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

[Corpse]

Yep. The fact is, with it doing so well in the States and overseas so far, the delayed release will only help it out come January. This earns the executives and distributor's confidence in the film and promotion will benefit greatly, more screens will likely be given, etc. This is the same for any delayed release that does exeptionally well in the US and/or overseas (i.e The Avengers, Intouchables, etc).As I've mention many times, just look at how films released in Japan at the same time as the US and other markets disappointed or failed to meet expectations this year alone. These include: Battleship, John Carter, Snow White, and more.

Edited October 7, 2012 by Corpse

[Olive]

Outrage Beyond opened around 250M yen , challenging the weekend #1.

[The Toymaker]

It probably won't do much if it's predecessor is any indication.The first film opened to 176 million yen and didn't reach the 1 billion yen milestone in 2010.

Ok, so I'll be rooting for a 800m yen total. Is that realistic?

[JohnnY]

So, are there any numbers for Madoka? Apparently the movie is just a recap of the series, I wonder if it'll still make a good amount of money.

[Olive]

Outrage 2 opened 395M yen including Monday holiday.

RE5 crossed 2M admissions during the weekend, total is 3.295 billion yen.

RE5 is bigger than domestic number now.

Edited October 9, 2012 by Olive

[StephenN18]

Yeah, I think everyone kind of knew that RE would do better in Japan than in the US with this film. I'm not sure if it can do as well as the last one in Japan, I think that made $55 million didn't it? But hopefully it'll do a similar number.

[The Toymaker]

Great for RE5. Nice to see it succeed the US.

[Corpse]

2012 Box Office Charts

As of Sunday, 10/07:

Top Grossing Films (¥1 billion+)

Rank :: Revenue ¥ (billion) / $ (million) :: Title :: Release :: Admissions (million) :: Days In Release :: Distributor

01 :: ¥7.21 / $92.88 (8.20x) :: Umizaru: Brave Hearts :: July :: 5.68 :: TE :: Toho

02 :: ¥5.94 / $76.03 (13.75x) :: Thermae Romae :: Apr. :: 4.67 :: TE :: Toho

03 :: ¥5.38 / $70.55 (9.39x) :: Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol :: Dec '10 :: 4.24 :: OE :: Paramount

04 :: ¥4.83 / $61.82 (6.01x) :: Bayside Shakedown THE FINAL :: Sept. :: 3.77 :: 31 :: Toho

05 :: ¥4.14 / $52.99 (11.34x) :: The Wolf Children Ame and Yuki :: July :: 3.38 :: 79 :: Toho

06 :: ¥3.59 / $45.90 (6.50x) :: Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles :: Mar. :: 3.32 :: OE :: Toho

07 :: ¥3.56 / $45.56 (7.12x) :: The Avengers :: Aug. :: 2.35 :: 55 :: Disney

08 :: ¥3.51 / $44.88 (6.89x) :: Pokemon BW: Kyurem Vs. The Sacred Swordsman - Keldeo :: July :: 3.35 :: TE :: Toho

09 :: ¥3.40 / $43.31 (6.12x) :: ALWAYS: Sunset on Third Street '64 :: Jan. :: 2.66 :: OE :: Toho

10 :: ¥3.28 / $42.32 (5.21x) :: Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker :: Apr. :: 2.74 :: OE :: Toho

11 :: ¥3.19 / $40.93 (4.71x) :: Resident Evil: Retribution :: Sept. :: 2.15 :: 24 :: Sony

12 :: ¥3.16 / $40.98 (5.51x) :: MIB 3 :: May :: 2.12 :: TE :: Toho-Towa

13 :: ¥3.13 / $40.64 (5.34x) :: Kaibutsu-Kun: The Movie :: Nov '10 :: 2.39 :: OE :: Toho

14 :: ¥3.11 / $39.49 (5.36x) :: The Amazing Spider-Man :: June :: 2.12 :: TE :: Sony

15 :: ¥2.87 / $36.73 (7.17x) :: Rurouni Kenshin :: Aug. :: 2.30 :: 44 :: Warner Bros.

16 :: ¥2.51 / $31.67 (8.50x) :: We Were There: Part I :: Mar. :: 2.10 :: OE :: Asmik Ace/Toho

17 :: ¥2.40 / $30.36 (5.16x) :: SPEC: The Movie :: Apr. :: 1.85 :: OE :: Toho

18 :: ¥2.20 / $27.50 (7.00x) :: Liar Game: Reborn :: Mar. :: 1.76 :: OE :: Toho

19 :: ¥2.16 / $27.21 (5.35x) :: Dark Shadows :: May :: 1.71 :: TE :: Warner Bros.

20 :: ¥2.13 / $27.16 (9.14x) :: Dearest :: Aug. :: 1.99 :: 44 :: Toho

21 :: ¥2.04 / $26.01 (8.75x) :: Heruta Skelter :: July :: 1.55 :: TE :: Asmik Ace

22 :: ¥2.01 / $25.87 (11.16x) :: Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted :: Aug. :: 1.58 :: TE :: Paramount

23 :: ¥1.96 / $24.49 (6.46x) :: Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows :: Mar. :: 1.67 :: TE :: Warner Bros.

24 :: ¥1.92 / $24.27 (5.16x) :: The Dark Knight Rises :: July :: 1.46 :: TE :: Warner Bros.

25 :: ¥1.90 / $24.14 (6.01x) :: K-ON! The Movie :: Dec '10 :: 1.45 :: OE :: Shochiku

26 :: ¥1.84 / $23.54 (5.88x) :: Glow of Fireflies :: June :: 1.49 :: TE :: Toho

27 :: ¥1.80 / $23.07 (6.49x) :: In Time :: Feb. :: 1.40 :: TE :: FOX

28 :: ¥1.77 / $22.70 (5.86x) :: Prometheus :: Aug. :: 1.22 :: TE :: FOX

29 :: ¥1.71 / $22.01 (5.45x) :: We Were There: Part II :: Apr. :: 1.37 :: TE :: Asmik Ace/Toho

30 :: ¥1.71 / $21.98 (5.67x) :: Snow White and the Huntsman :: June :: 1.33 :: TE :: Toho-Towa

31 :: ¥1.70 / $21.97 (6.15x) :: Shizanmono: The Movie :: Jan. :: 1.36 :: OE :: Toho

32 :: ¥1.56 / $19.86 (3.81x) :: Kamen Rider x Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen :: Apr. :: 1.34 :: TE :: TOEI

33 :: ¥1.55 / $19.85 (4.06x) :: Space Brothers :: May :: 1.21 :: TE :: Toho

34 :: ¥1.51 / $19.78 (4.01x) :: Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO: War Mega Max :: Dec '10 :: 1.30 :: TE :: TOEI

35 :: ¥1.50 / $19.28 (5.13x) :: Battleship :: Apr. :: 1.18 :: OE :: Toho-Towa

36 :: ¥1.47 / $19.11 (10.42x) :: Friends: Naki On Monster Island :: Dec '10 :: 1.10 :: TE :: Toho

37 :: ¥1.45 / $18.92 (6.41x) :: Real Steel :: Dec '10 :: 1.13 :: OE :: Walt Disney

38 :: ¥1.43 / $18.72 (9.47x) :: Fleet Admiral, Isoroku Yamamoto :: Dec '10 :: 1.13 :: TE :: TOEI

39 :: ¥1.41 / $18.04 (4.67x) :: Naruto: Road to Ninja :: July :: 1.21 :: TE :: Toho

40 :: ¥1.39 / $17.87 (8.47x) :: Tale of Genji :: Dec '10 :: 1.15 :: TE :: Toho

41 :: ¥1.37 / $17.37 (5.57x) :: Sadako 3D :: May :: .969 :: TE :: Kadokawa Pictures

42 :: ¥1.28 / $15.86 (5.54x) :: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo :: Feb. :: .996 :: TE :: Sony

43 :: ¥1.27 / $15.86 (4.96x) :: Kamen Rider Fourze: Everyone, Space is Here! :: Aug. :: 1.04 :: TE :: TOEI

44 :: ¥1.20 / $15.36 (7.04x) :: Puss in Boots :: Mar. :: .925 :: OE :: Paramount

45 :: ¥1.18 / $15.29 (5.84x) :: Robo-G :: Jan. :: 1.01 :: TE :: Toho

46 :: ¥1.14 / $14.81 (9.47x) :: Chronicle of My Mother :: Apr. :: .876 :: TE :: Shochiku

47 :: ¥1.12 / $14.58 (8.11x) :: Inazuma Eleven GO :: Dec '10 :: .926 :: TE :: Toho

48 :: ¥1.09 / $14.13 (4.96x) :: The Adventures of Tintin :: Dec '10 :: .754 :: TE :: Toho-Towa

49 :: ¥1.05 / $13.44 (6.76x) :: Eight Ranger :: July :: .880 :: TE :: Toho

50 :: ¥1.03 / $12.90 (5.28x) :: Crayon Shin-chan (2012) :: Apr. :: .963 :: TE :: Toho

51 :: ¥1.03 / $12.87 (5.88x) :: Hugo :: Mar. :: .732 :: TE :: Paramount

52 :: ¥1.02 / $12.85 (5.23x) :: Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage: Friends of the Future :: Mar. :: .881 :: TE :: TOEI

53 :: ¥1.01 / $12.78 (4.69x) :: Total Recall :: Aug. :: .800 :: 59 :: Sony

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Top Opening Weekends (2-Days ONLY, ¥250 million+)

Rank :: Revenue ¥ (million) / $ (million) :: Title :: Release :: Admissions (thousand) :: Screen Count :: Distributor

01 :: ¥878.23 / $11.08 :: Umizaru: Brave Hearts :: July :: 686.98 :: 450 :: Toho

(¥1.563 / $19.91 :: 1.223 :: 4-Day Opening Weekend)

02 :: ¥804.27 / $10.29 :: Bayside Shakedown THE FINAL :: Sept. :: 604.09 :: 452 :: Toho

(¥1.047 / $13.41 :: 798.38 :: 3-Day Opening Weekend)

03 :: ¥676.99 / $8.58 :: Resident Evil: Retribution :: Sept. :: 433.94 :: 779 :: Sony

(¥1.248 / $15.84 :: 820.09 :: 4-Day Opening Weekend)

04 :: ¥629.74 / $7.82 :: Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker :: Apr. :: 540.98 :: 351 :: Toho

05 :: ¥583.89 / $7.61 :: The Amazing Spider-Man :: June :: 426.16 :: 1,092 :: Sony

(¥901.46 / $11.32 :: 620.21 :: 2-Day Opening Weekend Plus Previews)

06 :: ¥581.04 / $7.50 :: Kaibutsu-Kun: The Movie :: Nov '10 :: 431.09 :: 446 :: Toho

07 :: ¥573.57 / $7.35 :: MIB 3 :: May :: 372.97 :: 979 :: Toho-Towa

(¥701.80 / $8.80 :: 461.85 :: 3-Day Opening Weekend)

08 :: ¥573.22 / $7.34 :: Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol :: Dec '10 :: 437.75 :: 636 ::Paramount

(¥725.83 / $9.29 :: 563.25 :: 3-Day Opening Weekend)

09 :: ¥555.66 / $7.22 :: ALWAYS: Sunset on Third Street '64 :: Jan. :: 421.27 :: 473 :: Toho

10 :: ¥552.62 / $6.86 :: Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles :: Mar. :: 485.47 :: 359 :: Toho

11 :: ¥509.94 / $6.42 :: Pokemon BW: Kyurem Vs. The Sacred Swordsman - Keldeo :: July :: 489.86 :: 351 :: Toho

(¥753.76 / $9.61 :: 724.07 :: 3-Day Opening Weekend)

12 :: ¥500.93 / $6.34 :: The Avengers :: Aug. :: 326.11 :: 844 :: Disney

(¥1.386 / $17.49 :: 940.17 :: 6-Day Opening Week Plus Previews)

13 :: ¥468.70 / $5.81 :: SPEC: The Movie :: Apr. :: 351.47 :: 279 :: Toho

14 :: ¥432.55 / $5.40 :: Thermae Romae :: Apr. :: 325.69 :: 304 :: Toho

15 :: ¥410.04 / $5.16 :: Kamen Rider x Super Sentei: Super Hero Taisen :: Apr. :: 355.99 :: 292 :: TOEI

16 :: ¥404.53 / $5.07 :: Dark Shadows :: May :: 311.16 :: 571 :: Warner Bros.

17 :: ¥399.53 / $5.05 :: Rurouni Kenshin :: Aug. :: 295.32 :: 327 :: Warner Bros.

(¥555.82 / $7.01 :: 424.14 :: 2-Day Opening Weekend Plus Previews)

18 :: ¥382.32 / $4.87 :: Space Brothers :: May :: 285.34 :: 322 :: Toho

19 :: ¥378.03 / $4.84 :: Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO: War Mega Max :: Dec '10 :: 333.13 :: 301 :: TOEI

20 :: ¥372.02 / $4.75 :: The Dark Knight Rises :: July :: 269.17 :: 546 :: Warner Bros.

(¥455.18 :: $5.81 :: 331.67 :: 2-Day Opening Weekend Plus Previews)

21 :: ¥365.15 / $4.67 :: The Wolf Children Ame and Yuki :: July :: 276.33 :: 381 :: Toho

22 :: ¥316.31 / $4.08 :: K-ON! The Movie :: Dec '10 :: 237.82 :: 137 :: Shochiku

23 :: ¥314.89 / $3.97 :: We Were There: Part II :: Apr. :: 242.92 :: 297 :: Asmik Ace/Toho

24 :: ¥314.70 / $3.96 :: Liar Game: Reborn :: Mar. :: 242.19 :: 318 :: Toho

25 :: ¥313.66 / $3.95 :: Glow of Fireflies :: June :: 242.82 :: 316 :: Toho

26 :: ¥303.35 / $3.87 :: Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows :: Mar. :: 237.98 :: 464 :: Warner Bros.

27 :: ¥302.49 / $3.84 :: Prometheus :: Aug. :: 200.18 :: 768 :: FOX

(¥754.03 / $9.68 :: 502.11 :: 3-Day Opening Weekend Plus Previews)

28 :: ¥302.08 / $3.76 :: Naruto: Path to Ninja :: July :: 254.03 :: 262 :: Toho

29 :: ¥301.78 / $3.75 :: Snow White and the Huntsman :: June :: 234.87 :: 572 :: Toho-Towa

(¥374.83 / $4.71 :: 296.16 :: 3-Day Opening Weekend)

30 :: ¥295.31 / $3.77 :: We Were There: Part I :: Mar. :: 227.24 :: 295 :: Asmik Ace/Toho

31 :: ¥292.16 / $3.75 :: Battleship :: Apr. :: 237.87 :: 545 :: Toho-Towa

(¥364.01 / $4.52 :: 298.15 :: 3-Day Opening Weekend)

32 :: ¥279.24 / $3.67 :: Outrage 2: Beyond :: Oct. :: 206.61 :: 225 :: Warner Bros.

33 :: ¥277.13 / $3.63 :: In Time :: Feb. :: 203.05 :: 427 :: FOX

34 :: ¥276.41 / $3.62 :: Shizanmono: The Movie :: Jan. :: 217.18 :: 377 :: Toho

35 :: ¥254.17 / $3.25 :: Kamen Rider Fourze: Everyone, Space is Here! :: Aug. :: 217.66 :: 304 :: TOEI

[druv10]

Looks like TA's going to finish just over 46M.

[kayumanggi]

I just don't get Japan's love for RE.

[cremino]

I just don't get Japan's love for RE.

RE videogames are really famous in Japan Edited October 10, 2012 by cremino

[John Marston]

RE videogames are really famous in Japan

yeah but the movies are nothing like the games. I would think they would reject these movies Edited October 10, 2012 by John Marston

[iceroll]

So how much did THG make over the weekend?

[John Marston]

So how much did THG make over the weekend?

check BOM, Hunger Games is up to 3 something million

[iceroll]

Wow almost 4m after 2 weekends from a 1.2m opening? That's pretty good. Can it hit 10m?

[Corpse]

Maybe. Tracking will end by the end of the month so we probably won't know it's final total until early 2013/

10/13-14

Weekend Forecast

1 (1) Outrage 2: Beyond (Warner Bros.) Week 2

2 (2) Bayside Shakedown THE FINAL (Toho) Week 6

3 (3) Connection (Toho) Week 2

4 (-) Madoka Magica 2 (Aniplex) NEW

5 (-) The Raven (Disney) NEW

6 (4) Resident Evil: Retribution (Sony) Week 5

7 (5) The Mystical Law (Nikkatsu) Week 2

8 (6) The Lorax (Toho-Towa) Week 2

9 (-) Bakaleya High School (Showgate) NEW

10 (8) The Bourne Legacy (Toho-Towa) Week 3

I'm very busy this month so I can't provide any accurate weekend predictions as far as grosses go, but here is how the weekend should play out.

I doubt the Top 3 will change from last weekend.

'Madoka Magica' just had a film open in 7th last weekend, but it was the prequel leading to this weekend's film. The sequel will probably open about the same if not slightly higher, while it's prequel will struggle to have a second week in the Top 10 (not expecting it, too, actually).

'The Raven' opens today (Friday) so it's weekend will be a bit deflated but should manage a Top 5 debut regardless.

"Bakaleya's opening will depend on the fanboys/girls of AKB48 and Johnny's turn out this weekend. It has some potential to open higher, but also could open lower considering it's purely a fanbase driven film.

Edited October 13, 2012 by Corpse

[kayumanggi]

Has BOM updated THG's overseas number?

[StephenN18]

Any idea on how RE has done so far? I know it was up to $42 million by Monday. I'm hoping it can gross more than the last one, how much did Afterlife make altogether? BOM says $55 million, did it make anymore than that?

[Olive]

there won't be any reports until it hits a milestone like 2.5M admissions or 3.5 billion yen.

[Corpse]

Any idea on how RE has done so far? I know it was up to $42 million by Monday. I'm hoping it can gross more than the last one, how much did Afterlife make altogether? BOM says $55 million, did it make anymore than that?

$56.9 million is a more accurate final total in USD for RE4.In USD, RE5 will be around $45 million after this weekend. Edited October 13, 2012 by Corpse