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

[fmpro]

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

edit Edited September 2, 2012 by fmpro

[fmpro]

1998 all 12 months rate 129.45 125.85 128.83 131.81 135.08 140.35 140.66 144.76 134.50 121.33 120.61 117.40

[Tower]

Which is what in American money. Was it big

5.1B yen at the time Godzilla was released in Japan was 36.1M dollars.

[Corpse]

Weekend Estimates

Sept. 1-2

1 (1) Rurouni Kenshin (Warner Bros.) ¥435 million ($5.6 million), +9%, Week 2

2 (2) The Avengers (Disney) ¥305 million ($3.9 million), -3%, Week 3

3 (3) Prometheus (FOX) ¥250 million ($3.2 million), -17%, Week 2

4 (4) Dear (To You) (Toho) ¥205 million ($2.6 million), -13%, Week 2

5 (-) Akko-chan: The Movie (Shochiku) ¥170 million ($2.2 million), 0, NEW

6 (6) The Wolf Children Ame and Yuki (Toho) ¥160 million ($2 million), +18%, Week 7

7 (5) Umizaru: Brave Hearts (Toho) ¥140 million ($1.8 million), +2%, Week 8

8 (7) Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (Paramount) ¥80 million ($1 million), -11%, Week 5

9 (8) Ushijima the Loan Shark (SPD) ¥60 million ($750,000), -19%, Week 2

10 (9) Pokemon: Kyurem Vs. The Sacred Swordsman (Toho) ¥55 million ($700,000), -23%, Week 8

These figures are very rough.

Saturday was the first of the month, meaning tickets were 40% off at major cinema chains. 'Wolf Children' saw the biggest increase at 36% in admissions over last weekend, 'Kenshin' rose 23%, 'Umizaru 4' was up 18%, and 'Avenger's' at 10%. Everything else dropped in admissions, but only 'Dear', 'Ushijima', and 'Pokemon' dropped more than 10%.

(Note: These are NOT increases/decreases in Gross).

What I did was take last week's average ticket price for each film and reduce it by 10-15% to get a number close to the weekend average of past similar weekends. It's worked well in the few cases that the first of the month has fallen on a weekend, but it isn't flawless so don't take them to be 100% accurate.

No data is available for 'The Intouchables', but that's only because it's playing in 46 theaters. There's a chance it still made the Top 10.

[druv10]

Awesome hold for TA. Chances for 50M+ became even more likely. :)

[John Marston]

5.1B yen at the time Godzilla was released in Japan was 36.1M dollars.

ah that seems low, so it must have been considered a disappointment there when it came out

[Tower]

ah that seems low, so it must have been considered a disappointment there when it came out

I wouldn't have expected a very big number from Japan since they have had plenty of local Godzilla films. The same way the English Girl With the Dragon Tattoo made average numbers in Sweden, and nowhere near the massive gross of the Swedish version.

[RthDeadWov]

weekend $LCRK 406.8m +2$ admits 350kTA 285.6m -9% admits 209kProm 239.6m -21% admits 878k

[Corpse]

The 2-Hour Bayside Shakedown The Final TV Special earned a mighty 21.3% rating Sunday night.The storyline took place one month before the final movie opening this upcoming weekend.Final Trailer for 'Bayside Shakedown The Final: A New Hope'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRuhceckzdEVideo Showcase Intro and Stage Greeting during the premiere.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEWte9orWSE

Edited September 3, 2012 by Corpse

[Corpse]

Bayside Shakedown Box Office History

Bayside Shakedown (1998) ¥10.1 billion ($84 million); 7.1 million admissions

Bayside Shakedown 2 (2003) ¥17.35 billion ($164 million); 12.6 million admissions

Bayside Shakedown 3 (2010) ¥7.31 billion ($88 million); 5.7 million admissions

[lab276]

Quite a big drop for the third one, was it received poorly?

[Corpse]

Not really, it was the 7-year long wait more than anything. And the second film was just massive some sort of drop-off was inevitable. It spent 10 weeks at No.1, and is still the highest grossing local live-action film by a huge margin. To put it into comparison, it sold 25% more tickets than Avatar and grossed 15% more.The massive 21.3% rating (double Umizaru 3's TV rating before Umizaru 4 opened) for the TV Special last night ensures the final film won't see anywhere near the drop-off the third film did and may increase.

[John Marston]

is that a good hold for Prometheus

[Fake]

Great for Avengers. Glad it is getting the legs I had hoped for.

[Corpse]

It's been doing very well, but do remember that the weekend was inflated due to the first of the month. Drops next weekend will probably be on the hefty side and Summer Vacation is now officially over. All holdovers will begin to see some heavier drops now.

[Corpse]

2012 Box Office Charts

As of Sunday, 09/02:

Top Grossing Films (¥1 billion+)

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

01 :: ¥6.92 / $88.57 (7.88x) :: Umizaru: Brave Hearts :: July :: 5.47 :: 52 :: 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 :: ¥3.80 / $48.64 (10.41x) :: The Wolf Children Ame and Yuki :: July :: 3.11 :: 44 :: Toho

05 :: ¥3.59 / $45.40 (6.50x) :: Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles :: Mar. :: 3.32 :: OE :: Toho

06 :: ¥3.40 / $43.52 (6.68x) :: Pokemon BW: Kyurem Vs. The Sacred Swordsman - Keldeo :: July :: 3.25 :: 51 :: Toho

07 :: ¥3.40 / $43.31 (6.12x) :: ALWAYS: Sunset on Third Street '64 :: Jan. :: 2.66 :: OE :: Toho

08 :: ¥3.28 / $42.32 (5.21x) :: Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker :: Apr. :: 2.74 :: OE :: 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 :: TE :: Sony

12 :: ¥2.84 / $36.31 (5.66x) :: The Avengers :: Aug. :: 1.89 :: 20 :: Disney

13 :: ¥2.51 / $31.27 (8.50x) :: We Were There: Part I :: Mar. :: 2.10 :: OE :: Asmik Ace/Toho

14 :: ¥2.40 / $30.36 (5.16x) :: SPEC: The Movie :: Apr. :: 1.85 :: OE :: Toho

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 :: ¥2.04 / $26.01 (8.75x) :: Heruta Skelter :: July :: 1.55 :: 52 :: Asmik Ace

18 :: ¥1.97 / $25.16 (10.98x) :: Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted :: Aug. :: 1.55 :: 33 :: Paramount

19 :: ¥1.96 / $24.49 (6.46x) :: Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows :: Mar. :: 1.67 :: TE :: Warner Bros.

20 :: ¥1.90 / $24.14 (6.01x) :: K-ON! The Movie :: Dec '10 :: 1.45 :: OE :: Shochiku

21 :: ¥1.89 / $24.02 (5.08x) :: The Dark Knight Rises :: July :: 1.43 :: 38 :: Warner Bros.

22 :: ¥1.84 / $23.54 (5.88x) :: Glow of Fireflies :: June :: 1.49 :: TE :: Toho

23 :: ¥1.80 / $23.07 (6.49x) :: In Time :: Feb. :: 1.40 :: TE :: FOX

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 :: ¥1.42 / $18.13 (3.55x) :: Rurouni Kenshin :: Aug. :: 1.10 :: 9 :: Warner Bros.

35 :: ¥1.41 / $18.04 (4.67x) :: Naruto: Road to Ninja :: July :: 1.21 :: 37 :: Toho

36 :: ¥1.39 / $17.87 (8.47x) :: Tale of Genji :: Dec '10 :: 1.15 :: TE :: Toho

37 :: ¥1.37 / $17.37 (5.57x) :: Sadako 3D :: May :: .969 :: TE :: Kadokawa Pictures

38 :: ¥1.30 / $16.70 (4.32x) :: Prometheus :: Aug. :: .890 :: 10 :: FOX

39 :: ¥1.28 / $15.66 (5.54x) :: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo :: Feb. :: .996 :: TE :: Sony

40 :: ¥1.22 / $15.59 (4.80x) :: Kamen Rider Fourze: Everyone, Space is Here! :: Aug. :: 1.01 :: 30 :: TOEI

41 :: ¥1.20 / $15.36 (7.04x) :: Puss in Boots :: Mar. :: .925 :: OE :: Paramount

42 :: ¥1.18 / $15.29 (5.84x) :: Robo-G :: Jan. :: 1.01 :: TE :: Toho

43 :: ¥1.14 / $14.81 (9.47x) :: Chronicle of My Mother :: Apr. :: .876 :: TE :: Shochiku

44 :: ¥1.12 / $14.58 (8.11x) :: Inazuma Eleven GO :: Dec '10 :: .926 :: TE :: Toho

45 :: ¥1.09 / $14.13 (4.96x) :: The Adventures of Tintin :: Dec '10 :: .754 :: TE :: Toho-Towa

46 :: ¥1.05 / $13.44 (6.76x) :: Eight Ranger :: July :: .880 :: 37 :: Toho

47 :: ¥1.03 / $12.90 (5.28x) :: Crayon Shin-chan (2012) :: Apr. :: .963 :: TE :: Toho

48 :: ¥1.03 / $12.87 (5.88x) :: Hugo :: Mar. :: .732 :: TE :: Paramount

49 :: ¥1.02 / $12.85 (5.23x) :: Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage: Friends of the Future :: Mar. :: .881 :: TE :: TOEI

Another big week for 'Umizaru 4' and 'Wolf Children'. ¥7.8 billion ($100 million) might still be a stretch, but 'Umizaru 4' can certainly still achieve it. And 'Wolf Children' will soon become the only non-Studio Ghibli, non-TV franchise, animated film to ever gross more than ¥4 billion ($50 million).

'The Avengers' is still doing well and will crack the Top 10 next weekend.

'Madagascar 3' is about to become the first Dreamworks film to reach ¥2 billion since 'Kung Fu Panda', making it just the fourth film in the studio's history to achieve the milestone.

'Ruruouni Kenshin' more than tripled it's opening weekend in just a week and will likely hit ¥3 billion ($40 million).

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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 :: 424.14 :: 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

'Akko-chan' failed to make ¥200 million this weekend, but 'Bayside Shakedown The Final' will be aiming for the #1 spot this upcoming weekend.

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Days in Release: TE (Tracking Ends, Awaiting OE/FT) / OE (Official Estimate) / FT (Final Total)[/subscript]

Edited September 3, 2012 by Corpse

[druv10]

It's been doing very well, but do remember that the weekend was inflated due to the first of the month. Drops next weekend will probably be on the hefty side and Summer Vacation is now officially over. All holdovers will begin to see some heavier drops now.

I'm already satisfied with TA's run. It's done better than anyones imagination. It accomplished the 1.5B WW goal and soon it'll pass TASM. It should finish around 50M, what an impressive accomplishment. It's total will be higher than combined total of IM, IM2, TIH, CA and Thor. Hopefully, TA will help Marvel brand name in Japan and IM3/Thor 2 can have good totals. Edited September 3, 2012 by druv10

[Olive]

Intouchables opened 79M yen(around 1M USD) on 49 screens.

[lab276]

Intouchables opened 79M yen(around 1M USD) on 49 screens.

Seems OK.

[Rudolf]

Seems OK.

in South Korea it opened with $2.7m on 454 screens in March