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

[Corpse]

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.

It's not as bad as any media source may be saying it is.

 

It's caused a lot of flooding in the Kyushu District and the various islands such as Okinawa below it, and some a bit farther north in the Shikoku District, but I've only see 2 deaths reported and I think injuries are still under 100.  And the population in these areas are predominately senior citizens, so that's great news.  There are some very bad flooding areas, and up to 100,000 people are without power in these parts, but the damage is quite minimal considering the size of the storm.  

 

And it's weakened to a Tropical Storm now as it begins to veer off the Japan coast along the most populated regions of Kansai, Chubu and Kanto (they make up 2/3 of Japan's population).  And the box-office will be mostly unaffected by the storm since these regions and parts of the Tohoku region (farther north) make up 75/80% of box-office attendance.  

 

Locals know how to handle these storms well even if they hit at category 4/5 intensity.  Even Super Typhoon Flo only resulted in 30 some deaths and 1,000 or so injuries as it went directly over practically all of Japan in 1990.  And Typhoon Mireille (one of the strongest and deadliest) which affected 41/45 prefectures in Japan caused 52 deaths.  

 

I mean, the deaths are terrible obviously, but had a category 4/5 storm like these hit somewhere else, we'd probably be talking deaths in the hundreds/thousands and more than flooding or housing damages.

Edited July 11, 2014 by Corpse

[Ajbg]

It's not as bad as any media source may be saying it is. It's caused a lot of flooding in the Kyushu District and the various islands such as Okinawa below it, and some a bit farther north in the Shikoku District, but I've only see 2 deaths reported and I think injuries are still under 100.  And the population in these areas are predominately senior citizens, so that's great news.  There are some very bad flooding areas, and up to 100,000 people are without power in these parts, but the damage is quite minimal considering the size of the storm. And it's weakened to a Tropical Storm now as it begins to veer off the Japan coast along the most populated regions of Kansai, Chubu and Kanto (they make up 2/3 of Japan's population).  And the box-office will be mostly unaffected by the storm since these regions and parts of the Tohoku region (farther north) make up 75/80% of box-office attendance. Locals know how to handle these storms well even if they hit at category 4/5 intensity.  Even Super Typhoon Flo only resulted in 30 some deaths and 1,000 or so injuries as it went directly over practically all of Japan in 1990.  And Typhoon Mireille (one of the strongest and deadliest) which affected 41/45 prefectures in Japan caused 52 deaths. I mean, the deaths are terrible obviously, but had a category 4/5 storm like these hit somewhere else, we'd probably be talking deaths in the hundreds/thousands and more than flooding or housing damages.

Corpse, do You have Japan forecast for this weekend?Thank You in advance.

[Mojoguy]

 

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

The funny thing is I have NO idea if that picture of yours is real or fake.

[LABAS]

The funny thing is I have NO idea if that picture of yours is real or fake.

You mean this PS4 picture ?

Of course it is real...download from the official website.

[Ray]

Yup, it's real. Press release landed in my inbox earlier.

[Mojoguy]

So Japan is releasing the Frozen PS4 a few days before the dvd release. How smart of them to try to squeeze some more money out of Japan's Frozen fans. Too bad the design looks super lazy. They should have at least made the Frozen system white or blue!

[BadAtGender]

I would probably buy a PS4 if the Frozen one was available in the US.

[BobbyJohn]

So um, any full numbers for first 7-Malf days?

[tong kosong]

I would probably buy a PS4 if the Frozen one was available in the US.

 

Same. I would buy it if it was available either in Australia or Indonesia. I have been wanting to buy PS4 for quite sometime, a Frozen themed PS4 would be perfect.

[alee7915]

So um, any full numbers for first 7-Malf days?

 

$30M

[Cynosure]

So um, any full numbers for first 7-Malf days?

 

We'll have exact numbers for the 9 day total.

[alee7915]

We'll have exact numbers for the 9 day total.

 

$40M

[Noctis]

So Frozen isn't coming anywhere near DH2, after all. 

[Ajbg]

$40M

In China. Japan probably will be around 20.

[Corpse]

Weekend Forecast (07/12-13)

 

 

01 (01) ¥526 million ($5.2 million), -24%, ¥1.85 billion ($18.2 million), Maleficent (Disney) Week 2

02 (02) ¥182 million ($1.8 million), -30%, ¥850 million ($8.3 million), Edge of Tomorrow (Warner Bros.) week 2

03 (--) ¥165 million ($1.6 million), 0, ¥165 million ($1.6 million), Say, "I Love You" (Shochiku) NEW

04 (03) ¥147 million ($1.4 million), -20%, ¥24.95 billion ($244.8 million), Frozen (Disney) Week 18

05 (04) ¥85 million ($830,000), -28%, ¥1.10 billion ($10.7 million), Mission Impossible: Samurai (Shochiku) Week 4

06 (06) ¥59 million ($570,000), -18%, ¥160 million ($1.5 million), Anpanman: The Appleboy and Everyone's Wishes! (Tokyo Theaters, Co.) Week 2

07 (05) ¥49 million ($480,000), -34%, ¥475 million ($4.6 million), Thirst (Gaga) Week 3

08 (07) ¥42 million ($410,000), -40%, ¥320 million ($3.1 million), The Grudge: The Beginning of the End (Showgate) Week 3

09 (--) ¥35 million ($340,000), 0, ¥45 million ($440,000), Divergent (Kadokawa) NEW

10 (08) ¥29 million ($280,000), -43%, ¥390 million ($3.8 million), Transcendence (Shochiku/Pony Canyon) Week 3

 

The weekend should have some strong holds with just one notable opener, and most holdovers are maintaining the same screen counts/showtimes as last weekend or seeing increases (Maleficent is even receiving a screen and showtime bump despite already playing very wide already) because of this.  

 

Saturday attendance may be a little subdued from people staying indoors from the Super Typhoon that hit the southern regions of Japan this week (its currently a Tropical Storm moving away from Japan), but Sunday should recover.  

 

>Maleficent should be able to stay above ¥500 million ($5 million), though if it misses, it'll just barely do so.  A drop over 30% looks pretty unlikely.

 

>Say, "I Love You" will easily be the top debut of the weekend with only Divergent (Which will bomb ala Twilight/The Hunger Games/all YA) as competition.  Pre-sales looked decent, but they kinda slacked off heading into Saturday.  It's probably going to fall below ¥200 million ($2 million) for the weekend, but I hope it can manage to reach the mark since Sota Fukushi is quite hot.  

 

>Also, The Documentary of AKB48: The Time Has Come debuted in 10th place last weekend with ¥44 million.  I see that some stage greetings are either taking place on Friday or Saturday, and if the are occurring on Saturday, then it'll definitely stay in the Top 10 by barely decreasing or likely seeing a small increase.    

Edited July 12, 2014 by Corpse

[Cynosure]

Hopefully Frozen can scrape past 25 billion this weekend.

[Corpse]

Alright, so the stage greetings are taking place today (Saturday) so take Transcendence out of the Top 10, and AKB48 should rank 8th-10th in its second weekend.

[Ajbg]

Weekend Forecast (07/12-13)

01 (01) ¥526 million ($5.2 million), -24%, ¥1.85 billion ($18.2 million), Maleficent (Disney) Week 2

02 (02) ¥182 million ($1.8 million), -30%, ¥850 million ($8.3 million), Edge of Tomorrow (Warner Bros.) week 2

03 (--) ¥165 million ($1.6 million), 0, ¥165 million ($1.6 million), Say, "I Love You" (Shochiku) NEW

04 (03) ¥147 million ($1.4 million), -20%, ¥24.95 billion ($244.8 million), Frozen (Disney) Week 18

05 (04) ¥85 million ($830,000), -28%, ¥1.10 billion ($10.7 million), Mission Impossible: Samurai (Shochiku) Week 4

06 (06) ¥59 million ($570,000), -18%, ¥160 million ($1.5 million), Anpanman: The Appleboy and Everyone's Wishes! (Tokyo Theaters, Co.) Week 2

07 (05) ¥49 million ($480,000), -34%, ¥475 million ($4.6 million), Thirst (Gaga) Week 3

08 (07) ¥42 million ($410,000), -40%, ¥320 million ($3.1 million), The Grudge: The Beginning of the End (Showgate) Week 3

09 (--) ¥35 million ($340,000), 0, ¥45 million ($440,000), Divergent (Kadokawa) NEW

10 (08) ¥29 million ($280,000), -43%, ¥390 million ($3.8 million), Transcendence (Shochiku/Pony Canyon) Week 3

The weekend should have some strong holds with just one notable opener, and most holdovers are maintaining the same screen counts/showtimes as last weekend or seeing increases (Maleficent is even receiving a screen and showtime bump despite already playing very wide already) because of this.

Saturday attendance may be a little subdued from people staying indoors from the Super Typhoon that hit the southern regions of Japan this week (its currently a Tropical Storm moving away from Japan), but Sunday should recover.

>Maleficent should be able to stay above ¥500 million ($5 million), though if it misses, it'll just barely do so. A drop over 30% looks pretty unlikely.

>Say, "I Love You" will easily be the top debut of the weekend with only Divergent (Which will bomb ala Twilight/The Hunger Games/all YA) as competition. Pre-sales looked decent, but they kinda slacked off heading into Saturday. It's probably going to fall below ¥200 million ($2 million) for the weekend, but I hope it can manage to reach the mark since Sota Fukushi is quite hot.

>Also, The Documentary of AKB48: The Time Has Come debuted in 10th place last weekend with ¥44 million. I see that some stage greetings are either taking place on Friday or Saturday, and if the are occurring on Saturday, then it'll definitely stay in the Top 10 by barely decreasing or likely seeing a small increase.

Very good hold. I just thought it would have a bigger total. It only made around 6,3 million monday-friday. Edited July 12, 2014 by Ajbg

[Corpse]

That sounds about right, so with a weekend just over $5 million, it'll likely be at $18-19 million after Sunday.

[Corpse]

This weekend will likely mark Frozen's last in the Top 5 (next weekend has 5 wide openers), so here's where it ranks:

 

Most-Consecutive Weeks at #1 [1998-]

16 -

Frozen [Mar. 15-16 to June 28-29] (2014)

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 Eternal Zero [Dec. 21-22 to Feb. 08-09] (2013-2014)

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 5 [1998-]

21 - Spirited Away (2001) 

18 - Frozen (2014)

18 - Armageddon (1998) 

16 - Avatar (2009) 

16 - Howl's Moving Castle (2004) 

16 - Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999) 

15 - Deep Impact (1998) 

13 - The Last Samurai (2004) 

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

13 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2002) 

13 - The Matrix (1999) 

12 - The Eternal Zero (2013)

12 - The Wind Rises (2013)

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

11 - Les Miserables (2012)

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

11 - The Green Mile (2000) 

11 - M:I-2 (2000) 

11 - Bayside Shakedown (1998) 

10 - Thermae Romae (2012) 

10 - Ponyo (2008) 

10 - Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World (2004) 

10 - Finding Nemo (2004) 

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

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

10 - Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2002) 

10 - Monsters, Inc. (2002) 

10 - Saving Private Ryan (1998)

10+

 

 

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 - Frozen [Mar. 15-16 to July 12-13 so far] (2014)

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 - The Wind Rises [July 20-21 to Oct. 19-20] (2013)

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 Eternal Zero [Dec. 21-22 to Mar. 15-16] (2013-2014)

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+

Edited July 12, 2014 by Corpse