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

[catlover]

Big Hero Six might not do as well as Frozen in Japan, considering the many factors that went into play during Frozen's release.  However, I do believe it'll be another global smash that will really bring into light this so called - deemed - "New Renaissance" for Disney.  As a Disney kid, I would love that for to happen as I was born during the dry period in Disney's history.

 

Well, no movies will do as well as Frozen in Japan. At least not for a while . The point is, we can't really use Frozen as a comparison now. I mean, how many movies made $250M in Japan? But, I do believe BH6 will be a success there, by normal standard.

Edited September 17, 2014 by catlover

[Corpse]

Weekend Ranking (09/13-14)

 

 

01 (--) Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends (Warner Bros.) DEBUT

02 (01) Stand By Me, Doraemon (Toho) Week 6

03 (--) Guardians of the Galaxy (Disney) DEBUT

04 (02) Lupin III (Toho) Week 3

05 (--) Lady Maiko (Toho) DEBUT

06 (04) Hot Road (Shochiku) Week 5

07 (03) Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno (Warner Bros.) Week 7

08 (06) Lucy (Toho-Towa) Week 3

09 (05) Non-Stop (Gaga) Week 2

10 (09) Memories of Marnie (Toho) Week 9

 

>Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends, the final chapter in the trilogy, earned the biggest debut of the year, taking in a huge ¥919,479,200 ($8.7 million) on 717,948 admissions on 435 screens.  After 3-days in release, its total rose to an incredible ¥1,308,400,500 ($12.5 million) on 1,034,988 admissions.

 

A few facts about this opening:

 

>Biggest Opening Weekend of the Year.

>2nd Biggest Opening Weekend in September (behind Umizaru: The Last Message), although it's 1st in Admissions.

>Highest 3-Day total since Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 in 2011, and only the second film since then to break ¥1 billion and 1 million admissions (The Wind Rises being the other). in 3-days.

>Only the 5th Domestic Live-Action to break 700,000 Admissions in 2-days.

 

This is also a 130% increase over the opening of the first Rurouni Kenshin film in 2012, and a 55% increase over the debut of the second film just last month.  The franchise has grown considerably with each installment.  

 

Even if it has poor legs, and nothing hints at this happening at all (great reviews, conclusion film, headline debut, etc.), it'll exceed ¥5 billion ($50 million) and should be able to reach ¥6 billion ($60 million) or a bit higher.

 

>Guardians of the Galaxy had to settle for 3rd place behind Stand By Me, Doraemon, but still had a pretty nice opening.  Playing on 595 screens, the film took in ¥224,145,400 ($2.1 million) on 176,233 admissions.  This film could have easily bombed, but thanks to a clever campaign to reduce ticket prices on opening weekend, and to almost exclusively market Rocket Raccoon, it'll do reasonably well for its genre.  After 3-days in release, its total rose to ¥331,170,000 ($3.1 million).  

 

>Lady Maiko rounds out the Top 5, debuting with ¥110,158,500 ($1.0 million) on 91,772 admissions on 300 screens.  While a mediocre opening, its within expectations with most of its business coming from weekdays (Ladies Day on Wednesdays) instead of over the weekend frames.

[Corpse]

Top Opening Weekends - 2014

Gross ¥ ($) / Admissions [screens] - Film (Distributor)

 

¥1 billion ↨

¥919.5 million ($8.7 million) / 717,948 [435] - Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends (Warner Bros.)

¥789.3 million ($7.8 million) / 649,865 [341] - Detective Conan: The Sniper from Another Dimension (Toho)

¥767.2 million ($7.6 million) / 554,991 [319] - Stand By Me, Doraemon (Toho)

¥763.4 million ($7.5 million) / 602,347 [598] - Frozen (Disney)

¥691.7 million ($6.8 million) / 500,837 [643] - Maleficent (Disney)

¥649.8 million ($6.4 million) / 539,132 [329] - Lupin III vs. Detective Conan (Toho)

¥600.4 million ($5.9 million) / 530,554 [361] - Doraemon: Nobita's Great Demon - Peko and the Exploration Party (Toho)

¥592.2 million ($5.8 million) / 433,346 [439] - Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno (Warner Bros.)

¥542.3 million ($5.3 million) / 429,918 [430] - The Eternal Zero (Toho)

¥508.4 million ($5.0 million) / 339,048 [427] - Godzilla (Toho)

¥500 million ↨

¥491.3 million ($4.8 million) / 365,356 [434] - Thermae Romae II (Toho)

¥485.3 million ($4.7 million) / 302,992 [760] - Transformers: Age of Extinction (Paramount)

¥444.1 million ($4.3 million) / 335,148 [307] - Lupin III (Toho)

¥420.3 million ($4.1 million) / 272,703 [761] - The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (Sony)

¥393.3 million ($3.9 million) / 360,190 [357] - Pokemon XY: The Cocoon of Destruction & Diancie (Toho)

¥389.2 million ($3.8 million) / 284,367 [302] - Hot Road (Shochiku)

¥378.9 million ($3.7 million) / 285,234 [461] - Memories of Marnie (Toho)

¥338.9 million ($3.3 million) / 294,599 [329] - Crayon Shin-chan: Serious Battle! Robot Dad Strikes (Toho)

¥331.7 million ($3.2 million) / 246,099 [314] - Trick: The Last Stage (Toho)

¥313.3 million ($3.1 million) / 244,577 [681] - The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Warner Bros.)

¥302.8 million ($3.0 million) / 197,006 [549] - Gravity (Warner Bros.)

¥300 million ↨

¥294.0 million ($2.9 million) / 216,929 [307] - Crows: Explode (Toho)

¥284.3 million ($2.9 million) / 222,822 [456] - The Tale of Princess Kaguya (Toho)

¥282.2 million ($2.8 million) / 209,935 [293] - The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji (Toho)

¥276.1 million ($2.7 million) / 246,094 [311] - I Want to Hold You (Toho)

¥274.5 million ($2.7 million) / 212,534 [334] - Partners the Movie 3 (Toei)

¥272.5 million ($2.7 million) / 207,475 [648] - X-Men: Days of Future Past (Fox)

¥263.2 million ($2.6 million) / 222,265 [292] - Heisei Rider vs. Showa Rider: Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super Sentai (Toei)

¥259.1 million ($2.5 million) / 172,211 [632] - Edge of Tomorrow (Warner Bros.)

¥255.0 million ($2.5 million) / 200,321 [361] - Noah (Paramount)

¥224.1 million ($2.1 million) / 176,233 [535] - Guardians of the Galaxy (Disney)

¥223.5 million ($2.2 million) / 196,252 [284] - Kamen Rider X Kamen Rider Gaim & Wizard (Toei)

¥200.9 million ($2.0 million) / 160,528 [251] - Mission Impossible: Samurai (Shochiku)

¥200 million ↨

¥199.8 million ($1.9 million) / 149,575 [205] - Lucy (Toho-Towa)

¥198.4 million ($1.9 million) / 142,236 [488] - Captain America: The Winter Soldier (Disney)

¥194.4 million ($1.9 million) / 162,522 [327] - Monsterz (Warner Bros.)

¥192.6 million ($1.9 million) / 172,278 [210] - Pretty Cure All Stars: New Stage 3 (Toei)

¥187.1 million ($1.8 million) / 144,456 [627] - Thor: The Dark World (Disney)

¥180.5 million ($1.8 million) / 167,300 [408] - Red 2 (Disney)

¥179.9 million ($1.7 million) / 130,898 [300] - A Bolt from the Blue (Toho)

¥169.8 million ($1.6 million) / 138,528 [309] - Kamen Rider Gaim the Movie: The Great Soccer Match! (Toei)

¥167.9 million ($1.6 million) / 146,160 [242] - The Wolf of Wall Street (Paramount)

¥166.5 million ($1.6 million) / 113,178 [575] - Enchanted Kingdom 3D (Toho-Towa)

¥164.0 million ($1.6 million) / 135,797 [284] - The Liar and His Lover (Toho)

¥163.6 million ($1.6 million) / 124,755 [305] - The Snow White Murder Case (Shochiku)

¥160.3 million ($1.5 million) / 133,344 [300] - The Escape Plan (Gaga)

¥159.6 million ($1.5 million) / 135,801 [246] - Say, "I Love You" (Shochiku)

¥157.9 million ($1.5 million) / 123,795 [258] - Hunter X Hunter: The Final Mission (Toho)

¥157.1 million ($1.5 million) / 98,208 [35] - Mobile Suit Gundam UC: Episode 7 - Over the Rainbow (Shochiku)

¥155.4 million ($1.5 million) / 123,007 [282] - Team Batista: Kerberos's Final Portrait (Toho)

¥154.9 million ($1.5 million) / 129,043 [435] - Planes (Disney)

¥149.9 million ($1.5 million) / 81,262 [39] - THE IDOLM@STER MOVIE (Aniplex)

¥149.7 million ($1.4 million) / 127,427 [271] - My Little Nightmare (Toho)

¥147.5 million ($1.4 million) / 112,880 [594] - The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (Fox)

¥145.6 million ($1.4 million) / 116,253 [327] - Black Butler (Warner Bros.)

¥140.1 million ($1.3 million) / 119,558 [300] - All-Around Appraiser Q: Mona Lisa's Eye (Toho)

¥135.3 million ($1.3 million) / 104,233 [371] - Into the Storm (Warner Bros.)

¥134.0 million ($1.3 million) / 133,243 [304] - Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger Vs. Go-Busters: The Great Dinosaur Battle! (Toei)

¥132.9 million ($1.3 million) / 89,175 [156] - Ushijima the Loan Shark 2 (Toho)

¥130.5 million ($1.3 million) / 73,716 [94] - Tiger & Bunny: The Rising (Shochiku)

¥126.7 million ($1.2 million) / 116,857 [281] - Kiki's Delivery Service (Toei)

¥124.7 million ($1.2 million) / 93,633 [160] - Eight Ranger 2 (Toho)

¥123.4 million ($1.2 million) / 112,798 [471] - Captain Phillips (Sony)

¥122.8 million ($1.2 million) / 112,823 [314] - The Little House (Shochiku)

¥121.7 million ($1.2 million) / 94,250 [198] - Non-Stop (Gaga)

¥121.1 million ($1.2 million) / 98,956 [285] - Silver Spoon (Toho)

¥120.7 million ($1.2 million) / 91,492 [600] - Walking with Dinosaurs (Fox)

¥117.9 million ($1.1 million) / 85,845 [535] - Transcendence (Shochiku/Pony Canyon)

¥112.9 million ($1.1 million) / 92,752 [333] - Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (Paramount)

¥112.3 million ($1.1 million) / 83,420 [303] - Thirst (Gaga)

¥110.2 million ($1.0 million) / 91,772 [300] - Lady Maiko (Toho)

¥109.2 million ($1.0 million) / 85,074 [138] - Kamen Teacher (Showgate)

¥107.0 million ($1.0 million) / 81,862 [310] - Wood Job! (Toho)

¥105.3 million ($1.0 million) / 77,894 [753] - 47 Ronin (Toho-Towa)

¥100.8 million ($1.0 million) / 78,054 [308] - RoboCop (Sony)

¥100 million ↨

Edited September 17, 2014 by Corpse

[Corpse]

[Corpse]

On paper, 2014 looked like it'd be a weak year, but it has kinda exploded honestly (even if you exclude Frozen from the equation). 

13 films above ¥3 billion already for the year (maybe 14 if Transformers can crawl there), 8 films above ¥4 billion, 4 film above ¥5 billion (and both Rurouni Kenshin films will make it, so soon to be 6!), and 1 above ¥10 billion. All of these stats already beat last year. This is really, really strong, too, since there should be a couple more films left in the year to exceed ¥3 billion. 

Looks like 2014 could end up being the strongest year since 2010 (which happened to be the biggest year ever) if Fall/Winter films perform well.

[lab276]

On paper, 2014 looked like it'd be a weak year, but it has kinda exploded honestly (even if you exclude 

Frozen from the equation). 

13 films above ¥3 billion already for the year (maybe 14 if Transformers can crawl there), 8 films above ¥4 billion, 4 film above ¥5 billion (and both Rurouni Kenshin films will make it, so soon to be 6!), and 1 above ¥10 billion. All of these stats already beat last year. This is really, really strong, too, since there should be a couple more films left in the year to exceed ¥3 billion. 

Looks like 2014 could end up being the strongest year since 2010 (which happened to be the biggest year ever) if Fall/Winter films perform well.

Yeah, I think there's a good chance admissions exceed 170m. Edited September 17, 2014 by lab276

[Corpse]

160-165 million is probably more likely, but 170 million would be nice.

 

170 million would make it the 2nd biggest year ever (ahead of 2004) I believe with the higher ticket prices now. I think 2014 will look similar to 2003/2009 though, which would still be great.  

[Olive]

Looks like a disappoint opening for Apes, GOTG level only...Though apes had previews last weekend

And big drops for holdovers, more than 50% for Rurouni Kenshin and GOTG.

Edited September 20, 2014 by Star-Lord Olive

[Fake]

Thought both GotG and Apes would do better.

[Ent]

For years now, Japan has been an underwhelming market for a majority of US movies when you compare it to the size of its population and its economic weight in the region.

 

At some point it was the most important asian market for US movies, now it's barely third or fourth after China, South Korea and even the Philippines for a lot of properties.  Those markets are expanding and increasing year in, year out while japan, like Europe stabilizes or regress.

 

In a few years, India will probably overtake it too.

[Fullbuster]

For years now, Japan has been an underwhelming market for a majority of US movies when you compare it to the size of its population and its economic weight in the region.

 

At some point it was the most important asian market for US movies, now it's barely third or fourth after China, South Korea and even the Philippines for a lot of properties.  Those markets are expanding and increasing year in, year out while japan, like Europe stabilizes or regress.

 

In a few years, India will probably overtake it too.

 

Japan's population is much older than before given the number of births decreased quite a lot during the last fifty years, going from around 2.3 million births a year to 1 million per year now and under 1 million very soon.

And I must add the buying power of Japanese consumers decreased for 16 years running.

So Japan won't be able to grow in the future, if anything it will probably decrease after a stagnation these last few years.

 

But like Frozen taught us it's still can be a powerful and huge market for Hollywood, there is no reason to underestimate it.

[Natsu Lian]

For years now, Japan has been an underwhelming market for a majority of US movies when you compare it to the size of its population and its economic weight in the region.

 

At some point it was the most important asian market for US movies, now it's barely third or fourth after China, South Korea and even the Philippines for a lot of properties.  Those markets are expanding and increasing year in, year out while japan, like Europe stabilizes or regress.

 

In a few years, India will probably overtake it too.

Japan is an oddity in the world of cinema: One moment it's catapulting a movie - The most recent being Frozen - to immense success and the next, it's barely able to keep up with the likes of China and other countries in the Eastern Hemisphere.  I do believe a success story such as Frozen's will be an adversity to emulate.  However, you never know with Japan, it might just surprise us sooner than  previously thought.

[lab276]

I like that Japan does its own thing.

[Annayya]

For years now, Japan has been an underwhelming market for a majority of US movies when you compare it to the size of its population and its economic weight in the region.

 

At some point it was the most important asian market for US movies, now it's barely third or fourth after China, South Korea and even the Philippines for a lot of properties.  Those markets are expanding and increasing year in, year out while japan, like Europe stabilizes or regress.

 

In a few years, India will probably overtake it too.

 

China government has recently allowed the Chinese to have a second baby ... so expect more moviegoers

 

Indian local movies are too dominating, and in addition the ticket prices are too cheap so it won't be anywhere in the top 5 in the next decade.

Edited September 21, 2014 by Annayya

[Fullbuster]

China government has recently allowed the Chinese to have a second baby ... so expect more moviegoers

 

Indian local movies are too dominating, and in addition the ticket prices are too cheap so it won't be anywhere in the top 5 in the next decade.

 

Sorry but no.

According to the last observations this had no effect, and it's quite logical....Most of Chinese were already allowed to have a second baby if these parents were already single children from the one-child policy and minorities (not from the Han ethnicity)..Plus most of Chinese don't want a second child because in cities they are very costly to raise.

China stopped this policy because it doesn't need it anymore : it's already following the path of Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong -> a low fertility rate.

Edited September 21, 2014 by Fullbuster

[sfran43]

China government has recently allowed the Chinese to have a second baby ... so expect more moviegoers Indian local movies are too dominating, and in addition the ticket prices are too cheap so it won't be anywhere in the top 5 in the next decade.

so in 10-20 years, China will have over 2,600,000,000 in population growth, twice the amount they have now. WOW!! Edited September 21, 2014 by sfran43

[Fullbuster]

so in 10-20 years, China will have over 2,600,000,000 population, or twice the amount they have now. WOW!!

 

No, and I won't repeat why.Read my previous post.

The Chinese population is expected to decrease, going under 1 billion people by 2100.

[Fake]

Even if TFR=2 (every couple has 2 children), the population will stay relatively flat and after a time start showing small decrease. Current TFR for China is 1.55.

[Peeta Tong Karanasios]

It looks great!

How much do you think The Little Prince can make here?

[Blackout]

I'm seeing 62.9% drop in admissions for GOTG, not sure if accurate. (I think it's Toho, 109, Kinezo and Movix combined)

Edited September 21, 2014 by Sky™