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[Olive]

The Wind Rises' early reactions are incredible!

Some believe it'll make 20b yen +

[lab276]

The Wind Rises' early reactions are incredible!Some believe it'll make 20b yen +

That would be amazing.

[Mattrek]

Don't expect good numbers there, only animated movies from Pixar andDisney (Ralph) perform well.

Every little bit counts

[Olive]

Some good news:

MU is holding well this week, and Monday is national holiday, which should help too.

[cremino]

Corpse

 

Weekend Forecast (7/13-14)
1 (-) Pokemon Best Wishes: ExtremeSpeed Genesect - Mewtwo Awakens (Toho) ¥625 million ($6.4 million), 0, DEBUT! [344 theaters]
2 (1) Monsters University (Disney) ¥580 million ($6.0 million), -31%, Week 2
3 (2) Fast and Furious 6 (Toho-Towa) ¥285 million ($2.9 million), -36%, Week 2
4 (3) Midsummer Formula (Toho) ¥260 million ($2.7 million), -24%, Week 3
5 (4) Gintama: The Final Chapter (Warner Bros.) ¥175 million ($1.8 million), -38%, Week 2
6 (-) Silent Hill: Revelation 3D (Presido) ¥115 million ($1.2 million), 0, DEBUT! [153 theaters]
7 (7) Anpanman: Handkerchief of Hope! (Tokyo Theaters, Co.) ¥40 million ($410,000), -25%, Week 2
8 (5) After Earth (Sony) ¥35 million ($360,000), -37%, Week 4
9 (6) To Cry 100 Times (Showgate) ¥30 million ($305,000), -44%, Week 4
10 (8) The Great Gatsby (Warner Bros.) ¥30 million ($305,000), -40%, Week 5

Ocean Day Weekend Forecast (7/13-15)
1 (-) Pokemon Best Wishes: ExtremeSpeed Genesect - Mewtwo Awakens (Toho) ¥890 million ($9.1 million) DEBUT! [344 theaters]
2 (1) Monsters University (Disney) ¥830 million ($8.4 million), -2%, Week 2
3 (2) Fast and Furious 6 (Toho-Towa) ¥390 million ($4.0 million), -13%, Week 2
4 (3) Midsummer Formula (Toho) ¥365 million ($3.8 million), +7%, Week 3
5 (4) Gintama: The Final Chapter (Warner Bros.) ¥255 million ($2.6 million), -10%, Week 2
6 (-) Silent Hill: Revelation 3D (Presido) ¥150 million ($1.6 million), 0, DEBUT! [153 theaters]
7 (7) Anpanman: Handkerchief of Hope! (Tokyo Theaters, Co.) ¥60 million ($610,000), +11%, Week 2
8 (5) After Earth (Sony) ¥50 million ($510,000), -11%, Week 4
9 (6) To Cry 100 Times (Showgate) ¥40 million ($410,000), -25%, Week 4
10 (8) The Great Gatsby (Warner Bros.) ¥40 million ($410,000), -21%, Week 5

"The admissions battle favors Pokemon but since it's avg. ticket price is among the lowest every year (15-20% below the avg.) due to tons of advance ticket sales + skewing toward kids and students (unless Mewtwo's presence brings in enough 20/30 year olds this year), it and Monsters University should have a close race in gross."

[seduh]

great hold for MU!

[druv10]

Per Corpse, MU is doing amazingly well there. 

 

Toho Cinemas Admissions [sunday]
Admissions [# of showings] - Film

50,996 (+120%) [290] - Monsters University [2D - DUBBED], Week 2
46,577 (+20%) [333] - Pokemon Best Wishes: ExtremeSpeed Genesect - Mewtwo Awakens NEW
43,327 (+118%) [403] - Midsummer Formula, Week 3
27,464 (+126%) [239] - Monsters University [3D - DUBBED], Week 2
17,080 (+100%) [243] - Fast and Furious 6 [], Week 2
14,167 (+81%) [133] - Gintama: The Final Chapter, Week 2
14,074 (+91%) [202] - Fast and Furious 6 [DUBBED], Week 2
5,261 (+134%) [93] - To Cry 100 Times, Week 4
4,680 (+125%) [90] - Anpanman: Handkerchief of Hope!, Week 2
3,744 (+114%) [16] - Monsters University [3D - SUBBED], Week 2
3,550 (+135%) [59] - Encore!, Week 3
3,147 (+166%) [105] - Ninja Kids 2, Week 2
2,996 (+71%) [104] - Silent Hill: Revelation 3D [2D - SUBBED] NEW
2,766 (+60%) [115] - Silent Hill: Revelation 3D [3D - DUBBED] NEW
2,686 (+88%) [65] - The Great Gatsby [2D - SUBBED], Week 5
2,239 (+46%) [44] - Silent Hill: Revelation 3D [3D - SUBBED] NEW
2,195 (+140%) [92] - After Earth [2D - SUBBED], Week 4
2,031 (+95%) [22] - Monsters University [2D - SUBBED], Week 2
2,013 (+82%) [31] - The Hangover Part III [sUBBED], Week 3
1,846 (+334%) [61] - Miracle Apples, Week 5
1,721 (+313%) [53] - After Earth [2D - DUBBED), Week 4
1,130 (+55%) [7] - The Great Gatsby [3D - SUBBED], Week 5
1,036 (+136%) [60] G.I. Joe: Retaliation [2D - DUBBED], Week 6
885 (+43%) [26] - Texas Chainsaw 3D [3D - SUBBED] NEW
814 (+98%) [8] - Todos tenemos un plan [sUBBED] NEW
370 (N/A) [8] G.I. Joe: Retaliation [2D - DUBBED], Week 6

Wowza. Sunday was a discount day at Toho Cinemas, but these increases are still crazy.

Insane for Monsters University. I knew it was going to overtake Pokemon during Sunday and the Weekend after checking various theaters yesterday with families coming out in full force due to the discount tickets and cheaper 3D prices for the day, but to still see such a large increase over Sunday is incredible, and for the weekend itself (which I'll post soon) it actually saw an increase in admissions over it's opening weekend and blew last Sunday out of the water.

Very good for Pokemon, but unless it beat MU by a considerable amount at Aeon (formally Warner Mycal) and Movix Cinemas, it's going to have to settle for a 2nd place debut again this year despite it's performance.

And also insane numbers for Midsummer Formula. More than doubling it's Saturday admissions on Sunday.

 

 

http://www.worldofkj.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=55322&start=3825

[Fullbuster]

Happy for MU

[Olive]

Hope The Wind Rises will not hurt MU too much.

[Fullbuster]

Hope The Wind Rises will not hurt MU too much.

Not the same audience,TWR will be for adult audiences.

[Olive]

Not the same audience,TWR will be for adult audiences.

No its 4-quadrant 

[Fullbuster]

I usually love Ghibli movies but not this one,I just don't care,it's different.

[Olive]

Early reviews for TWR are insane.

It is said to be Miyazaki's best work.

Edited July 14, 2013 by Olive

[Fullbuster]

Early reviews for TWR are insane.It is said to be Miyazaki's best work.

I never cared about this.I don't say it's a poor-quality movie,I just say it's the least interesting in my opinion.Where is the usual magic? this one is too realistic.Spirited Away is still my favorite.

[Olive]

I never cared about this.I don't say it's a poor-quality movie,I just say it's the least interesting in my opinion.Where is the usual magic? this one is too realistic.Spirited Away is still my favorite.

I have the same feeling.

But to Japanese people, Miyazaki is God.

[cremino]

Corpse

 

Toho Cinemas Weekend Admissions [7/13-14]
Admissions - [# of showings] - Film

85,462 [666] - Pokemon Best Wishes: ExtremeSpeed Genesect - Mewtwo Awakens NEW
77,224 [630] - Monsters University [2D], Week 2
63,241 [810] - Midsummer Formula, Week 3
46,985 [897] - Fast and Furious 6, Week 2
45,133 [514] - Monsters University [3D], Week 2
21,980 [270] - Gintama: The Final Chapter, Week 2
8,265 [321] - Silent Hill: Revelation 3D [3D] NEW
7,511 [186] - To Cry 100 Times, Week 4
6,756 [181] - Anpanman: Handkerchief of Hope!, Week 2
5,380 [189] - After Earth [2D], Week 4
5,058 [120] - Encore!, Week 3
4,749 [210] - Silent Hill: Revelation 3D [2D] NEW
4,331 [212] - Ninja Kids 2, Week 2
4,118 [132] - The Great Gatsby [2D], Week 5
3,120 [63] - The Hangover Part III, Week 3
2,399 [122] - Miracle Apples, Week 6
1,854 [14] - The Great Gatsby [3D], Week 5
1,845 [128] - G.I. Joe: Retaliation [2D], Week 6
1,501 [54] - Texas Chainsaw 3D NEW
1,224 [16] - Todos tenemos un plan NEW
214 [5] - Ground Zero: Sky of Nagasaki NEW *Previews*

Overall, Monsters University handily won the weekend at Toho Cinemas with 122,357 admissions (37% 3D share) for the weekend, up 0.4% over it's opening weekend admission here.

In terms of gross, it'll still drop (softly) here from last weekend since Sunday was a discount day at these locations, but mighty impressive nonetheless. With it's strength at Toho Cinemas, it may be looking at 500,000 admissions for it's second weekend. The last film to have such a strong second weekend was One Piece Film Z in December.

Pokemon did 71% of MU's opening weekend admissions at Toho Cinemas, but it's more difficult to determine what it may have done for the overall weekend since kid films generally play better at Aeon Cinemas (which since purchasing Warner Mycal, is the largest chain now), and both it and Movix Cinemas were playing the film longer into the evening. It should be somewhere in the vicinity of 500,000 admissions, too, though.

Midsummer Formula saw a big increase of 18% in admissions over it's second weekend at Toho Cinemas thanks to Sunday, and will be looking at a very impressive third weekend. It's been recovering extremely well after opening.

Monday is a national holiday, so we'll be lucky if estimates are released today. More than likely, no figures will be released until Tuesday for 3-Day numbers.

[Olive]

Fast & Furious 6 in its second weekend in Japan on $2.4m from 322 for $10.3m. 

Monsters University $18.8m in Japan 

After Earth Japan produced $325,000 from 529 in the fourth weekend for $8.2m 

[Olive]

A lot of sellouts fou MU on Monday.

[druv10]

Great for MU. I think 80M is definitely possible as school holidays are coming. 

[Olive]

MU weekdays are quite weak.