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

[The Toymaker]

I just don't get Japan's love for RE.

The games are Japanese-made.Doesn't take a genius to work it out.

[John Marston]

The games are Japanese-made.Doesn't take a genius to work it out.

But the movies are nothing like the games. I would think they would reject the films

[The Toymaker]

But the movies are nothing like the games. I would think they would reject the films

Judge Dredd was very successful in the UK. Tintin was very successful in Belgium. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo was very successful in Sweden.

Source material is important for film lovers. It's the way it works.

[kayumanggi]

Judge Dredd was very successful in the UK. Tintin was very successful in Belgium. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo was very successful in Sweden.

Source material is important for film lovers. It's the way it works.

And a lot of American films bombed in America.

[StephenN18]

$56.9 million is a more accurate final total in USD for RE4.In USD, RE5 will be around $45 million after this weekend.

That gross does seem a bit low, considering it was up to $42 million by Monday? I thought $46-46.5 million would have been its gross by this weekend. If it keeps on like this, it won't make more than Afterlife. Are there anymore special holidays where it could potentially make more?

[Corpse]

That gross does seem a bit low, considering it was up to $42 million by Monday? I thought $46-46.5 million would have been its gross by this weekend. If it keeps on like this, it won't make more than Afterlife. Are there anymore special holidays where it could potentially make more?

Monday was a Holiday. And $46 million is barely more than $45 million - it could be there on Sunday.I doubt it makes more than Afterlife though. It definitely won't in yen or admissions, and will require the dollar to become even weaker to make an attempt at $57 million or more. I'm seeing about 4.2 billion ($53 million).

[StephenN18]

Well, I guess $53 million is still really good! Although I don't get why they're saying Mission Impossible is the biggest film of the year, when it was actually out last December, so surely RE should have that title?

[Corpse]

Mission Impossible is the biggest Hollywood film of the year.The box office year runs from Dec.1-Nov.30.

[The Toymaker]

And a lot of American films bombed in America.

The rule doesn't apply there. America sold out and make a lot of trash.

[The Toymaker]

[The Toymaker]

It looks like a good week for The Expendables 2 to open up. With disappointing 2nd week holdovers and no new action movie since September (The Bourne Legacy), Japan might welcome a big new action release. It doesn't appear to be opening up against anything major. The only hurdle is how much the predecessor made ($11m), which makes me think perhaps they won't take to this too much.

[Corpse]

2012 Box Office Charts

As of Sunday, 10/14:

Top Grossing Films (¥1 billion+)

Rank :: Revenue ¥ (billion) / $ (million) :: Title :: Release :: Admissions (million) :: Days In Release :: Distributor

01 :: ¥7.21 / $92.88 (8.20x) :: Umizaru: Brave Hearts :: July :: 5.68 :: TE :: Toho

02 :: ¥5.94 / $76.03 (13.75x) :: Thermae Romae :: Apr. :: 4.67 :: TE :: Toho

03 :: ¥5.38 / $70.55 (9.39x) :: Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol :: Dec '10 :: 4.24 :: OE :: Paramount

04 :: ¥5.20 / $67.37 (6.47x) :: Bayside Shakedown THE FINAL :: Sept. :: 4.08 :: 38 :: Toho

05 :: ¥4.14 / $52.99 (11.34x) :: The Wolf Children Ame and Yuki :: July :: 3.38 :: TE :: Toho

06 :: ¥3.59 / $45.90 (6.50x) :: Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles :: Mar. :: 3.32 :: OE :: Toho

07 :: ¥3.56 / $45.56 (7.12x) :: The Avengers :: Aug. :: 2.35 :: TE :: Disney

08 :: ¥3.51 / $44.88 (6.89x) :: Pokemon BW: Kyurem Vs. The Sacred Swordsman - Keldeo :: July :: 3.35 :: TE :: Toho

09 :: ¥3.47 / $44.31 (5.12x) :: Resident Evil: Retribution :: Sept. :: 2.34 :: 31 :: Sony

10 :: ¥3.40 / $43.31 (6.12x) :: ALWAYS: Sunset on Third Street '64 :: Jan. :: 2.66 :: OE :: Toho

11 :: ¥3.28 / $42.32 (5.21x) :: Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker :: Apr. :: 2.74 :: OE :: Toho

12 :: ¥3.16 / $40.88 (5.51x) :: MIB 3 :: May :: 2.12 :: TE :: Toho-Towa

13 :: ¥3.13 / $40.64 (5.34x) :: Kaibutsu-Kun: The Movie :: Nov '10 :: 2.39 :: OE :: Toho

14 :: ¥3.11 / $39.49 (5.36x) :: The Amazing Spider-Man :: June :: 2.12 :: TE :: Sony

15 :: ¥2.92 / $37.21 (7.31x) :: Rurouni Kenshin :: Aug. :: 2.34 :: 51 :: Warner Bros.

16 :: ¥2.51 / $31.67 (8.50x) :: We Were There: Part I :: Mar. :: 2.10 :: OE :: Asmik Ace/Toho

17 :: ¥2.40 / $30.36 (5.16x) :: SPEC: The Movie :: Apr. :: 1.85 :: OE :: Toho

18 :: ¥2.20 / $27.50 (7.00x) :: Liar Game: Reborn :: Mar. :: 1.76 :: OE :: Toho

19 :: ¥2.16 / $27.21 (5.35x) :: Dark Shadows :: May :: 1.71 :: TE :: Warner Bros.

20 :: ¥2.13 / $27.16 (9.14x) :: Dearest :: Aug. :: 1.99 :: TE :: Toho

21 :: ¥2.04 / $26.01 (8.75x) :: Heruta Skelter :: July :: 1.55 :: TE :: Asmik Ace

22 :: ¥2.01 / $25.87 (11.16x) :: Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted :: Aug. :: 1.58 :: TE :: Paramount

23 :: ¥1.96 / $24.49 (6.46x) :: Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows :: Mar. :: 1.67 :: TE :: Warner Bros.

24 :: ¥1.92 / $24.27 (5.16x) :: The Dark Knight Rises :: July :: 1.46 :: TE :: Warner Bros.

25 :: ¥1.90 / $24.14 (6.01x) :: K-ON! The Movie :: Dec '10 :: 1.45 :: OE :: Shochiku

26 :: ¥1.84 / $23.54 (5.88x) :: Glow of Fireflies :: June :: 1.49 :: TE :: Toho

27 :: ¥1.80 / $23.07 (6.49x) :: In Time :: Feb. :: 1.40 :: TE :: FOX

28 :: ¥1.77 / $22.70 (5.86x) :: Prometheus :: Aug. :: 1.22 :: TE :: FOX

29 :: ¥1.71 / $22.01 (5.45x) :: We Were There: Part II :: Apr. :: 1.37 :: TE :: Asmik Ace/Toho

30 :: ¥1.71 / $21.98 (5.67x) :: Snow White and the Huntsman :: June :: 1.33 :: TE :: Toho-Towa

31 :: ¥1.70 / $21.97 (6.15x) :: Shizanmono: The Movie :: Jan. :: 1.36 :: OE :: Toho

32 :: ¥1.56 / $19.86 (3.81x) :: Kamen Rider x Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen :: Apr. :: 1.34 :: TE :: TOEI

33 :: ¥1.55 / $19.85 (4.06x) :: Space Brothers :: May :: 1.21 :: TE :: Toho

34 :: ¥1.51 / $19.78 (4.01x) :: Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO: War Mega Max :: Dec '10 :: 1.30 :: TE :: TOEI

35 :: ¥1.50 / $19.28 (5.13x) :: Battleship :: Apr. :: 1.18 :: OE :: Toho-Towa

36 :: ¥1.47 / $19.11 (10.42x) :: Friends: Naki On Monster Island :: Dec '10 :: 1.10 :: TE :: Toho

37 :: ¥1.45 / $18.92 (6.41x) :: Real Steel :: Dec '10 :: 1.13 :: OE :: Walt Disney

38 :: ¥1.43 / $18.72 (9.47x) :: Fleet Admiral, Isoroku Yamamoto :: Dec '10 :: 1.13 :: TE :: TOEI

39 :: ¥1.41 / $18.04 (4.67x) :: Naruto: Road to Ninja :: July :: 1.21 :: TE :: Toho

40 :: ¥1.39 / $17.87 (8.47x) :: Tale of Genji :: Dec '10 :: 1.15 :: TE :: Toho

41 :: ¥1.37 / $17.37 (5.57x) :: Sadako 3D :: May :: .969 :: TE :: Kadokawa Pictures

42 :: ¥1.28 / $15.86 (5.54x) :: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo :: Feb. :: .996 :: TE :: Sony

43 :: ¥1.27 / $15.86 (4.96x) :: Kamen Rider Fourze: Everyone, Space is Here! :: Aug. :: 1.04 :: TE :: TOEI

44 :: ¥1.20 / $15.36 (7.04x) :: Puss in Boots :: Mar. :: .925 :: OE :: Paramount

45 :: ¥1.18 / $15.29 (5.84x) :: Robo-G :: Jan. :: 1.01 :: TE :: Toho

46 :: ¥1.14 / $14.81 (9.47x) :: Chronicle of My Mother :: Apr. :: .876 :: TE :: Shochiku

47 :: ¥1.12 / $14.58 (8.11x) :: Inazuma Eleven GO :: Dec '10 :: .926 :: TE :: Toho

48 :: ¥1.09 / $14.13 (4.96x) :: The Adventures of Tintin :: Dec '10 :: .754 :: TE :: Toho-Towa

49 :: ¥1.05 / $13.44 (6.76x) :: Eight Ranger :: July :: .880 :: TE :: Toho

50 :: ¥1.03 / $12.90 (5.28x) :: Crayon Shin-chan (2012) :: Apr. :: .963 :: TE :: Toho

51 :: ¥1.03 / $12.87 (5.88x) :: Hugo :: Mar. :: .732 :: TE :: Paramount

52 :: ¥1.02 / $12.85 (5.23x) :: Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage: Friends of the Future :: Mar. :: .881 :: TE :: TOEI

53 :: ¥1.02 / $12.83 (12.94x) :: The Intouchables :: Sept. :: .815 :: 44 :: Gaga

54 :: ¥1.01 / $12.78 (4.69x) :: Total Recall :: Aug. :: .800 :: TE :: Sony

'Bayside Shakedown THE FINAL' becomes the fourth film this year to exceed 5 billion yen and 4 million admissions.

'Resident Evil: Retribution' climbs 2 spots.

'The Intouchables' hits 1 billion yen after 7 weeks in release. Quite the outstanding accomplishment.

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Top Opening Weekends (2-Days ONLY, ¥250 million+)

Rank :: Revenue ¥ (million) / $ (million) :: Title :: Release :: Admissions (thousand) :: Screen Count :: Distributor

01 :: ¥878.23 / $11.08 :: Umizaru: Brave Hearts :: July :: 686.98 :: 450 :: Toho

(¥1.563 / $19.91 :: 1.223 :: 4-Day Opening Weekend)

02 :: ¥804.27 / $10.29 :: Bayside Shakedown THE FINAL :: Sept. :: 604.09 :: 452 :: Toho

(¥1.047 / $13.41 :: 798.38 :: 3-Day Opening Weekend)

03 :: ¥676.99 / $8.58 :: Resident Evil: Retribution :: Sept. :: 433.94 :: 779 :: Sony

(¥1.248 / $15.84 :: 820.09 :: 4-Day Opening Weekend)

04 :: ¥629.74 / $7.82 :: Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker :: Apr. :: 540.98 :: 351 :: Toho

05 :: ¥583.89 / $7.61 :: The Amazing Spider-Man :: June :: 426.16 :: 1,092 :: Sony

(¥901.46 / $11.32 :: 620.21 :: 2-Day Opening Weekend Plus Previews)

06 :: ¥581.04 / $7.50 :: Kaibutsu-Kun: The Movie :: Nov '10 :: 431.09 :: 446 :: Toho

07 :: ¥573.57 / $7.35 :: MIB 3 :: May :: 372.97 :: 979 :: Toho-Towa

(¥701.80 / $8.80 :: 461.85 :: 3-Day Opening Weekend)

08 :: ¥573.22 / $7.34 :: Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol :: Dec '10 :: 437.75 :: 636 ::Paramount

(¥725.83 / $9.29 :: 563.25 :: 3-Day Opening Weekend)

09 :: ¥555.66 / $7.22 :: ALWAYS: Sunset on Third Street '64 :: Jan. :: 421.27 :: 473 :: Toho

10 :: ¥552.62 / $6.86 :: Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles :: Mar. :: 485.47 :: 359 :: Toho

11 :: ¥509.94 / $6.42 :: Pokemon BW: Kyurem Vs. The Sacred Swordsman - Keldeo :: July :: 489.86 :: 351 :: Toho

(¥753.76 / $9.61 :: 724.07 :: 3-Day Opening Weekend)

12 :: ¥500.93 / $6.34 :: The Avengers :: Aug. :: 326.11 :: 844 :: Disney

(¥1.386 / $17.49 :: 940.17 :: 6-Day Opening Week Plus Previews)

13 :: ¥468.70 / $5.81 :: SPEC: The Movie :: Apr. :: 351.47 :: 279 :: Toho

14 :: ¥432.55 / $5.40 :: Thermae Romae :: Apr. :: 325.69 :: 304 :: Toho

15 :: ¥410.04 / $5.16 :: Kamen Rider x Super Sentei: Super Hero Taisen :: Apr. :: 355.99 :: 292 :: TOEI

16 :: ¥404.53 / $5.07 :: Dark Shadows :: May :: 311.16 :: 571 :: Warner Bros.

17 :: ¥399.53 / $5.05 :: Rurouni Kenshin :: Aug. :: 295.32 :: 327 :: Warner Bros.

(¥555.82 / $7.01 :: 424.14 :: 2-Day Opening Weekend Plus Previews)

18 :: ¥382.32 / $4.87 :: Space Brothers :: May :: 285.34 :: 322 :: Toho

19 :: ¥378.03 / $4.84 :: Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO: War Mega Max :: Dec '10 :: 333.13 :: 301 :: TOEI

20 :: ¥372.02 / $4.75 :: The Dark Knight Rises :: July :: 269.17 :: 546 :: Warner Bros.

(¥455.18 :: $5.81 :: 331.67 :: 2-Day Opening Weekend Plus Previews)

21 :: ¥365.15 / $4.67 :: The Wolf Children Ame and Yuki :: July :: 276.33 :: 381 :: Toho

22 :: ¥316.31 / $4.08 :: K-ON! The Movie :: Dec '10 :: 237.82 :: 137 :: Shochiku

23 :: ¥314.89 / $3.97 :: We Were There: Part II :: Apr. :: 242.92 :: 297 :: Asmik Ace/Toho

24 :: ¥314.70 / $3.96 :: Liar Game: Reborn :: Mar. :: 242.19 :: 318 :: Toho

25 :: ¥313.66 / $3.95 :: Glow of Fireflies :: June :: 242.82 :: 316 :: Toho

26 :: ¥303.35 / $3.87 :: Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows :: Mar. :: 237.98 :: 464 :: Warner Bros.

27 :: ¥302.49 / $3.84 :: Prometheus :: Aug. :: 200.18 :: 768 :: FOX

(¥754.03 / $9.68 :: 502.11 :: 3-Day Opening Weekend Plus Previews)

28 :: ¥302.08 / $3.77 :: Naruto: Path to Ninja :: July :: 254.03 :: 262 :: Toho

29 :: ¥301.78 / $3.76 :: Snow White and the Huntsman :: June :: 234.87 :: 572 :: Toho-Towa

(¥374.83 / $4.71 :: 296.16 :: 3-Day Opening Weekend)

30 :: ¥295.31 / $3.75 :: We Were There: Part I :: Mar. :: 227.24 :: 295 :: Asmik Ace/Toho

31 :: ¥292.16 / $3.68 :: Battleship :: Apr. :: 237.87 :: 545 :: Toho-Towa

(¥364.01 / $4.52 :: 298.15 :: 3-Day Opening Weekend)

32 :: ¥279.24 / $3.67 :: Outrage 2: Beyond :: Oct. :: 206.61 :: 225 :: Warner Bros.

33 :: ¥277.13 / $3.63 :: In Time :: Feb. :: 203.05 :: 427 :: FOX

34 :: ¥276.41 / $3.62 :: Shizanmono: The Movie :: Jan. :: 217.18 :: 377 :: Toho

35 :: ¥254.17 / $3.25 :: Kamen Rider Fourze: Everyone, Space is Here! :: Aug. :: 217.66 :: 304 :: TOEI

Edited October 17, 2012 by Corpse

[druv10]

Corpse, is Avengers done? Gross was same as last week.

[Corpse]

It's most likely still playing at some locations, but tracking isn't available anymore (usually when a film is no longer in wide release). From that point, most films see a 1-2% increase in their final total over their last tracking total at the end of the year. Any film that has a TE on the charts will see a this increase.

Edited October 18, 2012 by Corpse

[druv10]

What does TE mean?

[lab276]

What does TE mean?

Temporary Ending?

Edited October 18, 2012 by lab276

[The Toymaker]

What does TE mean?

The Expendables.

[baumer]

So can we hope for a 5 mill weekend for Expendables 2?

[The Toymaker]

Wouldn't that be great. But I think not. TE1 opened to $2m.

[Corpse]

So can we hope for a 5 mill weekend for Expendables 2?

Definitely not, lol.Saturday Data has 'The Expendables 2' on track for 175-200 million yen ($2-2.5 million) for the weekend. A pretty good increase over the original, and it'll even be enough (despite possibly being the weakest film to top a weekend in 2012) to debut on top this weekend.