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

[Fullbuster]

Admissions 4-chains after 14 days in release:

 

BH6        973.124

Maleficent 710.252 (25,2M$)

Yokai    1.535.458

 

BH6 is already way ahead of Maleficent

Edited January 2, 2015 by Meliodas

[TServo2049]

Wow, so could this be the Japanese equivalent of something like Twilight: New Moon vs. Blind Side in the USA? For those overseas who might not be as aware, The Blind Side opened at #2, $108m behind New Moon opening at #1 (at the time, the third highest-grossing and fifth highest-attended OW), yet Blind Side's legs were so good, and New Moon was so frontloaded, that Blind Side finished with only $40m less than New Moon.

Of course, this situation is also sort of different because both films are animated and have family appeal (even though the "animation = genre"/"animation = family" mindsets are not as strong in Japan as they are in the West). So they were more directly in competition (though, given what I just pointed out, not AS direct as most Westerners would assume)?

Edited January 2, 2015 by TServo2049

[Fullbuster]

Wow, so could this be the Japanese equivalent of something like Twilight: New Moon vs. Blind Side in the USA? For those overseas who might not be as aware, The Blind Side opened at #2, $108m behind New Moon opening at #1 (at the time, the third highest-grossing and fifth highest-attended OW), yet Blind Side's legs were so good, and New Moon was so frontloaded, that Blind Side finished with only $40m less than New Moon.

 

BH6 has higher ticket prices so it could end up being equal to Yokai in terms of total gross

[TServo2049]

That's Japan for you.

I'm crunching numbers right now to compare the biggest opening weekends to the highest grossers (many thanks to Corpse's wealth of data). It seems like the biggest openers often tend to end up with lower grosses/admissions than other movies that open much lower.

[druv10]

That's Japan for you.

I'm crunching numbers right now to compare the biggest opening weekends to the highest grossers (many thanks to Corpse's wealth of data). It seems like the biggest openers often tend to end up with lower grosses/admissions than other movies that open much lower.

 

Japanese market is all about legs.

[CelestialFairyIX]

This is great for Big Hero 6!  Here's to the longevity of Big Hero 6, *fist bump*!!!

Edited January 2, 2015 by CelestialFairyIX

[cremino]

Corpse

 

I'll post the Weekend Forecast shortly, but here is 2014's (11/16/13-11/18/14) Top Selling Manga by Series and Volume:

2014 Top Selling Manga by Series:
Rank (LY) Books Sold - Series (Publisher)
01 (01) 11,885,957 - One Piece (Shueisha)
02 (02) 11,728,368 - Attack on Titan (Kodansha)
03 (22) 8,283,703 - Haikyu!! (Shueisha)
04 (27) 6,946,203 - Tokyo Ghoul (Shueisha)
05 (03) 6,729,439 - Kuroko's Basketball (Shueisha)
06 (05) 5,505,179 - Naruto (Shueisha)
07 (23) 4,681,031 - Ace of Diamond (Kodansha)
08 (04) 4,657,971 - Magi (Shogakukan)
09 (--) 4,633,246 - The Seven Deadly Sins (Shueisha)
10 (07) 4,622,108 - Assassination Classroom (Shueisha)
11 (32) 4,385,701 - Hozuki no Reitesu (Kodansha)
12 (10) 4,295,257 - Terra Formars (Shueisha)
13 (21) 4,166,875 - Ao Haru Ride (Shueisha)
14 (38) 4,098,510 - Yowapeda (Akita Shoten)
15 (06) 3,957,991 - Silver Spoon (Shogakukan)
16 (30) 3,816,372 - Nisekoi (Shueisha)
17 (09) 3,275,885 - Fairy Tail (Kodansha)
18 (15) 2,986,968 - Bleach (Shueisha)
19 (--) 2,644,122 - Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma (Shueisha)
20 (--) 2,588,791 - Yo-Kai Watch (Shogakukan)
21 (14) 2,516,278 - Kingdom (Shueisha)
22 (29) 2,472,101 - Kyō wa Kaisha Yasumimasu (Shueisha)
23 (11) 2,397,887 - Kimi ni Todoke (Shueisha)
24 (12) 2,394,263 - Gintama (Shueisha)

25 (24) 2,380,774 - Detective Conan (Shogakukan)
Top 25 Series (+6.3% over last year)

2014 Top Selling Manga by Volume:
Rank - Books Sold - Volume (Release)
01. 3,010,801 - One Piece Vol. 73 (03/14)
02. 2,834,558 - One Piece Vol. 74 (06/14)
03. 2,698,071 - One Piece Vol. 75 (09/14)
04. 1,921,457 - Attack on Titan Vol. 13 (04/14)
05. 1,895,305 - Attack on Titan Vol. 12 (12/13)
06. 1,773,871 - Attack on Titan Vol. 14 (08/14)
07. 1,106,651 - Naruto Vol. 67 (12/13)
08. 1,098,121 - Naruto Vol. 68 (03/14)
09. 1,031,380 - Kimi ni Todoke Vol. 21 (03/14)
10. 1,007,954 - Naruto Vol. 69 (05/14)
11. 953,543 - Silver Spoon Vol. 11 (03/14)
12. 934,233 - Naruto Vol. 70 (08/14)
13. 863,042 - Silver Spoon Vol. 10 (01/14)
14. 846,274 - Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto 2 (11/13)
15. 840,582 - Silver Spoon Vol. 12 (08/14)
16. 832,634 - Haikyu!! Vol. 10 (04/14)
17. 828,320 - Kimi ni Todoke Vol. 22 (09/14)
18. 817,937 - Kuroko's Basketball Vol. 26 (03/14)
19. 797,808 - Haikyu!! Vol. 11 (06/14)
20. 791,532 - Kuroko's Basketball Vol. 25 (12/13)
21. 788,791 - Haikyu!! Vol. 09 (01/14)
22. 783,790 - Ao Haru Ride Vol. 09 (01/14)
23. 783,391 - Haikyu!! Vol. 12 (08/14)
24. 778,731 - Ao Haru Ride Vol. 10 (05/14)
25. 774,541 - Kuroko's Basketball Vol. 27 (05/14)

 

Upcoming Films (First Half of 2015) based on these Top Manga:
Currently in Release - The Last: Naruto the Movie (Toho)
Currently in Release - Ao Haru Ride (Toho)
03/21 - Assassination Classroom (Toho)
04/18 - Detective Conan: Sunflowers of Inferno (Toho)
TBA Summer - Attack on Titan Part 1 (Toho)
TBA Summer - Attack on Titan Part 2 (Toho)

[catlover]

Of course, this situation is also sort of different because both films are animated and have family appeal (even though the "animation = genre"/"animation = family" mindsets are not as strong in Japan as they are in the West). So they were more directly in competition (though, given what I just pointed out, not AS direct as most Westerners would assume)?

 

Yeah, I think they're not as direct as you would assume. "Animation" does not always equal "family". Disney/Pixar movies usually attract older crowds too, while the crowds for movies like Doraemon or Yokai Watch mainly consist of younger kids (and their parents).

[Olive]

Today may be BH6's biggest day to date.

[Fullbuster]

Today may be BH6's biggest day to date.

 

[edroger3]

Toho at 19.00 PM

 

BH6 48.364 - will be the biggest day and probably a weekend (its 3rd) bigger than OW (first sign of a kind of frozenite?)

[catlover]

Toho at 19.00 PM

 

BH6 48.364 - will be the biggest day and probably a weekend (its 3rd) bigger than OW (first sign of a kind of frozenite?)

 

Whaaa? Frozen 2.0? Or maybe it's just because of the holidays. We will know better after the holidays end.

Edited January 3, 2015 by catlover

[Fullbuster]

Toho at 19.00 PM

 

BH6 48.364 - will be the biggest day and probably a weekend (its 3rd) bigger than OW (first sign of a kind of frozenite?)

 

Or rather a mini-Frozen, $100m is happening B)

[Rsyu]

Disney is golden in Japan right now. 

[pepsa]

Disney is golden in Japan right now. 

 

All execpt marvel 

[Fullbuster]

All execpt marvel 

 

The Avengers grossed $45m in Japan, a great number and we can be hopeful for The Avengers 2 given Thor 2 and Iron Man 3 all increased over their previous adventures.

[pepsa]

The Avengers grossed $45m in Japan, a great number and we can be hopeful for The Avengers 2 given Thor 2 and Iron Man 3 all increased over their previous adventures.

 

Yeah, but put it like this: Avengers grossed less than Mal, altought 45M is still good it's still the highest a marvel film ever got. GOTG and TWS weren't a real succes either.

[Fullbuster]

Yeah, but put it like this: Avengers grossed less than Mal, altought 45M is still good it's still the highest a marvel film ever got. GOTG and TWS weren't a real succes either.

 

Japan is a market where animated movies and girl-centric movies are clearly dominant, it's absolutely logical to see Maleficent ahead.

[pepsa]

Japan is a market where animated movies and girl-centric movies are clearly dominant, it's absolutely logical to see Maleficent ahead.

 

So that makes marvel the least succesfull part of Disney, nothing wrong with that. It just doesn't dominate like in the rest of asia

[Dingdong123]

Toho at 19.00 PM

BH6 48.364 - will be the biggest day and probably a weekend (its 3rd) bigger than OW (first sign of a kind of frozenite?)

Woah woah. I don't want to get ahead of ourselves. Let me just rejoic of these numbers that Baymax is pulling! Edited January 3, 2015 by Dingdong123