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[Melvin Frohike]

Disney is golden in Japan right now.

True, albeit it didn't seem to help Planes: Fire & Rescue any. Popularity is still very much on a per-movie basis for these movies in Japan, even when a brand seems to be hot. Now, obviously this example wasn't from Walt Disney Animation Studios specifically, but the rule is true even for Pixar, as we saw not long ago with Brave, which flopped.

 

All execpt marvel

That's true in terms of business (The Avengers doing well notwithstanding), but in terms of brand/image there isn't much, if any, of an association between Disney and Marvel in Japan, is there? For that matter, I doubt that there is much of an association anywhere.

 

 

Lots of young women across Japan buying advance tickets for the Cinderella movie. Apparently, you get some cutesy charm when you book early.

There is that and maybe Frozen Fever as motivating factors.

[CelestialFairyIX]

I don't think Marnie bombed as it grossed over $30m

What was Marnie's production budget?  The film did not bomb but was a disappointment compared to other Ghibli works, thus the majority of people think it was a box office bomb. 

[JohnnY]

Hm, but still, Marnie grossed less than Poppy Hill and Tales From Earthsea. I thought that Yonebayashi would get more popular after Arrietty.

[Cynosure]

Out of the four main anime movie series thus far, I'm sure Pokemon will gross the lowest.  Every since the DP Golden Days, the movies have gone on a downward spiral in terms of gross.  

 

Pokemon Hoopa movie: $25 - 30 million

Doraemon movie: $35 - 40 million

Yokai Watch movie: $50 - 55 million

Dragon Ball Z movie: $30 - 40 million

 

That's around a cumulative of $140 - 165 for the four main anime series in my opinion and that sum is quite a large one!  I'm sure each franchise will have no problem passing $10 million or $20 million.  Pokemon, unlike Yokai Watch has a larger older audience to work with and with the obvious appeal of the first trailer, I'm sure this will pass Diancie's gross.  Yokai Watch might have already peaked with its first movie and I'm predicting a mild drop from the first movie's cumulative gross.  Doraemon films are always high grossing films so it's without question that this film will gross a considerable amount of mullah.  Dragon Ball Z is gaining some buzz with Frieza returning but for some, the new character design and obvious (maybe) rehash of the Frieza arc might displease some fans but nonetheless will be a huge film.  

 

You forgot the 'Detective Conan' franchise in your list. It will probably gross around the same as Doraemon and Dragon Ball Z if not slightly more.

[yjs]

This is what I like about the Japanese market. Movies can be crazy legggggy. =)

BH6 ALMOST caught up Yokai Watch!

[edroger3]

Sunday

 

                 Big Hero 6        Yokai        Annie
Toho Today           25.136       13.089       17.517
LW %                -22,99%      -22,50%
Toho Cume         1.018.356    1.145.418       35.881
Total Adm         5.443.113    6.311.253      191.784
Total Gross M$        58,76        59,45         1,97
Total Gross Byen       6,92         7,00         0,23
  
Weekend          $2.608.329   $1.171.383   $1.973.455

[cremino]

Corpse

 

Weekend Estimates (01/24-25)



01 (01) ¥357 million ($3.0 million), -16%, ¥6.98 billion ($59.6 million), Big Hero 6 (Disney) Week 6
02 (--) ¥200 million ($1.7 million), 0, ¥200 million ($1.7 million), Annie (Sony) NEW
03 (02) ¥184 million ($1.6 million), -15%, ¥7.09 billion ($60.5 million), Yo-Kai Watch: It's the Secret of Birth, Nyan! (Toho) Week 6
04 (03) ¥79 million ($685,000), -31%, ¥720 million ($6.2 million), ST MPD: Scientific Investigation Squad (Toho) Week 3
05 (05) ¥59 million ($510,000), -27%, ¥550 million ($4.6 million), Psycho-Pass: The Movie (Toho Video Division) Week 3
06 (04) ¥49 million ($420,000), -44%, ¥210 million ($1.8 million), Ressha Sentai ToQger vs. Kyoryuger: The Movie (Toei) Week 2
07 (07) ¥40 million ($345,000), -21%, ¥135 million ($1.2 million), Again (Toei) Week 2
09 (09) ¥35 million ($300,000), -23%, ¥140 million ($1.2 million), Bali Big Brother (Phantom Film) Week 2
10 (06) ¥31 million ($270,000), -40%, ¥330 million ($2.8 million), Taken 3 (Fox) Week 3
-- ¥27 million ($235,000), -34%, ¥1.72 billion ($14.8 million), Ao Haru Ride (Toho) Week 7
-- ¥14 million ($120,000), -60%, ¥1.13 billion ($9.6 million), The Vancouver Asahi (Toho) Week 6

These are some very nice holds this weekend, making up for some of last weekend's slightly bigger drops.

>Annie's performance would be a little surprising to me, but musicals almost always do very well in Japan. Japanese moviegoers generally enjoy musicals, with nearly all of them doing good to breakout numbers. Annie is one of the lowest opening musicals, but a debut around ¥200 million should get it to ¥1.1/1.2 million (about $10 million).

None of the limited openers were wide enough to get an accurate estimate for, but I don't think any of them made the Top 10. Big Eyes looks like it may have grossed ¥20 million, and Kano maybe ¥15 million.

However, the AKB48 Request Hour Live-Broadcast looks like it might have the admissions to crack the Top 10 if its ticket prices were high enough. I'm not betting on it doing more than ~¥30 million needed to have done so, though.

[Fullbuster]

In a few days BH6 will pass Yokai Watch in $

[Olive]

BH6 UPDATE:

Weekend: 349M yen(-19%),268k admissions

Total: 7.03 billion yen, 5.51 mil adm

[Melvin Frohike]

BH6 UPDATE:

Weekend: 349M yen(-19%),268k admissions

Total: 7.03 billion yen, 5.51 mil adm

Big Hero 6 (Japan) over Penguins of Madagascar (DOM)?

[Olive]

Yokai Watch total to date: 7.07 billion.

[CrimsonAzure]

Um, anybody know how much is the current box office of Parasyte Part 1 and Naruto The Movie The Last? Those two movies I am the most interested (can't wait for Parasyte Part 2 ;P ).

[edroger3]

Monday (actuals updated)

 

               Big Hero      Yokai    Annie
Toho Today        4.383      1.030    4.850
LW %            -12,34%     47,14%
Toho Cume     1.022.739  1.146.448   40.731
Total Adm     5.533.018  6.316.928  186.548
Total Gross M$    59,72      60,03     2,16
Total Gross Byen 7,0342     7,0714   0,2543

[cremino]

Corpse

 

Weekend Ranking (01/24-25)

01 (01) Big Hero 6 (Disney) Week 6
02 (--) Annie (Sony) DEBUT
03 (02) Yo-Kai Watch: It's the Secret of Birth, Nyan! (Toho) Week 6
04 (03) ST: Scientific Investigation Squad (Toho) Week 3
05 (04) Psycho-Pass: The Movie (Toho Video Division) Week 3
06 (05) Ressha Sentai ToQger vs. Kyoryuger: The Movie (Toei) Week 2
07 (08) Ao Haru Ride (Toho) Week 7
08 (07) Again (Toei) Week 2
09 (06) Taken 3 (Fox) Week 3
10 (09) Bali Big Brother (Phantom Film) Week 2

>Big Hero 6 wins its 4th-consecutive week atop the box-office, earning ¥349,401,400 ($3.0 million) with 260,795 admissions over the weekend (down 18%). After 6-weeks in release, it has earned an incredible ¥7,030,351,100 ($59.9 million) with 5,511,460 admissions. It will overtake Yo-Kai Watch in gross by Wednesday.

>Annie had a successful debut, taking in a solid ¥218,572,300 ($1.9 million) with 164,186 admissions on 505 screens. This gives Sony a good start to 2015, as Annie should earn around ¥1.2/1.3 billion ($11/12 million).

>Yo-Kai Watch: It's the Secret of Birth, Nyan! falls to the #3 spot in its 6th-weekend in release. After 6-weeks in release, it maintains its lead over Big Hero 6, with ¥7.07 billion ($60.3 million) with 6.38 million admissions, but won't stay ahead for much longer. It is still likely to win this close race in admissions, however.

None of the weekend's other openers (all limited) made the Top 10.

 

[Fullbuster]

Monday (actuals updated)

 

               Big Hero      Yokai    Annie

Toho Today        4.383      1.030    4.850

LW %            -12,34%     47,14%

Toho Cume     1.022.739  1.146.448   40.731

Total Adm     5.533.018  6.316.928  186.548

Total Gross M$    59,72      60,03     2,16

Total Gross Byen 7,0342     7,0714   0,2543

 

The gap between BH6 and Yokai is just $0.3m now

[CrimsonAzure]

Corpse

 

Top Grossing Films - 2015

Gross ¥ ($) / Admissions [Days in Release] - Film (Distributor)

¥10 billion ↨

¥6.83 billion ($58.4 million) / 6.18 million [30] - Yo-Kai Watch: It's the Secret of Birth, Nyan! (Toho) #78 All-Time

¥6.41 billion ($54.7 million) / 5.04 million [30] - Big Hero 6 (Disney) #89 All-Time

¥5 billion ↨

¥3 billion ↨

¥2 billion ↨

¥1.91 billion ($16.2 million) / 1.49 million [51] - Parasyte Part 1 (Toho)

¥1.89 billion ($16.0 million) / 1.46 million [44] - The Last: Naruto the Movie (Toho)

¥1.67 billion ($14.3 million) / 1.42 million [37] - Ao Haru Ride (Toho)

¥1.46 billion ($12.6 million) / 1.02 million [37] - The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (Warner Bros.)

¥1.08 billion ($9.2 million) / 0.87 million [30] - The Vancouver Asahi (Toho)

¥1 billion ↑

Additional Notes:

>The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies surpassed The Desolation of Smaug this week, but fell out of the Top 10 and won't be able to beat An Unexpected Journey's total

 

Is there a new data like this about Parasyte Part 1 and Ao Haru Ride, please?

[Olive]

Top Grossing Films - 2015 
Gross ¥ ($) / Admissions [Days in Release] - Film (Distributor)

¥10 billion ↨
¥7.07 billion ($60.3 million) / 6.38 million [37] - Yo-Kai Watch: It's the Secret of Birth, Nyan! (Toho) #71 All-Time
¥7.03 billion ($59.9 million) / 5.51 million [37] - Big Hero 6 (Disney) #72 All-Time
¥5 billion ↨
¥3 billion ↨
¥2 billion ↨
¥1.94 billion ($16.4 million) / 1.52 million [58] - Parasyte Part 1 (Toho)
¥1.93 billion ($16.3 million) / 1.50 million [51] - The Last: Naruto the Movie (Toho)
¥1.73 billion ($14.9 million) / 1.47 million [44] - Ao Haru Ride (Toho)
¥1.50 billion ($12.9 million) / 1.06 million [44] - The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (Warner Bros.)
¥1.13 billion ($9.6 million) / 0.91 million [37] - The Vancouver Asahi (Toho)
¥1 billion ↑

[edroger3]

Tuesday

 

              Big Hero 6     Yokai   Annie
Toho Today         4.081       476   4.539
LW %             -13,37%   -27,22%
Toho Cume      1.026.820 1.146.924  45.270
Total Adm      5.555.096 6.319.551 207.337
Total Gross M$     59,96     60,06    2,40
Total Gross Byen  7,0622    7,0743  0,2826

[Olive]

2014 Japan yearly statistics:

Box office  207 billion yen +6.6%

admissions 161 million +3.4%

Local : Foreign - 58.3 : 41.7

 

Screens: 3364

http://www.eiren.org/toukei/index.html

[Fullbuster]

2014 Japan yearly statistics:

Box office  207 billion yen +6.6%

admissions 161 million +3.4%

Local : Foreign - 58.3 : 41.7

 

Screens: 3364

http://www.eiren.org/toukei/index.html

 

The market probably decreased in Dollars given the decrease of the Yen.

And given the increase in admissions it seems clear the VAT increase had an effect on ticket prices, propelling the BO.

Edited January 28, 2015 by Koro Sensei