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[Olive]

possible but difficult!Right now I'm thinking 7B yen.

[cremino]

Top Grossing Animated Films (¥3 billion+)

1. Spirited Away :: ¥30.4 billion ($244 million)

2. Howl's Moving Castle :: ¥22.0 billion ($207 million)

3. Princess Mononoke :: ¥19.3 billion ($165.5 million)

4. Ponyo :: ¥15.5 billion ($164 million)

5. Finding Nemo :: ¥11.0 billion ($102.4 million)

6. Toy Story 3 :: ¥10.80 billion ($130.7 million)

7. Monsters, Inc. :: ¥9.37 billion ($76.8 million)

8. The Borrower Arrietty :: ¥9.25 billion ($111.9 million)

9. Tales From Earthsea :: ¥7.65 billion ($62.9 million)

10. Pokemon: Mewtwo Strikes Back! :: ¥7.54 billion ($67.8 million)

11. The Cat Returns :: ¥6.46 billion ($54.4 million)

12. Pokemon: The Power of One :: ¥6.36 billion ($64.8 million)

13. The Incredibles :: ¥5.26 billion ($51.1 million)

14. Pokemon Diamond & Pearl: The Rise of Darkrai :: ¥5.02 billion ($47.2 million)

15. Up :: ¥5.0 billion ($60.5 million)

16. Dinosaur :: ¥4.90 billion ($42.1 million)

17. Pokemon: Spell of the Unown :: ¥4.85 billion ($45.8 million)

18. One Piece Film Strong World :: ¥4.80 billion ($58.1 million)

19. Pokemon Diamond & Pearl: Giratina and the Sky Warrior :: ¥4.80 billion ($53.3 million)

20. Pokemon Diamond & Pearl: Arceus and the Jewel of Life :: ¥4.67 billion ($51.6 million)

21. Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo :: ¥4.64 billion ($57.7 million) (5 Weeks in Release)

22. Pokemon Advanced: Jirachi - Wishmaker :: ¥4.50 billion ($38.4 million)

23. From Kokuriko Hill :: ¥4.47 billion ($57.8 million)

24. Pokemon Advanced: Destiny Deoxys :: ¥4.38 billion ($39.1 million)

25. Pokemon Best Wishes: White - Victini and Zekrom / Black - Victini and Reshiram :: ¥4.33 billion ($56.1 million)

26. Pokemon Advanded: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew :: ¥4.30 billion ($38.9 million)

27. The Wolf Children Ame and Yuki :: ¥4.22 billion ($53.9 million)

28. Pokemon Diamond & Pearl: Zoroark - Master of Illusions :: ¥4.16 billion ($50.3 million)

29. Wall-E :: ¥4.0 billion ($44.2 million)

30. Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance :: ¥4.0 billion ($44.2 million)

31. Ratatouille :: ¥3.90 billion ($36.3 million)

32. Pokemon: Celebi - Voice of the Forest :: ¥3.90 billion ($32.5 million)

33. Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles :: ¥3.62 billion ($46.1 million)

34. Pokemon Best Wishes: Kyurem Vs. The Sacred Swordsman :: ¥3.61 billion ($46.1 million)

35. Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure into the Underworld :: ¥3.54 billion ($30.0 million)

36. Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser :: ¥3.50 billion ($35.6 million)

37. Toy Story 2 :: ¥3.45 billion ($29.9 million)

38. Pokemon Advanced: Pokemon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea :: ¥3.40 billion ($28.2 million)

39. Detective Conan: The Phantom of Barker Street :: ¥3.40 billion ($30.3 million)

40. Doraemon: Nobita and the Green Giant Legend :: ¥3.37 billion ($32.1 million)

41. Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker :: ¥3.28 billion ($42.3 million)

42. Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur :: ¥3.28 billion ($27.6 million)

43. Detective Conan: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital :: ¥3.20 billion ($28.6 million)

44. Detective Conan: Lost Ship in the Sky :: ¥3.20 billion ($35.2 million)

45. Doraemon: Nobita's Great Merman Sea Adventure :: ¥3.16 billion ($33.6 million)

46. Detective Conan: 15 Minutes of Silence :: ¥3.13 billion ($39.85 million)

47. Doraemon: Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King :: ¥3.05 billion ($29.0 million)

48. Doraemon: Nobita's Wannyan Space-Time Odyssey :: ¥3.05 billion ($28.9 million)

49. Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem :: ¥3.03 billion ($26.8 million)

50. Cars 2 :: ¥3.01 billion ($39.0 million)

51. Doramon: Nobita and the Winged Braves :: ¥3.0 billion ($25.8 million)

2012's New Entries (All are Final Totals except for Eva 3.0)

Since Brave bombed, no Imported Animated films came close to ¥3 billion in 2012.

2013 Animated Films looking to join the list next year includes: One Piece Film Z (above ¥3 billion after just 10 days), Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum (March), Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea (April), Pokemon Best Wishes: Extremespeed Genesect (July), Monsters University (July), and a Studio Ghibli release (double feature) that has potential to challenge the Top 3, The Wind Rises (Miyazaki) / The Tale of Princess Kaguya (Takahata) in the Summer.

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[Elessar]

So when's Hobbit hitting $100m?

[riczhang]

Never.

[Elessar]

[druv10]

Looking at the animated list and how much Pixar's represented, Brave was truly an epic disaster.

[riczhang]

I know. It's sad, and I don't suggest checking on its current gross. It's quite depressing, getting handily beat by Les Mis.

[Elessar]

Japanese people are officially dead to me.

[iceroll]

Japanese people are officially dead to me.

What a shitty year for Hollywood movies there.

[riczhang]

At least Mis did good. Should end up over 40 million. Already over 9 million.

[cremino]

Thanks to Corpse

Box Office updates are still coming in at an incredibly slow rate due to New Year so it'll probably a few more days before weekend figures are released again (still waiting for last weekend, too).

In the meantime, projections for the beginning of the 2013 Box Office year:

First Third of the Year Projections (12/1-3/30)

¥7 billion ($84 million)↓

-One Piece Film Z

¥6 billion ($72 million)↨

-

¥5 billion ($60 million)↨

-

¥4 billion ($48 million)↨

-A Good Day to Die Hard

-Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum

-Les Miserables

¥3 billion ($36 million)↨

-007: Skyfall

-Dragonball Z: Battle of Gods

-Hunter X Hunter: Phantom Rouge

-Oz: The Great and Powerful

-Platinum Data

-Strawberry Night

¥2 billion ($24 million)↨

-Brain Man

-Cloud Atlas

-Humanoid Monster, Bem

-Jack and the Giant Slayer

-Jack Reacher

-Kamen Rider X Kamen Rider Fourze & Wizard

-Life of Pi

-Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 2: Friend of the Heart

-Ted

-The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

-Today, I Started Loving You

-Tokyo Family

-Wreck-It-Ralph

¥1 billion ($12 million)↑

I'm seeing 23 films exceeding ¥1 billion in this time frame compared to last year's 20 films.

Note: The Yen has been fluctuating A LOT since the election two weeks ago, so the USD numbers are very likely to change significantly as they have on a daily basis.

[Fullbuster]

Japanese people are officially dead to me.

Given I love their shonen (manga and anime) I can't forget them, but yeah it was a terrible year. Maybe it was just a bad year with better years coming?By the way it's an aging country, in 2013 25% of the Japanese population will be 65 and over, that means they'll gain 1 million retirees, and will have less people under 18.This market will decrease, its best moments belong to the past.

[Corpse]

You know the year is up over last year, right? And more films grossed over 1 billion yen than in any other year besides 2005?

[Fake]

How much do you expect Life of Pi will do in Japan, Corpse?

Edited December 30, 2012 by Fake

[John Marston]

No one denies that Japanese films are still doing great, but Hollywood films are clearly in the shitter

[Corpse]

How much do you expect Life of Pi will do in Japan, Corpse?

It's a tough one to gauge, but given the reviews and success in other markets it should at least reach 1 billion ($12 million). If it gets some award season love that'll help it out, too.

[Elessar]

By the way it's an aging country, in 2013 25% of the Japanese population will be 65 and over, that means they'll gain 1 million retirees, and will have less people under 18.

So they might be literally dead, soon. Not just to me.Sorry, that was a bad joke. Edited December 30, 2012 by Elessar

[Corpse]

No one denies that Japanese films are still doing great, but Hollywood films are clearly in the shitter

I can see where this statement is coming from but it's not really Hollywood films. Every 2D Hollywood film did very well last year, it's the 3D releases that disappointed. 3D is a major hindrance in the market and Hollywood needs to address it if they want to remain competitive in Japan. Local studios saw this early on when Kaibutsu Kun, Inazuma Eleven, and Always 3 did less than expected, and haven't released any 3D films since Jan. 2012, and no 3D films have been announced for 2013. 3D is literally preventing people from going to the movies it seems. Edited December 30, 2012 by Corpse

[Fake]

It's a tough one to gauge, but given the reviews and success in other markets it should at least reach 1 billion ($12 million). If it gets some award season love that'll help it out, too.

1 Billion would be very disappointing to me. Given the fact that LOP has performed on MI4/Avengers/Skyfall levels in many Asian markets, it would be disappointing if it stays so much behind in Japan.

[Elessar]

I don't believe one iota that 3D is the culprit. Just last year DH2 made over $100m million. Maybe it hurts a bit but you don't lose 80% of your audience because of it.

Edited December 30, 2012 by Elessar