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

[Olive]

Ralph was released in Feb/Mar too

[Tower]

Most films in Japan release months after DOM.

[Olive]

From corpse:

Weekend Estimates [8/31-9/1]



1 (1) The Wind Rises (Toho) ¥371 million ($3.8 million), +16%, Week 7
2 (-) Man of Steel (Warner Bros.) ¥280 million ($2.9 million), 0, DEBUT
3 (2) Star Trek Into Darkness (Paramount) ¥134 million ($1.4 million), -32%, Week 2
4 (3) Monsters University (Disney) ¥131 million ($1.4 million), -26%, Week 9
5 (4) The After-Dinner Mysteries (Toho) ¥120 million ($1.3 million), -14%, Week 5
6 (-) Sadako 3D Part 2 (Kadokawa Pictures) ¥110 million ($1.2 million), 0, DEBUT
7 (6) Gatchaman (Toho) ¥77 million ($780,000), -32%, Week 2
8 (10) A Boy Called H (Toho) ¥75 million ($760,000), -15%, Week 4
9 (5) World War Z (Toho-Towa) ¥75 million ($760,000), -41%, Week 4
10 (7) White House Down (Sony) ¥64 million ($650,000), -44%, Week 3
11 (11) Pokemon Best Wishes: ExtremeSpeed Genesect - Mewtwo Awakens (Toho) ¥62 million ($630,000), -14%, Week 8
12 (9) The Lone Ranger (Disney) ¥55 million ($560,000), -39%, Week 5
13 (-) Time Scoop Hunter (Gaga) ¥52 million ($530,000), 0, DEBUT
14 (8) Pacific Rim (Warner Bros.) ¥48 million ($490,000), -48%, Week 4

The Wind Rises has no problem once again defending it's #1 spot for a 7th-consecutive week, delivering maybe it's most impressive weekend result to date. It will be exceeding ¥10 billion ($100 million+) pretty soon.

An increase was possible this weekend since Sunday was the 1st of the month, but most increases on these weekends are in the single digits (admissions increase was over 30%!). There could very well be a Venice Film Festival effect starting, too, with the strong reception there, and now with Miyazaki's retirement making headlines, it won't be slowing down for awhile, especially if Miyazaki or the film win anything in Venice.

Solid for Man of Steel. The estimate is below the debut of Superman Returns, but it's an alright opening nonetheless. It's 3-day total is probably around ¥350 million ($3.6 million).

Pretty bad for Sadako 3D 2. Since it's playing almost exclusively in 3D, it might end up a little higher tomorrow.

Films ranked 7th-9th are too close to be certain where they'll be with actuals.

Since Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day is a limited releases, it's estimate is being compared to two films that had twice as many screens, so I'm not bothering posting it. Anytime the comparisons between films differ that much in screen counts, estimates are way off. However, they do indicate the film did REALLY well and could make the Top 5 or maybe Top 3.

[Sam]

With that OW, what MOS is heading for? Is 20M possible?

[efialtes76]

With that OW, what MOS is heading for? Is 20M possible?

No.

[Olive]

This weekend numbers were boosted by discount Sunday(1st of every month)

MOS is heading to 15M total.

[Sam]

This weekend numbers were boosted by discount Sunday(1st of every month)MOS is heading to 15M total.

I see, so the OW is inflated. Thanks. TWR number is still very impressive. It wins the weekend so comfortably.

[Dilusha Bandara]

Too early, but any DM2 prediction?

[Olive]

TWR total more than 8.8b yen.

 

MOS 3-DAY 342.16m yen.

[cremino]

Corpse

 

The Wind Rises Box-Office Proceeds ExpectedTo Reach ¥15 billion ($150 million+) Following Hayao Miyazaki's Retirement.

 

Following Hayao Miyazaki's retirement announcement, people swarmed cinemas Monday morning for a chance to see his final work, The Wind Rises, in theaters. Hayao Miyazaki will make his retirement official on Saturday during a press conference.

At one location, the Toho La Scala cinema, had it's busiest day of the year on Monday, when over 100 people were lined up overnight, with the line eventually reaching 300 strong before Monday afternoon. 790 people across four showtimes saw the film on Monday, exceeding the previous single-day high of 600 during Obon Festival week. The manager at the cinema reported between 30-40 phone calls per hour inquiring about the film.[Popular NTV also cancelled it's regular broadcast on Friday night which included the last 'Wolverine' film to promote the newest film opening in 2 weeks and will show 'Porco Rosso' instead].The Wind Rises has remained atop the box-office for 7-consecutive weeks, and has earned ¥8,848,006,850 ($91 million) and 7,148,485 admissions so far.

Edited September 3, 2013 by eren jaeger

[Fullbuster]

 

Corpse

 

The Wind Rises Box-Office Proceeds ExpectedTo Reach ¥15 billion ($150 million+) Following Hayao Miyazaki's Retirement.

 

Following Hayao Miyazaki's retirement announcement, people swarmed cinemas Monday morning for a chance to see his final work, The Wind Rises, in theaters. Hayao Miyazaki will make his retirement official on Saturday during a press conference.

At one location, the Toho La Scala cinema, had it's busiest day of the year on Monday, when over 100 people were lined up overnight, with the line eventually reaching 300 strong before Monday afternoon. 790 people across four showtimes saw the film on Monday, exceeding the previous single-day high of 600 during Obon Festival week. The manager at the cinema reported between 30-40 phone calls per hour inquiring about the film.[Popular NTV also cancelled it's regular broadcast on Friday night which included the last 'Wolverine' film to promote the newest film opening in 2 weeks and will show 'Porco Rosso' instead].The Wind Rises has remained atop the box-office for 7-consecutive weeks, and has earned ¥8,848,006,850 ($91 million) and 7,148,485 admissions so far.

 

 

Wow, this announcement really boosted the movie

A great man is leaving us! I really need to watch this movie, even if it's not appealing to me unlike his previous movies.

Edited September 3, 2013 by Sonic

[Olive]

Totals as of Sunday 

TWR 8.85b yen

MU 8.67B

[cremino]

Corpse

 

Blockbuster Showdown [2004-]
7th-Weekend Gross (%-change) - Film - 7-Week Total (%-change)

¥703.8 million (+13%) - Howl's Moving Castle - ¥12.88 billion (+20%)
¥571.5 million (-05%) - Avatar - ¥9.63 billion (+16%)
¥513.2 million (-11%) - Ponyo - ¥12.73 bllion (+11%)
¥348.8 million (+12%) - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - ¥9.55 billion (+17%)
¥338.8 million (+06%) - The Wind Rises - ¥8.85 billion (+10%)
¥299.2 million (-20%) - Alice in Wonderland - ¥10.71 billion (+06%)
¥283.4 million (-25%) - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - ¥8.17 billion (+07%)
¥282.8 million (-38%) - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - ¥10.23 billion (+08%)
¥282.5 million (-28%) - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End - ¥9.62 billion (+06%)
¥275.5 million (-49%) - Toy Story 3 - ¥9.32 billion (+12%)
¥238.4 million (-12%) - Arrietty - ¥8.03 billion (+09%)
¥206.7 million (-35%) - Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith - ¥8.05 billion (+09%)
¥198.3 million (-37%) - Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides - ¥8.13 billion (+05%)
¥193.6 million (-07%) - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - ¥8.69 billion (+06%)
¥191.5 million (-24%) - The Da Vinci Code - ¥8.07 billion (+06%)
¥185.1 million (-30%) - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - ¥9.06 billion (+05%)
¥172.1 million (-30%) - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 - ¥8.86 billion (+06%)

[Marlon Brando]

Is there any early prediction for DM2?   14M was grossed by the first one, 20M shouldn't be impossible for this, right?

Edited September 3, 2013 by Marlon Brando

[druv10]

Totals as of Sunday 

TWR 8.85b yen

MU 8.67B

 

 

Great for both. Massive boost for TWR and almost 90M for MU. What kind of drop did it have? 100M still might be possible. 

[druv10]

Per Corpse

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

¥10 billion ↨
¥8.85 billion ($90.7 million) / 7.15 million :: The Wind Rises :: 44 :: Toho
¥8.67 billion ($88.3 million) / 6.84 million :: Monsters University :: 58 :: Disney
¥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
¥3.23 billion ($33.5 million) / 2.64 million :: Midsummer Formula :: 65 :: Toho
¥3.02 billion ($31.1 million) / 2.90 million :: Pokemon Wishes: ExtremeSpeed Genesect - Mewtwo Awakens :: 51 :: 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 ($29.7 million) / 2.49 million :: The After-Dinner Mysteries :: 30 :: 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
¥2.15 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) / 1.55 million :: The Lone Ranger :: 31 :: Disney
¥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.
¥1.78 billion ($18.3 million) / 1.28 million :: World War Z :: 23 :: Toho-Towa
¥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.
¥1.55 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
¥1.35 billion ($13.8 million) / 0.91 million :: Pacific Rim :: 24 :: Warner Bros.
¥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
¥1.24 billion ($12.9 million) / 1.14 million :: A Boy Called H :: 23 :: 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
¥1.18 billion ($12.4 million) / 1.01 million :: Kamen Rider Wizard in Magic Land :: 30 :: Toei
¥1.17 billion ($13.3 million) / 0.99 million :: Humanoid Monster, Bem :: Final Total :: Toho
¥1.14 billion ($13.0 million) / 1.03 million :: Kamen Rider X Kamen Rider Fourze & Wizard :: Final Total :: Toei
¥1.14 billion ($11.9 million) / 1.01 million :: Emperor :: 37 :: Shochiku
¥1.12 billion ($11.6 million) / 0.89 million :: The Great Gatsby :: Tracking Ends :: Warner Bros.
¥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 billion ↑

 

http://www.worldofkj.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=55322&start=3975

[cremino]

Corpse

 

The Wind Rises became the 38th film ever to reach 7.5 million on Wednesday, it's 47th day in release. Despite Summer vacation being over, Wednesday admissions were above those on Sunday indicating a clear audience reaction from Miyazaki's retirement.Most-Attended Films of All-Time23.50 million - Spirited Away (2001)19.50 million - Tokyo Olympiad (1965)16.83 million - Titanic (1997)16.20 million - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)15.00 million - Howl's Moving Castle (2004)14.20 million - Princess Mononoke (1997)14.00 million - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)13.00 million - Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War (1958)12.87 million - Ponyo (2008)12.60 million - Bayside Shakedown: Save the Rainbow Bridge! (2003)12.55 million - Godzilla Vs. King Kong (1962)12.10 million - The Last Samurai (2003)11.00 million - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)10.69 million - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1983)10.10 million - Avatar (2009)9.61 million - Godzilla (1954)9.00 million - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)8.90 million - Armageddon (1998)8.80 million - The Sinking of Japan (1973)8.60 million - Finding Nemo (2003)8.55 million - Jurassic Park (1993)8.40 million - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)8.34 million - The Return of Godzilla (1955)8.30 million - Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)8.00 million - Antarctic Story (1983)8.00 million - The Da Vinci Code (2006)7.94 million - Back to the Future II (1990)7.80 million - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)7.75 million - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)7.75 million - Independence Day (1997)7.71 million - The Matrix Reloaded (2003)7.62 million - Arrietty (2010)7.60 million - Monsters, Inc. (2002)7.60 million - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2004)7.50 million+ - The Wind Rises (2013) [47 Days in Release]7.50 million - The Adventures of Milo and Otis (1986)7.50 million - Jurassic Park: The Lost World (1997)7.50 million - Mission: Impossible II (2000)

[Olive]

 

Friday admissions at TOHO sites

 

The Wind Rises 8631 

Monsters University 4408　 

MoS (2D sub) 3545

MoS (3D dubbed)1851

STID(3D sub)1826 

WWZ(sub)1457　

Mos(3D sub)1404　

 

MOS should open above PR numbers.

 

The Wind Rises 9078

 

MoS (2D sub) 1172

 

Monsters University had huge drop due to school holiday is over.

[Sam]

TWR increased from last Friday. Dat retirement announcement effect!MOS drop over 50% for 2D sub, seems okay I guess.

[Fullbuster]

Pixar should hire Miyazaki for a last movie, in Japan that would go beyond $200m