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[Dementeleus]

Man, PR really didn't hit it big in Japan. Pretty disappointing run, especially since this was supposed to be THE territory for PR.

 

We all just got our Asian PR blockbuster countries mixed up.

[Bishop54]

Man, PR really didn't hit it big in Japan. Pretty disappointing run, especially since this was supposed to be THE territory for PR.

Holy hell man, it's only been out for 9 days. Check it's pulse before you declare it dead. 

[Tower]

Holy hell man, it's only been out for 9 days. Check it's pulse before you declare it dead. 

 

9 days is plenty of time to see where it is headed.

[alee7915]

Holy hell man, it's only been out for 9 days. Check it's pulse before you declare it dead. 

My love, I know you hope Pacific Rim will perform well in Japan.  But don't put too much hope.

Edited August 20, 2013 by Madonna

[Olive]

TWR 

Weekend: 473,795,100 yen/ 352,322 admissions (-7.2%)

Total: 7,280,108,450 yen  / 5,844,683 adm

 

No MU numbers.

[Olive]

Weekend Ranking [8/17-18]



1 (1) The Wind Rises (Toho) Week 5
2 (3) Monsters University (Disney) Week 7
3 (4) The After-Dinner Mysteries (Toho) Week 3
4 (2) World War Z (Toho-Towa) Week 2
5 (-) White House Down (Sony) DEBUT
6 (7) A Boy Called H (Toho) Week 2
7 (6) The Lone Ranger (Disney) Week 3
8 (5) Pacific Rim (Warner Bros.) Week 2
9 (9) Pokemon Best Wishes: ExtremeSpeed Genesect - Mewtwo Awakens (Toho) Week 6
10 (8) Kamen Rider Wizard in Magic Land (Toei) Week 3
11 (10) Emperor (Shochiku) Week 4
12 (-) The Smurfs 2 (Toho-Towa) DEBUT

The Wind Rises makes it 5-consecutive weeks in 1st place, dropping just 7% once again this weekend. It earned¥473,795,100 ($4.9 million) and 352,322 admissions during the weekend, bringing it's 30-day total over ¥7.2 billion ($74 million) and 5.8 million admissions. The film added approx. ¥1.6 billion ($17 million) and 1.3 million admissions over the past 7 days, up about 30% week-to-week.

Monsters University stayed strong during the holiday, too, moving back up to 2nd place and is estimated to be over ¥7.6 billion ($78 million) with nearly 6 million admissions after 44-days in release. 

Moving up a spot from last week was The After-Dinner Mysteries, enjoying a very health Obon week to exceed ¥2 billion ($21 million) after 16-days in release. The film added nearly ¥1 billion ($10/11 million) over the past 7 days, up over 80% week-to-week.

And debuting in a decent 5th place, White House Down opened on 444 screens - earning ¥190,228,800 ($2.0 million) and 156,286 admissions over the weekend. Not a bad number at all, and it might be able to reach a ¥1 billion ($11/12 million) total.

The Smurfs 2 bombs as expected.

[Olive]

Blockbuster Showdown (2004-)
5th Wknd Gross - Film - 5-Week Total

¥851.3 million (+13%) - Ponyo - ¥9.94 billion
¥789.1 million (-17%) - Howl's Moving Castle - ¥9.76 billion
¥438.6 million (-16%) - Alice in Wonderland - ¥9.34 billion
¥433.1 million (-42%) - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - ¥8.52 billion
¥526.6 million (-23%) - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End - ¥8.34 billion
¥351.7 million (-32%) - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - ¥7.94 billion
¥317.1 million (-28%) - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - ¥7.92 billion
¥409.1 million (+11%) - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2 - ¥7.43 billion
¥473.8 million (-07%) - The Wind Rises - ¥7.28 billion
¥467.1 million (-29%) - Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides - ¥7.10 billion
¥365.1 million (-27%) - The Da Vinci Code - ¥7.04 billion
¥436.6 million (-15%) - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - ¥7.03 billion
¥518.4 million (+02%) - Avatar - ¥7.00 billion
¥520.8 million (-06%) - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - ¥6.95 billion
¥414.4 million (-33%) - Rookies - ¥6.78 billion
¥420.8 million (-32%) - Toy Story 3 - ¥6.66 billion
¥274.9 million (-29%) - Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith - ¥6.58 billion
¥478.8 million (+25%) - Arrietty - ¥6.47 billion

[Fullbuster]

 

Weekend Ranking [8/17-18]

1 (1) The Wind Rises (Toho) Week 5

2 (3) Monsters University (Disney) Week 7

3 (4) The After-Dinner Mysteries (Toho) Week 3

4 (2) World War Z (Toho-Towa) Week 2

5 (-) White House Down (Sony) DEBUT

6 (7) A Boy Called H (Toho) Week 2

7 (6) The Lone Ranger (Disney) Week 3

8 (5) Pacific Rim (Warner Bros.) Week 2

9 (9) Pokemon Best Wishes: ExtremeSpeed Genesect - Mewtwo Awakens (Toho) Week 6

10 (8) Kamen Rider Wizard in Magic Land (Toei) Week 3

11 (10) Emperor (Shochiku) Week 4

12 (-) The Smurfs 2 (Toho-Towa) DEBUT

The Wind Rises makes it 5-consecutive weeks in 1st place, dropping just 7% once again this weekend. It earned¥473,795,100 ($4.9 million) and 352,322 admissions during the weekend, bringing it's 30-day total over ¥7.2 billion ($74 million) and 5.8 million admissions. The film added approx. ¥1.6 billion ($17 million) and 1.3 million admissions over the past 7 days, up about 30% week-to-week.

Monsters University stayed strong during the holiday, too, moving back up to 2nd place and is estimated to be over ¥7.6 billion ($78 million) with nearly 6 million admissions after 44-days in release. 

Moving up a spot from last week was The After-Dinner Mysteries, enjoying a very health Obon week to exceed ¥2 billion ($21 million) after 16-days in release. The film added nearly ¥1 billion ($10/11 million) over the past 7 days, up over 80% week-to-week.

And debuting in a decent 5th place, White House Down opened on 444 screens - earning ¥190,228,800 ($2.0 million) and 156,286 admissions over the weekend. Not a bad number at all, and it might be able to reach a ¥1 billion ($11/12 million) total.

The Smurfs 2 bombs as expected.

 

 

Pacific Rim is so disappointing there, it's a non-sense

[Tower]

Pacific Rim is so disappointing there, it's a non-sense

 

Japanese film goers don't need Hollywood to see films with a Japanese source, most of the market is Japanese films already.

[Dilusha Bandara]

What are the Smurfs 2 Numbers? It should be lesser than 855k made in 2011.

[Fullbuster]

Japanese film goers don't need Hollywood to see films with a Japanese source, most of the market is Japanese films already.

 

No, no Japanese is as ambitious as PR. There is a difference between a 2D movie and a live movie, it's completely different.

The real problem is certainly its marketing, a lot of Japanese probably ignore its existence, because it would be successful otherwise

[Tower]

No, no Japanese is as ambitious as PR. There is a difference between a 2D movie and a live movie, it's completely different.

The real problem is certainly its marketing, a lot of Japanese probably ignore its existence, because it would be successful otherwise

 

Japanese films could never have the budget of big Hollywood fare, but that hasn't stopped Japanese films from making more money than Hollywood films.

[Fullbuster]

Japanese films could never have the budget of big Hollywood fare, but that hasn't stopped Japanese films from making more money than Hollywood films.

 

Wrong. A few years ago Hollywood movies had a bigger market share than Japanese movies. It's a recent turn of events, and I think it won't last forever.

[Tower]

Wrong. A few years ago Hollywood movies had a bigger market share than Japanese movies. It's a recent turn of events, and I think it won't last forever.

It's not wrong if the statement is correct, which you yourself admit in your post. Most relevant to this thread, it is true right now.

[cremino]

Most Admissions After 5 Weeks (2004-)

8.24 million - Ponyo (2008)
7.56 million - Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
6.82 million - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
6.43 million - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
6.35 million - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
6.14 million - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
6.12 million - Alice in Wonderland (2010)
5.84 million - The Wind Rises (2013)
5.60 million - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
5.57 million - The Da Vinci Code (2006)
5.56 million - Rookies (2009)
5.45 million - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2004)
5.34 million - Arrietty (2010)
5.24 million - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2 (2011)
5.18 million - Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)
5.02 million - One Piece Film Z (2012)
4.66 million - Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
4.61 million - Avatar (2009)
4.53 million - Toy Story 3 (2010)

[kayumanggi]

These data are amazing.

[Battousai]

Wrong. A few years ago Hollywood movies had a bigger market share than Japanese movies. It's a recent turn of events, and I think it won't last forever.

 

I pray for Hollywood's bankrupt all the time. I want to see the rise of international films because that way people will see the stories of other cultures in their own terms and without the inherent racism and ethnocentrism that the American movies have.

 

The western media needs to fall and to lose influence in favour of more pluralism.

[kayumanggi]

No matter how right you think you are if you impose it in a negative way, it's negative.

[Olive]

Olive anything on MU? WWZ made 2.4M so MU must have made more as it's placed higher on the weekend rankings. 

7.72b yen total, 6.12m admissions.

 

best hollywood movie since potter finale.

Edited August 20, 2013 by Rocket Olive

[Dilusha Bandara]

7.72b yen total, 6.12m admissions.

 

best hollywood movie since potter finale.

Next 'best Hollywood movie' will be FD.