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

[mfantin65]

Weekend 3Avatar $6,846,006 -6.2% 840. $8,150. $50,168,942 Frozen $8,400,000. -0.2% 480 $17,500. $51,000,000Avatar opened during holidays. If Frozen can just put on the phenom boots and go for a long walk...It'll be fun to track.Avatar did not fade after holiday or against new competion.11b yen to make top 20 all time. 15b to make top ten.Its looking interesting w how the number keep surprising us. Especially wed and today.Both threads were real quiet yesterday w the lower sat number but amped right up again w todays. Its exciting!

Edited March 30, 2014 by mfantin65

[mfantin65]

8.4M is a pretty good number. That sub-7.5M projection ruined my digestion yesterday.The target is 70M by Sunday - though I'm projecting 68M or so.

Lol. I got a little depressed myself. Edited March 30, 2014 by mfantin65

[Fullbuster]

TS3 still too high,people could be disappointed.TASM2 could hit it hard.MU is the target,90-95m would be absolutely crazy

[mfantin65]

TS3 still too high,people could be disappointed.TASM2 could hit it hard.MU is the target,90-95m would be absolutely crazy

Its already going to be at 90 when TASM2 opens. Japan is not a front loaded market. Both movies can thrive at same time. Different demo too. Frozen is crazy! Edited March 30, 2014 by mfantin65

[catlover]

8.4M is a pretty good number. That sub-7.5M projection ruined my digestion yesterday.

 

Lol. I got a little depressed myself.

 

Me too. Then I saw Sunday update and I could breath again lol.

[Corpse]

Fastest to ¥1 billion (3 Days or Less)

1 - The Matrix Reloaded (2003)

1 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

1 - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)

1 - Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)

1 - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)

2 - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)

2 - Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

2 - Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002)

2 - The Matrix Revolutions (2003)

2 - Spirited Away (2001)

2 - Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

2 - Ponyo (2008)

2 - Hero (2007)

2 - Boys Over Flowers (2008)

2 - Rookies (2009)

2 - One Piece Film Z (2012)

2 - One Piece Film Strong World (2010)

2 - Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Advance (2012)

2 - Spider-Man 2 (2004)

2 - Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)

2 - The Da Vinci Code (2006)

2 - Alice in Wonderland (2010)

2 - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2004)

2 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)

2 - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

2 - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)

2 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (2011)

3 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (2010)

3 - The Wind Rises (2013)

3 - Toy Story 3 (2010)

3 - Arrietty (2010)

3 - Tales from Earthsea (2006)

3 - Spider-Man 3 (2007)

3 - Umizaru: Brave Hearts (2012)

3 - Umizaru: The Last Message (2010)

3 - Umizaru: Limit of Love (2007)

3 - Bayside Shakedown: Set the Guys Loose! (2010)

3 - Bayside Shakedown: Final (2012)

3 - Pokemon Diamond & Pearl: The Rise of Darkrai (2007)

 

Fastest to ¥3 billion (10 Days or Less)

5 - Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

5 - The Matrix Reloaded (2003)

5 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

6 - Spider-Man 3 (1007)

6 - Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)

6 - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)

6 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)

7 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (2011)

7 - Spirited Away (2001)

7 - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)

8 - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)

8 - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

8 - The Da Vinci Code (2006)

9 - Rookies (2009)

9 - Umizaru: The Last Message (2010)

9 - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)

9 - Alice in Wonderland (2010)

9 - Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002)

9 - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2004)

9 - Ponyo (2008)

10 - Frozen (2014)

10 - The Wind Rises (2013)

10 - One Piece Film Z (2012)

10 - Hero (2007)

10 - Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

10 - Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)

 

Fastest to ¥5 billion (25 Days or Less)

10 - Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

11 - The Matrix Reloaded (2003)

12 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

13 - Spirited Away (2001)

13 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)

14 - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)

14 - Bayside Shakedown: Save the Rainbow Bridge! (2003)

15 - Alice in Wonderland (2010)

15 - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

16 - Ponyo (2008)

16 - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)

16 - The Da Vinci Code (2006)

16 - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)

17 - Frozen (2014)

17 - Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

17 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2 (2011)

17 - Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)

18 - Rookies (2009)

18 - Spider-Man 3 (2007)

18 - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)

20 - Umizaru: The Last Message

21 - The Wind Rises (2013)

21 - One Piece Film Z (2012)

21 - Hero (2007)

22 - Finding Nemo (2003)

22 - Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002)

22 - Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)

22 - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2004)

22 - Avatar (2009)

23 - Arrietty (2010)

24 - Toy Story 3 (2010)

24 - The Last Samurai (2003)

 

Fastest to ¥10 billion (60 Days or Less)

25 - Spirited Away (2001)

28 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)

31 - Ponyo (2008)

33 - Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

35 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

37 - Alice in Wonderland (2010)

43 - Princess Mononoke (1997)

44 - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azakaban (2004)

48 - Bayside Shakedown: Save the Rainbow Bridge (2003)

50 - Avatar (2009)

52 - Finding Nemo (2003)

52 - Toy Story 3 (2010)

52 - The Last Samurai (2003)

53 - The Wind Rises (2013)

53 - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)

53 - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)

57 - The Matrix Reloaded (2011)

 

Fastest to ¥15 billion (All)

36 - Spirited Away (2001)

38 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)

50 - Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

56 - Princess Mononoke (1997)

58 - Bayside Shakedown: Save the Rainbow Bridge (2003)

60 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

94 - Ponyo (2008)

103 - Avatar (2009)

 

Fastest to ¥20 billion (All)

61 - Spirited Away (2001)

121 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)

135 - Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

 

Fastest to ¥30 billion (All)

231 - Spirited Away

 

*Not enough data on Titanic, Star Wars Episode I, Bayside Shakedown, Armageddon or anything before 1998 to be included.

Edited March 30, 2014 by Corpse

[lab276]

*Not enough data on Titanic, Star Wars Episode I, Bayside Shakedown, Armageddon or anything before 1998 to be included.

Does data exist that you don't have access to?

[mfantin65]

Interesting week coming up. Mon is the last day before price hike.Tues has 100yen increase but is a discount day. Wed, the biggest admission day, ladies pay 1100yen/$11 instead of 1000.Labas, what's the discount on the first and I assume the discount is increased by the hike.

[Corpse]

Does data exist that you don't have access to?

Besides total figures, I don't have anything like weekly figures before Mid-1998.  I only have figures for Princess Mononoke because older new articles updated its total once in awhile since it was on track to become the highest-grossing film of all time (which it did).

 

It is quite unfortunate that nothing is available on Titanic during the majority of its performance, but it was still in the Top 10 in its 36th week of release.   Well, it could have fallen out of the Top 10 and resurfaces again after sweeping the Oscars, which I'm confident in thinking that's why.  

 

Interesting week coming up. Mon is the last day before price hike. Tues has 100yen increase but is a discount day. Wed, the biggest admission day, ladies pay 1100yen/$11 instead of 1000. Labas, what's the discount on the first and I assume the discount is increased by the hike.

 

Discount days will also increased by 100 yen (~$1).  So this Tuesday everyone will be paying 1,100 instead of 1,000, and women will have to pay 1,100 instead of 1,000 every Wednesday now, too.

 

Overall, I don't think the hike will have a major impact on the box-office.  I just think people will start going to the theaters more on discount days more than they do even now.  

[Corpse]

Oh yea, forgot to mention that Frozen became Walt Disney Animation's highest-grossing film of all-time on Sunday!  It only took 17 (maybe 16) days to finally dethrone Dinosaur (4.9 billion).  

[Mojoguy]

Oh yea, forgot to mention that Frozen became Walt Disney Animation's highest-grossing film of all-time on Sunday!  It only took 17 (maybe 16) days to finally dethrone Dinosaur (4.9 billion).  

Dinosaur? Really? Did Japan not care about The Lion King or something?

[cremino]

Dinosaur? Really? Did Japan not care about The Lion King or something?

Corpse

 

Walt Disney Studio's Top Grossing Films (1980-)

01. ¥5.20 billion est. ($50.5 million est.) [17 days in release] - Frozen (2014)

02. ¥4.90 billion ($40.2 million) - Dinosaur (2000)

03. ¥4.25 billion ($37.2 million) - Aladdin (1993)

04. ¥3.20 billion ($31.7 million) - The Lion King (1994)

05. ¥3.00 billion ($32.3 million) - Wreck-It Ralph (2013)

06. ¥2.91 billion ($24.5 million) - Lilo & Stitch (2003)

07. ¥2.80 billion ($26.2 million) - Tarzan (2000)

08. ¥2.68 billion ($23.1 million) - Chicken Little (2006)

09. ¥2.60 billion ($20.2 million) - Beauty and the Beast (1992)

10. ¥2.56 billion ($32.1 million) - Tangled (2011)

11. ¥2.30 billion ($19.3 million) - Peter Pan 2: Return to Neverland (2003)

12. ¥1.95 billion ($18.4 million) - The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)

13. ¥1.65 billion ($17.4 million) - Bolt (2009)

14. ¥1.60 billion ($14.7 million) - Brother Bear (2004)

15. ¥1.28 billion ($10.6 million) - Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2002)

16. ¥1.20 billion ($8.9 million) - The Little Mermaid (1991)

17. ¥1.10 billion ($9.3 million) - Hercules (1997)

¥1 billion+

 

It only took Frozen 16/17 days to become Walt Disney's highest-grossing animated film of all-time, but Dinosaur held that record for nearly 14 years!

Frozen will end up more than doubling Dinosaur's total.

[Ray]

Corpse

 

Walt Disney Studio's Top Grossing Films (1980-)

 

10. ¥2.56 billion ($32.1 million) - Tangled (2011)

 

With such a favorable exchange rate, it's a shame we'll never truly know what heights Tangled might have potentially reached.

[Olive]

Frozen 3rd weekend: 690k admissions/879.3m yen, 1% increase.Total:4.32m adm./5.278b yen.

[LABAS]

toho by 1430 local timetoday 25661last monday 14958

[Omni]

Frozen 3rd weekend: 690k admissions/879.3m yen, 1% increase.Total:4.32m adm./5.278b yen.

Woo-hoo!!!

Two weekend increases in a row! And apparently 3 Mon-to-Mon increases in a row, too!

 

Come on, Frozen! Another week above 20 millions!

[catlover]

So it actually increased again for the 2nd weekend in a row?    Man I got depressed for nothing lol. And the craziness continues on Monday. Tuesday & Wednesday will be crazy too, I think.

[Mojoguy]

The Japan ticket tax hike is on Tuesday. Hopefully this will help increase how much Frozen makes in the second half of its run in Japan.

[Rsyu]

Once again frozen performance leaves me amazed! Tracking films once frozen ends will be so boring in comparison

[kayumanggi]

I froze when I saw the increases.