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[Omni]

Depends on what you mean with 'people'. If you mean 'some/very few', then okay.

[23IsEverywhere]

Do Pokemon movies do well at the box office in Japan?

At least a few of them have done extremely well though I am not sure which ones

[catlover]

Do Pokemon movies do well at the box office in Japan?

 

Yes. They almost always in the yearly top 10, sometimes even top 5. These are the numbers for the last 10 movies:

 

2013 - ¥3.17b

2012 - ¥3.61b

2011 - ¥4.33b

2010 - ¥4.16b

2009 - ¥4.67b

2008 - ¥4.80b

2007 - ¥5.02b

2006 - ¥3.40b

2005 - ¥4.30b

2004 - ¥4.38b

 

I don't know what happened to the last 2 movies though. They usually make more than ¥4b. FYI, the 5th highest grossing film so far this year is Detective Conan with ¥4.05b.

[Omni]

It's a matter of series. Every x years, a new 'season' or 'generation' starts, and that bumps the interest for the franchise, and therefore the gross of the first film of the new 'series'. That's what happened in 2007. After that, every new film tends to drop from its predecessor, since both the kids and the people can lose their interest for every thing, even the most exciting or important one, as soon as it gets old. If I'm not mistaken, this year should see the start of a new 'series', and in that case a gross above 4B would be pretty much locked.

[catlover]

It's a matter of series. Every x years, a new 'season' or 'generation' starts, and that bumps the interest for the franchise, and therefore the gross of the first film of the new 'series'. That's what happened in 2007. After that, every new film tends to drop from its predecessor, since both the kids and the people can lose their interest for every thing, even the most exciting or important one, as soon as it gets old. If I'm not mistaken, this year should see the start of a new 'series', and in that case a gross above 4B would be pretty much locked.

 

Ah I see. That makes sense. I'm not following Pokemon so didn't know about that.

[Mojoguy]

Omni

 

Isn't it time to change your avatar back to Alice in Wonderland? I really miss that avatar.

[Ray]

2011 was also the start of a new series as far as the films go, but that saw only a marginal increase from 2010, despite 2011 actually being two films. Granted, X and Y (the new generation that started October 2013) were hyped like crazy given the games' first foray into 3D and the massive size of the new "Kalos" region, so maybe this one will still reach good heights.

[Omni]

Omni

 

Isn't it time to change your avatar back to Alice in Wonderland? I really miss that avatar.

Haha, I will next Wednesday, c'est à dire when Frozen's run will be (practically) over.

[Omni]

I'm not following Pokemon so didn't know about that.

I'm not following it either, but I've been following Corpse's thread on KJ for years

[Ray]

I don't know what happened to the last 2 movies though. They usually make more than ¥4b.

 

2012 was the Keldeo movie I mentioned being awful, Kyurem and the Sword of Justice. Even by the dropping standards of Pokemon films, it was bad. Last year's movie was slightly better, but understandably not enough to turn things around.

 

Since this new Diancie movie should get a "new series boost," I'd normally expect a boost over 2013 similar to 2011's boost over 2010... so perhaps in the 3.5b range.

 

That said, XY was/is being hyped as a revitalization of the series, given the games' transition to 3D and the sheer size of the Kalos region, and at least in the English anime dub, they've brought back the original '98-'00 theme song -- it's that big a deal. So maybe it'll do 4b like Omni says.

 

At the same time, this series/generation is introducing BY FAR the least number of new Pokemon. Just over 70. Previously, the low was 100 (Johto, back in 2000), and they've had as many as 156 new Pokemon (Unova, 2010). The lack of "new" in that sense might temper things a little bit.

[Corpse]

Do Pokemon movies do well at the box office in Japan?

Third biggest franchise in Japan: 

 

Biggest Film Franchises (Revenue)

01. ¥96.57 billion ($903 million) :: Harry Potter [8 Films], 2001-2011

02. ¥75.28 billion ($706 million) :: Doraemon [34 Films], 1980-

03. ¥71.66 billion ($693 million) :: Pokemon [16 Films], 1998-

04. ¥52.86 billion ($548 million) :: Detective Conan [19 Films], 1997-

05. ¥40.73 billion ($412 million) :: Bayside Shakedown [4 Films], 1998-2012

06. ¥40.04 billion ($323 million) :: Star Wars [6 Films], 1978-

07. ¥36.65 billion ($361 million) :: Pirates of the Caribbean [4 Films], 2003-

08. ¥30.39 billion ($270 million) :: The Lord of the Rings [5 Films], 2002-

09. ¥27.58 billion ($248 million) :: Spider-Man [5 Films], 2002-

10. ¥27.48 billion ($253 million) :: Jurassic Park [3 Films], 1993-

11. ¥26.40 billion ($231 million) :: The Matrix [3 Films], 1999-2003

12. ¥26.13 billion ($249 million) :: One Piece [12 Films], 2000-

13. ¥25.83 billion ($266 million) :: Mission: Impossible [4 Films], 1996-

14. ¥24.21 billion ($265 million) :: Umizaru [4 Films], 2004-

15. ¥23.35 billion ($147 million) :: Back to the Future [3 Films], 1985-1990

 

Biggest Film Franchises (Admissions)

01. 105.06 million :: Doraemon [34 Films], 1980-

02. 99.25 million :: Godzilla [28 Films], 1954-2004

03. 80.80 million :: Otoko wa Tsurai yo [48 Films], 1969-1995

04. 77.35 million :: Harry Potter [8 Films], 2001-2011

05. 66.78 million :: Pokemon [16 Films], 1998-

06. 44.09 million :: Detective Conan [19 Films], 1997-

07. 32.10 million :: Star Wars [6 Films], 1978-

08. 30.92 million :: Bayside Shakedown [4 Films], 1998-2012

09. 27.11 million :: Pirates of the Caribbean [4 Films], 2003-

10. 22.49 million :: The Lord of the Rings [5 Films], 2002-

11. 20.80 million :: One Piece [12 Films], 2000-

12. 19.71 million :: Spider-Man [5 Films], 2002-

13. 19.29 million :: Mission: Impossible [4 Films], 1996-

14. 17.92 million :: Umizaru [4 Films], 2004-

15. 17.71 million :: The Matrix [3 Films], 1999-2003

Ongoing Franchise (sequels in development and/or unannounced)

 

Notes:

*Lord of the Rings franchise includes The Hobbit trilogy

*Detective Conan franchise includes Lupin III spin-off

 

And Omni pretty much answered the other questions.  I'll be posting Pokemon and Ghibli Box-Office History data next week before they open.

Edited July 11, 2014 by Corpse

[superstancer]

How much did EoT gross till date ??????? Japan 

[keysersoze123]

How much did EoT gross till date ??????? Japan 

 

[Bishop54]

How disappointing are expecting Godzilla to be?

[superstancer]

i asked gross not wat u ate today 

[Bishop54]

Sorry to hear about the awful Typhoon that just hit Japan, hope our members here are ok. Obviously the box-office will take a huge hit because of it.

[jj99]

Oh Dear, Hope Everyone is okay.

[edroger3]

How much did EoT gross till date ??????? Japan 

It should be collected 1,8m-2,0m in weekdays, so about 6,5m on friday

[catlover]

I'm not following it either, but I've been following Corpse's thread on KJ for years

 

I see. I can't believe I just learned about all this, and I've been following Japan's box office for years. I only check that thread occasionally though, so apparently I've missed a lot . And thanks Ray for the explanation.

 

 

Sorry to hear about the awful Typhoon that just hit Japan, hope our members here are ok. Obviously the box-office will take a huge hit because of it.

 

Yeah, typhoon is always awful. I've experienced it myself once. But I think nobody here actually lives in Japan, so we're all okay in that matter.

Edited July 11, 2014 by catlover

[LABAS]

 

Frozen 's Limited edition of Play Station 4  in Japan,  released in 7/16 .