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

[Godzilla]

Already wrote my letter to them:Dear Walt Disney CompanyI am writting this letter because I have been following the box office run of Frozen ever since its limited release on November 22nd and then went wide on November 27th. It was a very fun movie to track at the box office ever sice its opening day, surpassing expectations every day, every week in every country around the world, especially in Japan where its (still) making most of its money, witch brings me the reason to why I am writing this letter to you.Evere since March 14th of 2014, Frozen held the number one spot in Japan for 12th weeks in a row and so far has made $ 208 million as we speak, and it has not slown down because its weakest weekends are, surprisingly, its opening weekend ($7.5m) and last weekend ($6.8m) at this pace it has a major potential to break the record of the 4th highest grossing movie of all time surpassing "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II" ($1.34 billion) and Spirited Away in yen (300 billion yen) to become the highest grossing movie of all time in Japan. But this potential will be ruined because of the same problem why Frozen crashed after four months at the US box office: The DVD/Blu Ray release. While the Home Video bussines still fairly profitable in the US (despite the arrilval of Netflix and Hulu) the same cannot be said for Japan as DVDs and Blu Rays are very expensive there and not very profitable at all. Only Spirited Away sold just over 1 million units and that was just a very little fraction to the money it earned in theatres. I heard that Frozen will be released in Japan on July 16 and as a Box Office tracker myself I think this is suicidal in terms of financial bussiness as the Home Video bussiness in Japan is poor and Frozen is not slowing down even after 3 months of release there, in fact its getting stronger. If the release date in July still stands we are talking about losing 50 million dollars in revenue, maybe even more. Movies in Japan usually get 9 months of release in theatres before they get to Home Video so why not give Frozen the same treatment? Half of the bussiness in theatres in Japan its been coming from Frozen alone ever since its opening day in that country so In my humble opinion I think its convinient both for the theatre owners in Japan and for the Walt Disney company to delay the release of Frozen on Home Video in Japan at least until December when Disney´s next animated hit Big Hero 6 comes out in Japan. This way Frozen will reach its maximun potential at the box office, the thetare owners will make money, Frozen will still break records for the news headlines, still make money on Home Video and will not compete with Walt Disney Animation Studios itself (Big Hero 6). Everybody wins!!!I hope somebody at the company will take notice of this because this Frozen run at the box office is so big and unique, that it would be a real shame if the movie gets its legs cut (yet again) because of an early release in Home Video (like in the US), Trust me, its more profitable this way.With kind regards, Armando.I hope that helps

It's the highest grossing film of 2013, just calm the hell down.

[juni78ukr]

Screendaily says 5.8 mln weekend. That's why the total is so low.

[KZ-boy]

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Edited June 1, 2014 by KZ-boy

[KZ-boy]

Screendaily says 5.8 mln weekend. That's why the total is so low.

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[Incarnadine]

Screendaily says 5.8 mln weekend. That's why the total is so low.

That would be just over 3m for Saturday, way low. Maybe it's as simple as the number being reversed from 8.5.

[mfantin65]

I hope somebody at the company will take notice of this because this Frozen run at the box office is so big and unique, that it would be a real shame if the movie gets its legs cut (yet again) because of an early release in Home Video (like in the US), Trust me, its more profitable this way.With kind regards, Armando.I hope that helps;

Excellent job. 994 more to go.hey omni what did you write?

[mfantin65]

That would be just over 3m for Saturday, way low. Maybe it's as simple as the number being reversed from 8.5.

Lol 5.8, 7.3, 8.0. No one one knows how to figure this discount day.8.4- 8.5m. if im wrong I will manually remove omni's "impacted bowel one flake at a time." hank moody- californication

[Omni]

We all should send emails or something to the people in charge.  Don't make the mistake America did!

Releasing the DVD at the end of March was NOT a mistake. Okay, I would have liked to see a 410M or so finish instead of 'just' a 401M one, but from a financial perspective it was the right move: Disney would have received like 3 millions more from theatres without the early dvd release. 400M was the real target and that was impossible to miss thanks to discount theatres and possible DF with Maleficent. And in the second half of March, Frozen's home vodeo release could count on: popularity at its peak; two Oscar wins; Let it Go on everyone's mouth; Spring Break; Easter holidays. Disney can't be blamed for that, and comparing the two situations on an hypothetical letter would just weaken it.

 

Screendaily says 5.8 mln weekend. That's why the total is so low.

Haha, it made that on Sunday alone

 

It's the highest grossing film of 2013, just calm the hell down.

It must beat Spirited Away's 304B yen total, just shut * * up!

[Omni]

hey omni what did you write?

Here it is. Nothing too long or articulate because a) I didn't have much time that day  b ) English is not my first language (it likely isn't my second, either )

 

 

I'm a huge Italian fan of Disney, and I've been following Frozen's exceptional box office performance in Japan since the day it opened. And I was shocked to see its dvd is being released in July there. That's because, without that, it would most definitely pass Spirited Away to become the highest grossing movie ever in the land of the rising sun. I hope you understand that Frozen is no Tangled and that Japan is no North America. The early dvd/blu-ray release in North America was a smart move, as the hype for the film was at its peak and it probably didn't have more than 10/15 millions left to get from theatres. The early release in Japan is a completely different thing. In fact, it is a suicide. Frozen can potentially reach 350/400 million dollars in Japan if home video doesn't interfere. Otherwise, it will stop well below 300 millions, resulting in a gross loss of around 100 million dollars. And that's in a country where home video sales are very weak: no movie has ever sold more than 2.5 million copies there, and even huge blockbusters normally stop around or below 1 million. Losing dozens of millions just to gain one tenth of that doesn't make any sense to me. Furthermore, it would be great for The Walt Disney Company to have the highest grossing film ever in the country with the highest interest and respect for animated movies. Such a huge accomplishment would certainly strengthen Disney's image in Japan, which is one of your key-countries.

So, in a few words, please realize the peculiarity of this situation and delay the home video release date. Frozen is a completely unique phenomenon that needs its own customised decisions. I hope in your understanding.

Thanks,

 

John

Edited June 1, 2014 by Omni

[mfantin65]

It's the highest grossing film of 2013, just calm the hell down.

it was a fine email. Be constructive. Write one yourself.******Great email omni. Very articulate for a second language or first.If I had to write in spanish. No releaso el frozeno su idioto Edited June 1, 2014 by T E Lawrence

[BadAtGender]

I sent an e-mail, but I didn't save a copy.

[Blackout]

Frozen's performance in Japan is amazing! I had no idea it did so much there :DJapan must like their musicals

[Incarnadine]

337 Pages now, that makes an even 200 pages since Frozen opened in Japan on March 14.I guess you could say there's a bit of interest in its run there.

[Annayya]

Hopefully someone smart from Disney realizes their mistake and postpones the DVD/Blu-ray release date in Japan to December 2014.

I wrote an email as well just cuz I have been following this thread for so long, although I haven't made any posts.

Let us know if they respond to anyone. I hope they are all being read and passed on to the appropriate people who make the decisions.

 

So how much money (in $) does Frozen need to make to become the highest grossing movie ever in a country outside US ?

It is guaranteed to pass Spirited Away in $ anyway. Would like to see it pass in yen as well just to hold the record

Edited June 1, 2014 by Annayya

[Incarnadine]

Biggest weekends:

 

7th

 

¥785.0 million (-13%) / ¥17.13 billion -> ¥30.40 billion - Spirited Away (2001)

¥772.0 million (-9%) / ¥12.30 billion -> ¥??.?? billion - Frozen (2014)

¥767.4 million (-22%) / ¥15.91 billion -> ¥20.30 billion - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)

¥731.9 million (+13%) / ¥13.61 billion -> ¥17.30 billion - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

¥703.8 million (+13%) / ¥12.88 billion -> ¥22.00 billion - Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

 

8th

 

¥1.09 billion (+40%) / ¥14.50 billion -> ¥??.?? billion - Frozen (2014) *Estimate*

¥695.0 million (+02%) / ¥18.65 billion -> ¥30.40 billion - Spirited Away (2001)

¥644.9 million (-08%) / ¥15.26 billion -> ¥22.00 billion - Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

¥507.1 million (-11%) / ¥10.97 billion -> ¥15.60 billion - Avatar (2009)

¥505.8 million (-31%) / ¥14.73 billion -> ¥17.30 billion - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

 

9th

 

¥694.0 million (-39%) / ¥16.90/17.00 billion -> ¥??.?? billion - Frozen (2014) *Estimate*

¥650.0 million (-07%) / ¥19.98 billion -> ¥30.40 billion - Spirited Away (2001)

¥419.2 million (+21%) / ¥10.47 billion -> ¥13.70 billion - The Last Samurai (2003)

¥404.7 million (-20%) / ¥11.87 billion -> ¥15.60 billion - Avatar (2009)

¥377.4 million (-11%) / ¥15.27 billion -> ¥17.35 billion - Bayside Shakedown: Save the Rainbow Bridge (2003)

 

10th

 

¥788.0 million (+07%) / ¥18.50 billion -> ¥??.?? billion - Frozen (2014) *Estimate*

¥510.0 million (-21%) / ¥22.40 billion -> ¥30.40 billion - Spirited Away (2001)

¥359.4 million (-11%) / ¥12.60 billion -> ¥15.60 billion - Avatar (2009)

¥349.1 million (+18%) / ¥18.48 billion -> ¥20.30 billion - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)

¥310.5 million (-10%) / ¥16.42 billion -> ¥22.00 billion - Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

 

11th

 

¥707.0 million (-12%) / ¥19.80 billion -> ¥??.?? billion - Frozen (2014) *Estimate*

¥435.0 million (-15%) / ¥23.60 billion -> ¥30.40 billion - Spirited Away (2001)

¥323.1 million (-08%) / ¥18.98 billion -> ¥20.30 billion - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)

¥311.8 million (-13%) / ¥13.23 billion -> ¥15.60 billion - Avatar (2009)

¥252.8 million (-18%) / ¥16.85 billion -> ¥22.00 billion - Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

Corpse added the top 12th weekend numbers. Of course Frozen is an estimate, and could be even higher, but doubling the old record is impressive.

 

12th

 

¥812.0 million (+16%) / ¥21.30 billion -> ¥??.?? billion - Frozen (2014) *Estimate*

¥395.0 million (-09%) / ¥24.40 billion -> ¥30.40 billion - Spirited Away (2001)

¥255.1 million (-18%) / ¥13.82 billion -> ¥15.60 billion - Avatar (2009)

¥188.5 million (-25%) / ¥17.23 billion -> ¥19.60 billion - Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

¥177.8 million (-45%) / ¥19.29 billion -> ¥20.30 billion - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)

[Omni]

Nice, one more then!

Welcome, Annayya!

 

 

If I had to write in spanish. No releaso el frozeno su idioto

That made me laugh!

[edroger3]

That's even lower: 205.9 - 193.6 = $12.3M. Ugh... does Subers even think before he adds up the numbers?

 

 

I get the feeling they completely messed up the Sunday number. 205.9 is more than 2.5m low. Corpse has it at 208.8m, adding the numbers in this thread it comes up to 208.2m (using an even 8.0 weekend). Hmm, the difference is almost exactly what you would get if you took out the 2.75m from Saturday.

 

 

Subers says the numbers are from Disney. I conclude that Maths isn't a subject taught at school anymore.

 

 

It'll all be updated in the end, don't worry.

 

 

We had a thursday actual. The midweek was def 6m. i am certain the weekend was close to 8.4. Corpse essentially said he was guessing. Suber, cant say anything about him w/o getting lewd.21.24b yen. the actual tomorrow will be close to thatWrite disneyhttp://thewaltdisneycompany.com/contact-us/corporate-communications

 

 

I'm not worrying, cuz I know it'll all be updated in the end. I'm just annoyed that I have to wait another day or two every week because Disney/BOM report numbers that are not even remotely close to the actuals.

 

 

There's only estimates out so far, of course they won't be that close to actuals yet. And why do you even care what it says on BOM? All you need is the Yen gross and then you can convert that yourself.

 

 

 BOM usually wrong the numbers, but don't worry that is normal...

 

 

Screendaily says 5.8 mln weekend. That's why the total is so low.

 

 

That would be just over 3m for Saturday, way low. Maybe it's as simple as the number being reversed from 8.5.

All the estimates problems coming from here:

 

http://www.rentrak.com/section/movies_and_tv_everywhere/top_entertainment_rankings.html#1

 

The service manager is Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian.

 

If someone want to contact him, can send email here:

 

http://www.rentrak.com/section/contact_us/message.html?group_id=IBOE

[Ray]

Where do Spirited Away, Titanic, and Frozen stand in terms of admissions? Initial run and/or lifetime?

[Quigley]

I think I know what happened with this week's estimate. The numbchuck who was supposed to make a projection for Sunday's gross didn't realise that Sunday is a discount day. So they just added a bit to Saturday's gross: 2.75 + 0.3 = 3.05M and added this Sunday number to Saturday: 2.75 + 3.05 = 5.8M. Problem solved. ONA total should be around $834M, if not higher.

 

Also, edroger, thanks for pointing that out.

Edited June 1, 2014 by Quigley

[iceroll]

Hopefully someone smart from Disney realizes their mistake and postpones the DVD/Blu-ray release date in Japan to December 2014.

I wrote an email as well just cuz I have been following this thread for so long, although I haven't made any posts.

Let us know if they respond to anyone. I hope they are all being read and passed on to the appropriate people who make the decisions.

 

So how much money (in $) does Frozen need to make to become the highest grossing movie ever in a country outside US ?

It is guaranteed to pass Spirited Away in $ anyway. Would like to see it pass in yen as well just to hold the record

Welcome to the forums! I think once it passes Spirited Away it would take that title.