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

[charlie Jatinder]

There is a huge difference in Cinema viewing pre and post 90s, a difference will come in some years due to OTT. 

 

So admissions record of different don't make a sense at all. GWTW may have got 200mn admissions, or not, it will struggle to get even half of that today, not due to change in taste of public but movie viewing alternative.

Edited November 18, 2019 by Jedi Jat

[Sunny Max]

4 hours ago, Steven said:

yeah,Ben hur did really good in Japan

Ben-Hur gross over JPY 590m in 1960,and hit another JPY 900m in 1961,total gross JPY 1490m（ Tokyo Olimpiad box office:1220m ,）,and it become highest grossing film in Japan at that time, holding record for 14 years.(beaten by Bruce Lee's movie"Enter the Dragon")

top grossing film by year in Japan（1960-1969）

1960:Ben Hur-590m

1961:Ben Hur-900m

1962:West side story-690m

1963:Lawrence of Arabia-590m

1964: Tokyo Olimpiad-1220m

1965:James Bond-Goldfinger-706m

1966:James Bond-Thunder ball-1018m

1967:くろべのたいよう-796m

1968:ふうりんかざん-720m

1969:栄光への5000キロ-650m

 

Hmm interesting & useful data if this is true ... Ben Hur was like Hurricane in Japan but really never thoughts of this kind of response . 30 M+ admissions means All time record by a fair margin .. 😮 

[POTUS 2020]

What are the thoughts for F2 OW?

$10m Fri/Sat $13m 3 day if it gets the seats or similar to F1'S OW? $7.5m/9.7m

F1's XR was 6% stronger 102.5Y to $ vs 108.6 today

[charlie Jatinder]

2 hours ago, POTUS 2020 said:

What are the thoughts for F2 OW?

$10m Fri/Sat $13m 3 day if it gets the seats or similar to F1'S OW? $7.5m/9.7m

F1's XR was 6% stronger 102.5Y to $ vs 108.6 today

We have seen Big weekend this year. TS4, Endgame cleared 13mn. I am expecting a bumper start considering how big was Frozen. One of the or the Biggest opening of all time 

[Legion Again]

I am also thinking a huge opening. Maybe ~$15M 3-day?

[Steven]

18 hours ago, Jedi Jat said:

We have seen Big weekend this year. TS4, Endgame cleared 13mn. I am expecting a bumper start considering how big was Frozen. One of the or the Biggest opening of all time 

TS4 japan OW 17m

[edroger3]

Finally Frozen 2 screenings are avaliable on TOHO site.

 

In Toho Cinemas Shibuya, in which F1 was always soldout, it seems F2 gets more daily screenings:

 

6 shows for dubbed version (300 seats)

5 shows for subbed version (240 seats) 

  

Presales are not yet avaliable.

 

https://hlo.tohotheater.jp/net/schedule/043/TNPI2000J01.do

 

[Sunny Max]

20 hours ago, Thanos Legion said:

I am also thinking a huge opening. Maybe ~$15M 3-day?

it could be more than that .. TS4 opened $17 M in OW 3-days 

 

$15 To $16 M minimum for Frozen II 

[edroger3]

TOHO starts presales, Shibuya is 10% sold by now.

[PKMLover]

5 minutes ago, edroger3 said:

TOHO starts presales, Shibuya is 10% sold by now.

Why they started presale this late?

[Tower]

(C)2019 Skydance Productions, LLC, Paramount Pictures Corporation and Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All rights reserved.

Weekend Actuals (11/16-17)
01 (01) ¥297,163,300 ($2.7 million), -37%, ¥1,341,369,700 ($12.3 million), Terminator: Dark Fate (Fox) WK2
02 (02) ¥187,866,800 ($1.7 million), -15%, ¥1,275,976,250 ($11.7 million), It: Chapter Two (Warner Bros.) WK3
03 (04) ¥183,430,100 ($1.7 million), +52%, ¥405,092,800 ($3.7 million), Sumikko Gurashi: The Pop-Up Book and the Mystery Child (Asmik Ace) WK2
04 (03) ¥x99,374,600 ($916,000), -23%, ¥4,645,743,450 ($42.8 million), Joker (Warner Bros.) WK7
05 (05) ¥x51,021,500 ($470,000), -28%, ¥645,491,150 ($5.9 million), At the Matinee (Toho) WK3
06 (08) ¥x41,719,000 ($384,000), -29%, ¥483,039,290 ($4.4 million), Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend (Aniplex) WK4
07 (09) ¥x39,631,400 ($365,000), -31%, ¥1,312,904,950 ($12.0 million), Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (Disney) WK5
08 (06) ¥x36,793,000 ($339,000), -47%, ¥180,083,000 ($1.7 million), Re: Life in a Different World from Zero (Kadokawa) WK2
09 (---) ¥x35,926,500 ($331,000), 0, ¥x51,696,400 ($0.5 million), Angel Has Fallen (KlockWorx) NEW
10 (---) ¥x35,779,100 ($330,000), 0, ¥x49,467,100 ($0.5 million), Brightburn (Toho-Towa) NEW
11 (07) ¥x34,451,600 ($317,000), -42%, ¥219,471,950 ($2.0 million), One Night (Nikkatsu) WK2
12 (12) ¥x29,560,100 ($272,000), -27%, ¥614,839,200 ($5.6 million), Star☆Twinkle PreCure: Putting Thought into the Star Song (Toei) WK5

>Terminator: Dark Fate repeats atop the weekend box-office, delivering a fair second weekend hold, selling a further 205,317 admissions. After ten days in release, the sixth-entry in the Terminator franchise has sold 956,091 admissions. It remains on track for a total between ¥2.5-3.0 billion ($25-30 million), likely finishing on the low-end of that range.

>It: Chapter Two continues to have excellent holds, and like its predecessor, may end up legging its way across the ¥2 billion ($20 million) milestone once again.

>Sumikko Gurashi: The Pop-Up Book and the Mystery Child enjoyed a marvelous second weekend increase to rise into the Top 3. There are limited special fan screenings going on in Tokyo, which reportedly sold out after just 5 minutes of going on sale prior to the weekend. These screenings likely won't last long (may already be over), but they were certainly a huge success.

>Joker comes in fourth place in its seventh weekend of release. It has slowed slightly, and reaching the blockbuster milestone of ¥5 billion will probably come down to how long Warner Bros. keeps it playing. That said, even if it does barely miss the mark, it wasn't expected to come anywhere near this level of success (half as much would have been considered great), so win-win all around.

This upcoming weekend sees the release of Frozen 2. What to expect from the sequel to the third-highest grossing of all-time in Japan? I'll be providing in-depth tracking (hourly updates) over the weekend.

[Legion Again]

36 minutes ago, Tower said:

This upcoming weekend sees the release of Frozen 2. What to expect from the sequel to the third-highest grossing of all-time in Japan? I'll be providing in-depth tracking (hourly updates) over the weekend.

Woot! Corpse is back. Back in style.

[KP1025]

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Frozen 2 pre-sales are a little on the low side of what I would have expected; however, it's pretty clear that most moviegoers are likely to just wait until Saturday/Sunday instead or rushing out to see it on Friday based on current ticket sales.

I'm not getting the feeling it's going to have a huge, record-breaking opening weekend, but it's still looking strong right now in my opinion. It's important to remember that Japan is a backloaded market, so we often have to play the waiting game to determine success.

 

It's important to note that Toy Story 4's massive opening had the help of a holiday. Its Friday might also have been a little larger than usual due to the upcoming summer vacation. 

[StarWarsMemer]

The legs are what is important. A 1.33B with a 15 multiplier would be 20B. Aladdin had an 11 multiplier. 

[StarWarsMemer]

the-numbers says TS4 had a 15M OW, is that true?

 

 

[RJ 95]

Seating arrangement/capacity already released for tomorrow and Frozen 2 seating total is really massive. 90% bigger than TS4 Friday for comparison. Wow. 

Maybe 20m+ Fri-Sun ? Or 25m maybe ?

Edited November 20, 2019 by RJ 95

[Xftg123]

Could Frozen 2 beat out the biggest Opening Weekend in Japan: Revenge Of The Sith (18.9M)?

[catlover]

1 hour ago, Xftg123 said:

Could Frozen 2 beat out the biggest Opening Weekend in Japan: Revenge Of The Sith (18.9M)?

That would need ¥2B. For 3 days, maybe, but unlikely. And for traditional 2-day OW, I don't think theaters in Japan have that kind of capacity. That number for ROTS is recorded as its "2-day" OW. But if I remember correctly, it actually includes previews on the previous weeks. The same with other biggest openers like Matrix Reloaded. It makes me wondering, what movie has the biggest OW without previews?

Edited November 21, 2019 by catlover

[Legion Again]

Yeah, I don’t think targeting the “OW has a bunch of earlier days rolled in” era is realistic. But maybe the record from after the change?

[KP1025]

1 hour ago, catlover said:

That would need ¥2B. For 3 days, maybe, but unlikely. And for traditional 2-day OW, I don't think theaters in Japan have that kind of capacity. That number for ROTS is recorded as its "2-day" OW. But if I remember correctly, it actually includes previews on the previous weeks. The same with other biggest openers like Matrix Reloaded. It makes me wondering, what movie has the biggest OW without previews?

 

According to Corpse, here are the biggest opening weekends without previews included.

 

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Biggest Modern Opening Weekends (2008-) [REVENUE]

Modern Rank (All-Time Rank)
01 (09) ¥1,628,893,000 - Yo-Kai Watch: It's the Secret of Birth, Nyan! (Dec., 2014)
02 (16) ¥1,463,827,700 - Detective Conan: The Fist of Blue Sapphire (Apr., 2019)
03 (19) ¥1,377,047,900 - Toy Story 4 (July, 2019)
04 (20) ¥1,372,054,050 - One Piece Film Z (Dec., 2012) 
05 (22) ¥1,316,539,200 - Alice in Wonderland (Apr., 2010) 
06 (23) ¥1,301,851,375 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 (July, 2011)
07 (24) ¥1,295,834,500 - Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer (Apr., 2018)
08 (25) ¥1,286,928,000 - Detective Conan: Crimson Love Letter (Apr., 2017)
09 (26) ¥1,245,023,900 - Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Dec., 2015) 
10 (27) ¥1,225,913,932 - Rookies (May, 2009) 
11 (28) ¥1,216,654,000 - Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (July, 2018)
12 (29) ¥1,209,158,900 - Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare (Apr., 2016)
13 (30) ¥1,205,116,126 - Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (May, 2011) 
14 (32) ¥1,185,000,000 - Weathering With You (July, 2019)
15 (33) ¥1,155,771,000 - One Piece Film Gold (July, 2016) 
16 (35) ¥1,133,513,323 - Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo (Nov., 2012) 
17 (36) ¥1,125,800,000 - Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Dec., 2017)
18 (37) ¥1,122,000,000 - Aladdin (June, 2019)
19 (38) ¥1,096,150,000 - Code Blue (July, 2018)
20 (39) ¥1,065,362,800 - Beauty and the Beast (Apr., 2017)
21 (40) ¥1,057,808,800 - Yo-Kai Watch: Great King Enma and the 5 Stories, Nyan! (Dec., 2015) 
22 (41) ¥1,048,271,900 - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (July, 2017)
23 (42) ¥1,038,295,232 - One Piece Film Strong World (Dec., 2009) 
24 (43) ¥1,034,459,534 - Ponyo (July, 2008) 
25 (45) ¥1,005,428,333 - Boys Over Flowers: Final (June, 2008)