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

[Fullbuster]

Numbers in yen are too high and different, they never meant nothing to me

[lab276]

Numbers in yen are too high and different, they never meant nothing to me

You get used to it.

[kswiston]

Numbers in yen are too high and different, they never meant nothing to me

 

If you want a very rough estimate, divide the Yen total by 100. 1USD ranges from 80-120 yen depending on how strong or weak the dollar is. Right now, the exchange is just under 1 USD = 100 yen. 

 

So MU has made around $40M

Edited July 26, 2013 by kswiston

[Fullbuster]

You get used to it.

 

Edited July 26, 2013 by Sonic

[lab276]

Think of it in relative terms. You don't know what it means exactly, but comparing it to other movies gives you an idea of how big 4b (or whatever) Yen is. Edited July 26, 2013 by lab276

[druv10]

MU cume stands at 4.056 billion yen by theend ofThursday.

 

It's had a traffic run and between 80-90M looks very much possible. 

[druv10]

Per Corpse.

 

Weekend Forecast [7/27-28]

1 (1) The Wind Rises (Toho) ¥725 million ($7.4 million) Week 2
2 (2) Monsters University (Disney) ¥430 million ($4.4 million) Week 4
3 (3) Pokemon Best Wishes: ExtremeSpeed Genesect - Mewtwo Awakens (Toho) ¥180 million ($1.9 million) Week 3
4 (-) Emperor (Shochiku) ¥155 million ($1.7 million) DEBUT!
5 (4) Midsummer Formula (Toho) ¥125 million ($1.4 million) Week 5
6 (5) Fast and Furious 6 (Toho-Towa) ¥105 million ($1.1 million) Week 4
7 (6) Gintama: The Final Chapter (Warner Bros.) ¥80 million ($820,000) Week 4
8 (-) Toriko the Movie: Bishokushin's Special Menu (Toei) ¥50 million ($510,000) DEBUT!
9 (7) Anpanman: Handkerchief of Hope! (Tokyo Theaters, Co.) ¥20 million ($205,000) Week 4
10 (8) Silent Hill: Revelation 3D (Presido) ¥15 million ($155,000) Week 3

 

http://www.worldofkj.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=55322&start=3875

 

MU will pass Ted this weekend for 2nd biggest Hollywood movie behind Les Mis for the year.     

Edited July 27, 2013 by druv10

[cremino]

Corpse

 

Misc. 2013 Box Office Year Stats

Weekend #1 Films
Dec. 01-02 (Skyfall - ¥455 million ($5.4 million)) W1
Dec. 08-09 (Kamen Rider X Kamen Rider Fourze & Wizard - ¥282 million ($3.3 million)) W1
Dec. 15-16 (One Piece Film Z - ¥1.37 billion ($16.7 million)) W1
Dec. 22-23 (One Piece Film Z - ¥704 million ($8.6 million)) W2
Dec. 29-30 (One Piece Film Z - ¥447 million ($5.4 million)) W3
Jan. 05-06 (One Piece Film Z - ¥323 million ($3.7 million)) W4
Jan. 12-13 (Hunter X Hunter: The Phantom Rouge -¥457 million ($5.4 million)) W1
Jan. 19-20 (Ted - ¥326 million ($3.6 million)) W1
Jan. 26-27 (Ted - ¥331 million ($3.8 million)) W2
Feb. 02-03 (Ted - ¥299 million ($3.4 million)) W3
Feb. 09-10 (Ted - ¥320 million ($3.5 million)) W4
Feb. 16-17 (A Good Day to Die Hard - ¥402 million ($4.4 million)) W1
Feb. 23-24 (A Good Day to Die Hard - ¥260 million ($2.8 million)) W2
Mar. 02-03 (Flight - ¥156 million ($1.7 million)) W1
Mar. 09-10 (Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum - ¥667 million ($7.2 million)) W1
Mar. 16-17 (Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum - ¥429 million ($4.6 million)) W2
Mar. 23-24 (Wreck-It Ralph - ¥340 million ($3.7 million)) W1
Mar. 30-31 (Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods - ¥683 million ($7.3 million)) W1
Apr. 06-07 (Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods - ¥424 million ($4.6 million)) W2
Apr. 13-14 (Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods - ¥228 million ($2.5 million)) W3
Apr. 20-21 (Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea - ¥672 million ($7.0 million)) W1
Apr. 27-28 (Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea - ¥426 million ($4.4 million)) W2
May 04-05 (Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea - ¥430 million ($4.5 million)) W3
May 11-12 (Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea - ¥160 million ($1.6 million)) W4
May 18-19 (The Complex - ¥153 million ($1.5 million)) W1
May 25-26 (The Complex - ¥137 million ($1.4 million)) W2
June 01-02 (Oblivion - ¥350 million ($3.5 million)) W1
June 08-09 (G.I. Joe: Retaliation - ¥208 million ($2.1 million)) W1
June 15-16 (The Great Gatsby - ¥161 million ($1.7 million)) W1
June 22-23 (After Earth - ¥201 million ($2.1 million)) W1
June 29-30 (Midsummer Formula - ¥464 million ($4.8 million)) W1
July 06-07 (Monsters University - ¥847 million ($8.5 million)) W1
July 13-14 (Monsters University - ¥704 million ($7.2 million)) W2
July 20-21 (The Wind Rises - ¥961 million ($9.8 million)) W1
*Imported (15) / Japanese (19) :: Live-Action (15) / Animated (19)*

Best Multipliers
1. Les Miserables (20.68)
2. Ted (12.85)
3. Shield of Straw (9.68)
4. Wreck-It Ralph (8.63)
5. Library Wars (7.88)

Worst Multipliers
1. Hunter X Hunter: The Phantom Rouge (2.65)
2. Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters vs. Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger (3.44)
3. Oblivion (4.01)
4. Kamen Rider X Kamen Rider Fourze & Wizard (4.04)
5. Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (4.39)
*Wide Releases - Multipliers NOT Final*

Most Weeks in the Top 10
1. Les Miserables (13)
2. Ted (9)
2. One Piece Film Z (9)
2. Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea (9)
5. Skyfall (8)

Best Opening Weekend PSA (2-Day)
1. One Piece Film Z - ¥4.57 million ($55,700)
2. Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods - ¥2.19 million ($23,400)
3. The Wind Rises - ¥2.12 million ($21,600)
4. Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea - ¥1.95 million ($20,300)
5. Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum - ¥1.89 million ($20,400)
*Wide Releases ONLY*

[lab276]

I wonder what effect this could have on TWR's BO:

 

Hayao Miyazaki: Leave Constitution aloneAnime master Hayao Miyazaki blasted the government’s push to revise the Constitution, saying that politicians without any understanding of history “shouldn't be messing” with the foundation of the country.

 

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/07/25/national/miyazaki-leave-constitution-alone/#.UfTsqGQY3Zd

[Fullbuster]

I wonder what effect this could have on TWR's BO:

 

Hayao Miyazaki: Leave Constitution aloneAnime master Hayao Miyazaki blasted the government’s push to revise the Constitution, saying that politicians without any understanding of history “shouldn't be messing” with the foundation of the country.

 

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/07/25/national/miyazaki-leave-constitution-alone/#.UfTsqGQY3Zd

 

Nothing. Japanese don't care about that, just about the economy.

[iceroll]

Nothing. Japanese don't care about that, just about the economy.

Stop assuming everyone's political views are the exact same as yours it's getting really tiring.  I'm sure a lot of Japanese people DO care so you can stop generalizing for everybody in every thread.

[Fullbuster]

Stop assuming everyone's political views are the exact same as yours it's getting really tiring.  I'm sure a lot of Japanese people DO care so you can stop generalizing for everybody in every thread.

 

Sorry but it's reality. I read some articles about Shinzo Abe's election, and what voters want according to the polls.

And in the polls they say it's not a priority, economy is well ahead of the rest.

 

Politics or my personal opinion have nothing to do with that.

[iceroll]

Just because it's not the #1 priority doesn't mean people don't care about it.  People can care about more than 1 thing, poll results are not indicative of that.

[Tower]

Just because it's not the #1 priority doesn't mean people don't care about it.  People can care about more than 1 thing, poll results are not indicative of that.

 

There is a difference between caring about a political issue and seeing a film based on the politics of its director. Very, very few people even think of this when they decide what film to see.

[iceroll]

I was basing my post more on his assumption that Japanese people don't care about any issues besides the economy.

[Tower]

I was basing my post more on his assumption that Japanese people don't care about any issues besides the economy.

 

In that case we agree.

[Olive]

One theater's attendance change

TWR -30.3%

MU -24.2%

[PatrickvD]

Excellent for both films.

[druv10]

As always per Corpse.

 

Weekend Estimates [7/27-28]

1 (1) The Wind Rises (Toho) ¥694 million ($7.1 million), -28%, Week 2
2 (2) Monsters University (Disney) ¥446 million ($4.6 million), -22%, Week 4
3 (-) Emperor (Shochiku) ¥205 million ($2.2 million) DEBUT!
4 (3) Pokemon Best Wishes: ExtremeSpeed Genesect - Mewtwo Awakens (Toho) ¥164 million ($1.8 million), -25%, Week 3
5 (4) Midsummer Formula (Toho) ¥116 million ($1.3 million), -36%, Week 5
6 (5) Fast and Furious 6 (Toho-Towa) ¥86 million ($880,000), -42%, Week 4
7 (6) Gintama: The Final Chapter (Warner Bros.) ¥77 million ($790,000), -35%, Week 4
8 (-) Toriko the Movie: Bishokushin's Special Menu (Toei) ¥70 million ($720,000) DEBUT!
9 (7) Anpanman: Handkerchief of Hope! (Tokyo Theaters, Co.) ¥21 million ($220,000), -21%, Week 4
10 (8) Silent Hill: Revelation 3D (Presido) ¥14 million ($145,000), -42%, Week 3
11 (12) Ninja Kids 2! (Toei) ¥13 million ($135,000), -21%, Week 4
12 (9) To Cry 100 Times (Showgate) ¥11 million ($115,000), -50%, Week 6

Solid opening for Emperor. I don't know if having Tommy Lee Jones starring helped or not, but it's impressive nonetheless.

Note that last Saturday was a Movix Cinema discount day which can slightly throw off estimates. Movix is the 4th largest chain in the country though, so I don't think actuals will be too far off.

As for The Wind Rises,

Recent Studio Ghibli [2nd Weekend Drops]
-16% (Howl's Moving Castle)
-21% (Ponyo)
*-28% (The Wind Rises) *Estimate*
-32% (Up on Poppy Hill)
-32% (Arrietty)
-35% (Tales from Earthsea)

That's also a very nice hold for Monsters University. It'll probably surpass what it's making in the US on a weekend bases soon. It exceeded ¥4 billion ($41 million) on Thursday, so it should be around ¥4.6/4.7 billion ($47/48 million) now with plenty of Summer remaining as well as Obon Week coming up.

 

http://www.worldofkj.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=55322&start=3875

 

Maybe 100M could happen for MU. 

[PatrickvD]

100M for MU would be absolutely awesome.

Edited July 28, 2013 by PatrickvD