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

[cannastop]

16 minutes ago, NoobSaibot said:

I'm really curious to know what the budget was for Sadako vs. Kayako. Even if it did scrimp together $9-10 million by the end of its run, that doesn't sound like much. Unless the production budget is really, really low.

 

I also love that Zootopia is still standing strong in Japan. Its multiplier, while not the absolute greatest of all time, is nothing to sneeze at.

The multiplier for Zootopia is exceptional.

[cannastop]

34 minutes ago, Cynosure said:

Don't trust Mojo for foreign totals. They suck.

Do you know where Corpse gets the yen totals? I can only find Japanese articles that list movies by admissions.

[fabiopazzo2]

Finding Dory over Frozen......

[cannastop]

1 minute ago, fabiopazzo2 said:

Finding Dory over Frozen......

Probably won't happen in Japan, I'll tell you that much.

[Purple Minion]

3 minutes ago, fabiopazzo2 said:

Finding Dory over Frozen......

 

 

[Cynosure]

19 minutes ago, cannastop said:

Do you know where Corpse gets the yen totals? I can only find Japanese articles that list movies by admissions.

 

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Some of weekend numbers are reported on local sites, like Eiga, but they're usually limited to openers.

So the remaining figures come from bunkatsushin, a professional Japanese trade paper that covers the entertainment industry. It requires a monthly subscription fee of ¥18,000 (~$150) for the newspaper and web version, but my Japanese friend and I split the monthly fee of ¥7,000 (~$55) for the web only version.

 

 

http://worldofkj.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=55322&p=2041386&hilit=monthly+fee#p2041386

[fabiopazzo2]

1 hour ago, cannastop said:

Probably won't happen in Japan, I'll tell you that much.

 who will surpass frozen in japan? i

[fabiopazzo2]

1 hour ago, Purple Minion said:

 

 

my comment is a "provocation"

[cannastop]

Seat counts for Saturday, June 25th

 

http://mimorin2014.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-12087.html

 

rank seats  shows  avg seats theaters screens % of overall market

*1　397543　1106　359.4　212　287　73.9%　ＴＯＯ ＹＯＵＮＧ ＴＯ ＤＩＥ！ 若くして死ぬ (Too Young to Die)
*2　213627　*987　216.4　217　320　67.8%　６４－ロクヨン－後編 (64 Part 2)
*3　169055　*965　175.2　216　303　71.3%　貞子ｖｓ伽椰子 (Sadako vs Kayako)
*4　165564　*847　195.5　216　307　70.4%　植物図鑑 運命の恋、ひろいました (Evergreen Love)
*5　145103　*661　219.5　223　348　64.1%　ズートピア (Zootopia)
*6　133043　*746　178.3　225　351　64.1%　デッドプール (Deadpool)

 

Looks like there's only one major new release, and judging by how many seats it has, it's probably expected to be #1 this weekend. All of the holdovers seem pretty blah at this point.

[Jason]

From Corpse:

 

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 Re: Japan Box Office: Weekend Forecast (06/25-26)

(C) 2016 Asmik Ace, Inc. / TOHO CO., LTD. / J Storm Inc. / PARCO CO., LTD. AMUSE INC. / Otonakeikaku Inc. / KDDI CORPORATION / GYAO Corporation

Weekend Forecast (06/25-26)/2016年06月25日-2016年06月26日
01 (---) ¥225,000,000 ($2.2 million), 0, ¥225,000,000 ($2.2 million), Too Young To Die! (Toho/Asmik Ace) NEW
02 (01) ¥161,000,000 ($1.6 million), -20%, ¥7,175,000,000 ($66.5 million), Zootopia (Disney) WK10
03 (03) ¥145,000,000 ($1.4 million), -27%, ¥1,575,000,000 ($14.7 million), Evergreen Love (Shochiku) WK4
04 (04) ¥114,000,000 ($1.1 million), -40%, ¥1,225,000,000 ($11.6 million), 64: Part 2 (Toho) WK3
05 (05) ¥109,000,000 ($1.1 million), -29%, ¥1,800,000,000 ($16.9 million), Deadpool (Fox) WK4
06 (02) ¥107,000,000 ($1.0 million), -46%, ¥450,000,000 ($4.3 million), Sadako vs Kayako (Kadokawa) WK2
07 (06) ¥80,000,000 ($785,000), -37%, ¥325,000,000 ($3.1 million), Creepy (Shochiku) WK2
08 (07) ¥52,000,000 ($505,000), -36%, ¥1,075,000,000 ($10.0 million), Wolf Girl and Black Prince (Warner Bros.) WK5
09 (---) ¥45,000,000 ($440,000), 0, ¥45,000,000 ($440,000), Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: December Sky (Shochiku) NEW
10 (08) ¥29,000,000 ($285,000), -63%, ¥150,000,000 ($1.4 million), Mars (Showgate) WK2

Too Young To Die! is positioned to lead a weak box office weekend before Summer's tentpoles begin to roll-out starting next week. 

Starring Ryunosuke Kamiki and Tomoya Nagase, the fantasy comedy is about a high school student who dies in a bus accident, later waking up in Hell regretting that he never confessed his feelings to his crush. So in order to return to the living world, Kamiki must perform with Hell's Agricultural High School rock band, Heruzu, where he gains special training from the group's leader, Killer K (Nagase). 

The film was originally scheduled for February, but was delayed four months. Pre-sales are decent and suggest an opening around ¥200 million or a bit better, which should be enough to debut atop the box office.

 

[Jason]

From Corpse:

 

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 Re: Japan Box Office: Usual Locations - Saturday Admissions

Usual Locations - Saturday Admissions (Two-Thirds of Overall Market)

[Sat., 06/25]
TW (LW) Admissions (% change), [Theaters/Showings], Film (Dis.) Week of Release
01 (---) 56,672 (------), [215/1,119], Too Young To Die! (Toho/Asmik Ace) NEW
02 (04) 32,508 (-06%), [226/661], Zootopia (Disney) WK10
03 (02) 31,053 (-24%), [220/861], Evergreen Love (Shochiku) WK4
04 (03) 24,961 (-37%), [219/969], Sadako vs. Kayako (Kadokawa) WK2
05 (01) 24,512 (-42%), [220/995], 64: Part 2 (Toho) WK3
06 (05) 19,853 (-31%), [228/752], Deadpool (Fox) WK4
07 (06) 15,838 (-42%), [188/764], Creepy (Shochiku) WK2
08 (---) 12,948 (------), [119/573], The Worst Bad Guys in Japan (Toei) NEW
09 (08) 10,556 (-35%), [213/477], Wolf Girl and Black Prince (Warner Bros.) WK5
10 (---) 6,779 (------), [10/64], Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: December Sky (Shochiku) NEW
11 (07) 6,696 (-74%), [156/542], Mars (Showgate) WK2
12 (11) 5,632 (-39%), [124/264], Money Monster (Sony) WK3
13 (12) 4,963 (-38%), [216/455], The Kodai Family (Toho) WK4
14 (10) 4,714 (-54%), [108/334], 10 Cloverfield Lane (Toho-Towa) WK2
15 (15) 4,643 (+15%), [28/90], Er ist wieder da (Gaga) WK2
16 (13) 4,274 (-38%), [211/268], 64: Part 1 (Toho) WK8
17 (14) 3,188 (-41%), [30/72], King of Prism by Pretty Rhythm (Aniplex) WK25
18 (17) 2,904 (-22%), [216/223], Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare (Toho) WK11
19 (---) 2,855 (------), [24/93], Double Life (Star Sands) NEW
20 (---) 2,846 (------), [34/138], Dark Places (Phantom Film) NEW
21 (---) 2,772 (------), [38/165], Desperate Sunflowers (Shochiku) NEW
22 (16) 2,689 (-33%), [205/215], If Cats Disappeared From the World (Toho) WK7
23 (---) 1,998 (------), [18/18], D. Gray-man - Hallow TV Special (Live-Broadcast) NEW
24 (19) 1,943 (-28%), [134/153], The Magnificent Nine (Shochiku) WK7
25 (23) 1,928 (+08%), [210/212], Crayon Shin-chan: Fast Asleep! The Great Assault on the Dreaming World (Toho) WK11

Too Young To Die! wins Saturday by a comfortable enough margin that it should have the #1 debut secured, and is still on target for an opening of ¥200 million or slightly higher. 

Zootopia is heading for a superb tenth weekend hold, possibly in the single digits if Sunday delivers (it usually does). Since it's continuing to post solid numbers, and has maintained a weekend ranking in either first or second place since opening, it'll be interesting to see how Disney and theaters handle it next weekend when Alice Through the Looking Glass opens. 

In the past whenever the next big Disney film releases (excluding Marvel; they have little presence in the market), the one that's currently in release suffers severe screen/showtime cuts to provide the new film with ample screenings. I don't know if they'll decide to cut Zootopia's legs short next week as a result, or if they'll wait until Finding Dory opens in a couple weeks later to do it then. 

Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt - December Sky certainly isn't making the Top 10 with those admissions (which are down considerably compared to the recent Gundam Origins films).

 

Edited June 25, 2016 by Jason

[Aristis]

13 hours ago, Jason said:

15 (15) 4,643 (+15%), [28/90], Er ist wieder da (Gaga) WK2

That movie is released in Japan? Great!

[cannastop]

Another update of the multiplier list:
 
All-Time Best Multipliers (¥1 billion Earners) [1998-] 
01. 33.34 - Frozen (Mar., 2014) 
02. 30.37 - Spirited Away (July, 2001)
03. 26.99 - Princess Mononoke (July, 1997)
04. 26.13 - Avatar (Dec., 2009)
05. 23.21 - Departures (Sept., 2008) 
06. 19.96 - Les Miserabes (Dec., 2012) 
07. 16.44 - The Cat Returns (July, 2002)
08. 16.15 - The Eternal Zero (Dec., 2013) 

09. 16.14 - Zootopia (Apr., 2016) [10 Weeks in Release]

10. 15.69 - Monsters, Inc. (Mar., 2002)
11. 15.29 - Big Hero 6 (Dec., 2014)
12. 15.25 - The Last Samurai (Dec., 2003)
13. 14.98 - Ponyo (July, 2008)
14. 14.84 - Howl's Moving Castle (Nov., 2004)
15. 14.81 - Always: Sunset on Third Street (Nov., 2005)
16. 14.25 - Confessions (June, 2010)
17. 13.96 - Bayside Shakedown: Save the Rainbow Bridge! (July, 2003)
18. 13.83 - Thermae Romae (Apr., 2012)
19. 13.64 - Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World (May, 2004)
20. 13.09 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Dec., 2001)
21. 12.98 - Summer Wars (Aug., 2009)
22. 12.88 - Ted (Jan., 2013) 
23. 12.51 - The Wind Rises (July, 2013) 
24. 12.50 - The Phantom of the Opera (Jan., 2005)
25. 12.48 - Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (Aug., 2003)
26. 12.24 - Finding Nemo (Dec., 2003)
27. 12.16 - Wolf Children (July, 2012) 

Edited June 27, 2016 by cannastop

[cremino]

Corpse

 

Weekend Estimates (06/25-26)/2016年06月25日-2016年06月26日
01 (---) ¥210,000,000 ($2.0 million), 0, ¥210,000,000 ($2.0 million), Too Young To Die! (Toho/Asmik Ace) NEW
02 (01) ¥162,000,000 ($1.6 million), -19%, ¥7,175,000,000 ($66.5 million), Zootopia (Disney) WK10
03 (03) ¥145,000,000 ($1.4 million), -27%, ¥1,575,000,000 ($14.7 million), Evergreen Love (Shochiku) WK4
04 (02) ¥129,000,000 ($1.2 million), -35%, ¥475,000,000 ($4.5 million), Sadako vs Kayako (Kadokawa) WK2
05 (04) ¥108,000,000 ($1.0 million), -43%, ¥1,220,000,000 ($11.5 million), 64: Part 2 (Toho) WK3
06 (05) ¥101,000,000 ($990,000), -34%, ¥1,795,000,000 ($16.8 million), Deadpool (Fox) WK4
07 (06) ¥73,000,000 ($710,000), -43%, ¥320,000,000 ($3.1 million), Creepy (Shochiku) WK2
08 (07) ¥51,000,000 ($500,000), -37%, ¥1,075,000,000 ($10.0 million), Wolf Girl and Black Prince (Warner Bros.) WK5
09 (---) ¥50,000,000 ($490,000), 0, ¥50,000,000 ($490,000), The Worst Bad Guys in Japan (Toei) NEW
10 (08) ¥28,000,000 ($270,000), -65%, ¥150,000,000 ($1.4 million), Mars (Showgate) WK2

A typically slow, boring June weekend ahead of the Summer Box Office Season.

Too Young To Die! appears to have opened above ¥200 million, and while that's not much, it's enough to debut atop the box office and isn't too bad for a June release, honestly.

Beyond that... bring on July/August.

Overall, this June hasn't been too bad. It's traditionally a dumping ground, and this year's will end up with potentially five ¥1 billion earners: Deadpool (done), Evergreen Love (done), 64: Part 2 (done), Sadako vs. Kayako (maybe), and Too Young To Die! (maybe). Also, Deadpool's going to clear the ¥2 billion mark (notably impressive for June), and Evergreen Love might reach the milestone as well.

[cannastop]

Corpse sez:

 

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(C) 2016 Asmik Ace, Inc. / TOHO CO., LTD. / J Storm Inc. / PARCO CO., LTD. AMUSE INC. / Otonakeikaku Inc. / KDDI CORPORATION / GYAO Corporation

Weekend Actuals (06/25-26)/2016年06月25日-2016年06月26日
01 (---) ¥258,119,400 ($2.52 million), 0, ¥258,119,400 ($2.52 million), Too Young To Die! (Toho/Asmik Ace) NEW
02 (01) ¥171,530,800 ($1.68 million), -14%, ¥7,203,846,200 ($66.7 million), Zootopia (Disney) WK10
03 (03) ¥149,215,000 ($1.46 million), -25%, ¥1,622,570,700 ($15.1 million), Evergreen Love (Shochiku) WK4
04 (02) ¥141,546,600 ($1.38 million), -29%, ¥497,082,600 ($4.6 million), Sadako vs Kayako (Kadokawa) WK2
05 (04) ¥113,839,300 ($1.11 million), -40%, ¥1,270,671,200 ($12.0 million), 64: Part 2 (Toho) WK3
06 (05) ¥106,945,700 ($1.05 million), -30%, ¥1,811,285,200 ($17.0 million), Deadpool (Fox) WK4
07 (06) ¥76,806,800 ($752,000), -40%, ¥350,890,800 ($3.3 million), Creepy (Shochiku) WK2
08 (---) ¥71,613,600 ($701,000), 0, ¥71,613,600 ($701,000), The Worst Bad Guys in Japan (Toei) NEW
09 (07) ¥52,940,400 ($518,000), -35%, ¥1,086,245,900 ($10.1 million), Wolf Girl and Black Prince (Warner Bros.) WK5
10 (09) ¥29,780,300 ($291,000), -38%, ¥1,812,976,900 ($17.0 million), 64: Part 1 (Toho) WK8

>Too Young To Die! takes the top spot in its debut, selling a solid 188,028 admissions across 288 screens over the weekend. 

Starring Ryunosuke Kamiki and Tomoya Nagase, the fantasy comedy is about a high school student who dies in a bus accident, later waking up in Hell regretting that he never confessed his feelings to his crush. So in order to return to the living world, Kamiki must perform with Hell's Agricultural High School rock band, Heruzu, where he gains special training from the group's leader, Killer K (Nagase). 

The film enjoyed a fair debut, especially for an opener in the month of June, and is very likely to exceed the ¥1 billion ($10 million) milestone.

>Zootopia falls to second place after recapturing the top spot last weekend, but continues to post very impressive numbers at this stage of its release. A second place ranking, and a weekend easily above ¥100 million, is very impressive for any film in its tenth week of release.

And after its tenth weekend of release, Disney's breakout blockbuster has exceeded 5.5 million admissions and is still on track to sell around 6 million. It has also exceeded the ¥7 billion milestone, and as long as it survives the upcoming summer competition, it's still on course to exceed the ¥8 billion ($75 million) milestone. 

>Deadpool is still hanging on well, particularly well for a superhero film, and overtook X2: X-Men United to become the second-highest grossing film in the X-Men universe. It only needs to exceed ¥1.85 billion now to outgross the original X-Men, which it'll do well before next weekend. 

>The Worst Bad Guys in Japan only manages an eighth place debut, selling 51,950 tickets over the weekend on 178 screens. Toei's ongoing struggle to produce a hit live-action film continues, and the low screen count suggests they've begun to realize their limitations in the genre.

 

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Biggest Tenth Weekends [10th Wknd Rank]/Ten Week Totals -> Final Totals (2001-)

¥807.1 million (+09%) [1st] / ¥18.53 billion -> ¥25.48 billion - Frozen (2014)
¥510.0 million (-21%) [1st] / ¥22.40 billion -> ¥30.40 billion - Spirited Away (2001)
¥359.4 million (-11%) [1st] / ¥12.60 billion -> ¥15.60 billion - Avatar (2009)
¥349.1 million (+18%) [2nd] / ¥18.48 billion -> ¥20.30 billion - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
¥310.5 million (-10%) [2nd] / ¥16.42 billion -> ¥19.60 billion - Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
¥289.6 million (-31%) [1st] / ¥11.15 billion -> ¥13.70 billion - The Last Samurai (2003)
¥225.2 million (-41%) [2nd] / ¥15.86 billion -> ¥17.35 billion - Bayside Shakedown: Save the Rainbow Bridge! (2003)
¥213.3 million (-23%) [2nd] / ¥15.78 billion -> ¥17.30 billion - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
¥184.9 million (-43%) [3rd] / ¥11.08 billion -> ¥12.02 billion - The Wind Rises (2013)
¥178.4 million (-11%) [5th] / ¥12.37 billion -> ¥13.50 billion - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
¥171.5 million (-14%) [2nd] / ¥7.20 billion -> ¥?.?? billion - Zootopia (2016)
¥154.9 million (-40%) [5th] / ¥14.31 billion -> ¥15.50 billion - Ponyo (2008)
¥150 million+

Zootopia joins an even more elusive list than last week! Absolutely remarkable staying power.

Excluding The Wind Rises (the 17th highest-grossing film of all-time), every other film on the list is actually one of the Top 12 Highest-Grossing Films of All-Time in Japan, yet Zootopia is "only" going to crack the Top 60 (maybe Top 55) despite being in their company here.

 

[POTUS 2020]

So Zoo just going to cross over the last baseline set($70m) when it began its weekly decline. Who is the low man in the contest? Olive at 80m?

Yen at 102 to the dollar. Gives TJB a 15% XR edge over Minions and JW last year. Will make $60m easier if at all possible to get to a billion

Edited June 29, 2016 by No Prisoners

[cannastop]

5 hours ago, No Prisoners said:

So Zoo just going to cross over the last baseline set($70m) when it began its weekly decline. Who is the low man in the contest? Olive at 80m?

Yen at 102 to the dollar. Gives TJB a 15% XR edge over Minions and JW last year. Will make $60m easier if at all possible to get to a billion

I thought we changed the contest to be in yen.

[cannastop]

Seat counts for Friday, July 1st, 2016

 

rank seats  shows avg seats 

*1　767414　2401　319.6　229　197　116.2%　アリス・イン・ワンダーランド／時間の旅 (Alice 2)
*2　222591　1068　208.4　210　286　73.4%　ＴＯＯ ＹＯＵＮＧ ＴＯ ＤＩＥ！ 若くして死ぬ (Too Young To Die!)
*3　156883　*885　177.3　215　320　67.2%　６４－ロクヨン－後編 (64 Part 2)
*4　110108　*686　160.5　214　307　69.7%　植物図鑑 運命の恋、ひろいました (Evergreen Love)
*5　108272　*722　150.0　212　302　70.2%　貞子ｖｓ伽椰子 (Sadako vs. Kayako)
*6　*92488　*637　145.2　184　256　71.9%　クリーピー 偽りの隣人 (Creepy)
*7　*72609　*485　149.7　116　176　65.9%　日本で一番悪い奴ら (The Worst Bad Guys in Japan)
*8　*68749　*484　142.0　218　351　62.1%　デッドプール (Deadpool)
*9　*65005　*393　165.4　220　348　63.2%　ズートピア (Zootopia)

 

Alice 2 has an insane amount of seats. Maybe they think it won't flop in Japan, like it did everywhere else. Deadpool's and Zootopia's seat count has been cut nearly in half.

 

http://mimorin2014.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-12185.html

Edited June 30, 2016 by cannastop

[cannastop]

Corpse sez

 

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Upcoming Release Schedule (Major/Notable Releases Only)
Release Date - [Current Theater Count] - Film Title (Distributor)

Theater Count Key:
N/A (No Listed Locations)
100 > Limited Release 
100 < Wide Release
200 < Moderate Release
300 < Significant Release
350 < Optimal Release (rare)

July
07/01 - [355], Alice Through the Looking Glass (Disney)
07/01 - [x47], Warcraft (Toho-Towa)
07/02 - [185], Anpanman: Nanda and Runda of the Toy Star (Tokyo Theaters, Co.)
07/08 - [110], Documentary of AKB48 (Toho Video Division)
07/09 - [345], Independence Day: Resurgence (Fox)
07/16 - [363], Pokemon: Volcanion and the Mechanical Magearna (Toho)
07/16 - [354], Finding Dory (Disney)
07/16 - [309], High&Low: The Story of S.W.O.R.D. (Shochiku)
07/18 - Marine Day (National Holiday)
07/18-08/31 - Summer Vacation
07/23 - [343], One Piece Film Gold (Toei)
07/23 - [138], The Shallows (Sony)
07/29 - [348], Godzilla: Resurgence (Toho)
07/30 - [130], The Legend of Tarzan (Warner Bros.)

August
08/06 - [331], Rudolph to Ippaiattena (Toho)
08/06 - [303], Himitsu: Top Secret (Shochiku)
08/06 - [280], Kamen Rider Ghost the Movie (Toei)
08/11-08/22 - Obon Festival (Holiday Period)
08/11 - [347], The Jungle Book (Disney)
08/11 - [329], X-Men: Apocalypse (Fox)
08/13 - [135], Aikatsu Stars! The Movie (Toei)
08/19 - [313], Ghostbusters (Sony)
08/19 - [108], Kizumonogatari Part 2: Passionate Blood (Toho Video Division)
08/20 - [280], Yell for the Blue Sky (Toho)
08/26 - [N/A], Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (Toho-Towa)
08/26 - [N/A], Your Name. (Toho)
08/27 - [N/A], Black Widow Business (Toho)

The two busiest months of the box office year will soon be upon us, and as expected, the summer schedule is packed with many, many notable films. It's not uncommon for at least half of the yearly Top 10 to come from July and August.

 

[Planodisney]

Dory and Pokemon released on the same day!!!

Hmmmm

Will this hurt Dory?