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

[cannastop]

3 minutes ago, Cynosure said:

Unlikely.

To be fair, Zootopia has done a lot of unlikely things already at the box office.

 

Also, I joined this place so that I could sign up for the Zootopia over $300 million domestic club.

[Mojoguy]

Corpse
Walt Disney Animation's Top Grossing Films (1980-)


01. ¥25.47 billion ($249.6 million) - Frozen (2014) #3 All-Time
02. ¥9.18 billion ($77.7 million) - Big Hero 6 (2014) #42 All-Time
03. ¥4.90 billion ($40.2 million) - Dinosaur (2000)
04. ¥4.25 billion ($37.2 million) - Aladdin (1993)
05. ¥3.20 billion ($31.7 million) - The Lion King (1994)
06. ¥3.00 billion ($32.3 million) - Wreck-It Ralph (2013)
07. ¥2.91 billion ($24.5 million) - Lilo & Stitch (2003)
08. ¥2.80 billion ($26.2 million) - Tarzan (2000)
09. ¥2.68 billion ($23.1 million) - Chicken Little (2006)
10. ¥2.60 billion ($20.2 million) - Beauty and the Beast (1992)
11. ¥2.56 billion ($32.1 million) - Tangled (2011)
12. ¥2.30 billion ($19.3 million) - Peter Pan 2: Return to Neverland (2003)
13. ¥1.95 billion ($18.4 million) - The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
14. ¥1.65 billion ($17.4 million) - Bolt (2009)
15. ¥1.60 billion ($14.7 million) - Brother Bear (2004)
16. ¥1.28 billion ($10.6 million) - Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2002)
17. ¥1.20 billion ($8.9 million) - The Little Mermaid (1991)
18. ¥1.10 billion ($9.3 million) - Hercules (1997)
¥1 billion+

[Spidey Freak]

16 minutes ago, Mojoguy said:

Corpse
Walt Disney Animation's Top Grossing Films (1980-)


01. ¥25.47 billion ($249.6 million) - Frozen (2014) #3 All-Time
02. ¥9.18 billion ($77.7 million) - Big Hero 6 (2014) #42 All-Time
03. ¥4.90 billion ($40.2 million) - Dinosaur (2000)
04. ¥4.25 billion ($37.2 million) - Aladdin (1993)
05. ¥3.20 billion ($31.7 million) - The Lion King (1994)
06. ¥3.00 billion ($32.3 million) - Wreck-It Ralph (2013)
07. ¥2.91 billion ($24.5 million) - Lilo & Stitch (2003)
08. ¥2.80 billion ($26.2 million) - Tarzan (2000)
09. ¥2.68 billion ($23.1 million) - Chicken Little (2006)
10. ¥2.60 billion ($20.2 million) - Beauty and the Beast (1992)
11. ¥2.56 billion ($32.1 million) - Tangled (2011)
12. ¥2.30 billion ($19.3 million) - Peter Pan 2: Return to Neverland (2003)
13. ¥1.95 billion ($18.4 million) - The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
14. ¥1.65 billion ($17.4 million) - Bolt (2009)
15. ¥1.60 billion ($14.7 million) - Brother Bear (2004)
16. ¥1.28 billion ($10.6 million) - Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2002)
17. ¥1.20 billion ($8.9 million) - The Little Mermaid (1991)
18. ¥1.10 billion ($9.3 million) - Hercules (1997)
¥1 billion+

 

Dinosaur was the highest grossing WDAS before Frozen?  Also, Return to Neverland was once in the Top 10 wut?

 

On the plus side though, Hunchback did much more respectably than it did in NA. And it warms my heart to see Aladdin above The Lion King.  

[cannastop]

@Spidey Freak

 

It gives me a sad to see Aladdin over The Lion King.

[Cynosure]

TLK is a bit overrated. It has a great first part, an awesome last part but the entire sequence between Timon and Pumbaa meeting Simba and him going back to the Pride Lands is kind of terrible.

[cannastop]

@Cynosure

STFU, it's all great to me.

[Heretic]

Surprised Tangled isn't higher in Japan, it seems like the sort of film that'd do amazing there. Also, it's so much better than Frozen.

 

 

[cannastop]

1 minute ago, Heretic said:

Surprised Tangled isn't higher in Japan, it seems like the sort of film that'd do amazing there. Also, it's so much better than Frozen.

 

 

It has a high rating on yahoo movies, though. Almost as high as Zootopia's.

[Olive]

7 minutes ago, Heretic said:

Surprised Tangled isn't higher in Japan, it seems like the sort of film that'd do amazing there. Also, it's so much better than Frozen.

 

 

Tangled was so unlucky , it opened right on the weekend when the biggest earthquake in Japanese history occurred.

[Cynosure]

Final numbers - 2/3 of the market :

 

Zootopia : 95,546 + 114,071 = 209,617

Conan : 135,740 + 167,548 = 303,288

 

 

Edited April 24, 2016 by Cynosure

[Spidey Freak]

42 minutes ago, Olive said:

Tangled was so unlucky , it opened right on the weekend when the biggest earthquake in Japanese history occurred.

 

I remember that. There were a lot of folks lowballing Frozen based on Tangled's performance too without taking into consideration that devastating earthquake. Making Frozen's actual performance all the more shocking! 

 

Edited April 24, 2016 by Spidey Freak

[Mojoguy]

How bad is the exchange rate right now with Japan?

[Mojoguy]

ZOOTOPIA debuted in Japan this weekend w/ $4M--3rd largest Disney debut there behind FROZEN & BIG HERO 6.
— Exhibitor Relations (@ERCboxoffice) April 24, 2016

https://twitter.com/ERCboxoffice/status/724251108441493505

[Cynosure]

So around 450M yen. I think actuals will come in higher.

[edroger3]

1 hour ago, Cynosure said:

Final numbers - 2/3 of the market :

 

Zootopia : 95,546 + 114,071 = 209,617

Conan : 135,740 + 167,548 = 303,288

 

 

SO:

                          ADM.U.L.   ADM TOTAL    GROSS
CONAN OW          572.000      933.000     ¥1.209.000.000 (AVG 1,294)
CONAN WKD 2     303.000      495.000        ¥640.000.000 (5,9m$)
ZOOTOPIA OW     209.000      341.000        ¥440.000.000 (4,1m$) 

 

[Cynosure]

Zootopia's average ticket price will probably be higher though.

[edroger3]

41 minutes ago, Mojoguy said:

How bad is the exchange rate right now with Japan?

NOW 1,000.00 JPY = 8.95 USD

WHEN FROZEN OPENS  (mar 2014) 1,000.00 JPY = 9.80 USD  ¥25.47 billion ($249.6 million)

WHEN TS3 OPENS (jul 2010) 1,000.00 JPY = 11,60 USD  ¥10.80 billion ($130.7 million)

Edited April 24, 2016 by edroger3

[yjs]

I know Japan is a hella leggy market but still cannot but feel this is a bit underwhelming rather..  

[Cynosure]

Corpse :

 

(C)2016 青山剛昌／名探偵コナン製作委員会

Weekend Estimates (04/23-24)/2016年04月23日-2016年04月24日
01 (01) ¥663,000,000 ($5.9 million), -46%, ¥2,400,000,000 ($21.8 million), Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare (Toho) WK2
02 (--) ¥450,000,000 ($4.0 million), 0, ¥450,000,000 ($4.0 million), Zootopia (Disney) NEW
03 (02) ¥232,000,000 ($2.1 million), -42%, ¥715,000,000 ($6.4 million), Crayon Shin-chan: Assault on the Dreaming World (Toho) WK2
04 (--) ¥195,000,000 ($1.8 million), 0, ¥195,000,000 ($1.8 million), I Am a Hero (Toho) NEW
05 (--) ¥165,000,000 ($1.5 million), 0, ¥220,000,000 ($2.0 million), The Revenant (Fox) NEW
06 (--) ¥115,000,000 ($1.0 million), 0, ¥115,000,000 ($1.0 million), Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions (Toei) NEW
07 (03) ¥81,000,000 ($725,000), -45%, ¥3,250,000,000 ($29.1 million), Assassination Classroom: Graduation (Toho) WK5
08 (07) ¥53,000,000 ($470,000), -20%, ¥1,330,000,000 ($12.2 million), Chihayafuru - Part 1 (Toho) WK6
09 (--) ¥45,000,000 ($405,000), 0, ¥45,000,000 ($405,000), I've Always Liked You: Confession Executive Committee (Aniplex) NEW
10 (06) ¥34,000,000 ($305,000), -56%, ¥3,925,000,000 ($35.1 million), Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan (Toho) WK8

>Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare earns a second weekend atop the box office, and looks to have avoided a 50% decline. It's still likely to have the largest second weekend drop in the franchise, but considering how much higher it opened, that's hardly an issue since the second weekend here is easily the biggest second weekend in the series as well. Now let's see if it has the staying power to hold off next weekend's Golden Week openers to remain at #1 for four/five-consecutive weeks.

The 20th installment in the series is still well on its way to exceeding the ¥5 billion ($45 million) blockbuster milestone, and could eventually earn ¥6 billion ($55 million).

>Zootopia ends up settling for second place, and while it does miss the ¥500 mark, a weekend around ¥450 million or so is still pretty impressive. And it's worth mentioning that before Frozen and Big Hero 6 came along (more exceptions than comparisons), it would have been the highest debut for a Walt Disney Animation film. So keep that in mind.

The film is likely to have strong legs, though this lower opening does make it more vulnerable to bigger screen/theater cuts against next weekend's Golden Week openers, which could stunt the legs a bit. Still, worse cast scenario should still allow it to reach ¥4 billion ($35 million), and the chances of achieving the ¥5 billion ($45 million) blockbuster milestone are fair.

>I Am a Hero, directed by Shinsuke Sato, sees itself having a reasonably solid debut, especially since it's a R15+ release (uncommon in the market). It might have exceeded the ¥200 million mark over the weekend, but I'll be a little conservative for now in case it does miss the target. Mark this down as another ¥1 billion+ ($10 million) earner for Toho this year.

>The Revenant... kind of disappoints. It didn't come to the market with the Best Picture win, which would have really helped it, but it still won enough Oscars (namely Actor) to have performed better than this. DiCaprio is a draw in the market, but this debut is below the majority of most of his work in the past decade. I'll wait for actuals before digging to find out where it ranks amongst his previous films, though it's pretty low. I imagine legs, while unlikely to be great, will still be strong enough to give it potential of reaching the ¥1 billion ($9/10 million) milestone.

>Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions comes in lower than its impressive pre-sales were suggesting, but perhaps those pre-sales made up the overwhelming majority of its actual ticket sales. Its estimated admissions would normally have it right on the cusp of a ¥100 million opening, but its avg. ticket price should be high enough to push it above the mark.

[cannastop]

http://movies.yahoo.co.jp/movie/%E3%82%BA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%94%E3%82%A2/354239/

 

Zootopia now has an average score of 4.5/5 with 250 votes.

Edited April 24, 2016 by cannastop