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[Jormungard]

Sooo i guess is safe to say it wont reach IM3 OS. I'd love to be wrong though.

[lorddemaxus]

5 minutes ago, cax16 said:

On mojo it says venom opened to 3.8m in Japan but I don’t know what that covers.

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If you click on Japan, it says .,3 mil. I'm guessing that 5.3 mil is for the 3 day and 3.8 for 2 day.

[titanic2187]

8 minutes ago, LordNox said:

How does Aquaman opening weekend compare with Venom's opening weekend in Japan? Venom grossed 19M so if Aquaman had a comparable opening that means that around 19M should be the highest possible number for Aquaman to earn in Japan. 

Venom 3 days opening was at 5.3m compared to Aquaman 3 days 3.7m, the same leg of venom will lead Aquaman to 13m.

 

Worth to note that this weekend is a holiday weekend, which sunday's gross was inflated due to monday's holiday. like in the case of aquaman, sunday was significantly higher than saturday's gross, which is an unlikely event for next weekend.  

[salvador-232]

10 minutes ago, cax16 said:

On mojo it says venom opened to 3.8m in Japan but I don’t know what that covers.

 

Mojo also said JL opened to 1.8m but on twitter erc said Aquaman opened to about the same as JL so it’s really hard to distinguish what’s right and what isn’t.

 

It is fairly simple. BO twitter report 3-day. Mojo in the OW puts the 2 day weekend but if you check the total gross as of week 1 it includes the friday previews. 

 

ERC is making comparisons between 3 days. 

Edited February 10, 2019 by salvador-232

[LordNox]

1 minute ago, Jormungard said:

Sooo i guess is safe to say it wont reach IM3 OS. I'd love to be wrong though.

Not a done deal. Lets assume Aquaman earns 10M more in Japan. That means only 4M is left and Aquaman could possible earn that much from its remaining OS gross excluding Japan. But yeah it will be very close if Aquaman can't pull in a million or two more than expected in Japan.

[cax16]

5 minutes ago, salvador-232 said:

 

It is fairly simple. BO twitter report 3-day. Mojo in the OW puts the 2 day weekend but if you check the total gross as of week 1 it includes the friday previews. 

 

ERC is making comparisons between 3 days. 

lol you’re right. Had I just clicked on Japan on mojo it would of given me all the answers I needed. So looks like this will probably finish around 10-12mil Like most of the cbm here.

 

Thanks for all the info everyone. 

[LordNox]

3 minutes ago, cax16 said:

lol you’re right. Had I just clicked on Japan on mojo it would of given me all the answers I needed. So looks like this will probably finish around 10-12mil Like most of the cbm here.

 

Thanks for all the info everyone. 

But couldn't good word of mouth give it better legs? It may have opened mediocre but if those who saw it liked it could mean that Aquaman could go a bit higher in its Japanese gross. Aquaman opened pretty low even in the US as well.

[cax16]

Just now, LordNox said:

But couldn't good word of mouth give it better legs? It may have opened mediocre but if those who saw it liked it could mean that Aquaman could go a bit higher in its Japanese gross. Aquaman opened pretty low even in the US as well.

You’re asking the wrong person lol. I’m sure wom can help any movie, But I don’t know this market at all. 

[Olive]

3.7M is FRI-SUN, but I think it's under-estimated.

PS Monday will be holiday.

[wgarrett]

1. Aquaman <10 million considering the opening; at this point, everything is gravy because who really thought this movie would pass 1 billion total gross; I am truly surprised but happy for DC that they are now following marvels formula.

 

2. Marry Poppins Returns < 6 million; somewhat disappointing but I don't think people realized that a happy go lucky "white bread" movie doesn't work in countries like Japan, China or Korea.  It's successful in North America and the United Kingdom because the population is 70% Caucasian and those parents grew up with the 1st one.  Emily Blunt is wonderful in almost everything including this movie but the Director is to blame for some of his bad casting, bad script, and terrible songs.  I don't believe the movie is meant for this generation of children because their imagination is shot with all the electronics in their lives.  It's perfect for the 50s and 60s...

 

3. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse > 10 Million; the Japanese will love this movie because its secretly the best movie made this year by far.  The problem is that its a high-end graphics cartoon movie with a wonderful story.  This should have done better in North America but people didn't know what it was and Sony can't market to save its life and if you say look at Aquaman, I would say Wonder Women sold Aquaman, not general marketing.

[Olive]

AQM 2-day weekend 314M, +54% over JL(1.1B yen lifetime)

FRI-MON 547m yen, should end 1.5B-2.0B

[DMan7]

2 minutes ago, Olive said:

AQM 2-day weekend 314M, +54% over JL(1.1B yen lifetime)

FRI-MON 547m yen, should end 1.5B-2.0B

How much it is expected to gross in USD?

[Tower]

7 minutes ago, Olive said:

AQM 2-day weekend 314M, +54% over JL(1.1B yen lifetime)

FRI-MON 547m yen, should end 1.5B-2.0B

 

4 minutes ago, DMan7 said:

How much it is expected to gross in USD?

 

1.5B-2B yen= $13.6M-$18.1M

[LordNox]

If Aquaman do earn that much at least it will break Iron Man 3s overseas gross. Even if beating Civil war will not be achieved. 

[a2k]

34 minutes ago, LordNox said:

If Aquaman do earn that much at least it will break Iron Man 3s overseas gross. Even if beating Civil war will not be achieved. 

Low-end of Olive's range means Aquaman will add at least $9.5 in Japan after Sunday.

OS-Japan will also bring $5 more as it had a $2-2.5 OS-Japan weekend.

$10 more Dom after Sunday (for $338.5 total) will give it,

1120.5 Sunday cume + 9.5 more Japan + 5 more OS-Japan + 10 more Dom = $1145 ww

Tough to see it going below that. Feel $1150 is 50-50 while book not closed on going over Civil War.

Edited February 12, 2019 by a2k

[titanic2187]

Japan Box Office: Weekend Actuals (02/09-10)

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Weekend Actuals (02/09-10)
01 (---) ¥314,000,000 ($2.8 million), 0, ¥547,251,700 ($4.9 million), Aquaman (Warner Bros.) NEW
02 (01) ¥273,983,500 ($2.5 million), -18%, ¥1,048,062,100 ($9.6 million), The Seven Conferences (Toho) WK2
03 (02) ¥270,942,300 ($2.4 million), -14%, ¥3,245,543,300 ($29.7 million), Masquerade Hotel (Toho) WK4
04 (---) ¥257,118,420 ($2.3 million), 0, ¥451,596,920 ($4.1 million), City Hunter (Aniplex) NEW
05 (---) ¥200,000,000 ($1.8 million), 0, ¥286,653,700 ($2.6 million), Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (Showgate) NEW
06 (04) ¥144,144,900 ($1.3 million), -28%, ¥11,347,352,780 ($101.7 million), Bohemian Rhapsody (Fox) WK14
07 (05) ¥135,227,700 ($1.2 million), -27%, ¥583,379,900 ($5.3 million), Mary Poppins Returns (Disney) WK2
08 (06) ¥133,629,300 ($1.2 million), -28%, ¥1,081,206,700 ($9.8 million), 12 Suicidal Teens (Warner Bros.) WK3
09 (03) ¥126,500,700 ($1.1 million), -37%, ¥611,194,200 ($5.7 million), Snow Flowers (Warner Bros.) WK2
10 (---) ¥125,000,000 ($1.1 million), 0, ¥213,282,800 ($1.9 million), First Man (Toho-Towa) NEW

NOTE: Cumulative totals for openers are as of Monday (02/11). Cumulative totals for holdovers are as of Sunday (02/10). Since Monday was a national holiday, it's common for openers to have their cumulative total as of Monday released first.

>Aquaman debuts atop the box office, marking the second time a DC film has opened at #1 (the first being Justice League over a poor weekend) in gross (it ranked #2 over the weekend in admissions). The film sold 210,000 admissions over the weekend frame across 692 screens, and achieved 374,156 admissions after four days in release (Fri-Mon). This is an encouraging start, and while Marvel/DC films are generally frontloaded, it'll likely exceed ¥1.5 billion ($15 million).

>The Seven Conferences held very, very well in its sophomore frame, and exceeded the ¥1 billion milestone after just ten days in release. It actually stayed at #1 over the weekend in terms of admissions, too, selling 213,000. This is a great number for this time of year, and the initial ¥2 billion ($20 million) projection can probably be bumped up to around ¥2.5 billion ($25 million) now.

>Masquerade Hotel also held very well, exceeding the ¥3 billion milestone after four weeks in release. It continues to perform well, and is on track to finish close to ¥4.5 billion ($40 million+). This film will remain in the yearly Top 10 for the majority of the year, and could end the year there as well.

>City Hunter, an animated film adaptation of the 80s anime, settled for fourth place, but still delivered a satisfactory debut. It sold 179,980 admissions over the weekend frame on 251 screens, and achieved 324,824 admissions after four days in release (Fri-Mon). I expect it'll be a bit frontloaded, and expect a finish maybe just shy of ¥1.5 billion ($15 million).

>Code Geass: Leouch of the Rebellion's weekend gross remains an estimate, and as noted above, its cumulative total is as of Monday. After three days in release, a traditional Saturday opening, it achieved 193,813 admissions on just 120 screens. I'll update its weekend actual when it's available.

>Bohemian Rhapsody is still playing very well, obviously. Its fourteenth weekend is the fifth biggest ever recorded. It is now the 22nd highest grossing film of all-time; and its admissions have reached 8.26 million, making it the 29th most attended film of all-time. And it's still got a good bit left in the tank.

>First Man's weekend gross also remains an estimate until a number is released. Its cumulative total is also as of Monday, as noted, and it has sold 154,251 admissions after four days in release (Fri-Mon) across 434 screens.

>And finally, because I know I'll be asked (  ), no updated total for Dragon Ball Super: Broly has been released. It's possible tracking has concluded, but I'm thinking it's just due to the holiday delaying any announcement from Toei.

[Stewart]

Titanic beat me to it  

Edited February 13, 2019 by feasby007

[Jormungard]

9 minutes ago, titanic2187 said:

>Aquaman debuts atop the box office, marking the second time a DC film has opened at #1 (the first being Justice League over a poor weekend) in gross (it ranked #2 over the weekend in admissions). The film sold 210,000 admissions over the weekend frame across 692 screens, and achieved 374,156 admissions after four days in release (Fri-Mon). This is an encouraging start, and while Marvel/DC films are generally frontloaded, it'll likely exceed ¥1.5 billion ($15 million).

[Jormungard]

Japan Box Office: Weekend Forecast (02/16-17)

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Weekend Forecast (02/16-17)
01 (01) ¥207,000,000 ($1.9 million), -34%, ¥955,000,000 ($8.7 million), Aquaman (Warner Bros.) WK2
02 (03) ¥197,000,000 ($1.8 million), -27%, ¥3,750,000,000 ($34.2 million), Masquerade Hotel (Toho) WK5
03 (02) ¥186,000,000 ($1.7 million), -32%, ¥1,500,000,000 ($13.8 million), The Seven Conferences (Toho) WK3
04 (---) ¥175,000,000 ($1.6 million), 0, ¥235,000,000 ($2.1 million), Fortuna's Eye (Toho) NEW
05 (04) ¥154,000,000 ($1.4 million), -40%, ¥735,000,000 ($6.7 million), City Hunter (Aniplex) WK2
06 (05) ¥119,000,000 ($1.1 million), -45%, ¥520,000,000 ($4.7 million), Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (Showgate) WK2
07 (06) ¥108,000,000 ($980,000), -25%, ¥11,650,000,000 ($104.5 million), Bohemian Rhapsody (Fox) WK15
08 (07) ¥104,000,000 ($940,000), -23%, ¥855,000,000 ($7.8 million), Mary Poppins Returns (Disney) WK3
09 (08) ¥x81,000,000 ($735,000), -39%, ¥1,235,000,000 ($11.2 million), 12 Suicidal Teens (Warner Bros.) WK4
10 (---) x¥75,000,000 ($670,000), 0, ¥100,000,000 ($905,000), Psycho Pass: Case 2 - First Guardian (Toho Video Division) NEW

A slower weekend ahead as we approach the lucrative Spring box office season.

Edited February 16, 2019 by Jormungard

[DMan7]