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Monday's holiday (so many of these in Sept-Nov...) has delayed any weekend estimates or actuals until tomorrow, but Toho Cinemas (~20% of the nation's theaters) weekend admissions are available:

Toho Cinemas Weekend Admissions [10/12-13]

52,845 (NEW) - Girl in the Sunny Place, DEBUT
31,121 (-22%) - King of Apology, Week 3
26,551 (-28%) - Like Father, Like Son, Week 3
19,945 (-35%) - Despicable Me 2, Week 4
8,576 (-31%) - Ataru: The First Love & The Last Kill, Week 5
7,217 (-23%) - The Wind Rises, Week 13
6,630 (NEW) - Oshin, DEBUT
6,383 (NEW) - Trance, DEBUT
2,996 (-41%) - Elysium, Week 4
2,331 (+02%) - Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day, Week 7
2,165 (-25%) - Chronicle, Week 4
2,066 (-54%) - R100, Week 2
1,921 (-54%) - The Wolverine, Week 5
1,573 (NEW) - Forbidden Love, DEBUT
1,403 (-55%) - Tomica Tomy Double Feature, Week 2
1,127 (-57%) - Passion, Week 2
875 (-57%) - Why Don't You Play in Hell?, Week 2
676 (-16%) - Boundary of Emptiness, Week 3
629 (-15%) - Renoir, Week 3
628 (NEW) - The Reunion, DEBUT
433 (-70%) - Unforgiven, Week 5
318 (-61%) - The After-Dinner Mysteries, Week 11

Good for Girl in the Sunny Place, but I don't think that's good enough to make the 240-250,000 admissions it needs to break ¥300 million for the weekend (Toho releases generally do better here). I see more along the lines of 215-220,000 admissions for ¥270-280 million ($2.8-3.0 million). Which isn't bad, but another ¥300 million opener this time of year (generally very week for the BO) would have been excellent. For the 3-day Holiday weekend, it will likely exceed ¥350 million ($3.6 million), though.

King of Apology has beaten Like Father, Like Son at Toho locations since they opened, but the latter has always won the weekend. I don't think that'll change this week either. Both films have been performing very well.

Very poor for Oshin. It's been released 30 years too late. It probably missed ¥50 million ($500,000) for the weekend. Had some theatrical version been released in 1984-1985 following the extremely popular drama (audience share avg. was 53%, with a peak of 63% for a single episode!), and with far less competition to worry about in those days, I think it could have had blockbuster potential.

Anohana is a huge success for Aniplex, still refusing to drop-off and looks likely to reach ¥1 billion ($11/12 million) now, having never played on more than 64 screens. I'll wait until it officially reaches the ¥1 billion mark before going back to see which films managed to gross ¥1 billion on so few screens, but I can't remember a single one in recent memory (2010-).

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Weekend Ranking [10/12-13]



1 (-) The Girl in the Sunny Place (Asmik Ace/Toho) DEBUT
2 (1) Like Father, Like Son (Gaga) Week 3
3 (2) The King of Apology (Toho) Week 3
4 (3) Despicable Me 2 (Toho-Towa) Week 4
5 (-) Oshin (Toei) DEBUT
6 (4) Ataru: The First Love & The Last Kill (Toho) Week 5
7 (5) The Wind Rises (Toho) Week 13
8 (6) Elysium (Sony) Week 4
9 (10) Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day (Aniplex) Week 7
10 (7) R100 (Warner Bros.) Week 2
11 (-) Trance (Fox) DEBUT

The Girl in the Sunny Place took first place with a solid ¥272,405,650 ($2.8 million) and 208,028 admissions over the weekend on 304 screens. Over the 3-day Holiday Weekend frame, the film earned ¥406,550,000 ($4.1 million). A good start that will bring the film close to ¥2 billion ($20 million). Females represented 92% of the audience share, with women over 40 attracting more than 60% of the weekend audience.

Despicable Me 2 was the clear family favorite for the weekend, and has grossed ¥2,033,041,150 ($21 million) and 1,604,785 admissions as of Monday. The film is on it's way to ¥2.5 billion ($25 million+) and perhaps 2 million admissions, quite a spectacular total for an imported non-Disney/Pixar animated-film.

Oshin disappoints debuting in only 5th place to ¥70,072,600 ($714,000) and 60,665 admissions on 253 screens.

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¥10 Billion Club01 :: ¥30.40 - Spirited Away (2001)02 :: ¥26.20 - Titanic (1997)03 :: ¥22.00 - Howl's Moving Castle (2004)04 :: ¥20.30 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)05 :: ¥19.30 - Princess Mononoke (1997)06 :: ¥17.35 - Bayside Shakedown: Save the Rainbow Bridge! (2003)07 :: ¥17.30 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)08 :: ¥15.60 - Avatar (2009)09 :: ¥15.50 - Ponyo (2008)10 :: ¥13.70 - The Last Samurai (2003)11 :: ¥13.50 - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)11 :: ¥13.50 - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)13 :: ¥13.40 - Armageddon (1998)14 :: ¥12.85 - Jurassic Park (1993)15 :: ¥12.70 - Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)16 :: ¥11.80 - Alice in Wonderland (2010)17 :: ¥11.63 [after a ¥130 million week] - The Wind Rises (2013) [86 days in release]18 :: ¥11.00 - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)18 :: ¥11.00 - Finding Nemo (2003)18 :: ¥11.00 - The Matrix Reloaded (2003)18 :: ¥11.00 - Antarctic Story (1983)22 :: ¥10.90 - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)23 :: ¥10.80 - Toy Story 3 (2010)24 :: ¥10.65 - Independence Day (1996)25 :: ¥10.32 - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2004)26 :: ¥10.10 - Bayside Shakedown (1998)27 :: ¥10.02 - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)$100 Million Club01 :: $244.0 - Spirited Away (2001)02 :: $212.0 - Titanic (1997)03 :: $207.0 - Howl's Moving Castle (2004)04 :: $188.7 - Avatar (2009)05 :: $165.5 - Princess Mononoke (1997)06 :: $164.5 - Bayside Shakedown: Save the Rainbow Bridge! (2003)07 :: $163.7 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)08 :: $156.0 - Ponyo (2008)09 :: $147.8 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)10 :: $142.8 - Alice in Wonderland (2010)11 :: $130.7 - Toy Story 3 (2010)12 :: $126.7 - The Last Samurai (2003)13 :: $125.3 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (2011)14 :: $125.1 - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)15 :: $119.1 [after a $1.4 million week] - The Wind Rises (2013) [86 days in release]16 :: $117.6 - Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)17 :: $114.9 - Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)18 :: $111.9 - Arrietty (2010)19 :: $102.4 - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)20 :: $102.4 - Finding Nemo (2003)21 :: $100.2 - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2004)22 :: $100.0 - Armageddon (1998)Most-Attended Films of All-Time01 :: 23.50 million - Spirited Away (2001)02 :: 19.50 million - Tokyo Olympiad (1965)03 :: 16.83 million - Titanic (1997)04 :: 16.20 million - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)05 :: 15.00 million - Howl's Moving Castle (2004)06 :: 14.20 million - Princess Mononoke (1997)07 :: 14.00 million - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)08 :: 13.00 million - Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War (1958)09 :: 12.87 million - Ponyo (2008)10 :: 12.60 million - Bayside Shakedown: Save the Rainbow Bridge! (2003)11 :: 12.55 million - Godzilla Vs. King Kong (1962)12 :: 12.10 million - The Last Samurai (2003)13 :: 11.00 million - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)14 :: 10.69 million - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)15 :: 10.10 million - Avatar (2009)16 :: 9.61 million - Godzilla (1954)17 :: 9.37 million [after a 105,000 admission week] - The Wind Rises (2013) [86 days in release]18 :: 9.00 million - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)19 :: 8.90 million - Armageddon (1998)20 :: 8.80 million - The Sinking of Japan (1973)21 :: 8.60 million - Finding Nemo (2003)22 :: 8.55 million - Jurassic Park (1993)23 :: 8.40 million - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)24 :: 8.34 million - The Return of Godzilla (1955)25 :: 8.30 million - Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)26 :: 8.00 million - Antarctic Story (1983)27 :: 8.00 million - The Da Vinci Code (2006)

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Most-Consecutive Weeks at #1 (1998-)16 - Spirited Away [July 21-22 to Nov. 03-04] (2001)14 - Armageddon [Dec. 12-13 to Mar. 13-14] (1998-1999)10 - Avatar [Dec. 26-27 to Feb. 27-28] (2009-2010)9 - Howl's Moving Castle [Nov. 20-21 to Jan. 15-16] (2004-2005)9 - Bayside Shakedown: Save the Rainbow Bridge! [July 19-20 to Sept. 13-14] (2003)9 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets [Nov. 23-24 to Jan. 18-19] (2002-2003)9 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone [Dec. 01-02 to Jan. 26-27] (2001-2002)9 - Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace [July 10-11 to Sept. 04-05] (1999)8 - The Wind Rises [July 20-21 to Sept. 07-08] (2013)7 - Alice in Wonderland [Apr. 17-18 to May 29-30] (2010)7 - Hero [sept. 08-09 to Oct. 20-21] (2007)7 - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King [Feb. 14-15 to Mar. 27-28] (2004)7 - Spider-Man [May 11-12 to June 22-23] (2002)6 - Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides [May 21-22 to June 25-26] (2011)6 - Umizaru: The Last Message [sept. 18-19 to Oct. 23-24] (2010)6 - 20th Century Boys: The Last Chapter [Aug. 29-30 to Oct. 03-04] (2009)6 - Ponyo [July 19-20 to Aug. 23-24] (2008)6 - The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe [Mar. 03-04 to Apr. 08-09] (2006)6 - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire [Nov. 26-27 to Jan. 07-08] (2005-2006)6 - Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith [July 09-10 to Aug. 13-14] (2005)6 - Monsters, Inc. [Mar. 09-10 to Apr. 13-14] (2002)6 - The Sixth Sense [Oct. 30-31 to Dec. 04-05] (1999)6 - The Matrix [sept. 11-12 to Oct. 16-17] (1999)6+Most-Consecutive Weeks in the Top 10 [1998-]26 - Spirited Away [July 21-22 to Jan. 12-13] (2001-2002)21 - Howl's Moving Castle [Nov. 20-21 to Apr. 09-10] (2004-2005)20 - Armageddon [Dec. 12-13 to Apr. 24-25] (1998-1999)18 - Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace [July 10-11 to Nov. 06-07] (1999)18 - Bayside Shakedown [Oct. 31-Nov.1 to Feb. 27-28] (1998-1999)16 - Avatar [Dec. 26-27 to Apr. 10-11] (2009-2010)16 - Bayside Shakedown: Save the Rainbow Bridge! [July 19-20 to Nov. 01-02] (2003)16 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone [Dec. 01-02 to Mar. 16-17] (2001-2002)16 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets [Nov. 23-24 to Mar. 08-09] (2002-2003)15 - Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World [May 08-09 to Aug. 14-15] (2004)15 - Monsters Inc. [Mar. 02-03 to July 08-09] (2002)15 - The Green Mile [Mar. 25-26 to July 01-02] (2000)15 - Deep Impact [June 20-21 to Sept. 26-27] (1998)14 - Ponyo [July 18-19 to Oct. 18-19] (2008)14 - The Last Samurai [Dec. 06-07 to Mar. 06-07] (2003-2004)14 - The Matrix [sept. 11-12 to Dec. 11-12] (1999)13 - The Wind Rises [July 20-21 to Oct. 12-13 so far] (2013)13 - Les Miserables [Dec. 22-23 to Mar. 16-17] (2012-2013)13 - The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King [Feb. 14-15 to May 08-09] (2004)13 - Finding Nemo [Dec. 06-07 to Feb. 28-29] (2003-2004)13 - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers [Feb. 22-23 to May 17-18] (2003)13 - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring [Mar. 02-03 to May 25-26] (2002)13 - M:I-2 [July 08-09 to Sept. 30-Oct. 01] (2000)12 - Alice in Wonderland [Apr. 17-18 to July 03-04] (2010)12 - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban [June 26-27 to Sept. 11-12] (2004)12 - Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones [July 13-14 to Sept. 28-29] (2002)12 - Saving Private Ryan [sept. 26-27 to Dec. 12-13] (1998)12+The Wind Rises is looking at 15/16-consecutive weeks in the Top 10 if the openers over the next few weeks open as expected.

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Fall/Winter (Oct.-Dec.) Predictions

¥5-6 billion ($51-61 million) :: The Tale of Princess Kaguya (11/22)

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¥4-5 billion ($41-51 million) :: Detective Conan Vs. Lupin the 3rd (12/07)

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¥3-4 billion ($31-41 million) :: Gravity (12/13), The Eternal Zero (12/21)

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¥2-3 billion ($21-31 million) :: The Girl in the Sunny Place (10/12), SPEC 2: Close - Crisscross Version (11/01), The Kiyosu Conference (11/09), SPEC 2: Close - Progress Version (11/29), 47 Ronin (12/06)

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¥1-2 billion ($11-21 million) :: Beyond the Memories (10/26), Magical Girl Madoka Magica Movie 3 (10/26), Pretty Cure: Mana's Getting Married!!? (10/26), Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters (11/01), Don't Lose Heart (11/16), Captain Phillips (11/29), Kanojo wa Uso o Aishisugiteru (12/14), Planes (12/21), Hunter X Hunter: The Last Mission (12/27)

 

what about Nysm??

I expect smth like 7-10mil?? realistic?

Edited October 18, 2013 by Leyla

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_{GRAVITY only $30M-$40M?}

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_{GRAVITY only $30M-$40M?}

 

Only? It's a good number in Japan...

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_{GRAVITY only $30M-$40M?}

 

That is just a prediction.

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Weekend Forecast [10/19-20]



1 (1) The Girl in the Sunny Place (Toho) ¥171 million ($1.8 million) Week 2
2 (2) Like Father, Like Son (Gaga) ¥163 million ($1.7 million) Week 4
3 (-) Human Trust (Shochiku) ¥155 million ($1.6 million) DEBUT
4 (3) The King of Aplogy (Toho) ¥137 million ($1.4 million) Week 4
5 (4) Despicable Me 2 (Toho-Towa) ¥96 million ($980,000) Week 5
6 (-) Diana (Gaga) ¥80 million ($820,000) DEBUT
7 (-) R.I.P.D. (Toho-Towa) ¥60 million ($615,000) DEBUT
8 (4) Oshin (Toei) ¥46 million ($470,000) Week 2
9 (7) The Wind Rises (Toho) ¥38 million ($390,000) Week 14
10 (6) Ataru: The First Love & The Last Kill (Toho) ¥35 million ($360,000) Week 6

Fairly slow weekend, but stronger than most weekends in October.

Next weekend, however, will see the release of the final film in the 'Puella Magi Madoka Magica' trilogy,
Magi Madoka Magica 3: The Rebellion Story.


The last one opened last October to ¥172 million on only 43 screens (almost a $50,000 2-day pta), and the final film is being released on 3x as many screens (129 screens), with 51 of them having midnights and running the film 24 hours during the weekend frame. We could definitely see one of the bigger openings of the year next week approaching at least ¥500 million.

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Saturday Estimates (10/19)

¥76 million ($785,000), -28%, Like Father, Like Son (Gaga) Week 4
¥70 million ($715,000), 0, Human Trust (Shochiku) DEBUT
¥69 million ($705,000), -30%, The King of Apology (Toho) Week 4
¥66 million ($675,000), -65%, The Girl in the Sunny Place (Asmik Ace/Toho) Week 2
¥42 million ($430,000), -41%, Despicable Me 2 (Toho-Towa) Week 5
¥35 million ($360,000), 0, R.I.P.D (Toho-Towa) DEBUT
¥34 million ($350,000), 0, Diana (Gaga) DEBUT
¥18 million ($190,000), -47%, Oshin (Toei) Week 2
¥17 million ($180,000), -37%, Ataru: The First Love & The Last Kill (Toho) Week 6
¥16 million ($170,000), -41%, The Wind Rises (Toho) Week 14
¥8 million ($82,000), -56%, Elysium (Sony) Week 5
¥6 million ($61,000), -53%, R100 (Warner Bros.) Week 3
¥5 million ($51,000), -48%, Trance (Fox) Week 2
¥4 million ($41,000), -69%, Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day (Aniplex) Week 8
¥3 million ($31,000), -55%, The Wolverine (Fox) Week 6

Many close races this weekend. The top 4 spots could go either way, but 'The Girl in the Sunny Place' won't drop nearly that much for the weekend itself. It had stage greetings last Saturday, which greatly inflated the first day.

'R.I.P.D' and 'Diana' are very close, and films ranked 8-10 are also too close to call for the weekend, too.

Sunday will be an important day.

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Weekend Estimates (10/19-20)

1 (1) ¥161 million ($1.65 million), -41%, The Girl in the Sunny Place (Asmik Ace/Toho) Week 2
2 (-) ¥158 million ($1.63 million), 0, Human Trust (Shochiku) DEBUT [259 theaters]
3 (3) ¥157 million ($1.61 million), -21%, The King of Apology (Toho) Week 4
4 (2) ¥155 milion ($1.59 million), -28%, Like Father, Like Son (Gaga) Week 4
5 (4) ¥103 million ($1.07 million), -27%, Despicable Me 2 (Toho-Towa) Week 5
6 (-) ¥68 million ($699,000), 0, R.I.P.D (Toho-Towa) DEBUT [207 theaters]
7 (-) ¥66 million ($674,000), 0, Diana (Gaga) DEBUT [201 theaters]
8 (5) ¥40 million ($405,000), -43%, Oshin (Toei) Week 2
9 (7) ¥36 million ($370,000), -33%, The Wind Rises (Toho) Week 14
10 (6) ¥36 million ($364,000), -35%, Ataru: The First Love & The Last Kill (Toho) Week 6
11 (8) ¥15 million ($148,000), -57%, Elysium (Sony) Week 5
12 (9) ¥12 million ($122,000), -55%, Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day (Aniplex) Week 8
13 (10) ¥11 million ($109,000), -58%, R100 (Warner Bros.) Week 3
14 (11) ¥10 million ($107,000), -47%, Trance (Fox) Week 2
15 (12) ¥7 million ($72,000), -54%, The Wolverine (Fox) Week 6

Sunday didn't exactly make any of these races easier to call. The Top 4 are still so close they could easily change with tomorrow's ranking. 'King of Apology' was looking like it would rank a close 4th this weekend yesterday, but it's Sunday outpaced Saturday by so much that it's risen back up in contention for the top spot.

'R.I.P.D' likely edged out 'Diana', though they too are a bit too close to say with certainty.

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Weekend Ranking [10/19-20]



1 (1) The Girl in the Sunny Place (Asmik Ace/Toho) Week 2
2 (2) Like Father, Like Son (Gaga) Week 4
3 (3) The King of Apology (Toho) Week 4
4 (-) Human Trust (Shochiku) DEBUT
5 (4) Despicable Me 2 (Toho-Towa) Week 5
6 (-) Diana (Gaga) DEBUT
7 (-) R.I.P.D (Toho-Towa) DEBUT
8 (5) Oshin (Toei) Week 2
9 (6) Ataru: The First Love & The Last Kill (Toho) Week 6
10 (7) The Wind Rises (Toho) Week 14
11 (8) Elysium (Sony) Week 5

Some mixed results compared to estimates. The holdovers were reasonably accurate, but the openers... not so much. The Top 4 films weren't so close in the end either.

'The Girl in the Sunny Place' remains on top for a 2nd weekend, dropping a good 32%, especially strong when you take into account last Saturday's stage greetings. It earned ¥185,435,200 ($1.90 million) and 150,729 admissions over the weekend.

Remaining strong in second place, 'Like Father, Like Son' earned ¥145,940,000 ($1.49 million) and 120,921 admissions in it's fourth week. The film has grossed a very impressive ¥2,380,530,000 ($24.4 million) and over 2 million admissions after 23-days. A ¥3 billion ($30 million+) total, and possibly 3 million admissions, is looking better and better.

Debuting in fourth place, 'Human Trust' opened much less than estimates were indicating making a mediocre ¥107,698,800 ($1.11 million) and 89,230 admissions on 260 screens. Too bad because if it earned what estimates had, there was a small shot at reaching ¥1 billion. Now it'll probably only make ¥600 million ($6-7 million).

Estimates were quite high on the other openers this weekend, too. 'Diana' managed to beat 'R.I.P.D' by earning ¥48,177,800 ($493,000) and 41,192 admissions on 331 screens, while the latter grossed ¥47,666,800 ($488,000) and 36,688 admissions on 348 screens. Both debuts are very disappointing, though perhaps not completely unexpected.

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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
July 27-28 (The Wind Rises - ¥811 million ($8.3 million)) W2
Aug. 03-04 (The Wind Rises - ¥556 million ($5.7 million)) W3
Aug. 10-11 (The Wind Rises - ¥510 million ($5.3 million)) W4
Aug. 17-18 (The Wind Rises - ¥473 million ($4.9 million)) W5
Aug. 24-25 (The Wind Rises - ¥321 million ($3.3 million)) W6
Aug. 31-Sept. 01 (The Wind Rises - ¥338 million ($3.5 million)) W7
Sept. 07-08 (The Wind Rises - ¥456 million ($4.6 million)) W8
Sept. 14-15 (Ataru: The First Love & The Last Kill - ¥356 million ($3.6 million)) W1
Sept. 21-22 (Despicable Me 2 - ¥337 million ($3.5 million)) W1
Sept. 28-29 (Like Father, Like Son - ¥313 million ($3.2 million)) W1
Oct. 05-06 (Like Father, Like Son - ¥291 million ($3.0 million)) W2
Oct. 12-13 (The Girl in the Sunny Place - ¥272 million ($2.8 million)) W1
Oct. 19-20 (The Girl in the Sunny Place - ¥185 million ($1.9 million)) W2
*Imported (16) / Japanese (31) :: Live-Action (20) / Animated (27)*

Best Multipliers [Wide Releases]
1. Les Miserables (20.68)
2. Ted (12.85)
3. The Wind Rises (12.19) [After 14 Weeks]
4. Monsters University (10.59)
5. A Boy Called H (10.21)

Worst Multipliers [Wide Releases]
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. Gatchaman (4.09)
*Multipliers NOT Final*

Most Weeks in the Top 10
1. The Wind Rises (14)
2. Les Miserables (13)
3. Monsters University (11)
4. Ted (9)
4. One Piece Film Z (9)
4. Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea (9)

Best Opening Weekend PSA (2-Day) [Wide Releases]
1. One Piece Film Z - ¥4.57 million ($55,700) [300 screens] *All-Time Record for 200+ screens*
2. Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods - ¥2.19 million ($23,400) [312 screens]
3. The Wind Rises - ¥2.12 million ($21,600) [454 screens]
4. Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea - ¥1.95 million ($20,300) [344 screens]
5. Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum - ¥1.89 million ($20,400) [353 screens]

[Fullbuster]

 

Marvel announced today a new Avengers animated series specifically made for the Japanese market. Titled Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers, the series comes via The Walt Disney Company (Japan) Ltd and will debut in Japan in spring 2014. Disk Wars, produced by by Nerima-ku, Tokyo-based Toei Animation Co., Ltd., will, per the press release, “revolve around how The Avengers – Iron Man, Captain America, Thor and the Hulk together with the help of Spider-Man and a group of teens, will harness their respective fighting skills and superhuman powers to foil Loki’s scheme to take over the world.”

Previous Walt Disney Japan animated series include the 2008 Fireball and Stich, an animated series that took the Disney animated character and put him in new adventures in Okinawa. Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers is described as Walt Disney Japan’s “first animated television series specifically targeted at boys.”

 

http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/10/23/japanese-anime-series-marvel-disk-wars-the-avengers-announced

 

With such moves Marvel movies could be more successful in Japan, Disney's strategy is ambitious

[cremino]

Corpse

 

Weekend Forecast [10/26-27]



1 (-) Magi Madoka Magica: The Rebellion Story (Warner Bros.) ¥400 million ($4.1 million) DEBUT [129 theaters]
2 (-) Pretty Cure: The Dress of Hope Tied to the Future! (Toei) ¥185 million ($1.9 million) DEBUT [199 theaters]
3 (1) The Girl in the Sunny Place (Toho) ¥131 million ($1.4 million) Week 3
4 (-) Beyond the Memories (Toho) ¥125 million ($1.3 million) DEBUT [266 theaters]
5 (2) Like Father, Like Son (Gaga) ¥103 million ($1.1 million) Week 5
6 (3) The King of Apology (Toho) ¥98 million ($1.0 million) Week 5
7 (-) Now You See Me (Kadokawa Pictures) ¥90 million ($925,000) DEBUT [182 theaters]
8 (4) Human Trust (Shochiku) ¥68 million ($700,000) Week 2
9 (5) Despicable Me 2 (Toho-Towa) ¥67 million ($680,000) Week 6
10 (6) Diana (Gaga) ¥31 million ($320,000) Week 2

The climax in the 'Magi Madoka Magica' trilogy has reached half-capacity or sold out status for most of its showings for Saturday hours in advance and looks poised to deliver one of the most impressive openings this year despite barely being a wide-release. It'll also be Warner Bros. biggest opener of the year, by far. The last film opened to ¥172 million on just 43 screens last October, so at least double that and a 2-day psa over $30,000 is more than doable.

[Leyla]

thats poor 4 nysm may not pass 350

[cremino]

Corpse

 

Weekend Estimates [10/26-27]

1 (-) Magi Madoka Magica: The Rebellion Story (Warner Bros.) ¥310 million ($3.20 million), 0, DEBUT [129 theaters]
2 (1) The Girl in the Sunny Place (Toho) ¥169 million ($1.74 million), -09%, Week 3
3 (-) Pretty Cure: The Dress of Hope Tied to the Future! (Toei) ¥163 million ($1.67 million), 0, DEBUT [199 theaters]
4 (3) The King of Apology (Toho) ¥97 million ($997,000), -32%, Week 5
5 (-) Now You See Me (Kadokawa Pictures) ¥93 million ($955,000), 0, DEBUT [182 theaters]
6 (-) Beyond the Memories (Toho) ¥89 million ($914,000), 0, DEBUT [266 theaters]
7 (2) Like Father, Like Son (Gaga) ¥85 million ($873,000), -42%, Week 5
8 (5) Despicable Me 2 (Toho-Towa) ¥55 million ($565,000), -44%, Week 6
9 (4) Human Trust (Shochiku) ¥46 million ($473,000), -57%, Week 2
10 (6) Diana (Gaga) ¥25 million ($257,000), -48%, Week 2
11 (9) The Wind Rises (Toho) ¥21 million ($216,000), -37%, Week 15
12 (7) R.I.P.D (Toho-Towa) ¥19 million ($195,000), -60%, Week 2
13 (10) Ataru: The First Love & The Last Kill (Toho) ¥17 million ($174,000), -49%, Week 7
14 (8) Oshin (Toei) ¥16 million ($163,000), -57%, Week 3
15 (11) Elysium (Sony) ¥6 million ($61,000), -56%, Week 6

Strong opening for 'Magi Madoka Magica', about 80% better than it's predecessor. I was expecting it to double up on the last film, but the number is still impressive regardless. One variable, however, may be the midnights it had. So few films ever get midnights (the last being 'Eva 3.0' last November), I'm not sure if the estimate take those into account or not.

Spectacular hold for 'The Girl in the Sunny Place'.

So-so for 'Pretty Cure'. That's less than the last film released in March, but still within the opening range of all the other films in the series. The last couple films managed to crawl to ¥1 billion ($10/11 million), but I think this one will stall out around ¥900 million ($9.5 million) if estimates hold.

Not bad for 'Now You See Me'. It was a Friday opener, so it's 3-day total should be around ¥120/125 million ($1.3 million). The film should be on target for ¥550-600 million ($6-6.5 million).

'Beyond the Memories' wasn't expected to do much being a smaller-tier film from Toho, but a sub-¥100 million opening is very poor.

[alee7915]

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Edited October 27, 2013 by deep mama

[Leyla]

 

 

Not bad for 'Now You See Me'. It was a Friday opener, so it's 3-day total should be around ¥120/125 million ($1.3 million). The film should be on target for ¥550-600 million ($6-6.5 million).

over a mil! great news!

[zackzack]

2011 is a distant memory. Japan has shunned Hollywood....