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

[catlover]

Excuse me? Just because I don't share your taste it doesn't mean I'm trolling. Clearly, the people in Japan love it and anime is by far my favourite genre of animation. No other country makes better cartoons.

 

The drop for BH6 and increase for Yokai on Friday were more because of how BH6 skews older than Yokai, they had little to do with the quality of the movies. I think that's where the trolling accusation came from.

Edited December 27, 2014 by catlover

[Olive]

By 3PM, Yo-kai dropped 60% from its OD Saturday and BH6 down 30% in usual locations(4 chains )

[Fullbuster]

By 3PM, Yo-kai dropped 60% from its OD Saturday and BH6 down 30% in usual locations(4 chains )

 

BH6 has such a better hold I knew it, BH6 being a better movie targeting a wider audience it has a better long term potential

Demographically Japanese kids are declining pretty fast in terms of numbers so Yokai won't be able to hold for much longer, BH6 can appeal to older people so it will end up passing it in terms of daily numbers, it's not a matter of "if" but "when"

[Olive]

http://movie.walkerplus.com/ranking/japan/ BH6 has perfect score on moviewalker.

[picores]

So...is 50m locked for Big Hero 6 here?

[Fullbuster]

http://movie.walkerplus.com/ranking/japan/ BH6 has perfect score on moviewalker.

 

Of course it is, and beyond Yokai, even Japanese people recognize it's a better movie

 

 

So...is 50m locked for Big Hero 6 here?

 

Yes

[edroger3]

At 19 pm on Toho Yohay is -65% from last sat, BH6 -32% but the system could have lose some datas.

[edroger3]

Toho admissions

 

Day      Frozen    BH6       YoHW

0-Fri    49.224
1-Sat    58.491    46.753   133.455
2-Sun    64.414    47.611   137.103
W1-Tot  854.620   463.556 1.484.916

Gr.MYen   986,4     600,4    1629,0

 

3-Mon    19.967    16.834    45.005

4-Tue    21.651    47.073   107.265

5-Wed    43.281    32.637    43.836
6-Trh    26.963    28.705    35.850
7-Fri    68.297    25.265    49.472

8-Sat    67.663    31.272    43.782
Tot     419.951   276.150   595.768

[Cynosure]

Its saturday decreased from its friday ? Wow, that's not good. 

[Fullbuster]

Toho admissions

 

Day      Frozen    BH6       YoHW

0-Fri    49.224

1-Sat    58.491    46.753   133.455

2-Sun    64.414    47.611   137.103

W1-Tot  854.620   463.556 1.484.916

Gr.MYen   986,4     600,4    1629,0

 

3-Mon    19.967    16.834    45.005

4-Tue    21.651    47.073   107.265

5-Wed    43.281    32.637    43.836

6-Trh    26.963    28.705    35.850

7-Fri    68.297    25.265    49.472

8-Sat    67.663    31.272    43.782

Tot     419.951   276.150   595.768

 

BH6 gained 6,000.

Yokai lost 5,700 !

 

BH6 will have bigger daily numbers next week, I'm pretty sure of it now, maybe as soon as Monday

[Melvin Frohike]

So...is 50m locked for Big Hero 6 here?

It's a bit early to lock a 10X OW multiplier, but at this point it seems more likely than not.

[rhfqkddl45]

**Frozen Saturday at Toho**

 

 Wk     Adm     Seats    Saturation

1st - 59,276 / 168,060      35%

2nd - 67,663 / 161,089      42%

3rd - 58,932 / 165,219      36%

4th - 61,536 / 169,082      36%

5th - 57,593 / 164,406      35%

6th - 56,713 / 141,591      40%

7th - 56,390 / 126,412      45%

8th - 82,960 / 156,396      53% (holiday)

9th - 50,692 / 151,567      33%

10th- 52,135 / 147,830      35%

 

::Frozen Total Gross - 25.4 billion Yen ($249m)

 

 

 

**Maleficent Saturday at Toho**

 

 Wk     Adm     Seats    Saturation

1st - 62,250 / 193,386      32%

2nd - 45,849 / 212,041      22%

3rd - 32,273 / 105,130      31%

4th - 19,583 /  78,081      25%

5th - 15,797 /  71,345      22%

6th - 13,239 /  50,222      26%

7th - 14,509 /  41,014      35%

8th -  5,850 /  33,019      18%

9th -  3,314 /  18,148      18%

10th-  1,635 /  11,634      14%

 

::Maleficent Total Gross - 6.65 billion Yen ($63.3m)

 

 

 

**Doraemon 3D Saturday at Toho** 

 

 Wk     Adm     Seats    Saturation

1st - 51,181 / 137,855      37%

2nd - 53,279 / 144,207      37%

3rd - 29,144 / 141,969      20%

4th - 30,661 / 112,917      27%

5th - 19,701 / 111,077      18%

6th - 11,974 /  62,111      19%

7th -  6,739 /  40,644      16%

8th -  5,318 /  38,209      14%

9th -  3,522 /  37,127       9%

10th-  2,887 /  31,095       9%                    

 

::Doraemon 3D Total Gross - 8.3 billion Yen ($79m)

 

 

 

**Yo-kai Watch Saturday at Toho**

 

 Wk     Adm     Seats     Saturation

1st -133,455 / 148,232       90%

2nd - 43,782 / 157,980       28%     

 

 

 

**BH6 Saturday at Toho**

 

 Wk     Adm     Seats     Saturation

1st - 46,759 / 122,466       38%

2nd - 31,272 / 111,016       28%     

 

 

 

 

*Comparison second Saturday (Toho Admissions)*

 

                 Adm     Seats    Saturation

   Frozen   -  67,663 / 161,089      42%

  Doraemon  -  53,279 / 144,207      37%

 Maleficent -  45,849 / 212,041      22%

Yo-kai Watch-  43,782 / 157,980      28% 

 Big Hero 6 -  31,272 / 111,016      28%  

Edited December 28, 2014 by Hans13

[lab276]

Corpse:

 

After 7-days (estimates):

¥3.06 billion ($26.1 million) / 2.81 million - Yo-Kai Watch: It's the Secret of Birth, Nyan!
¥1.73 billion ($14.8 million) / 1.38 million - Big Hero 6

About this weekend...I didn't have a chance to properly put together a weekend forecast, but the drops look a little rough ahead of New Year. 

Yo-Kai Watch will repeat atop the box-office, but it'll probably drop 60/65% after its record opening weekend; and Big Hero 6 is looking down about 30% from last weekend based on Saturday estimates. Sunday does looks pretty good, so hopefully the drops improve a little bit. Ao Haru Ride performed exceedingly well over the past week and will probably see the best hold in the Top 10 with a 20/25% drop. 

And the sole, wide, weekend opener, Princess Jellyfish, didn't do well on Saturday, missing the Top 5, and will probably barely break ¥50 million ($400-500,000) over the weekend. 

Everything else looks headed for 40/45% or so weekend drops. 

Overall, the final weekend in December isn't known for great holds, so this isn't unexpected. The first weekend of January, however, can see significant increases (sometimes over 50%) across the board. New Year (Winter Break), January 1st to January 12th, will provide nice numbers, being one of the three strongest periods for the box-office every year. It's just too bad that, excluding Yo-Kai Watch and Big Hero 6, and to a lesser extent, Ao Haru Ride, the rest of the Top 10 isn't too exciting.

[cremino]

Corpse

 

Hikaru Utada is/was one of Japan's biggest artists, with over 35 million records sold (over 50 million worldwide). Her debut album, "First Love" (1999), also sold 7.7 million copies , making it Japan's highest-selling album of all-time (she also has the 4th best selling album of all-time in Japan). She still holds the record for fastest selling record worldwide, too, with 3.002 million copies sold in one week for "Distance" (2002).

She has released two previous songs for the new Evangelion film franchise. Her return has been on the minds of many for several years now. She went on hiatus shortly after the release of her 6th album in 2008.

So besides this exciting news of her possible comeback, this news nearly assures the final Evangelion film will indeed be released in November/December of 2015, which looks set to be a huge year for the box-office.

Rebuild of Evangelion Box-Office History:

Evangelion 1.0: You Are (Not) Alone - Sept. 2007
Opening: ¥280.1 million ($2.4 million) / 195,000 admissions [84 screens]
Total: ¥2.0 billion ($18.1 million) / 1.5 million admissions.

Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance - June 2009
Opening: ¥512.2 million ($5.4 million) / 354,000 admissions [120 screens]
Total: ¥4.0 billion ($44.2 million) / 2.9 million admissions

Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo - Nov. 2012
Opening: ¥1.13 billion ($14.1 million) / 771,764 admissions [224 screens]
Total: ¥5.3 billion ($64.0 million) / 3.85 million admissions

Evangelion: Final - TBA Fall/Winter 2015

[cremino]

Corpse

 

Opening days are very rarely reported in Japan, typically just the biggest openings or for when records are broken, so here are biggest opening days since 2008.

Biggest Opening Days (2008-) [REVENUE]
Opening Day Gross ¥ [screens] - Film (Year)
01. ¥870 million [408] - Yo-Kai Watch: It's the Secret of Birth, Nyan! (2014)
02. ¥750 million [300] - One Piece Film Z (2012)
03. ¥705 million [922] - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (2011)
04. ¥692 million [859] - Alice in Wonderland (2010)
05. ¥673 million [428] - Rookies (2009)
06. ¥648 million [224] - Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo (2012)
07. ¥598 million [800] - Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
08. ¥553 million [190] - One Piece Film Strong World (2009)
09. ¥529 million [447] - Bayside Shakedown: Set the Guys Loose! (2010)
10. ¥496 million [885] - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (2010)
11. ¥495 million [447] - The Wind Rises (2013)
12. ¥486 million [449] - Umizaru: Brave Hearts (2012)
13. ¥474 million [481] - Ponyo (2008)
14. ¥457 million [530] - Toy Story 3 (2010)
15. ¥424 million [435] - Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends (2014)

Biggest Opening Days (2008-) [ADMISSIONS]
Opening Day Admissions [screens] - Film (Year)
01. 790,000 [408] - Yo-Kai Watch: It's the Secret of Birth, Nyan! (2014)
02. 650,000 [300] - One Piece Film Z (2012)
03. 518,175 [428] - Rookies (2009)
04. 478,177 [922] - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (2011)
05. 443,408 [224] - Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo (2012)
06. 440,002 [859] - Alice in Wonderland (2010)

07. 436,133 [190] - One Piece Film Strong World (2009)
08. 405,548 [885] - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (2010)
09. 390,012 [447] - Bayside Shakedown: Set the Guys Loose! (2010)
10. 384,995 [800] - Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
11. 372,758 [481] - Ponyo (2008)
12. 370,000 [447] - The Wind Rises (2013)
13. 330,000 [435] - Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends (2014)
14. 305,238 [449] - Umizaru: Brave Hearts (2012)
15. 301,238 [530] - Toy Story 3 (2010)

[edroger3]

Toho admissions

 

Day      Frozen    BH6       YoHW

0-Fri    49.224
1-Sat    58.491    46.753   133.455
2-Sun    64.414    47.611   137.103
W1-Tot  854.620   463.556 1.484.916

Gr.MYen   986,4     600,4    1629,0

 

3-Mon    19.967    16.834    45.005

4-Tue    21.651    47.073   107.265

5-Wed    43.281    32.637    43.836
6-Trh    26.963    28.705    35.850
7-Fri    68.297    25.265    49.472

8-Sat    67.663    31.272    43.782

9-Sun    72.506    41.083    55.686
W2 tot  320.328   222.869   380.896

Tot     492.457   317.233   651.454

T.Adm 2.445.000 1.650.000 3.560.000 (estimate)

Gr.MYen   3.042     2.140     3.950  (estimate)

Edited December 28, 2014 by edroger

[Cynosure]

Corpse :

 

Weekend Estimates (12/27-28)



01 (01) ¥547 million ($4.7 million), -66%, ¥3.61 billion ($30.9 million), Yo-Kai Watch: It's the Secret of Birth, Nyan! (Toho) Week 2
02 (02) ¥454 million ($3.9 million), -24%, ¥2.05 billion ($17.1 million), Big Hero 6 (Disney) Week 2
03 (03) ¥120 million ($1.5 million), -31%, ¥960 million ($8.2 million), Ao Haru Ride (Toho) Week 3
04 (04) ¥85 million ($725,000), -46%, ¥400 million ($3.4 million), The Vancouver Asahi (Toho) Week 2
05 (05) ¥83 million ($710,000), -43%, ¥890 million ($7.6 million), The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (Warner Bros.) Week 3
06 (06) ¥66 million ($565,000), -42%, ¥1.49 billion ($12.8 million), The Last: Naruto the Movie (Toho) Week 4
07 (08) ¥58 million ($490,000), -28%, ¥1.45 billion ($12.5 million), Parasyte Part 1 (Toho) Week 5
08 (07) ¥56 million ($480,000), -38%, ¥600 million ($5.2 million), Gone Girl (Fox) Week 3
09 (--) ¥50 million ($425,000), 0, ¥50 million ($425,000), Princess Jellyfish (Asmik Ace) NEW
10 (09) ¥28 million ($240,000), -49%, ¥390 million ($3.4 million), Aikatsu! The Movie (Toei) Week 3

>Yo-Kai Watch: It's the Secret of Birth, Nyan! repeats atop the box-office, but it experiences a harsh second weekend drop. Its second weekend is, however, on par with the opening weekends for films in the Doraemon, Detective Conan, and formally, the Pokemon franchise, though.

The film remains hard to project a final total for since it's unprecedented in many ways, but it looks good for at least ¥7 billion ($60/65 million) to me. And with over 90% of its audience revealed as Nursery/Elementary School children (0-6 years old) and their parents, there's only so high it can go.

Its two week total is also greater than the totals for the majority of anime franchises (and a lot of other films, too). I'll have a list of the biggest totals after 2-weeks in release soon.

>Big Hero 6 held very, very well. The chances of it exceeding the ¥5 billion (~$45 million) milestone are very good. So despite opening with about 1/3 ofYo-Kai Watch last weekend, it won't finish too far behind it and could possible contend with it. And it looks good to outgross every Disney Animation film, besides Frozen, and all but 4 Pixar films, too.

>Princess Jellyfish got off to a very slow start. The live-action adaptation of the manga, where a son of a politician cross-dresses to avoid the political life and to be closer to his mother, helps a girl and her awkard female otaku roommates save their apartment building from redevelopment. Asmik Ace put a lot of marketing into this film for the holidays, so hopefully it goes on to have strong legs.

Drops weren't impressive this weekend, but with New Year (Winter Break) beginning this week, January 1st to January 12th, the box-office is about to see a boom.

[cremino]

Corpse

 

Biggest Two-Week Totals [2001-]:
¥4.75 billion ($44.5 million) - Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
¥4.68 billion ($39.7 million) - The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
¥4.66 billion ($36.9 million) - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
¥4.56 billion ($37.7 million) - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
¥4.39 billion ($36.2 million) - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
¥4.36 billion ($36.2 million) - Spider-Man 3 (2007)
¥4.24 billion ($34.6 million) - Spirited Away (2001)
¥4.19 billion ($38.5 million) - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
¥4.18 billion ($35.3 million) - Bayside Shakedown: Save the Rainbow Bridge (2003)
¥4.07 billion ($36.1 million) - Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)
¥3.93 billion ($50.2 million) - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2 (2011)
¥3.91 billion ($31.9 million) - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
¥3.75 billion ($32.4 million) - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
¥3.62 billion ($30.1 million) - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
¥3.61 billion ($44.4 million) - Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
¥3.61 billion ($30.9 million) - Yo-Kai Watch: It's the Secret of Birth, Nyan! (2014) *Est*
¥3.60 billion ($31.7 million) - The Da Vinci Code (2006)
¥3.54 billion ($37.7 million) - Alice in Wonderland (2010)
¥3.43 billion ($31.8 million) - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2004)
¥3.33 billion ($33.8 million) - Rookies (2009)
¥3.28 billion ($32.1 million) - Stand By Me, Doraemon (2014)
¥3.24 billion ($34.9 million) - Avatar (2009)
¥3.23 billion ($30.5 million) - Ponyo (2008)
¥3.20 billion ($38.0 million) - Umizaru: The Last Message (2010)
¥3.16 billion ($27.1 million) - Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002)
¥3.01 billion ($29.6 million) - Frozen (2014)
¥3 billion+

[cremino]

Corpse

 

Fastest Films to 3 Million Admissions [2001-]
8 - Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
8 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
8/9 - Yo-Kai Watch: It's the Secret of Birth, Nyan! (2014)
9 - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
9 - The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
9 - Bayside Shakedown: Save the Rainbow Bridge! (2003)
9 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
9 - Spirited Away (2001)
10 - Spider-Man 3 (2007)
10 - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
10 - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
10 - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
10 - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
10 - Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
11 - Rookies (2009)
11 - Ponyo (2008)
11 - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2004)
12 - Frozen (2014)
12 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (2011)
12 - Alice in Wonderland (2010)
12 - The Da Vinci Code (2006)
-12 Days

Depending on the weekend figures, Yo-Kai Watch will have exceeded 3 million admissions on its 8th or 9th day in release.

[Fullbuster]

BH6 - $17.2m total in Japan