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[Cynosure]

I think Spring Break should push BH6 above 9b.

[Olive]

BH6 as of Sunday 8.613 billion yen.

6.767m adm

[fastclock]

Weekend Estimates (02/21-22)



01 (--) ¥320 million ($2.7 million), 0, ¥320 million ($2.7 million), American Sniper (Warner Bros.) NEW
02 (01) ¥138 million ($1.2 million), -45%, ¥640 million ($5.4 million), Terrace House: Closing Door (Toho) Week 2
03 (03) ¥129 million ($1.1 million), -20%, ¥8.59 billion ($73.2 million), Big Hero 6 (Disney) Week 10
04 (02) ¥103 million ($880,000), -39%, ¥890 million ($7.6 million), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Paramount) Week 3
05 (04) ¥50 million ($425,000), -45%, ¥570 million ($4.8 million), Mortdecai (Kadokawa) Week 3
06 (06) ¥47 million ($400,000), -32%, ¥1.19 billion ($10.2 million), Annie (Sony) Week 5
07 (--) ¥45 million ($380,000), 0, ¥60 million ($510,000), The Fault in Our Stars (Fox) NEW
08 (11) ¥45 million ($380,000), -10%, ¥290 million ($2.6 million), Mr. Children [Reflection] (Nikkatsu) Week 3
09 (09) ¥44 million ($375,000), -07%, ¥7.55 billion ($64.4 million), Yo-Kai Watch: It's the Secret of Birth, Nyan! (Toho) Week 10
10 (05) ¥38 million ($325,000), -53%, ¥210 million ($1.8 million), Fifty Shades of Grey (Toho-Towa) Week 2
11 (07) ¥36 million ($310,000), -43%, ¥760 million ($6.5 million), Joker Game (Toho) Week 4
12 (08) ¥31 million ($265,000), -48%, ¥140 million ($1.2 million), The Mourner (Toei) Week 2

>American Sniper should be the first film this calendar year to debut above ¥300 million, and delivers one of Eastwood's better debuts in recent years. Unless legs turn out surprisingly bad, which they should be quite the opposite of really with Eastwood's name and the Oscar buzz, it'll probably exceed ¥2 billion (about $20 million).

I'll post a list of Clint Eastwood's films opening weekends and totals later on today. Japan has been one of his best markets for decades.

>The Fault in Our Stars joins the young adult/international book phenomenon disappointment club, along with Fifty Shades of Grey, Twilight, and The Hunger Games. None of these films have had any impact in Japan, often barely even debuting in the Top 5.

>Mr. Children [Reflection]'s weekend estimate is a very, very rough guess. It should be in the Top 10 again thanks to its performance at the Usual Locations alone, but it doesn't seem to be doing much of anything else elsewhere.

 

[fastclock]

Also from Corpse (World of KJ):

 

Big Hero 6's run is starting to slow down in Japan, even though it's still in the Top 3 after 10 weeks, but the Best Animated Picture win at the Academy Awards tonight will give it an additional boost.

It should remain in the Top 10 through March, so it should be looking at 14-16 weeks there. Very, very impressive.

 

[edroger3]

MON

 

Five Chains

 

1 19949 American Sniper (0,4BYen)
2   9123 Terrace House
3   4295 Mr. Children Ref.
4   3516 Fault in our Stars
5   3498 Ninja Turtles

 

BH6 out of top 5 for the first time.

[CelestialFairyIX]

MON

 

Five Chains

 

1 19949 American Sniper (0,4BYen)

2   9123 Terrace House

3   4295 Mr. Children Ref.

4   3516 Fault in our Stars

5   3498 Ninja Turtles

 

BH6 out of top 5 for the first time.

I'm hoping it passes the 9 billion mark by this Sunday. 

[Infernus]

Weekend Estimates (02/21-22)

01 (--) ¥320 million ($2.7 million), 0, ¥320 million ($2.7 million), American Sniper (Warner Bros.) NEW

02 (01) ¥138 million ($1.2 million), -45%, ¥640 million ($5.4 million), Terrace House: Closing Door (Toho) Week 2

03 (03) ¥129 million ($1.1 million), -20%, ¥8.59 billion ($73.2 million), Big Hero 6 (Disney) Week 10

04 (02) ¥103 million ($880,000), -39%, ¥890 million ($7.6 million), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Paramount) Week 3

05 (04) ¥50 million ($425,000), -45%, ¥570 million ($4.8 million), Mortdecai (Kadokawa) Week 3

06 (06) ¥47 million ($400,000), -32%, ¥1.19 billion ($10.2 million), Annie (Sony) Week 5

07 (--) ¥45 million ($380,000), 0, ¥60 million ($510,000), The Fault in Our Stars (Fox) NEW

08 (11) ¥45 million ($380,000), -10%, ¥290 million ($2.6 million), Mr. Children [Reflection] (Nikkatsu) Week 3

09 (09) ¥44 million ($375,000), -07%, ¥7.55 billion ($64.4 million), Yo-Kai Watch: It's the Secret of Birth, Nyan! (Toho) Week 10

10 (05) ¥38 million ($325,000), -53%, ¥210 million ($1.8 million), Fifty Shades of Grey (Toho-Towa) Week 2

11 (07) ¥36 million ($310,000), -43%, ¥760 million ($6.5 million), Joker Game (Toho) Week 4

12 (08) ¥31 million ($265,000), -48%, ¥140 million ($1.2 million), The Mourner (Toei) Week 2

>American Sniper should be the first film this calendar year to debut above ¥300 million, and delivers one of Eastwood's better debuts in recent years. Unless legs turn out surprisingly bad, which they should be quite the opposite of really with Eastwood's name and the Oscar buzz, it'll probably exceed ¥2 billion (about $20 million).

I'll post a list of Clint Eastwood's films opening weekends and totals later on today. Japan has been one of his best markets for decades.

>The Fault in Our Stars joins the young adult/international book phenomenon disappointment club, along with Fifty Shades of Grey, Twilight, and The Hunger Games. None of these films have had any impact in Japan, often barely even debuting in the Top 5.

>Mr. Children [Reflection]'s weekend estimate is a very, very rough guess. It should be in the Top 10 again thanks to its performance at the Usual Locations alone, but it doesn't seem to be doing much of anything else elsewhere.

Smart people Japan has then, avoiding such useless young adult book adaptions. (Although fault in our stars is among the better ones)

[CrimsonAzure]

Corpse

 

Top Grossing Films - 2015

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

¥10 billion ↨

¥7.57 billion ($64.5 million) / 5.95 million [44] - Big Hero 6 (Disney) #64 All-Time

¥7.26 billion ($62.1 million) / 6.56 million [44] - Yo-Kai Watch: It's the Secret of Birth, Nyan! (Toho) #69 All-Time

¥5 billion ↨

¥3 billion ↨

¥2 billion ↨

¥1.96 billion ($16.7 million) / 1.54 million [65] - Parasyte Part 1 (Toho)

¥1.94 billion ($16.5 million) / 1.52 million [58] - The Last: Naruto the Movie (Toho)

¥1.83 billion ($15.6 million) / 1.55 million [51] - Ao Haru Ride (Toho)

¥1.52 billion ($13.1 million) / 1.08 million [51] - The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (Warner Bros.)

¥1.30 billion ($11.0 million) / 1.04 million [44] - The Vancouver Asahi (Toho)

¥1 billion ↑

 

Hello!

 

Um, can you tell the current box offices of Parasyte Part 1, Naruto The Last and Ao Haru Ride?

 

Or if they are still running in japan yet?

[catlover]

Hello!

 

Um, can you tell the current box offices of Parasyte Part 1, Naruto The Last and Ao Haru Ride?

 

Or if they are still running in japan yet?

 

Here you go, from Corpes. Those movies are near the end of their runs, so no significant changes.

 

Top Grossing Films - 2015

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

¥10 billion ↨

¥8.61 billion ($73.4 million) / 6.77 million [65] - Big Hero 6 (Disney) #49 All-Time

¥7.55 billion ($64.3 million) / 6.81 million [65] - Yo-Kai Watch: It's the Secret of Birth, Nyan! (Toho) #64 All-Time

¥5 billion ↨

¥3 billion ↨

¥2 billion ↨

¥1.98 billion ($16.9 million) / 1.56 million [E] - Parasyte Part 1 (Toho)

¥1.94 billion ($16.5 million) / 1.52 million [E] - The Last: Naruto the Movie (Toho)

¥1.85 billion ($15.8 million) / 1.57 million [E] - Ao Haru Ride (Toho)

¥1.54 billion ($13.3 million) / 1.10 million [E] - The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (Warner Bros.)

¥1.30 billion ($11.0 million) / 1.04 million [E] - The Vancouver Asahi (Toho)

¥1.19 billion ($10.2 million) / 0.94 million [30] - Annie (Sony)

¥1.00 billion ($8.5 million) / 0.79 million [44] - ST: Scientific Investigation Squad (Toho)

¥1 billion ↑

[E] = Estimate (Tracking Ends)

[SchumacherFTW]

Wow, there's a bit of a gulf between the 2nd and 3rd highest grossing films so far this year eh?

[edroger3]

Tue

 

Five chains

 

16563 American Sniper
  7011 Terrace House
  4637 Mr. Children R.
  3168 FioS
  2997 Ninja Turtles

 

               Big Hero 6        AS
Total Adm       6.781.891   340.036
Total Gross M$      73,41      3,86
Total Gross Byen   8,6333    0,4536

[edroger3]

Wed

 

Five chains

 

 21295 American Sniper
 12835 Terrace House
  6384 Mr. Children R.
  6250 FioS
  5739 BH6

[edroger3]

Thr

 

15973 American Sniper
 6240 Terrace House
 5974 Mr. Children R.
 3314 FioS
 3035 Ninja Turtles

 

                 Big Hero 6   AS
Total Adm         6.803.220   430.437
Total Gross M$        73,64      4,88
Total Gross Byen     8,6605    0,5742

[edroger3]

Fri

 

17545 American Sniper
 9818 Mr. Children R.
 6714 Terrace House
 3765 Ｄocumentary of SHE48
 3391 FioS

 

New Frozen Fever trailer Japanese subtitled.

 

[bcf26]

I thought The Maze Runner opened this month in Japan. Didn't know it was moved to May 22. I was curious how much it will gross here.

[edroger3]

2015 Japanese Academy Prize awards

 

Best Picture - The Eternal Zero (also win for Direction, Art Direction and Leading Actor - Junichi Okada)

 

Best Animated Movie - Stand By Me Doraemon

 

Best Foreign Language Movie - Frozen

[edroger3]

SAT

 

36105 American Sniper (-34%)
19476 Gundam
15351 Terrace House
12760 BH6
 

               Big Hero 6        AS
Total Adm       6.839.146   557.307
Total Gross M$      74,03      6,32
Total Gross Byen   8,7062    0,7434

[druv10]

Per Corpse

 

Usual Locations (~43% of Market) - Saturday Admissions

36,179 (-34%), American Sniper (Warner Bros.) Week 2
19,476 (--), Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin I (Shochiku) NEW
15,351 (-31%), Terrace House: Closing Door (Toho) Week 3
12,760 (-01%), Big Hero 6 (Disney) Week 11
9,639 (--), Have a Song on Your Lips (Asmik Ace) NEW
7,770 (--), The Curtain Rises (T-Joy) NEW
6,853 (-35%), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Paramount) Week 4
5,185 (--), Chef (Sony) NEW
4,755 (-25%), The Fault in Our Stars (Fox) Week 2
4,405 (-38%), Mortdecai (Kadokawa) Week 4
4,195 (-35%), Annie (Sony) Week 6
4,187 (--), The Documentary of SKE48 - Idle Tears (Toho Video Division) NEW
3,175 (-48%), Fifty Shades of Grey (Toho-Towa) Week 3
3,054 (-39%), Joker Game (Toho) Week 5
3,018 (-32%), Maestro! (Shochiku/Asmik Ace) Week 4

Great Saturday, and considering Sunday will be much, much bigger (1st of the Month = discount day), we're probably going to see some excellent holds (sub-30%) across the board.

American Sniper is looking at a good second weekend atop the box-office before it's dethroned next weekend by Doraemon.

Excellent for Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin I. It sold through nearly 70% of its available admissions yesterday. The Usual Locations does, however, represent 62% of its total theater count (8 out of 13), so it should come in a couple spots lower on the national level. I figured it had a good chance of breaking the Weekend Top 10 despite the theater count of just 13, but it might debut in the Top 5.

Big Hero 6 being down 1% shows it's already benefiting from its Oscar win, and it'll surely see a weekend increase once Sunday is over. Perhaps even a double digit increase. It'll also remain in the Top 3 (should even rise to #2) for an 11th-consecutive weekend.

It's no Frozen, but it has already destroyed any other previous performance by a Walt Disney Animation film (opening, legs, total, etc.), and honestly, it's performance is better than any Pixar film, too. It'll finish behind Finding Nemo and Toy Story 3 (its admissions may pass the latter, too), but its weekly run and legs have been much stronger.

The other openers are pretty disappointing. Have a Song on Your Lips should have a big Sunday, but it isn't going to come close to ¥100 million over the weekend. Chef looks to be doing alright, but 75% of its theater count (46 out of 61) is represented at the Usual Locations, so it won't come in too much higher than it already is. It should just miss the Weekend Top 10 (Fault, Mortdecai, and Annie will be above it).

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[edroger3]

Japan - Weekend / actuals

 

1 - American Sniper - 804.639 adm - 1,0172Byen - 8,65M$

 

2 - Big Hero 6 - 6.921.393 adm - 8,8400Byen (Now #46 alltime) - 75,17M$

[Mojoguy]

2015 Japanese Academy Prize awards

 

Best Picture - The Eternal Zero (also win for Direction, Art Direction and Leading Actor - Junichi Okada)

 

Best Animated Movie - Stand By Me Doraemon

 

Best Foreign Language Movie - Frozen

Big Hero 6 to win Best Foreign Language Movie next year?