Poppy Hill (Goro Miyazaki, July 2011)

Totals
¥30.4 billion ($244 million) / 23.5 million :: Spirited Away (Hayao Miyazaki, July 2001) #1 All-Time
¥22.0 billion ($207 million) / 15.0 million :: Howl's Moving Castle (Hayao Miyazaki, Nov. 2004) #3 All-Time
¥19.3 billion ($165.5 million) / 14.2 million :: Princess Mononoke (Hayao Miyazaki, July 1997) #5 Al-Time
¥15.5 billion ($164 million) / 12.87 million :: Ponyo (Hayao Miyazaki, July 2008) #9 All-Time
¥10.62 billion ($108.7 million) / 8.57 million :: The Wind Rises  (Hayao Miyazaki, July 2013) #24 All-Time

¥9.25 billion ($111.9 million) / 7.56 million :: The Secret World of Arrietty (Hiromasa Yonebayashi, July 2010) #37 All-Time
¥7.65 billion ($62.9 million) / 6.1 million :: Tales from Earthsea (Goro Miyazaki, July 2006)
¥6.46 billion ($54.4 million) / 5.5 million :: The Cat Returns (Hiroyuki Morita, July 2002)
¥4.46 billion ($57.8 million) / 3.55 million :: From Up on Poppy Hill (Goro Miyazaki, July 2011)
¥4.45 billion ($32.5 million) / 3.5 million :: Porco Rosso (Hayao Miyazaki, July 1992)
¥4.05 billion ($40.3 million) / 3.3 million :: Pom Poko (Isao Takahata, July 1994)
¥2.90 billion ($21.5 million) / 2.4 million :: Only Yesterday (Isao Takahata, July 1991)
¥2.85 billion ($29.3 million) / 2.3 million :: Whisper of the Heart (Yoshifumi Kondo, July 1995)
¥2.17 billion ($18.2 million) / 2.64 million :: Kiki's Delivery Service (Hayao Miyazaki, July 1989)
¥590 million ($4.6 million) / 800,000 :: My Neighbor Totoro/Grave of the Fireflies [Double Feature] (Hayao Miyazaki, Iso Takahata, Apr. 1988)

[lab276]

Thank you.Total in Yen: 142.65bTotal admissions: 111.79m

[cremino]

Corpse

 

Weekend Forecast [9/21-22]



1 (-) Despicable Me 2 (Toho-Towa) ¥320 million ($3.3 million) DEBUT
2 (2) The Wind Rises (Toho) ¥240 million ($2.5 million) Week 10
3 (1) Ataru: The First Love & The Last Kill (Toho) ¥230 million ($2.4 million) Week 2
4 (-) Elysium (Sony) ¥180 million ($1.9 million) DEBUT
5 (3) The Wolverine (Fox) ¥110 million ($1.2 million) Week 2
6 (4) Unforgiven (Warner Bros.) ¥100 million ($1.1 million) Week 2
7 (5) Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day (Aniplex) ¥50 million ($510,000) Week 4
8 (-) The Devil's Path (Nikkatsu) ¥45 million ($460,000) DEBUT
9 (7) Sadako 3D Part 2 (Kadokawa Pictures) ¥40 million ($410,000) Week 4
10 (6) Man of Steel (Warner Bros.) ¥35 million ($360,000) Week 4

Despicable Me 2 did very well last week with it's preview screenings (earning over ¥300 million ($3.1 million) over the holiday weekend frame), is receiving a much wider release than it's predecessor, and has the strongest pre-sales of any film in release. And it helps that the original film was a breakout (by non Disney/Pixar imported-animation standards) and DVD rentals were good. The market is also pretty barren of any films that would appeal to young children now. It should win the weekend pretty easily.

 

Elysium is bound to do typical sci-fi/action film numbers. There's not much of a market for these types of films anymore like there was in the early 2000s.

The Devil's Path is only opening on 78 screens, but there seems to be a lot of interest in the film so I think it'll debut in the top 10. I sort of want to place it higher.

Edited September 21, 2013 by eren jaeger

[cremino]

Corpse

 

Most-Consecutive Weeks in the Top 10 [1998-]26 - Spirited Away (2001)21 - Howl's Moving Castle (2004)20 - Armageddon (1998)18 - Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)18 - Bayside Shakedown (1998)16 - Avatar (2009)16 - Bayside Shakedown: Save the Rainbow Bridge! (2003)16 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)16 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)15 - Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World (2004)15 - Monsters Inc. (2002)15 - The Green Mile (2000)15 - Deep Impact (1998)14 - Ponyo (2008)14 - The Last Samurai (2003)14 - The Matrix (1999)13 - Les Miserables (2012)13 - The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (2004)13 - Finding Nemo (2003)13 - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2003)13 - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2002)13 - M:I-2 (2000)12 - Alice in Wonderland (2010)12 - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)12 - Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002)12 - Saving Private Ryan (1998)Looking at the upcoming schedule, The Wind Rises should land somewhere around 16-18 weeks. Monsters University unfortunately just missed 12 weeks thanks to its harsher post-Summer drops.Best Multipliers (Wide-Releases) [2001-]30.37 - Spirited Away (2001)26.13 - Avatar (2009)23.21 - Departures (2008)20.68 - Les Miserabes (2012) [Final Estimate]16.44 - The Cat Returns (2002)15.69 - Monsters, Inc. (2002)15.25 - The Last Samurai (2003)14.98 - Ponyo (2008)14.84 - Howl's Moving Castle (2004)14.81 - Always: Sunset on Third Street (2005)14.25 - Confessions (2010)13.96 - Bayside Shakedown: Save the Rainbow Bridge! (2003)13.83 - Thermae Romae (2012)13.64 - Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World (2004)13.09 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)12.98 - Summer Wars (2009)12.85 - Ted (2013) [Final Estimate]12.51 - The Phantom of the Opera (2005)12.48 - Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)12.24 - Finding Nemo (2003)11.56 - The Wolf Children Ame and Yuki (2012)11.51 - From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)11.34 - SP: The Motion Picture 2 (2011)11.05 - The Wind Rises (2013) [After 9 Weeks in Release]11.05 - Toy Story 3 (2010)10.71 - The Ecstasy Hotel (2006)10.49 - Monsters University (2013) [After 11 Weeks in Release]10.34 - Arrietty (2010)10.22 - Letters from Iwo Jima (2007)10.06 - Michael Jackson's This Is It (2009)This one is harder to project since The Wind Rises will be playing for a long time, but 13-15 is the vague range. Monsters University is nearing the end of it's run, but will make a run at 11.Also, A Boy Called H which opened last month was at 9.93 last weekend. It'll undoubtedly be over 10 this weekend.

[JCS]

Spirited Away...

[Olive]

DM2 made 574.2m yen on the long holiday weekend not including 310m previews.

Very impressive for an Animated movie not from Pixar.

Edited September 24, 2013 by Rocket Olive

[Sam]

Olive, what are the total for MU, MOS and Wolverine up to now?

[Olive]

Olive, what are the total for MU, MOS and Wolverine up to now?

No updates for this weekend.

[tupek]

Never thought that chit could make more than the first one, given how franchises like Ice Age sequels were smaller than their respective predecessor.

 

Congratulations to despicable me 2

[Olive]

Top Grossing Animated Films All-Time (¥3 billion+)01. Spirited Away :: ¥30.4 billion ($244 million)02. Howl's Moving Castle :: ¥22.0 billion ($207 million)03. Princess Mononoke :: ¥19.3 billion ($165.5 million)04. Ponyo :: ¥15.5 billion ($156 million)05. The Wind Rises :: ¥11.08 billion ($113.4 million) [10 Weeks in Release]06. Finding Nemo :: ¥11.0 billion ($102.4 million)07. Toy Story 3 :: ¥10.8 billion ($130.7 million)08. Monsters, Inc. :: ¥9.37 billion ($76.8 million)09. Arrietty :: ¥9.25 billion ($111.9 million)10. Monsters University :: ¥8.92 billion ($90.8 million) [12 Weeks in Release]11. Tales from Earthsea :: ¥7.65 billion ($62.9 million)12. Pokemon: Mewtwo Strikes Back! :: ¥7.54 billion ($67.8 million)13. One Piece Film Z :: ¥6.85 billion ($76.9 million) [Final Estimate]14. The Cat Returns :: ¥6.46 billion ($54.4 million)15. Pokemon: The Power of One :: ¥6.36 billion ($64.8 million)16. Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo :: ¥5.30 billion ($64.0 million)17. The Incredibles :: ¥5.26 billion ($51.1 million)18. Pokemon Diamond & Pearl: The Rise of Darkrai :: ¥5.02 billion ($47.2 million)19. Up :: ¥5.00 billion ($60.5 million)20. Dinosaur :: ¥4.90 billion ($42.1 million)21. Pokemon: Spell of the Unown :: ¥4.85 billion ($45.8 million)22. One Piece Film Strong World :: ¥4.80 billion ($58.1 million)23. Pokemon Diamond & Pearl: Giratina and the Sky Warrior :: ¥4.80 billion ($53.3 million)24. Pokemon Diamond & Pearl: Arceus and the Jewel of Life :: ¥4.67 billion ($51.6 million)25. Pokemon Advanced: Jirachi - Wishmaker :: ¥4.50 billion ($38.4 million)26. From Kokuriko Hill :: ¥4.47 billion ($57.8

Edited September 25, 2013 by Rocket Olive

[Olive]

Corpse gave some new updates

[cremino]

Corpse

 

Pixar (Box-Office History)


Opening Weekends
¥977.3 million ($11.1 million) / 649,299 :: Toy Story 3 (Lee Unkrich, July 2010)
¥898.0 million ($8.4 million) / 724,000 :: Finding Nemo (Andrew Stanton, Dec. 2003)
¥847.4 million ($8.5 million) / 614,969 :: Monsters University (Dan Scanlon, July 2013)
¥751.9 million ($7.3 million) / 604,355 :: The Incredibles (Brad Bird, Dec. 2004)
¥627.7 million ($7.2 million) / 440,804 :: Up (Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Dec. 2009)
¥590.7 million ($4.5 million) / 465,624 :: Monsters, Inc. (Pete Docter, Mar. 2002)
¥504.9 million ($4.2 million) / 379,941 :: Ratatouille (Brad Bird, July 2007)
¥458.2 million ($4.9 million) / 336,597 :: Cars 2 (John Lasseter, July 2011)
¥449.6 million ($4.8 million) / 373,754 :: Wall-E (Andrew Stanton, Dec. 2008)
¥381.2 million ($3.5 million) / 350,000 :: Cars (John Lasseter, July 2006)
¥147.8 million ($1.9 million) / 106,271 :: Brave (Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman, July 2012)

Totals
¥11.0 billion ($102.4 million) / 8.60 million :: Finding Nemo (Andrew Stanton, Dec. 2003)
¥10.8 billion ($130.7 million) / 7.30 million :: Toy Story 3 (Lee Unkrich, July 2010)
¥9.37 billion ($76.8 million) / 7.60 million :: Monsters, Inc. (Pete Docter, Mar. 2002)
¥8.92 billion ($90.8 million) / 7.02 million :: Monsters University (Dan Scanlon, July 2013) [12 Weeks in Release]
¥5.26 billion ($51.1 million) / 4.40 million :: The Incredibles (Brad Bird, Dec. 2004)
¥5.00 billion ($60.5 million) / 3.80 million :: Up (Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Dec. 2009)
¥4.00 billion ($44.2 million) / 3.20 million :: Wall-E (Andrew Stanton, Dec. 2008)
¥3.90 billion ($36.3 million) / 3.10 million :: Ratatouille (Brad Bird, July 2007)
¥3.45 billion ($29.9 million) / 2.80 million :: Toy Story 2 (John Lasseter, Lee Unkrich, Mar. 2000)
¥3.01 billion ($39.0 million) / 2.32 million :: Cars 2 (John Lasseter, July 2011)
¥2.23 billion ($19.0 million) / 1.80 million :: Cars (John Lasseter, July 2006)
¥1.15 billion ($8.3 million) / 900,000 :: A Bug's Life (John Lasseter, Mar. 1999)
¥930 million ($11.9 million) / 680,000 :: Brave (Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman, July 2012)

 

Studio Ghibli (Box-Office History)


Opening Weekends
¥1.483 billion ($14.0 million) / 1,104,980 :: Howl's Moving Castle (Hayao Miyazaki, Nov. 2004)
¥1.034 billion ($9.8 million) / 812,557 :: Ponyo (Hayao Miyazaki, July 2008)
¥1.001 billion ($8.9 million) / 810,000 :: Spirited Away (Hayao Miyazaki, July 2001)
¥960.9 million ($9.8 million) / 747,451 :: The Wind Rises (Hayao Miyazaki, July 2013)
¥907.5 million ($7.9 million) / 672,696 :: Tales from Earthsea (Goro Miyazaki, July 2006)
¥895.6 million ($10.3 million) / 680,190 :: The Secret World of Arrietty (Hiromasa Yonebayashi, July 2010)
¥715.0 million ($6.2 million) / 540,000 :: Princess Mononoke (Hayao Miyazaki, July 1997)
¥394.1 million ($3.5 million) / 328,007 :: The Cat Returns (Hiroyuki Morita, July 2002)
¥387.5 million ($4.9 million) / 296,006 :: From Up on Poppy Hill (Goro Miyazaki, July 2011)

Totals
¥30.4 billion ($244 million) / 23.5 million :: Spirited Away (Hayao Miyazaki, July 2001)
¥22.0 billion ($207 million) / 15.0 million :: Howl's Moving Castle (Hayao Miyazaki, Nov. 2004)
¥19.3 billion ($165.5 million) / 14.2 million :: Princess Mononoke (Hayao Miyazaki, July 1997)
¥15.5 billion ($156.0 million) / 12.87 million :: Ponyo (Hayao Miyazaki, July 2008)
¥11.08 billion ($113.4 million) / 8.94 million :: The Wind Rises (Hayao Miyazaki, July 2013) [10 Weeks in Release]
¥9.25 billion ($111.9 million) / 7.56 million :: The Secret World of Arrietty (Hiromasa Yonebayashi, July 2010)
¥7.65 billion ($62.9 million) / 6.10 million :: Tales from Earthsea (Goro Miyazaki, July 2006)
¥6.46 billion ($54.4 million) / 5.50 million :: The Cat Returns (Hiroyuki Morita, July 2002)
¥4.46 billion ($57.8 million) / 3.55 million :: From Up on Poppy Hill (Goro Miyazaki, July 2011)
¥4.45 billion ($32.5 million) / 3.50 million :: Porco Rosso (Hayao Miyazaki, July 1992)
¥4.05 billion ($40.3 million) / 3.30 million :: Pom Poko (Isao Takahata, July 1994)
¥2.90 billion ($21.5 million) / 2.40 million :: Only Yesterday (Isao Takahata, July 1991)
¥2.85 billion ($29.3 million) / 2.30 million :: Whisper of the Heart (Yoshifumi Kondo, July 1995)
¥2.17 billion ($18.2 million) / 2.64 million :: Kiki's Delivery Service (Hayao Miyazaki, July 1989)
¥590 million ($4.6 million) / 800,000 :: My Neighbor Totoro/Grave of the Fireflies [Double Feature] (Hayao Miyazaki, Iso Takahata, Apr. 1988)

[Olive]

30 mil yen weekly gross for MU, it won't pass MI at the end of it's run.

[Olive]

MOS $9M

Wolverine $5.14M

Both did not so good.

[Sam]

MOS $9MWolverine $5.14MBoth did not so good.

Eek, yeah, not so good indeed. MOS should finish around 10M I think. Wolverine, maybe 8M or so?

[alee7915]

wow...  amazing numbers from Japan 

[Ent]

Eek, yeah, not so good indeed. MOS should finish around 10M I think. Wolverine, maybe 8M or so?

Superman Returns made $11.3 M in Japan, 7 years ago.

 

Japan, Italy, Spain and Portugal are the four markets where 2D Superman Returns made more than 3D MOS. 

7 years of Inflation, if taken into account, just increases that discrepancy even more.

Edited September 27, 2013 by Ent

[peludo]

Superman Returns made $11.3 M in Japan, 7 years ago.

 

Japan, Italy, Spain and Portugal are the four markets where 2D Superman Returns made more than 3D MOS. 

7 years of Inflation, if taken into account, just increases that discrepancy even more.

3 countries with huge crisis and another where 3D is not liked and Hollywood results have dropped a lot in last years (with some exceptions like MU)