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

[The Toymaker]

Not really. That was the estimates. TE2 actually made $2.064m (164m yen) in 2 days, whereas TE1 made $2.121m (172m yen).

It's a shame.

[The Toymaker]

Corpse, no actuals yet? A few weeks back you gave admissions figures as well as actuals. Any idea when that will be up?

[victoriastone14]

No idea at all!!!

[Corpse]

Corpse, no actuals yet? A few weeks back you gave admissions figures as well as actuals. Any idea when that will be up?

I did, but I'm much busier these days.

The actual for The Expendables 2 - 164,786,007 ($2.07 million) on 135,418 admissions on 545 screens.

Edited October 27, 2012 by Corpse

[Corpse]

Oct. 27-28

Weekend Forecast

1 (-) Smile Pretty Cure! The Movie: Big Mismatch in a Picture Book! (TOEI) ¥180 million ($2.3 million), NEW

2 (-) Terminal Trust (Toho) ¥150 million ($2 million), NEW

3 (1) The Expendables 2 (Shochiku) ¥90 million ($1.2 million), Week 2

4 (2) Connection (Toho) ¥85 million ($1.1 million), Week 4

5 (3) Bayside Shakedown THE FINAL (Toho) ¥75 million ($1 million), Week 8

6 (4) Outrage 2: Beyond (Warner Bros.) ¥65 million ($850,000), Week 3

7 (-) Resident Evil: Damnation (Sony) ¥55 million ($700,000), NEW

8 (-) Argo (Warner Bros.) ¥50 million ($650,000), NEW

9 (-) RE: Cyborg (Production IG) ¥40 million ($500,000), NEW

10 (5) Space Sheriff Gaven: The Movie (TOEI) ¥35 million ($450,000), Week 2

The last weekend of October isn't going to be much different than the last two weeks. The No.1 film probably won't reach ¥200 million ($2.5 million) which will make the past three weekends the three weakest of the year. At least September more than made up for this year's weak October.

Note: Resident Evil: Damnation is NOT Resident Evil: Retribution (the latter will fall out of the Top 10 this weekend). It's a 3D only animated feature film released by Sony in Japan that will probably make it's way to DVD elsewhere.

[The Toymaker]

I did, but I'm much busier these days.

The actual for The Expendables 2 - 164,786,007 ($2.07 million) on 135,418 admissions on 545 screens.

Thanks Corpse.

[Corpse]

Oct. 27-28

Weekend Estimates

1 (-) Smile Pretty Cure! The Movie: Big Mismatch in a Picture Book! (TOEI) ¥181 million ($2.3 million), 0, NEW

2 (1) The Expendables 2 (Shochiku) ¥89 million ($1.2 million), -46%, Week 2

3 (3) Bayside Shakedown THE FINAL (Toho) ¥85 million ($1.1 million), -15%, Week 8

4 (2) Connection (Toho) ¥84 million ($1.1 million), -32%, Week 4

5 (-) Terminal Trust (Toho) ¥61 million ($775,000), 0, NEW

6 (6) The Lorax (Toho-Towa) ¥56 million ($725,000), -21%, Week 4

7 (4) Outrage 2: Beyond (Warner Bros.) ¥50 million ($625,000), -46%, Week 4

8 (7) The Mystical Law (Nikkatsu) ¥45 million ($575,000), -28%, Week 4

9 (-) Argo (Warner Bros.) ¥41 million ($525,000), 0, NEW

10 (-) Resident Evil: Damnation (Sony) ¥36 million ($450,000), 0, NEW

'Smile Pretty Cure' debuts with an estimated 93% take of it's predecessor last March. Pretty good start, though I doubt it reaches the ¥1 billion ($12.5 million) milestone since it won't have Spring Break.

So-so for 'The Expendables 2'. It's still tracking slightly behind the original after two weeks (though they're about even in USD).

Excellent hold for 'Bayside Shakedown 4'. If it stays above 'Connection', an eighth weekend in the Top 3 is a great accomplishment that hasn't been done since 'Harry Potter 7.2' last Summer.

Disappointing for 'Terminal Trust'. You don't see too many dumbs like this coming from Toho. It was only released in 264 theaters though, less than the eighth weekend of BS and fourth weekend of Connection.

'The Lorax' has been performing very well for an imported animated release. It's probably over ¥600 million ($7.5 million) now and will likely finish quite close to 'Brave' which still hasn't seen any announcement of it reaching ¥1 billion ($12.5 million) yet.

[youknowwho]

hey corpse ,what are ur predictions for MU ,considering the fact that MI was a huge hit in japan($74mn)does it have a chance at surpassing TS3($115mn) here

[Corpse]

Does BOM really have TS3 at $115 million? They must have stopped tracking it well before it's run ended. It actually grossed $130 million (10.8 billion yen).Monsters Inc. was indeed a very big hit which should surely help Monsters University. I don't think it'll behave like Toy Story 3 though. Unlike Monsters, the first two Toy Story films weren't very big. They gained a large audience on DVD over a decade.10 billion yen is never an easy number to reach, so I won't be projecting that much right now. Chances are it's going to open very close to Hayao Miyazaki's new film if it sticks to Summer also. Opening near or against Miyazaki shouldn't necessarily hurt Monsters, but I have a feeling Miyazaki's next film may be billed as his final film which probably would hurt it and other films next Summer to a certain degree.Anyway, 5 billion yen ($60 million) should be pretty easy goal and I'll predict 7-8 billion yen ($90 million range) right now. That's using today's exchange rate. It could be completely different come next summer.

[The Toymaker]

2 (1) The Expendables 2 (Shochiku) ¥89 million ($1.2 million), -46%, Week 2

So-so for 'The Expendables 2'. It's still tracking slightly behind the original after two weeks (though they're about even in USD).

Ah well, at least it's making money.

[Corpse]

Films W/ Eight-Consecutive Weekends in the Top 3 (Since 2001)

Weekend Rank - Film (Dis.) - Weekend Gross (¥)

1st Spirited Away (Toho) ¥743,862,208

1st Howl's Moving Castle (Toho) ¥644,961,878

1st Avatar (Fox) ¥507,075,941

1st Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Warner Bros.) ¥504,151,813

1st Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Warner Bros.) ¥435,355,978

1st Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azakaban (Warner Bros.) ¥412,081,839

1st Bayside Shakedown: Save the Rainbow Bridge! (Toho) ¥404,434,689

1st Ponyo (Toho) ¥378,160,822

1st The Last Samurai (Warner Bros.) ¥347,242,962

2nd Toy Story 3 (Disney) ¥251,608,086

3rd Finding Nemo (Disney) ¥240,949,130

2nd The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Herald) ¥234,607,170

3rd Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Warner Bros.) ¥219,916,866

3rd The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Herald) ¥199,997,703

2nd Monsters, Inc. (Disney) ¥195,305,775

3rd Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (Fox) ¥191,727,935

2nd Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (Toho) ¥178,008,605

1st The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Herald) ¥172,658,777

1st Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (Disney) ¥168,550,030

3rd The Borrower Arrietty (Toho) ¥150,785,437

3rd Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (Fox) ¥148,928,330

3rd Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Warner Bros.) ¥133,415,875

3rd Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2 (Warner Bros) ¥111,370,792

2nd Hero (Toho) ¥108,315,030

3rd Bayside Shakedown THE FINAL (Toho) ¥85,000,000 (Estimate)

Edited October 28, 2012 by Corpse

[Corpse]

2012 Box Office Charts

As of Sunday, 10/28:

Top Grossing Films (¥1 billion+)

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

01 :: ¥7.25 / $92.88 (8.20x) :: Umizaru: Brave Hearts :: July :: 5.70 :: OE :: Toho

02 :: ¥5.95 / $76.03 (13.75x) :: Thermae Romae :: Apr. :: 4.70 :: OE :: Toho

03 :: ¥5.61 / $73.40 (6.98x) :: Bayside Shakedown THE FINAL :: Sept. :: 4.43 :: 52 :: Toho

04 :: ¥5.38 / $70.55 (9.39x) :: Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol :: Dec '10 :: 4.24 :: OE :: Paramount

05 :: ¥4.18 / $53.49 (11.45x) :: The Wolf Children Ame and Yuki :: July :: 3.40 :: OE :: Toho

06 :: ¥3.72 / $47.66 (5.49x) :: Resident Evil: Retribution :: Sept. :: 2.48 :: 45 :: Sony

07 :: ¥3.62 / $46.27 (6.56x) :: Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles :: Mar. :: 3.35 :: OE :: Toho

08 :: ¥3.56 / $45.56 (7.12x) :: The Avengers :: Aug. :: 2.35 :: TE :: Disney

09 :: ¥3.51 / $44.88 (6.89x) :: Pokemon BW: Kyurem Vs. The Sacred Swordsman - Keldeo :: July :: 3.35 :: TE :: Toho

10 :: ¥3.44 / $43.68 (6.19x) :: ALWAYS: Sunset on Third Street '64 :: Jan. :: 2.70 :: OE :: Toho

11 :: ¥3.28 / $42.32 (5.21x) :: Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker :: Apr. :: 2.74 :: OE :: Toho

12 :: ¥3.16 / $40.88 (5.51x) :: Men in Black 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 :: ¥2.92 / $37.21 (7.31x) :: Rurouni Kenshin :: Aug. :: 2.34 :: TE :: 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 :: TE :: 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 :: ¥1.25 / $15.77 (6.64x) :: Connection :: Oct. :: 1.03 :: 30 :: Toho

45 :: ¥1.20 / $15.36 (7.04x) :: Puss in Boots :: Mar. :: .925 :: OE :: Paramount

46 :: ¥1.19 / $15.26 (15.23x) :: The Intouchables :: Sept. :: .930 :: 58 :: Gaga

47 :: ¥1.18 / $15.19 (5.84x) :: Robo-G :: Jan. :: 1.01 :: TE :: Toho

48 :: ¥1.16 / $14.94 (4.15x) :: Outrage 2: Beyond :: Oct. :: .890 :: 30 :: Warner Bros.

49 :: ¥1.14 / $14.81 (9.47x) :: Chronicle of My Mother :: Apr. :: .876 :: TE :: Shochiku

50 :: ¥1.12 / $14.58 (8.11x) :: Inazuma Eleven GO :: Dec '10 :: .926 :: TE :: Toho

51 :: ¥1.09 / $14.13 (4.96x) :: The Adventures of Tintin :: Dec '10 :: .754 :: TE :: Toho-Towa

52 :: ¥1.05 / $13.44 (6.76x) :: Eight Ranger :: July :: .880 :: TE :: Toho

53 :: ¥1.03 / $12.90 (5.28x) :: Crayon Shin-chan (2012) :: Apr. :: .963 :: TE :: Toho

54 :: ¥1.03 / $12.87 (5.88x) :: Hugo :: Mar. :: .732 :: TE :: Paramount

55 :: ¥1.02 / $12.85 (5.23x) :: Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage: Friends of the Future :: Mar. :: .881 :: TE :: TOEI

56 :: ¥1.01 / $12.78 (4.69x) :: Total Recall :: Aug. :: .800 :: TE :: Sony

2012 officially overtakes 2011 in films that have grossed over ¥1 billion (56 Vs. 54).

'Connection' and 'Outrage 2', likely the only two October releases to make over ¥1 billion, debut on the charts this week.

'Bayside Shakedown 4' continues to edge closer to 'Thermae Romae'. It's going to be very close between these two films to see which claims 2nd place for the year. Also, 'Bayside Shakedown 4' ranked fourth in it's eighth weekend breaking it's Top 3 streak.

'Resident Evil 5' has begun to slow down now. ¥4 billion ($50 million) is still quite likely, though.

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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 :: Men in Black 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 / $3.77 :: Naruto: Path to Ninja :: July :: 254.03 :: 262 :: Toho

29 :: ¥301.78 / $3.76 :: Snow White and the Huntsman :: June :: 234.87 :: 572 :: Toho-Towa

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

30 :: ¥295.31 / $3.75 :: We Were There: Part I :: Mar. :: 227.24 :: 295 :: Asmik Ace/Toho

31 :: ¥292.16 / $3.68 :: 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

The Opening Weekend Chart has been barren of any debuts in several weeks now. Thankfully that'll change now that October is finally over. The most interesting opening will be 'Evangelion 3.0' on November 17th. The last film opened (in limited) over ¥500 million on about half as many screens as the third film will be receiving. Hype appears to be enormous (that even the crew, animators, filmmakers, etc. was kept secret until two weeks ago) enough it may challenge the top 2.

[Corpse]

Nov. 3-4

Weekend Forecast

1 (-) The Floating Castle (Toho/Asmik Ace) ¥350 million ($4.4 million), NEW

2 (-) A Chorus of Angels (TOEI) ¥200 million ($2.5 million), NEW

3 (1) Smile Pretty Cure! The Movie: Big Mismatch in a Picture Book! (TOEI) ¥125 million ($1.6 million), Week 2

4 (-) Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (Fox) ¥100 million ($1.3 million), NEW

5 (2) The Expendables 2 (Shochiku) ¥75 million ($1 million), Week 3

6 (3) Connection (Toho) ¥70 million ($900,000), Week 5

7 (-) Fly With The Gold (Shochiku) ¥65 million ($800,000), NEW

8 (4) Bayside Shakedown THE FINAL (Toho) ¥60 million ($750,000), Week 9

9 (-) Paranormal Activity 4 (Paramount) ¥50 million ($650,000), NEW

10 (7) The Lorax (Toho-Towa) ¥40 million ($500,000), Week 5

[Corpse]

Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo:

Sellout Reports (11/17)

[TOHO CINEMAS]

Roppongi Hills (Minato, Tokyo) - 644 Seats (Screen 7)

16:45 (Few Seats Remaining)

19:20 (Few Seats Remaining)

21:55 (Half Full)

01:30 (Plenty Seats Remaining)

Toho Cinemas (Shibuya, Tokyo) - 297 Seats (Screen 3)

08:00 (Sold Out)

10:35 (Sold Out)

13:10 (Sold Out)

Toho Cinemas Umeda (Osaka) - 747 Seats (Screen 1)

08:00 (Half Full)

10:35 (Plenty Seats Remaining)

13:10 (Plenty Seats Remaining)

Toho Cinemas Namba (Osaka) - 535 Seats (Screen 2)

08:00 (Half Full)

10:35 (Half Full)

13:10 (Half Full)

[MOVIX]

Sendai MOVIX (Miyagi) - 383 Seats (Screen 5)

08:30 (Half Full)

14:00 (Half Full)

19:10 (Plenty Seats Remaining)

Saitama MOVIX (Saitama) - 502 Seats (Screen 12)

08:50 (Sold Out)

14:00 (62 Seats Remaining)

19:10 (Half Full)

Miyoshi MOVIX (Aichi) - 519 Seats (Screen 10)

09:30 (Half Full)

14:30 (Plenty Seats Remaining)

21:30 (Plenty Seats Remaining)

[OTHERS]

Cinecitta (Kawasaki, Kanagawa) - 532 Seats (Screen 1)

08:00 (Sold Out)

10:40 (Sold Out)

13:20 (Sold Out)

16:05 (Few Seats Remaining)

18:50 (Few Seats Remaining)

21:35 (Sold Out)

00:20 (Plenty Seats Remaining)

02:55 (Plenty Seats Remaining)

Wald 9 (Shinjuku, Tokyo) - 429 Seats (Screen 9)

08:00 (Sold Out)

10:30 (Sold Out)

13:00 (Sold Out)

15:40 (Sold Out)

18:20 (Sold Out)

21:00 (Few Seats Remaining)

23:40 (Plenty Seats Remaining)

02:20 (Plenty Seats Remaining)

Warner Michael Cinemas Urawa Misono (Saitama) - 442 Seats (Screen 5)

08:55 (Few Seats Remaining)

11:30 (Half Full)

14:05 (Half Full)

16:40 (Half Full)

19:10 (Half Full)

21:45 (Few Seats Remaining)

The ten selected theaters I'll keep updated over the next 12 days. Among them include some of the busiest and largest theaters in the country such as Roppongi Hills, Wald 9, and Umeda. Since I've been tracking the box office, I've never seen sellouts like this.

[Olive]

what's the next big Hollywood release?

[lab276]

I didn't know Evangelion was that popular.

[A Marvel Fanboy]

The Hobbit I guess.

[Olive]

I didn't know Evangelion was that popular.

The 2nd movie made 4 billion yen in 2009, and rank #1 in 2010 home video market in Japan.http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/83258/full/

[Fake]

What do you expect from Skyfall, Corpse? Both Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace did around 2.2b; can Skyfall get a big jump, say 3b?

[Corpse]

3 billion yen is probably too much of an increase. I'd expect 2-2.5 billion yen.The next major Hollywood release is The Hobbit on 12/14.