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[Corpse]

2012 Box Office Charts

As of Sunday, 08/26:

Top Grossing Films (¥1 billion+)

Rank :: Revenue ¥ (billion) / $ (million) :: Title :: Release :: Admissions (million) :: Days In Release :: Distributor

01 :: ¥6.59 / $83.71 (7.51x) :: Umizaru: Brave Hearts :: July :: 5.21 :: 45 :: Toho

02 :: ¥5.94 / $76.03 (13.75x) :: Thermae Romae :: Apr. :: 4.67 :: TE :: Toho

03 :: ¥5.38 / $70.55 (9.39x) :: Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol :: Dec '10 :: 4.24 :: OE :: Paramount

04 :: ¥3.59 / $45.40 (6.50x) :: Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles :: Mar. :: 3.32 :: OE :: Toho

05 :: ¥3.42 / $43.46 (9.38x) :: The Wolf Children Ame and Yuki :: July :: 2.79 :: 37 :: Toho

06 :: ¥3.40 / $43.31 (6.12x) :: ALWAYS: Sunset on Third Street '64 :: Jan. :: 2.66 :: OE :: Toho

07 :: ¥3.28 / $42.32 (5.21x) :: Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker :: Apr. :: 2.74 :: OE :: Toho

08 :: ¥3.26 / $41.42 (6.40x) :: Pokemon BW: Kyurem Vs. The Sacred Swordsman - Keldeo :: July :: 3.12 :: 44 :: Toho

09 :: ¥3.16 / $40.98 (5.51x) :: MIB 3 :: May :: 2.12 :: TE :: Toho-Towa

10 :: ¥3.13 / $40.84 (5.34x) :: Kaibutsu-Kun: The Movie :: Nov '10 :: 2.39 :: OE :: Toho

11 :: ¥3.11 / $39.49 (5.36x) :: The Amazing Spider-Man :: June :: 2.12 :: 58 :: Sony

12 :: ¥2.51 / $31.27 (8.50x) :: We Were There: Part I :: Mar. :: 2.10 :: OE :: Asmik Ace/Toho

13 :: ¥2.40 / $30.36 (5.16x) :: SPEC: The Movie :: Apr. :: 1.85 :: OE :: Toho

14 :: ¥2.22 / $28.14 (4.42x) :: The Avengers :: Aug. :: 1.46 :: 13 :: Disney

15 :: ¥2.20 / $27.50 (7.00x) :: Liar Game: Reborn :: Mar. :: 1.76 :: OE :: Toho

16 :: ¥2.16 / $27.21 (5.35x) :: Dark Shadows :: May :: 1.71 :: TE :: Warner Bros.

17 :: ¥2.01 / $25.46 (8.60x) :: Heruta Skelter :: July :: 1.53 :: 45 :: Asmik Ace

18 :: ¥1.96 / $24.49 (6.46x) :: Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows :: Mar. :: 1.67 :: TE :: Warner Bros.

19 :: ¥1.90 / $23.74 (6.01x) :: K-ON! The Movie :: Dec '10 :: 1.45 :: OE :: Shochiku

20 :: ¥1.84 / $23.54 (5.88x) :: Glow of Fireflies :: June :: 1.49 :: TE :: Toho

21 :: ¥1.81 / $23.16 (4.86x) :: The Dark Knight Rises :: July :: 1.37 :: 31 :: Warner Bros.

22 :: ¥1.80 / $23.07 (6.49x) :: In Time :: Feb. :: 1.40 :: TE :: FOX

23 :: ¥1.74 / $22.12 (9.76x) :: Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted :: Aug. :: 1.36 :: 26 :: Paramount

24 :: ¥1.71 / $22.01 (5.45x) :: We Were There: Part II :: Apr. :: 1.37 :: TE :: Asmik Ace/Toho

25 :: ¥1.71 / $21.98 (5.67x) :: Snow White and the Huntsman :: June :: 1.33 :: TE :: Toho-Towa

26 :: ¥1.70 / $21.97 (6.15x) :: Shizanmono: The Movie :: Jan. :: 1.36 :: OE :: Toho

27 :: ¥1.56 / $19.86 (3.81x) :: Kamen Rider x Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen :: Apr. :: 1.34 :: TE :: TOEI

28 :: ¥1.55 / $19.85 (4.06x) :: Space Brothers :: May :: 1.21 :: TE :: Toho

29 :: ¥1.51 / $19.78 (4.01x) :: Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO: War Mega Max :: Dec '10 :: 1.30 :: TE :: TOEI

30 :: ¥1.50 / $19.28 (5.13x) :: Battleship :: Apr. :: 1.18 :: OE :: Toho-Towa

31 :: ¥1.47 / $19.11 (10.42x) :: Friends: Naki On Monster Island :: Dec '10 :: 1.10 :: TE :: Toho

32 :: ¥1.45 / $18.92 (6.41x) :: Real Steel :: Dec '10 :: 1.13 :: OE :: Walt Disney

33 :: ¥1.43 / $18.72 (9.47x) :: Fleet Admiral, Isoroku Yamamoto :: Dec '10 :: 1.13 :: TE :: TOEI

34 :: ¥1.39 / $17.87 (8.47x) :: Tale of Genji :: Dec '10 :: 1.15 :: TE :: Toho

35 :: ¥1.37 / $17.37 (5.57x) :: Sadako 3D :: May :: .969 :: TE :: Kadokawa Pictures

36 :: ¥1.36 / $17.22 (4.49x) :: Naruto: Road to Ninja :: July :: 1.18 :: 30 :: Toho

37 :: ¥1.28 / $15.66 (5.54x) :: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo :: Feb. :: .996 :: TE :: Sony

38 :: ¥1.20 / $15.36 (7.04x) :: Puss in Boots :: Mar. :: .925 :: OE :: Paramount

39 :: ¥1.18 / $15.29 (5.84x) :: Robo-G :: Jan. :: 1.01 :: TE :: Toho

40 :: ¥1.14 / $14.81 (9.47x) :: Chronicle of My Mother :: Apr. :: .876 :: TE :: Shochiku

41 :: ¥1.12 / $14.58 (8.11x) :: Inazuma Eleven GO :: Dec '10 :: .926 :: TE :: Toho

42 :: ¥1.11 / $14.56 (4.37x) :: Kamen Rider Fourze: Everyone, Space is Here! :: Aug. :: .920 :: 23 :: TOEI

43 :: ¥1.09 / $14.13 (4.96x) :: The Adventures of Tintin :: Dec '10 :: .754 :: TE :: Toho-Towa

44 :: ¥1.03 / $12.90 (5.28x) :: Crayon Shin-chan (2012) :: Apr. :: .963 :: TE :: Toho

45 :: ¥1.03 / $12.87 (5.88x) :: Hugo :: Mar. :: .732 :: TE :: Paramount

46 :: ¥1.02 / $12.85 (5.23x) :: Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage: Friends of the Future :: Mar. :: .881 :: TE :: TOEI

47 :: ¥1.01 / $12.67 (6.42x) :: Eight Ranger :: July :: .840 :: 30 :: Toho

'Umizaru 4' now has a commanding hold on the #1 spot of 2012. Only 'Bayside Shakedown 4' has any shot at beating it now.

'Wolf Children' enters the Top 5 after 6 weeks and 'Pokemon 15' makes the Top 10 after 7 weeks, knocking 'Spider-Man' out of a Top 10 spot this year.

'Avengers' holds pretty well and lands in the Top 15 after 13 days.

'Kamen Rider' and 'Eight Ranger' debut on the charts.

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Top Opening Weekends (2-Days ONLY, ¥200 million+)

Rank :: Revenue ¥ (million) / $ (million) :: Title :: Release :: Admissions (thousand) :: Screen Count :: Distributor

01 :: ¥878.23 / $11.08 :: Umizaru: Brave Hearts :: July :: 686.98 :: 450 :: Toho

(¥1.563 / $19.91 :: 1.223 :: 4-Day Opening Weekend)

02 :: ¥629.74 / $7.82 :: Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker :: Apr. :: 540.98 :: 351 :: Toho

03 :: ¥583.89 / $7.61 :: The Amazing Spider-Man :: June :: 426.16 :: 1,092 :: Sony

(¥901.46 / $11.32 :: 620.21 :: 2-Day Opening Weekend Plus Previews)

04 :: ¥581.04 / $7.50 :: Kaibutsu-Kun: The Movie :: Nov '10 :: 431.09 :: 446 :: Toho

05 :: ¥573.57 / $7.35 :: MIB 3 :: May :: 372.97 :: 979 :: Toho-Towa

(¥701.80 / $8.80 :: 461.85 :: 3-Day Opening Weekend)

06 :: ¥573.22 / $7.34 :: Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol :: Dec '10 :: 437.75 :: 636 ::Paramount

(¥725.83 / $9.29 :: 563.25 :: 3-Day Opening Weekend)

07 :: ¥555.66 / $7.22 :: ALWAYS: Sunset on Third Street '64 :: Jan. :: 421.27 :: 473 :: Toho

08 :: ¥552.62 / $6.86 :: Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles :: Mar. :: 485.47 :: 359 :: Toho

09 :: ¥509.94 / $6.42 :: Pokemon BW: Kyurem Vs. The Sacred Swordsman - Keldeo :: July :: 489.86 :: 351 :: Toho

(¥753.76 / $9.61 :: 724.07 :: 3-Day Opening Weekend)

10 :: ¥500.93 / $6.34 :: The Avengers :: Aug. :: 326.11 :: 844 :: Disney

(¥1.386 / $17.49 :: 940.17 :: 6-Day Opening Week Plus Previews)

11 :: ¥468.70 / $5.81 :: SPEC: The Movie :: Apr. :: 351.47 :: 279 :: Toho

12 :: ¥432.55 / $5.40 :: Thermae Romae :: Apr. :: 325.69 :: 304 :: Toho

13 :: ¥410.04 / $5.16 :: Kamen Rider x Super Sentei: Super Hero Taisen :: Apr. :: 355.99 :: 292 :: TOEI

14 :: ¥404.53 / $5.07 :: Dark Shadows :: May :: 311.16 :: 571 :: Warner Bros.

15 :: ¥399.53 / $5.05 :: Rurouni Kenshin :: Aug. :: 295.32 :: 327 :: Warner Bros.

(¥555.82 / $7.01 :: 407.23 :: 2-Day Opening Weekend Plus Previews)

16 :: ¥382.32 / $4.87 :: Space Brothers :: May :: 285.34 :: 322 :: Toho

17 :: ¥378.03 / $4.84 :: Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO: War Mega Max :: Dec '10 :: 333.13 :: 301 :: TOEI

18 :: ¥372.02 / $4.75 :: The Dark Knight Rises :: July :: 269.17 :: 546 :: Warner Bros.

(¥455.18 :: $5.81 :: 331.67 :: 2-Day Opening Weekend Plus Previews)

19 :: ¥365.15 / $4.67 :: The Wolf Children Ame and Yuki :: July :: 276.33 :: 381 :: Toho

20 :: ¥316.31 / $4.08 :: K-ON! The Movie :: Dec '10 :: 237.82 :: 137 :: Shochiku

21 :: ¥314.89 / $3.97 :: We Were There: Part II :: Apr. :: 242.92 :: 297 :: Asmik Ace/Toho

22 :: ¥314.70 / $3.96 :: Liar Game: Reborn :: Mar. :: 242.19 :: 318 :: Toho

23 :: ¥313.66 / $3.95 :: Glow of Fireflies :: June :: 242.82 :: 316 :: Toho

24 :: ¥303.35 / $3.87 :: Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows :: Mar. :: 237.98 :: 464 :: Warner Bros.

25 :: ¥302.49 / $3.84 :: Prometheus :: Aug. :: 200.18 :: 768 :: FOX

(¥754.03 / $9.68 :: 502.11 :: 3-Day Opening Weekend Plus Previews)

26 :: ¥302.08 / $3.76 :: Naruto: Path to Ninja :: July :: 254.03 :: 262 :: Toho

27 :: ¥301.78 / $3.75 :: Snow White and the Huntsman :: June :: 234.87 :: 572 :: Toho-Towa

(¥374.83 / $4.71 :: 296.16 :: 3-Day Opening Weekend)

28 :: ¥295.31 / $3.67 :: We Were There: Part I :: Mar. :: 227.24 :: 295 :: Asmik Ace/Toho

29 :: ¥292.16 / $3.65 :: Battleship :: Apr. :: 237.87 :: 545 :: Toho-Towa

(¥364.01 / $4.52 :: 298.15 :: 3-Day Opening Weekend)

30 :: ¥277.13 / $3.63 :: In Time :: Feb. :: 203.05 :: 427 :: FOX

31 :: ¥276.41 / $3.62 :: Shizanmono: The Movie :: Jan. :: 217.18 :: 377 :: Toho

32 :: ¥254.17 / $3.25 :: Kamen Rider Fourze: Everyone, Space is Here! :: Aug. :: 217.66 :: 304 :: TOEI

33 :: ¥246.41 / $3.08 :: Sadako 3D :: May :: 154.15 :: 214 :: Kadakowa Pictures

34 :: ¥237.23 $3.05 :: Dear (To You) :: Aug. :: 219.16 :: 339 :: Toho

35 :: ¥233.53 / $3.04 :: Heruta Skelter :: July :: 174.24 :: 204 :: Asmik Ace

36 :: ¥230.89 / $2.98 :: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo :: Feb. :: 178.36 :: 431 :: Sony

37 :: ¥225.05 / $2.88 :: Real Steel :: Dec '10 :: 176.25 :: 531 :: Walt Disney

38 :: ¥219.51 / $2.83 :: The Adventures of Tintin :: Dec '10 :: 148.70 :: 895 :: Toho-Towa

39 :: ¥212.96 / $2.72 :: Total Recal; :: Aug. :: 161.82 :: 411 :: FOX

(¥278.13 / $3.55 :: 216.65 :: 3-Day Opening Weekend)

40 :: ¥202.39 / $2.63 :: Robo-G :: Jan. :: 164.69 :: 279 :: Toho

Three newcomers enter the chart this week, with 'Kenshin' earning itself a Top 15 spot.

Edited August 29, 2012 by Corpse

[Corpse]

Aug. 29

Wednesday Estimates (Ladies' Day)

Rank - Gross - Wed.-to-Wed. Change - Film - Dis. - Day in Release

1 (-) ¥136 million ($1.7 million), 0, :: Rurouni Kenshin :: Warner Bros. :: 5

2 (-) ¥92 million ($1.2 million), 0, :: Dear (To You) :: Toho :: 5

3 (2) ¥87 million ($1.1 million), -18%, :: The Wolf Children Ame and Yuki :: Toho :: 40

4 (1) ¥82 million ($1 million), -33%, :: The Avengers :: Disney :: 16

5 (3) ¥69 million ($870,000), -24%, :: Umizaru: Brave Hearts :: Toho :: 48

6 (-) ¥67 million ($850,000), 0, :: Prometheus :: FOX :: 6

7 (4) ¥57 million ($720,000), -26%, :: Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted :: Paramount :: 29

8 (5) ¥28 million ($350,000), -48%, :: Pokemon: Kyurem Vs. The Sacred Swordsman :: Toho :: 47

9 (-) ¥23 million ($290,000), 0, :: Ushijima the Loan Shark :: SPD :: 5

10 (7) ¥16 million ($200,000), -40%, :: Kamen Rider Fourze: Everyone, Space is Here! :: TOEI :: 26

Note: Wednesday is Ladies' Day, making it the biggest weekday. Films that skew female obviously benefit the most, and also during the summer and any time school is out, family films perform especially well on Wednesdays, too. When school is in though, family films are generally the weakest during the weekdays.

Edited August 30, 2012 by Corpse

[druv10]

Aug. 29

Wednesday Estimates (Ladies' Day)

Rank - Gross - Wed.-to-Wed. Change - Film - Dis. - Day in Release

1 (-) ¥136 million ($1.7 million), 0, :: Rurouni Kenshin :: Warner Bros. :: 5

2 (-) ¥92 million ($1.2 million), 0, :: Dear (To You) :: Toho :: 5

3 (2) ¥87 million ($1.1 million), -18%, :: The Wolf Children Ame and Yuki :: Toho :: 40

4 (1) ¥82 million ($1 million), -33%, :: The Avengers :: Disney :: 16

5 (3) ¥69 million ($870,000), -24%, :: Umizaru: Brave Hearts :: Toho :: 48

6 (-) ¥67 million ($850,000), 0, :: Prometheus :: FOX :: 6

7 (4) ¥57 million ($720,000), -26%, :: Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted :: Paramount :: 29

8 (5) ¥28 million ($350,000), -48%, :: Pokemon: Kyurem Vs. The Sacred Swordsman :: Toho :: 47

9 (-) ¥23 million ($290,000), 0, :: Ushijima the Loan Shark :: SPD :: 5

10 (7) ¥16 million ($200,000), -40%, :: Kamen Rider Fourze: Everyone, Space is Here! :: TOEI :: 26

Note: Wednesday is Ladies' Day, making it the biggest weekday. Films that skew female obviously benefit the most, and also during the summer and any time school is out, family films perform especially well on Wednesdays, too. When school is in though, family films are generally the weakest during the weekdays.

Thanks. TA should have passed 30M. It's probably around 30.2-30.5M. Next target TASM around 40M.

[fmpro]

Thanks. TA should have passed 30M. It's probably around 30.2-30.5M. Next target TASM around 40M.

TASM will go down for sure

[Olive]

Wed actuals: Rurouni Kenshin 115M yen, no updates for TA and Prometheus.

[fmpro]

Wed actuals: Rurouni Kenshin 115M yen, no updates for TA and Prometheus.

Thats quite a drop. Lets hope it does´ent happen to TA

[Corpse]

Sept. 1-2

Weekend Forecast

1 (1) Rurouni Kenshin (Warner Bros.) ¥280 million ($3.5 million) Week 2

2 (-) Akko-chan: The Movie (Shochiku) ¥240 million ($3.0 million) NEW

3 (2) The Avengers (Disney) ¥220 million ($2.8 million) Week 3

4 (4) Dear (To You) (Toho) ¥200 million ($2.5 million) Week 2

5 (3) Prometheus (FOX) ¥190 million ($2.4 million) Week 2

6 (6) The Wolf Children Ame and Yuki (Toho) ¥110 million ($1.4 million) Week 7

7 (5) Umizaru: Brave Hearts (Toho) ¥105 million ($1.3 million) Week 8

8 (7) Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (Paramount) ¥75 million ($1.0 million) Week 5

9 (9) Pokemon: Kyurem Vs. The Sacred Swordsman - Keldeo (Toho) ¥55 million ($690,000) Week 8

10 (-) The Intouchables (Gaga) ¥45 million ($550,000) NEW

Every first of the month most major cinema chains have discount ticket prices, so we could see some better than expected drops for a few films.

Projected Totals After Sunday (¥1 billion+):

'Umizaru 4' ~ ¥6.8-6.9 billion ($86-87 million); 5.4 million admissions after 52 days.

'Wolf Children' ~¥3.7-3.8 billion ($47-48 million); 3.1 million admissions after 44 days.

'Pokemon 15' ~¥3.3-3.4 billion ($42-43 million); 3.2 million admissions after 51 days.

'Avengers' ~¥2.7-2.8 billion ($34-35 million); 1.8 million admissions after 20 days.

'Madagascar 3' ~¥1.9-2.0 billion ($24-25 million); 1.6 million admissions after 33 days.

'Rurouni Kenshin' ~¥1.1-1.2 billion ($14-15 million); 1.0 million admissions after 9 days.

'Promethues' ~¥1.1-1.2 billion ($14-15 million); 800,000 admissions after 10 days.

[fmpro]

That would be great drop for TA

[druv10]

Corpse, that would be a strong hold for TA. I think TA still has a shot at 50M. Do you think it can do it?

[SultanOfWhat]

Great to see the Japanese market responding to a non Spider-man marvel film. Looks like Avengers has already earned as much in Japan as IM, IM2, Thor, and Cap combined (about $30 million).If Marvel can manage a Japanese release for TA2 closer to the WW release, Japan might contribute $75-80 million.

Edited August 31, 2012 by SultanOfWhat

[Corpse]

Corpse, that would be a strong hold for TA. I think TA still has a shot at 50M. Do you think it can do it?

There's a slight chance. The Sept. 14-15 weekend will probably decide it.

[Corpse]

Biggest Movie Franchises in Japan (¥25 billion+):

Film - Revenue - Film Entries

1. Harry Potter :: ¥96.57 billion [8]

2. Pokemon :: ¥68.48 billion [15]

3. Doraemon :: ¥67.74 billion [32]

4. Detective Conan :: ¥41.34 billion [16]

5. Star Wars :: ¥40.04 billion [6]

6. Pirates of the Caribbean :: ¥36.59 billion [4]

7. Bayside Shakedown :: ¥34.76 billion [3]

8. Jurassic Park :: ¥27.48 billion [3]

9. The Lord of the Rings :: ¥27.29 billion [3]

10. The Matrix :: ¥26.40 billion [3]

11. Umizaru :: ¥25.38 billion [4]

Updated using the final totals for the latest Doraemon and Detective Conan films, and the likely final totals for the current Umizaru and Pokemon films in release.

The final Bayside Shakedown film opens next weekend and will propel the franchise above Pirates, Star Wars, and probably Detective Conan as well.

[Corpse]

Great to see the Japanese market responding to a non Spider-man marvel film. Looks like Avengers has already earned as much in Japan as IM, IM2, Thor, and Cap combined (about $30 million).If Marvel can manage a Japanese release for TA2 closer to the WW release, Japan might contribute $75-80 million.

Films opening later in Japan actually help them in the market by boosting promotion and awareness if the film is a hit in the U.S. and everywhere else. The Avenger's reviews and box office were able to show executives the film may also be big in Japan, so it was moved to Obon Week and was given a very wide (24% of screens opening week) release. If it had been released in May, it'd have been overshadowed by Thermae Romae and it'd have to share 3D screens with MIB 3. It also wouldn't have grossed nearly as much as it's going to now.Most films released at the same time as the worldwide release tend to disappoint. This year has many in Battleship, John Carter, Brave, and to a lesser extent, Spider-Man. Pixar for example needs to move back to December after Monsters U (I'd delay this one to Dec. too if possible, it's up against Hayao Miyazaki currently). Edited September 1, 2012 by Corpse

[lab276]

Pixar for example needs to move back to December after Monsters U (I'd delay this one to Dec. too if possible, it's up against Hayao Miyazaki currently).

For some reason, I don't think this is very likely to happen.

[Corpse]

Maybe not, but it'll be a mistake on their part if it isn't already. With the exception of Toy Story 3 (highly anticipated sequel + 3D), their top 3 films were all released outside of Summer. Finding Nemo and The Incredibles in December, and Monsters, Inc. in March.At least they should consider it for their original films.

Edited September 1, 2012 by Corpse

[druv10]

There's a slight chance. The Sept. 14-15 weekend will probably decide it.

Thanks. I'm just curious. What do you think happens with TA 2? An increase, decrease or flat? I'm just wondering if TA was lightning striking or if other movies can build on it's success. Edited September 1, 2012 by druv10

[John Marston]

does anyone know much the 1998 American Godzilla movie made in Japan

[Olive]

does anyone know much the 1998 American Godzilla movie made in Japan

about 5.1 billion yen. Edited September 2, 2012 by Olive

[John Marston]

Which is what in American money. Was it big

[Olive]

The 4th biggest Hollywood movie of 1998. I don't know the exchange rate of that year.

Edited September 2, 2012 by Olive