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

[tix28]

what is the total box office sales of platinum data in yen last week?

[tix28]

What are the new movie releases this coming weekend?

[Bob Violence]

Three animated films coming up this Saturday:

 

4/19 - Lincoln (U.S.), Quartet (UK)

4/20 - Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea (Japan), Crayon Shin-chan: Very Tasty! B-class Gourmet Survival (Japan), Steins;Gate: Fuka ryōiki no déjà vu (Japan), Petal Dance (Japan), Seediq Bale (Taiwan), Beasts of the Southern Wild (U.S.), Deadgirl (U.S.)

 

Aficionados of foreign retitlings may be interested to know that Beasts of the Southern Wild is being released in Japan as "Hushpuppy, the Little Girl of Bathtub Island."

Edited April 15, 2013 by Bob Violence

[cremino]

Wreck-It Ralph exceeded 2 million admissions this past weekend, making it the fastest Disney animated film (non-Pixar) to reach the mark.After 23 days, Ralph has earned ¥2,464,772,650 ($27 million) / 2,037,259 admissions.Dinosaur was the previous quickest Disney animated film to reach 2 million admissions doing it in 24 days, 13 years ago.

[tix28]

what is the total box office sales of platinum data?

[Fullbuster]

Wreck-It Ralph exceeded 2 million admissions this past weekend, making it the fastest Disney animated film (non-Pixar) to reach the mark.After 23 days, Ralph has earned ¥2,464,772,650 ($27 million) / 2,037,259 admissions.Dinosaur was the previous quickest Disney animated film to reach 2 million admissions doing it in 24 days, 13 years ago.

 

Do you think Monsters University could be successful there?

[Olive]

Do you think Monsters University could be successful there?

I think so.

It has set pre-sales record for Pixar movies.

[Olive]

[cremino]

2013 Top Grossing Films
Total Gross / Admissions :: Film :: Days in Release :: Distributor


¥6.85 billion ($76.9 million) / 5.67 million :: One Piece Film Z :: Final Estimate :: Toei
¥5.78 billion ($64.6 million) / 4.72 million :: Les Miserables :: 114 :: Toho-Towa
¥4.19 billion ($46.0 million) / 3.08 million :: Ted :: Tracking Ends :: Toho-Towa
¥3.72 billion ($40.9 million) / 3.43 million :: Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gagdet Museum :: 37 :: Toho
¥2.82 billion ($32.4 million) / 2.21 million :: 007: Skyfall :: Tracking Ends :: Sony
¥2.46 billion ($26.7 million) / 2.04 million :: Wreck-It Ralph :: 24 :: Disney
¥2.29 billion ($25.0 million) / 1.85 million :: Platinum Data :: 30 :: Toho
¥2.20 billion ($23.8 million) / 1.82 million :: Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods :: 16 :: Toei
¥2.11 billion ($23.5 million) / 1.70 million :: Strawberry Night :: Final Estimate :: Toho
¥2.03 billion ($22.3 million) / 1.49 million :: A Good Day to Die Hard :: Tracking Ends :: Fox
¥1.82 billion ($21.1 million) / 1.26 million :: Life of Pi :: Tracking Ends :: Fox
¥1.75 billion ($20.0 million) / 1.45 million :: Today, I Started Loving You :: Tracking Ends :: Toho
¥1.71 billion ($18.6 million) / 1.21 million :: Oz: The Great and Powerful :: 38 :: Disney
¥1.64 billion ($18.9 million) / 1.16 million :: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey :: Tracking Ends :: Warner Bros.
¥1.62 billion ($17.6 million) / 1.47 million :: Tokyo Family :: Tracking Ends :: Shochiku
¥1.18 billion ($13.2 million) / 0.93 million :: Brain Man :: Tracking Ends :: Toho
¥1.17 billion ($13.2 million) / 0.99 million :: Hunter X Hunter: The Phantom Rouge :: Tracking Ends :: Toho
¥1.14 billion ($13.0 million) / 1.03 million :: Kamen Rider X Kamen Rider Fourze & Wizard :: Tracking Ends :: Toei
¥1.13 billion ($12.9 million) / 0.95 million :: Humanoid Monster, Bem :: Tracking Ends :: Toho

¥1.08 billion ($11.5 million) / 0.91 million :: Aibou Series: X-Day :: 23 :: Toei [DEBUT!]
¥1.07 billion ($11.3 million) / 0.87 million :: Jack Reacher :: Tracking Ends :: Paramount


-Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum (M34) becomes the highest-grossing film in franchise history this weekend.
-Wreck-It Ralph became Disney Animation's fastest film to achieve 2 million admissions and the film is well on track to exceed ¥3 billion ($33 million).
-Platinum Data is now the highest-grossing local live-action film so far this year.
-Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (M14) soars over ¥2 billion after 3 weeks in release. It's close to becoming the highest-grossing film in it's franchise, and ¥3 billion ($33 million) is looking likely.
-Aibou Series: X-Day crossed the ¥1 billion milestone after 4 weeks in release.

[Fullbuster]

Given The Avengers was successful in Japan I guess we can expect good numbers for Iron Man 3

[Sam]

Considering that IM2 did only 12M, I'm hoping for 20M-25M, I think if IM3 can do that, it would be very great.

[Fullbuster]

Considering that IM2 did only 12M, I'm hoping for 20M-25M, I think if IM3 can do that, it would be very great.

 

You're probably right!

However, The Avengers will really help, the character is certainly most famous there now, they even created an Iron Man anime :

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4Q7xgxDJh4

[cremino]

From Corpse

 

Weekend Forecast (4/20-21)

 

1 (-) Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea (Toho) ¥590 million ($6.1 million) DEBUT! [334 theaters]
2 (-) Lincoln (Disney) ¥220 million ($2.3 million) DEBUT! [331 theaters]
3 (-) Crayon Shin-chan: Very Tasty! Gourmet Survival Class (Toho) ¥200 million ($2.1 million) DEBUT! [323 theaters]
4 (1) Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (Toei) ¥140 million ($1.5 million) Week 4
5 (2) Wreck-It Ralph (Disney) ¥125 million ($1.3 million) Week 5
6 (3) We Knit Ship (Shochiku/Asmik Ace) ¥75 million ($770,000) Week 2
7 (4) Platinum Data (Toho) ¥65 million ($665,000) Week 6
8 (5) Chinese Zodiac (Kadokawa Pictures) ¥60 million ($615,000) Week 2
9 (7) Aibou Series: X-Day (Toei) ¥50 million ($510,000) Week 5
10 (6) Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadet Museum (Toho) ¥40 million ($410,000) Week 7

The sixteenth Detective Conan film will have no problem opening on top once again this year and will deliver one of the bigger openings of the year (again). And with the way anime films have been breaking long-standing franchise records for the past year, I won't be surprised if it opens over ¥600 million.

Lincoln looks poised to do respectable numbers. Anything with Spielberg's name attached to it still attracts many in the market.

And Crayon Shin-chan will open with his usual annual numbers around ¥200 million. This year's film is the 21st theatrical release in the franchise.

A darkhorse this weekend is the opening of the Steins; Gate film. It's only playing in 18 theaters, but that doesn't mean it can't debut in the Top 10.

[cremino]

Saturday Estimates (4/20)

1 Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea (Toho) ¥284 million ($3.0 million), 0, DEBUT!
2 Crayon Shin-chan: Very Tasty! Gourmet Survival Class (Toho) ¥85 million ($870,000), 0, DEBUT!
3 Lincoln (Disney) ¥83 million ($850,000), 0, DEBUT!
4 Dragonball Z: Battle of Gods (Toei) ¥81 million ($825,000), -31%, Week 4
5 Wreck-It Ralph (Disney) ¥67 million ($685,000), -20%, Week 5
6 We Knit Ship (Shochiku/Asmik Ace) ¥46 million ($470,000), -18%, Week 2
7 Platinum Data (Toho) ¥34 million ($345,000), -28%, Week 6
8 Chinese Zodiac (Kadokawa Pictures) ¥28 million ($285,000), -38%, Week 2
9 Aibou Series: X-Day (Toei) ¥26 million ($265,000), -35%, Week 5
10 Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum (Toho) ¥24 million ($245,000), -45%, Week 7

Great number for Detective Conan. The opening day estimate is 5% higher than the 2011 film, and 12% lower than last year's film (last year's film opened on a Movix Cinema discount day, however). It should be able to clear ¥550 million (about $6 million) and 450,000 admissions for the weekend. I made a mistake in the weekend forecast saying that this is the 16th Detective Conan film when it's actually the 17th.

Crayon-Shin chan and Lincoln are in a close race for the #2 spot on track for ¥175-¥200 million ($2 million). Shin-chan retained 99% of it's audience last year, and Lincoln sold 7% more tickets than Flight on opening day last month.

[fmpro]

When will G.I.Joe and IM3 open??

[Fullbuster]

When will G.I.Joe and IM3 open??

 

IM3 = April 26th

They're not late to the party this time

[fmpro]

IM3 = April 26th

They're not late to the party this time

 

WOW.. Thats rare..

It opens in Japan before US!!

[Olive]

WOW.. Thats rare..

It opens in Japan before US!!

Golden holiday week will give a great boost for its BO!

[Sam]

Golden holiday week will give a great boost for its BO!

 

TA opened last year during Obon holiday/festival and that definitely helped its gross. So let's hope IM3 can get some good boost from the Golden Holiday week 

[Fullbuster]

TA opened last year during Obon holiday/festival and that definitely helped its gross. So let's hope IM3 can get some good boost from the Golden Holiday week 

 

A success in Japan would definitely prove the "Avengers effect"  is real given they didn't give a damn about Iron Man before the release of TA. That will be interesting!