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[cremino]

From Corpse

 

Weekend Ranking (5/11-12)

1 (1) Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea (Toho) Week 4
2 (-) Phone Call to a Bar 2 (Toei) DEBUT!
3 (-) Prefecture Government's Hospitality Division (Toho) DEBUT!
4 (2) Iron Man 3 (Disney) Week 3
5 (3) Library Wars (Toho) Week 3
6 (5) Shield of Straw (Warner Bros.) Week 3
7 (4) Crayon Shin-chan: Gourmet Survival Class (Toho) Week 4
8 (6) Kamen Rider x Super Sentai X Space Sheriff (Toei) Week 3
9 (-) St. Brothers (Toho Video Division) DEBUT!
10 (14) Steins; Gate: Fuka Ryōiki no Déjà vu (Kadokawa Pictures) Week 4

Detective Conan claims it's fourth-consecutive week in first place and nears 2.5 million admissions and ¥3 billion ($31 million). The film may even spend a fifth week in first since May is one of the weakest times of the year and there aren't any notable releases until May 30th/31st.

Phone Call to a Bar 2 retained 91% of it's predecessor's audience, earning ¥154,666,600 ($1.5 million) and 117,032 admissions over the weekend on 304 screens.

Prefecture Government's Hospitality Division opened modestly with ¥124,392,200 ($1.2 million) and 98,076 admissions on 293 screens.

St. Brothers was only playing on 75 screens, but still managed a Top 10 debut. No numbers have been released for it yet.

And also very important news concerning USD totals. The yen fell to a 5 1/2 year low against the dollar thanks to the Prime Minister strategy to further weaken the yen and the Bank of Japan's record stimulus plan ($1.4 trillion dollars) to revive the economy this week. Compared to just 6 months ago, this is a 30% shift in the exchange rate.

[cremino]

The 2013 Box-Office Year is nearing it's mid-point, and here are some various stats from the year so far:

2013 Box Office Year Stats

Weekend #1 Films
Dec. 01-02 (Skyfall - ¥455 million ($5.4 million))
Dec. 08-09 (Kamen Rider X Kamen Rider Fourze & Wizard - ¥282 million ($3.3 million))
Dec. 15-16 (One Piece Film Z - ¥1.37 billion ($16.7 million))
Dec. 22-23 (One Piece Film Z - ¥704 million ($8.6 million))
Dec. 29-30 (One Piece Film Z - ¥447 million ($5.4 million))
Jan. 05-06 (One Piece Film Z - ¥323 million ($3.7 million))
Jan. 12-13 (Hunter X Hunter: The Phantom Rouge -¥457 million ($5.4 million))
Jan. 19-20 (Ted - ¥326 million ($3.6 million))
Jan. 26-27 (Ted - ¥331 million ($3.8 million))
Feb. 02-03 (Ted - ¥299 million ($3.4 million))
Feb. 09-10 (Ted - ¥320 million ($3.5 million))
Feb. 16-17 (A Good Day to Die Hard - ¥402 million ($4.4 million))
Feb. 23-24 (A Good Day to Die Hard - ¥260 million ($2.8 million))
Mar. 02-03 (Flight - ¥156 million ($1.7 million))
Mar. 09-10 (Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum - ¥667 million ($7.2 million))
Mar. 16-17 (Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum - ¥429 million ($4.6 million))
Mar. 23-24 (Wreck-It Ralph - ¥340 million ($3.7 million))
Mar. 30-31 (Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods - ¥683 million ($7.3 million))
Apr. 06-07 (Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods - ¥424 million ($4.6 million))
Apr. 13-14 (Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods - ¥228 million ($2.5 million))
Apr. 20-21 (Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea - ¥672 million ($7.0 million))
Apr. 27-28 (Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea - ¥426 million ($4.4 million))
May 04-05 (Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea - ¥430 million ($4.5 million))
May 11-12 (Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea - ¥160 million ($1.6 million))
*Imported (9) / Japanese (15) :: Live-Action (8) / Animated (16)*

Best Multipliers
1. Les Miserables (19.67)
2. Ted (12.85)
3. Wreck-It Ralph (8.71)
4. Today, I Started Loving You (7.78)
5. Tokyo Family (7.75)

Worst Multipliers
1. Hunter X Hunter: The Phantom Rouge (2.50)
2. Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters vs. Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger (3.44)
3. Kamen Rider X Kamen Rider Fourze & Wizard (4.04)
4. Jack Reacher (4.71)
5. A Good Day to Die Hard (5.04)
*Multipliers NOT Final*

Most Weeks in the Top 10
1. Les Miserables (13)
2. Ted (9)
2. One Piece Film Z (9)
4. Skyfall (8)
5. Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum (7)

Best Opening Weekend PSA(2-Days)
1. One Piece Film Z - ¥4.57 million ($55,700)
2. Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods - ¥2.19 million ($23,400)
3. Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea - ¥1.95 million ($20,300)
4. Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum - ¥1.89 million ($20,400)
5. Hunter X Hunter: The Phantom Rouge - ¥1.78 million ($21,200)
*Wide Releases ONLY*

[cremino]

2013 Top Grossing Films
Total Gross / Admissions / Film

 

¥6.85 billion ($76.9 million) / 5.67 million  One Piece Film Z
¥5.81 billion ($64.8 million) / 4.74 million  Les Miserables
¥4.19 billion ($46.0 million) / 3.08 million  Ted
¥3.96 billion   ($43.2 million) / 3.63 million Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gagdet Museum
¥2.98 billion ($30.2 million) / 2.48 million   Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea
¥2.96 billion ($31.8 million) / 2.41 million   Wreck-It Ralph
¥2.92 billion   ($30.1 million) / 2.27 million     Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods
¥2.82 billion ($32.4 million) / 2.21 million   007: Skyfall
¥2.51 billion ($27.0 million) / 2.04 million Platinum Data
¥2.11 billion ($23.5 million) / 1.70 million Strawberry Night
¥2.04 billion ($20.7 million) / 1.39 million   Iron Man 3
¥2.03 billion ($22.3 million) / 1.49 million   A Good Day to Die Hard 
¥1.82 billion ($21.1 million) / 1.26 million Life of Pi
¥1.75 billion ($20.0 million) / 1.45 million   Today, I Started Loving You
¥1.74 billion ($18.9 million) / 1.23 million   Oz: The Great and Powerful
¥1.64 billion ($18.9 million) / 1.16 million   The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
¥1.62 billion ($17.6 million) / 1.47 million   Tokyo Family
¥1.26 billion ($13.7 million) / 1.07 million Aibou Series: X-Day
¥1.25 billion ($13.9 million) / 0.99 million Brain Man
¥1.18 billion   ($12.5 million) / 0.95 million   Shield of Straw
¥1.17 billion ($13.2 million) / 0.99 million   Hunter X Hunter: The Phantom Rouge
¥1.15 billion ($12.3 million) / 0.91 million     Library Wars
¥1.14 billion ($13.0 million) / 1.03 million   Kamen Rider X Kamen Rider Fourze & Wizard
¥1.13 billion ($12.9 million) / 0.95 million Humanoid Monster, Bem
¥1.07 billion ($11.3 million) / 0.87 million   Jack Reacher
¥1.05 billion ($10.7 million) / 0.92 million Crayon Shin-chan: Gourmet Survival Class

 

 

 

 

Edited May 15, 2013 by eva

[cremino]

Top Grossing [imported] Superhero Films

1. Spider-Man - ¥7.50 billion ($59 million) #6 Film of 2002
2. Spider-Man 3 - ¥7.12 billion ($67 million) #4 Film of 2007
3. Spider-Man 2 - ¥6.70 billion ($61 million) #7 Film of 2004
4. The Incredibles - ¥5.26 billion ($52 million) #6 Film of 2005
5. The Avengers - ¥3.61 billion ($46 million) #9 Film of 2012
6. The Amazing Spider-Man - ¥3.16 billion ($39 million)
7. Hancock - ¥3.10 billion ($30 million)
8. Batman - ¥3.00 billion ($20 million) #7 Film of 1990
9. Superman II - ¥2.55 billion ($12 million) #5 Film of 1981
10. Iron Man 3 - ¥2.04 billion ($21 million) [17 Days in Release]
11. The Dark Knight Rises - ¥1.97 million ($24 million)
12. X-Men - ¥1.85 billion ($18 million)
13. X2: X-Men United - ¥1.80 billion ($16 million)
14. The Dark Knight - ¥1.60 billion ($16 million)
15. X-Men: The Last Stand - ¥1.53 billion ($14 million)
16. Superman Returns - ¥1.50 billion ($12 million)
17. Batman Begins - ¥1.40 billion ($14 million)
18. Iron Man 2 - ¥1.20 billion ($14 million)

Fantastic Four ¥950 million ($10 million)
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer ¥900 million ($9 million)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine ¥900 million ($10 million)
Hulk ¥850 million ($8 million)
Iron Man ¥800 million ($9 million)
X-Men: First Class ¥750 million ($8 million)
Thor ¥550 million ($7 million)
Captain America ¥400 million ($5 million)
The Incredible Hulk ¥250 million ($2 million)
Green Lantern ¥200 million ($2 million)

Iron Man 3 will pass Superman II, but odds are it won't climb any higher. And it's already outgrossed the combined totals of Iron Man and Iron Man 2

[cremino]

From Corpse

 

Weekend Forecast (5/18-19)

1 (1) Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea (Toho) ¥110 million ($1.1 million) Week 5
2 (2) Phone Call to a Bar 2 (Toei) ¥105 million ($1.05 million) Week 2
3 (3) Iron Man 3 (Disney) ¥95 million ($925,000) Week 4
4 (-) Middle-School Student Maruyama (Toei) ¥85 million ($825,000) DEBUT! [179 theaters]
5 (4) Prefecture Government's Hospitality Division (Toho) ¥80 million ($775,000) Week 2
6 (5) Library Wars (Toho) ¥70 million ($680,000) Week 4
7 (6) Shield of Straw (Warner Bros.) ¥65 million ($630,000) Week 4
8 (-) The Complex (Shochiku) ¥55 million ($535,000) DEBUT! [162 theaters]
9 (7) Crayon Shin-chan: Gourmet Survival Class (Toho) ¥50 million ($490,000) Week 5
10 (8) Kamen Rider X Super Sentai X Space Sheriff (Toei) ¥45 million ($440,000) Week 4

Detective Conan is in a great position to remain on top of the box-office for it's 5th-consecutive weekend. Four-consecutive weeks happens fairly regularly each year (3/4x usually), but five+ is a bit more uncommon. I'll have a list posted on it soon.

This week and the next are going to really slow and very likely the weakest of the entire year. May is traditionally one of the weaker months of the year, but it still has a couple notable films being released during the month most years. Except for this year, because studios decided to move all their films either up to take advantage of Golden Week or back for the Summer vacation/legs.

To make up for this slow frame, mid-June through mid-August is packed with big films and competition rarely effects any film during this time.

Edited May 18, 2013 by eva

[cremino]

Most-Consecutive Weeks at #1 (1998-)Spirited Away (16)Armageddon (14)Avatar (10)Bayside Shakedown: Save the Rainbow Bridge (9)Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (9)Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (9)Howl's Moving Castle (9)Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (9)Alice in Wonderland (7)Hero (7)Spider-Man (7)The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (7)20th Century Boys: The Final Chapter (6)Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (6)Monsters Inc (6)Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (6)Ponyo (6)Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (6)The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (6)The Matrix (6)The Sixth Sense (6)Umizaru: The Last Message (6)Bayside Shakedown (5)Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (5)Doraemon: Nobita's Great Merman Sea Battle (5)Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles (5)Finding Nemo (5)Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (5)I, Robot (5)Letters from Iwo Jima (5)Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (5)Negotiator: Mashita Masayoshi (5)One Piece / Digimon Adventure 2 (5)Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (5)Pokemon: Mewtwo Strikes Back! (5)Red Cliff: Part I (5)Saving Private Ryan (5)Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (5)The Da Vinci Code (5)The Last Samurai (5)The Matrix Reloaded (5)Umizaru: Brave Hearts (5)

[cremino]

Weekend Estimates (5/18-19)

 

1 (-) The Complex (Shochiku) ¥125 million ($1.2 million) DEBUT! [162 theaters]
2 (1) Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea (Toho) ¥118 million ($1.2 million), -24%, Week 5
3 (2) Phone Call to a Bar 2 (Toei) ¥116 million ($1.1 million), -25%, Week 2
4 (3) Iron Man 3 (Disney) ¥99 million ($960,000), -32%, Week 4
5 (4) Prefecture Government's Hospitality Division (Toho) ¥91 million ($890,000), -26%, Week 2
6 (6) Shield of Straw (Warner Bros.) ¥77 million ($750,000), -19%, Week 4
7 (5) Library Wars (Toho) ¥71 million ($690,000), -27%, Week 4
8 (-) Middle-School Student Maruyama (Toei) ¥63 million ($610,000) DEBUT! [179 theaters]
9 (7) Crayon Shin-chan: Gourmet Survival Class (Toho) ¥54 million ($525,000), -28%, Week 5
10 (8) Kamen Rider X Super Sentai X Space Sheriff (Toei) ¥50 million ($485,000), -29%, Week 4

Surprising for The Complex. It looks like it attracted some of the Sadako (Ring) fans. But I'm not believing it opened at #1 yet because of it's low theater count and because it was compared to a film that opened on 43% more screens. When the weekend comparison has such a difference in screen count, it can throw off any estimate. I'll post the Cinema Chain Rankings when they're available tonight to get a better idea of the situation.

Great weekend for all of the holdovers which recovered from the post-Golden Week drops last weekend. Iron Man 3 is the only one estimated to have dropped over 30%, but that too could end up below 30% since estimates have been a little low the past few weeks.

[cremino]

From Corpse

 

"I reported a month or two ago that Hansel & Gretel would probably be released in the Fall (Sept/Oct) after getting a movie page on some local movie sites, but unfortunately that's no longer the case. Instead it's going straight to DVD on July 19th."

 

"And The Croods now has a movie page as well with a release set for simply "2013". Hopefully it actually happens"

[Olive]

IM3 65k/1.519M admissions; 103M/2248M yen.

Should finish around 2.5B yen.

[cremino]

Weekend Ranking (5/18-19)

 

1 (-) The Complex (Shochiku) DEBUT!
2 (1) Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea (Toho) Week 5
3 (2) Phone Call to a Bar 2 (Toei) Week 2
4 (3) Iron Man 3 (Disney) Week 4
5 (4) Prefecture Government's Hospitality Division (Toho) Week 2
6 (6) Shield of Straw (Warner Bros.) Week 4
7 (5) Library Wars (Toho) Week 4
8 (7) Crayon Shin-chan: Gourmet Survival Class (Toho) Week 5
9 (-) Middle-School Student Maruyama (Toei) DEBUT!
10 (8) Kamen Rider X Super Sentai X Space Sheriff (Toei) Week 4

The Complex pulls the upset and debuts at #1 with a solid ¥153,424,100 ($1.5 million) and 118,885 admissions on 162 screens. Director Hideo Nakata (The Ring series, The Incite Mill) and former pop idol Atsuko Maeda (AKB48) were enough of a draw to prevent Detective Conan from claiming it's 5th-consecutive week in first.

Middle-School Student Maruyama opened to poor numbers with ¥66,899,200 ($660,000) and 47,919 admissions on 179 screens over the weekend.

[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. One Piece Film Z :: ¥6.85 billion ($76.9 million) (Final Estimate)
12. The Cat Returns :: ¥6.46 billion ($54.4 million)
13. Pokemon: The Power of One :: ¥6.36 billion ($64.8 million)
14. Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo :: ¥5.30 billion ($64.0 million)
15. The Incredibles :: ¥5.26 billion ($51.1 million)
16. Pokemon Diamond & Pearl: The Rise of Darkrai :: ¥5.02 billion ($47.2 million)
17. Up :: ¥5.0 billion ($60.5 million)
18. Dinosaur :: ¥4.90 billion ($42.1 million)
19. Pokemon: Spell of the Unown :: ¥4.85 billion ($45.8 million)
20. One Piece Film Strong World :: ¥4.80 billion ($58.1 million)
21. Pokemon Diamond & Pearl: Giratina and the Sky Warrior :: ¥4.80 billion ($53.3 million)
22. Pokemon Diamond & Pearl: Arceus and the Jewel of Life :: ¥4.67 billion ($51.6 million)
23. Pokemon Advanced: Jirachi - Wishmaker :: ¥4.50 billion ($38.4 million)
24. From Kokuriko Hill :: ¥4.47 billion ($57.8 million)
25. Pokemon Advanced: Destiny Deoxys :: ¥4.38 billion ($39.1 million)
26. Pokemon Best Wishes: White - Victini and Zekrom / Black - Victini and Reshiram :: ¥4.33 billion ($56.1 million)
27. Pokemon Advanded: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew :: ¥4.30 billion ($38.9 million)
28. The Wolf Children Ame and Yuki :: ¥4.22 billion ($53.9 million)
29. Pokemon Diamond & Pearl: Zoroark - Master of Illusions :: ¥4.16 billion ($50.3 million)
30. Porco Rosso :: ¥4.05 billion ($32.5 million)
31. Wall-E :: ¥4.0 billion ($44.2 million)
32. Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance :: ¥4.0 billion ($44.2 million)
33. Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum :: ¥3.96 billion ($43.2 million) (10 Weeks in Release)
34. Ratatouille :: ¥3.90 billion ($36.3 million)
35. Pokemon: Celebi - Voice of the Forest :: ¥3.90 billion ($32.5 million)
36. Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles :: ¥3.62 billion ($46.2 million)
37. Pokemon Best Wishes: Kyurem Vs. The Sacred Swordsman :: ¥3.61 billion ($46.1 million)
38. Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure into the Underworld :: ¥3.54 billion ($30.0 million)
39. Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser :: ¥3.50 billion ($35.6 million)
40. Toy Story 2 :: ¥3.45 billion ($29.9 million)
41. Pokemon Advanced: Pokemon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea :: ¥3.40 billion ($28.2 million)
42. Detective Conan: The Phantom of Barker Street :: ¥3.40 billion ($30.3 million)
43. Doraemon: Nobita and the Green Giant Legend :: ¥3.37 billion ($32.1 million)
44. Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker :: ¥3.28 billion ($42.3 million)
45. Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur :: ¥3.28 billion ($27.6 million)
46. Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea :: ¥3.22 billion ($32.5 million) (5 Weeks in Release)
47. Detective Conan: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital :: ¥3.20 billion ($28.6 million)
48. Detective Conan: Lost Ship in the Sky :: ¥3.20 billion ($35.2 million)
49. Doraemon: Nobita's Great Merman Sea Adventure :: ¥3.16 billion ($33.6 million)
50. Detective Conan: 15 Minutes of Silence :: ¥3.13 billion ($39.85 million)
51. Doraemon: Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King :: ¥3.05 billion ($29.0 million)
52. Doraemon: Nobita's Wannyan Space-Time Odyssey :: ¥3.05 billion ($28.9 million)
53. Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem :: ¥3.03 billion ($26.8 million)
54. Cars 2 :: ¥3.01 billion ($39.0 million)
55. Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves :: ¥3.0 billion ($25.8 million)

2012 New Entries
2013 New Entries

Only 10/55 are imported releases and 9/10 of those are from Pixar. Dinosaur is the sole non-Pixar imported release on the list currently, and that one is still Disney.

Tracking for Wreck-It Ralph and Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods ended this past week before either hit ¥3 billion, but both films should be able to get there.

[lab276]

I can't get over how successful Spirited Away was.

[Heretic]

I can't get over how successful Spirited Away was.

And deservedly so. Incredible film.

[fmpro]

What will IM3 finish with here?

[cremino]

What will IM3 finish with here?

Around 25M $

[Lordmandeep]

 

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)

 

 

 

I have a question, these kind of films to get such a gross needed a huge number of admissions.

 

So are these films popular with adults because imo a lot of themes and messages are well above the minds of a child. 

[catlover]

I have a question, these kind of films to get such a gross needed a huge number of admissions.

 

So are these films popular with adults because imo a lot of themes and messages are well above the minds of a child. 

Yes. Ghibli movies, especially those directed by Miyazaki are not only for family or kids. In Japan, they are the definition of four-quadrant movies.

 

[cremino]

Weekend Estimates (5/25-26)

1 (1) The Complex (Shochiku) ¥137 million ($1.4 million), -10%, Week 2
2 (2) Phone Call to a Bar 2 (Toei) ¥84 million ($835,000), -29%, Week 3
3 (3) Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea (Toho) ¥83 million ($820,000), -31%, Week 6
4 (6) Shield of Straw (Warner Bros.) ¥82 million ($810,000), +7%, Week 5
5 (4) Iron Man 3 (Disney) ¥79 million ($780,000), -23%, Week 5
6 (5) Prefecture Government's Hospitality Division (Toho) ¥70 million ($690,000), -24%, Week 3
7 (7) Library Wars (Toho) ¥59 million ($580,000), -16%, Week 5
8 (-) It's Me, It's Me (J-Storm) ¥51 milion ($500,000), 0, DEBUT! [65 theaters]
9 (-) Kiss (Toei) ¥45 million ($440,000), 0, DEBUT! [83 theaters]
10 (9) Crayon Shin-chan: Gourmet Survival Class (Toho) ¥43 million ($420,000), -18%, Week 6
11 (8) Middle-School Student Maruyama (Toei) ¥42 million ($410,000), -32%, Week 2

Many great holds this weekend but it's still likely to be the weakest weekend of the year. Shield of Straw is most impressive managing an increase that should lock it up to surpass The Hobbit and become Warner Bros.' top grossing film for the year so far.

Thankfully some bigger releases are coming up soon, beginning with Oblivion this upcoming weekend.

[superstancer]

Hope Oblivion clicks in a big way in japan and has to do business equalling USA jus like The last samurai did 119million in japan and 111million in usa

[youknowwho]

Hope Oblivion clicks in a big way in japan and has to do business equalling USA jus like The last samurai did 119million in japan and 111million in usa

no way that happens.....TLS was culturally relevant to the Japs..hence the numbers...

add to that it's a great movie and it came at a time when tom cruise was one of the popular stars ww... 

oblivion is mediocre at best