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

[Sam]

Great for STID. 20M is a good target now. Maybe even more.

[Olive]

Based on the theater we have been tracking:

STID is 86% of WHD OD.

TWR  -42.5%

MU -40.1%

[Sam]

Is that good for Trek?

[John Marston]

Based on the theater we have been tracking:STID is 86% of WHD OD.TWR -42.5%MU -40.1%

Star Trek is opening lower than White House Down? Ouch!

[Heretic]

WHD opened with 3m in 3 days, so I guess that's decent for Trek. Was never gonna do huge business in Japan.

[Dilusha Bandara]

What about the MU numbers by this weekend?

[cremino]

Corpse

 

Weekend Estimates [8/24-25]

 

1 (1) The Wind Rises (Toho) ¥303 million ($3.1 million), -36%, Week 6
2 (2) Monsters University (Disney) ¥183 million ($1.9 million), -25%, Week 8
3 (-) Star Trek Into Darkness (Paramount) ¥171 million ($1.8 million) DEBUT
4 (3) The After-Dinner Mysteries (Toho) ¥151 million ($1.6 million), -33%, Week 4
5 (-) Gatchaman (Toho) ¥130 million ($1.4 million) DEBUT
6 (4) World War Z (Toho-Towa) ¥125 million ($1.3 million), -44%, Week 3
7 (5) White House Down (Sony) ¥105 million ($1.1 million), -45%, Week 2
8 (6) Pacific Rim (Warner Bros.) ¥90 million ($910,000), -44%, Week 3
9 (7) The Lone Ranger (Disney) ¥89 million ($900,000), -42%, Week 4
10 (8) A Boy Called H (Toho) ¥82 million ($830,000), -46%, Week 3
11 (9) Pokemon Best Wishes: ExtremeSpeed Genesect - Mewtwo Awakens (Toho) ¥70 million ($710,000), -33%, Week 7
12 (10 Kamen Rider in Magic Land (Toei) ¥67 million (680,000), -34%, Week 4

The Wind Rises claims it's 6-consecutive week on top, but can it do 7 or 8-consecutive weeks?

Star Trek Into Darkness is estimated to have increased ~14% over the first film's opening weekend, though could still be slightly higher when actuals come out if the 3D share is decent. With Friday included, it's 3-Day total should be around ¥225 million ($2.3/2.4 million) + whatever it made in previews last week. If estimates are accurate, the film should be able to reach the ¥1 billion ($11/12 million) mark this time.

Gatchaman is a major bomb, the biggest I've seen since tracking the box-office, and there's likely no hope of it managing great legs either with such poor reviews across so many sources. It's budget is rumored to be ¥4 billion ($40 million) or more, too.

Edited August 25, 2013 by eren jaeger

[kayumanggi]

Another amazing drop for MU!

[Olive]

MOS may beat TWR next weekend.

[Sam]

MOS may beat TWR next weekend.

Any prediction for MOS from Corpse?

[Olive]

Any prediction for MOS from Corpse?

No.

I'm thinking 2.5m/15m

[Sam]

No.I'm thinking 2.5m/15m

Yeah, that sounds reasonable. 2.5M for 2-day, right?

[Olive]

Yeah, that sounds reasonable. 2.5M for 2-day, right?

no,3 days

Edited August 26, 2013 by Rocket Olive

[Olive]

Star Trek into darkness grossed 197.1M yen (134.2K admissions) for 2-day weekend,

And has scored 411.3M yen(285.5k admissions) for 3-day opening,including 3-day previews from the week before.

 

Average ticket price: ￥1,468 

[Sam]

no,3 days

I thought it's gonna open on August 31st, which is Saturday.Edit: Never mind, it's the 30th. Edited August 26, 2013 by Sam

[Olive]

TWR cume 8.093b yen.

[Olive]

TWR weekend actuals 321M yen, 238k admissons.

[cremino]

Corpse

 

Weekend Ranking [8/24-25]

 

1 (1) The Wind Rises (Toho) Week 6
2 (2) Monsters University (Disney) Week 8
3 (-) Star Trek Into Darkness (Paramount) DEBUT
4 (3) The After-Dinner Mysteries (Toho) Week 4
5 (5) White House Down (Sony) Week 2
6 (-) Gatchaman (Toho) DEBUT
7 (4) World War Z (Toho-Towa) Week 3
8 (8) A Boy Called H (Toho) Week 3
9 (7) The Lone Ranger (Disney) Week 4
10 (6) Pacific Rim (Warner Bros.) Week 3
11 (9) Pokemon Best Wishes: ExtremeSpeed Genesect - Mewtwo Awakens (Toho) Week 7

The Wind Rises had no problem fending of yet another barrage of openers, dipping a solid 32% for the post-Obon weekend. It earned ¥321,060,450 ($3.3 million) and 237,727 admissions over the weekend, bringing it's 37-day cume to ¥8,093,950,000 ($83.1 million) and 6.49 million admissions. It's now the highest-grossing local film since 2010, too.

Monsters University has now spent an outstanding 8-consecutive weeks in the Top 3. No weekend numbers are available, but it also exceeded ¥8 billion ($82/83 million) this weekend. This is vague, and when figures do come out, it should still be ahead of The Wind Rises for maybe one more week or at least til the end of the month.

Star Trek Into Darkness only debuted in 3rd place, but this is higher than it's predecessor and it earned more, too. Over the weekend, it grossed ¥197,134,700 ($2.1 million) and 134,262 admissions on 693 screens. This is an impressive 32% increase over the first film, and IMAX accounted for a strong 13% share of the weekend gross. It's 6-day total (4 days of previews last week) is ¥411,340,000 ($4.3 million).

And redefining what the word "bomb" means at the box-office, Gatchaman only ranked 6th earning ¥115,697,600 ($1.2 million) and 90,318 admissions on 307 screens. This number is well-beyond awful and is going to cost Toho upwards of $50 million, or more. They're keeping the record-budget a mystery for now.

Also in admissions, Pokemon is above Pacific Rim, meaning the latter only spent 2 weeks in the Top 10 there. Very disappointing results.

Edited August 27, 2013 by eren jaeger

[Olive]

2013 Top Grossing FilmsTotal Gross / Admissions :: Film :: Days in Release :: Distributor¥10 billion ↨ ¥8.23 billion ($84.2 million) / 6.48 million :: Monsters University :: 51 :: Disney¥8.09 billion ($83.1 million) / 6.50 million :: The Wind Rises :: 37 :: Toho¥6.85 billion ($76.9 million) / 5.67 million :: One Piece Film Z :: Final Estimate :: Toei¥6.11 billion ($67.7 million) / 4.96 million :: Les Miserables :: Final Estimate :: Toho-Towa¥5 billion ↨ ¥4.21 billion ($46.2 million) / 3.09 million :: Ted :: Final Estimate :: Toho-Towa¥4 billion ↨¥3.96 billion ($43.2 million) / 3.64 million :: Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gagdet Museum :: Final Estimate :: Toho¥3.61 billion ($36.9 million) / 3.01 million :: Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea :: Final Estimate :: Toho¥3.21 billion ($33.3 million) / 2.62 million :: Midsummer Formula :: 58 :: Toho¥3.00 billion ($31.0 million) / 2.35 million :: Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods :: Final Estimate :: Toei¥3 billion ↨¥2.93 billion ($31.6 million) / 2.40 million :: Wreck-It Ralph :: Final Estimate :: Disney¥2.87 billion ($29.4 million) / 2.76 million :: Pokemon Wishes: ExtremeSpeed Genesect - Mewtwo Awakens :: 44 :: Toho¥2.82 billion ($32.4 million) / 2.21 million :: 007: Skyfall :: Final Estimate :: Sony¥2.64 billion ($28.3 million) / 2.12 million :: Platinum Data :: Final Estimate :: Toho¥2.60 billion ($26.7 million) / 1.77 million :: Iron Man 3 :: Tracking Ends :: Disney¥2.51 billion ($26.0 million) / 2.16 million :: The After-Dinner Mysteries :: 23 :: Toho¥2.15 billion ($23.9 million) / 1.73 million :: Strawberry Night :: Final Estimate :: Toho¥2.03 billion ($22.3 million) / 1.49 million :: A Good Day to Die Hard :: Final Estimate :: Fox¥2 billion ↨ ¥1.98 billion ($20.4 million) / 1.52 million :: Fast and Furious 6 :: Tracking Ends :: Toho-Towa¥1.84 billion ($21.3 million) / 1.28 million :: Life of Pi :: Final Estimate :: Fox¥1.81 billion ($19.0 million) / 1.44 million :: Shield of Straw :: Final Estimate :: Warner Bros.¥1.79 billion ($18.4 million) / 1.41 million :: The Lone Ranger :: 24 :: Disney¥1.77 billion ($20.2 million) / 1.46 million :: Today, I Started Loving You :: Final Total :: Toho¥1.75 billion ($18.9 million) / 1.25 million :: Oz: The Great and Powerful :: Final Estimate :: Disney¥1.71 billion ($18.0 million) / 1.38 million :: Library Wars :: Final Estimate :: Toho¥1.64 billion ($18.9 million) / 1.16 million :: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey :: Tracking Ends :: Warner Bros.¥1.57 billion ($16.2 million) / 1.11 million :: World War Z :: 16 :: Toho-Towa¥1.55 billion ($16.9 million) / 1.42 million :: Tokyo Family :: Final Estimate :: Shochiku¥1.53 billion ($15.6 million) / 1.24 million :: Gintama: The Final Chapter :: Tracking Ends :: Warner Bros.¥1.40 billion ($14.9 million) / 1.13 million :: Oblivion :: Tracking Ends :: Toho-Towa¥1.30 billion ($13.3 million) / 1.13 million :: Crayon Shin-chan: Gourmet Survival Class :: Final Estimates:: Toho¥1.25 billion ($13.9 million) / 0.99 million :: Brain Man :: Final Estimate :: Toho¥1.21 billion ($13.5 million) / 1.02 million :: Hunter X Hunter: The Phantom Rouge :: Final Total :: Toho¥1.18 billion ($12.9 million) / 1.02 million :: Aibou Series: X-Day :: Final Estimate :: Toei¥1.17 billion ($13.3 million) / 0.99 million :: Humanoid Monster, Bem :: Final Total :: Toho¥1.17 billion ($12.1 million) / 0.79 million :: Pacific Rim :: 17 :: Warner Bros.¥1.14 billion ($13.0 million) / 1.03 million :: Kamen Rider X Kamen Rider Fourze & Wizard :: Final Total :: Toei¥1.12 billion ($11.6 million) / 0.89 million :: The Great Gatsby :: Tracking Ends :: Warner Bros.¥1.09 billion ($11.3 million) / 0.97 million :: Emperor :: 30 :: Shochiku¥1.08 billion ($11.3 million) / 0.94 million :: Kamen Rider Wizard in Magic Land :: 23 :: Toei¥1.07 billion ($11.3 million) / 0.87 million :: Jack Reacher :: Tracking Ends :: Paramount¥1.05 billion ($11.0 million) / 0.98 million :: Pretty Cure All Stars: New Stage 2 :: Final Estimate :: Toei¥1.02 billion ($10.8 million) / 0.83 million :: The Complex :: Tracking Ends :: Shochiku¥1.01 billion ($10.4 million) / 0.93 million :: A Boy Called H :: 16 :: Toho¥1 billion ↑The Wind Rises caught up to Monsters University a little quicker than I expected (ahead in admissions now) and will probably pass it by Friday. Summer vacation is over now, so expect MU and Pokemon to really slow down. The After-Dinner Mysteries will also slow down a great deal too I suspect since it's been appealing more towards teens and young adults.

(from corpse)

[druv10]

Amazing for MU. It also hit 10 multiplier last weekend.