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[UserHN]

4 hours ago, feasby007 said:

Corpse doesn't think it's disappointing...

 

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Weekend Actuals (03/24-25)
01 (01) ¥377,498,500 ($3.6 million), -23%, ¥1,680,699,100 ($15.7 million), Coco (Disney) WK2
02 (---) ¥354,314,200 ($3.3 million), 0, ¥796,473,700 ($7.6 million), The Boss Baby (Toho-Towa) NEW
03 (02) ¥322,159,200 ($3.1 million), -30%, ¥3,266,478,500 ($30.8 million), Doraemon: Nobita's Treasure Island (Toho) WK4
04 (03) ¥170,891,500 ($1.6 million), -34%, ¥779,337,200 ($7.4 million), Chihayafuru: Conclusion (Toho) WK2
05 (05) ¥163,348,600 ($1.5 million), -20%, ¥3,712,605,000 ($35.0 million), The Greatest Showman (Fox) WK6
06 (04) ¥94,722,700 ($902,000), -58%, ¥491,475,200 ($4.6 million), Pretty Cure Super Stars! (Toei) WK2
07 (---) ¥90,000,000 ($855,000), 0, ¥246,735,900 ($2.3 million), Tomb Raider (Warner Bros.) NEW
08 (06) ¥63,555,300 ($605,000), -47%, ¥835,626,700 ($7.9 million), Sakura: Guardian in the North (Toei) WK3
09 (07) ¥53,648,400 ($511,000), -49%, ¥1,381,918,000 ($12.9 million), Black Panther (Disney) WK4
10 (08) ¥50,530,100 ($481,000), -38%, ¥622,284,500 ($5.7 million), Last Winter, We Parted (Warner Bros.) WK3

A very close race at the top of the box-office this weekend, with less than 15,000 admissions separating the top three films. 

>Coco defends its reign atop the box-office, but this is the second-consecutive time that it's done so by ranking #2 over the weekend in terms of admissions (282,505). Its second weekend hold is strong, and its dailies have been good as well, so I'm pretty sure it'll exceed the ¥4 billion ($40 million) milestone.

>The Boss Baby debuts in a strong second place, though it actually ranked #1 over the weekend in terms of admissions with 286,556 tickets sold across 335 screens. Since opening on Wednesday, its five-day admissions reached 670,786. Its debut is by far the highest for a DreamWorks release, topping Shrek 2 by 24% despite opening on a Wednesday. It's still hard to project a finish after five days in release, but I expect it'll at least reach ¥2.5 billion ($25 million). 

Aside from Disney/Pixar, Japan is a market that imported animation was never able to attract a significant audience, but ever since local distributor Toho-Towa (subsidiary of Toho) has gotten the rights for them (since they own distribution rights to Universal), Illumination and maybe now even DreamWorks is finally succeeding after decades of bombs and failure to land theatrical releases.

>Doraemon: Nobita's Treasure Island falls to third place in a very competitive weekend (272,200 admissions). The thirty-eighth has nothing to be worried about, though, as it's still tracking ahead of every other film in the series, and is likely to reach the ¥5 billion ($50 million) milestone. 

>The Greatest Showman keeps on entertaining, surpassing Chicago to become the fifth highest-grossing live-action musical in the market. It'll pass The Phantom of the Opera possibly over next weekend to reach the fourth spot, and then go on to challenge La La Land for the third spot.

>Tomb Raider is so uninteresting that no actual has been released for it yet... I'l update it when the number is available.

Good for Coco. Maybe it can surpass Moana. The Boss Baby is a fun movie but very generic. I still can't believe it was nominated for an Oscars. Its quality and that of Coco's are a million miles apart. But hey, at least TBB is better than DM3. For me at least.

[UserHN]

4 hours ago, Quigley said:

So Coco dropped. Utterly disappointing...

It only dropped by 23%. According to Corpse, that's a strong hold.

Edited March 27, 2018 by UserHN

[KP1025]

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Weekend Actuals (03/18-19)
01 (---) ¥546,350,000 ($4.9 million), 0, ¥697,908,000 ($6.1 million), Sing (Toho-Towa) NEW
02 (01) ¥455,433,000 ($4.1 million), -23%, ¥1,655,500,100 ($14.8 million), Moana (Disney) WK2
03 (02) ¥381,033,500 ($3.4 million), -25%, ¥1,883,054,900 ($16.8 million), Doraemon: Great Adventure in the Antarctic (Toho) WK3
04 (03) ¥227,101,200 ($2.0 million), -24%, ¥2,970,021,300 ($26.5 million), La La Land (Gaga) WK4

Coco had the same percentage drop as Moana in its second weekend, which was also the weekend before Spring Break officially begins in Japan. Coco is actually slightly ahead of Moana's total at the same point in its run. Moana had larger weekends, but Coco had a boost from a holiday last Wednesday. 

Edited March 27, 2018 by KP1025

[John Marston]

Looks like Coco will do well but it’s not a return to form for Pixar in Japan it seems 

[UserHN]

3 hours ago, John Marston said:

Looks like Coco will do well but it’s not a return to form for Pixar in Japan it seems 

Let's see if Toy Story 4 would be able to do the job of returning Pixar to top form in Japan, maybe at least as the #2 foreign animation studio in Japan. The top spot is currently held by its sister studio Walt Disney Animation Studios (WDAS).

[UserHN]

Any insights on Jumanji's box office performance in Japan? Release is on April 6. If it can gross $50 million+, then the movie will officially join the billion dollar club. 

[KP1025]

1 hour ago, UserHN said:

Any insights on Jumanji's box office performance in Japan? Release is on April 6. If it can gross $50 million+, then the movie will officially join the billion dollar club. 

This is what Corpse had to say about Jumanji's prospects in Japan.

 

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I was looking into it some following my previous post, and I have less confidence it it now. For being a huge success in the U.S. and also in many other markets, its interest in Japan appears to be very low by not even being among the Top 100 searched for films right now on a couple popular movie sites (its "likes" are also low). Its release date isn't very good, either, since opening between Spring Break and Golden Week kinda shows the lack of confidence in its box office potential.

Sony being the distributor is worrying, too. They just haven't been capable of really turning out any notable performances outside of Spider-Man and Resident Evil in recent years.

Maybe things will prove differently once its release day gets closer, but $20 million is probably as much as it'll manage if things go well.

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[meriodejaneiro]

So Coco can get some extra $25M from Japan what will put it to $795M ww ... any chance Coco gets to $800M? C'mon Japan, go see Coco, it's a great movie!!

[EarlyDeadlinePredictions]

15 hours ago, feasby007 said:

>Tomb Raider is so uninteresting that no actual has been released for it yet... I'l update it when the number is available.

That really sucks considering the previous movies did pretty well there. 

[UserHN]

6 hours ago, meriodejaneiro said:

So Coco can get some extra $25M from Japan what will put it to $795M ww ... any chance Coco gets to $800M? C'mon Japan, go see Coco, it's a great movie!!

Yes Coco, please cross $800 million. You're deserving of it. Please make it come true Japan.

[CoolK]

from corpse:

 

Spring Break, Week 2 - Daily Estimates (03/26-30)

Monday (03/26)
¥140 million ($1.3 million), 0, ¥935 million ($8.9 million), The Boss Baby (Toho-Towa) Day 6
¥135 million ($1.3 million), +148%, ¥3.40 billion ($32.1 million), Doraemon: Nobita's Treasure Island (Toho) Day 24
¥125 million ($1.2 million), +47%, ¥1.81 billion ($16.9 million), Coco (Disney) Day 11
¥55 million ($520,000), +04%, ¥835 million ($7.9 million), Chihayafuru: Conclusion (Toho) Day 10
¥40 million ($380,000), -14%, ¥3.75 billion ($35.4 million), The Greatest Showman (Fox) Day 39
¥20 million ($190,000), -25%, ¥510 million ($4.8 million), Pretty Cure Super Stars! (Toei) Day 10
¥20 million ($190,000), 0, ¥270 million ($2.5 million), Tomb Raider (Warner Bros.) Day 6
¥15 million ($140,000), -32%, ¥850 million ($8.1 million), Sakura: Guardian in the North (Toei) Day 17
¥15 million ($140,000), -31%, ¥640 million ($5.9 million), Last Winter, We Parted (Warner Bros.) Day 17
¥12 million ($115,000), -40%, ¥1.39 billion ($13.0 million), Black Panther (Disney) Day 26

Tuesday (03/27)
¥125 million ($1.2 million), +64%, ¥3.52 billion ($33.3 million), Doraemon: Nobita's Treasure Island (Toho) Day 25
¥120 million ($1.1 million), 0, ¥1.05 billion ($10.0 million), The Boss Baby (Toho-Towa) Day 7
¥110 million ($1.0 million), +04%, ¥1.92 billion ($17.9 million), Coco (Disney) Day 12
¥50 million ($475,000), -09%, ¥885 million ($8.4 million), Chihayafuru: Conclusion (Toho) Day 11
¥35 million ($330,000), -32%, ¥3.79 billion ($35.7 million), The Greatest Showman (Fox) Day 40
¥20 million ($190,000), -32%, ¥530 million ($5.0 million), Pretty Cure Super Stars! (Toei) Day 11
¥15 million ($140,000), 0, ¥285 million ($2.7 million), Tomb Raider (Warner Bros.) Day 7
¥15 million ($140,000), -45%, ¥865 million ($8.2 million), Sakura: Guardian in the North (Toei) Day 18
¥12 million ($115,000), -46%, ¥650 million ($6.0 million), Last Winter, We Parted (Warner Bros.) Day 18
¥11 million ($105,000), -56%, ¥1.40 billion ($13.1 million), Black Panther (Disney) Day 27

% changes versus same day last week.

[CoolK]

Highest-Grossing DreamWorks Animation Films:

¥2.50 billion ($22.4 million) - Shrek 2 (2004)
¥2.27 billion ($18.1 million) - Shrek (2001)
¥2.05 billion ($26.1 million) - Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)
¥2.00 billion ($17.2 million) - Kung Fu Panda (2008)
¥1.88 billion ($17.6 million) - Shark Tale (2005)
¥1.55 billion ($12.6 million) - Shrek the Third (2007)
¥1.17 billion ($14.0 million) - Puss in Boots (2012)
¥1.10 billion ($7.9 million) - Over the Hedge (2006)
¥1.08 billion ($13.6 million) - Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)
¥1.05 billion ($10.0 million) - The Boss Baby (2018) [Estimate After 7 Days]
¥1.02 billion ($10.7 million) - Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2009)
¥1.00 billion ($11.9 million) - Shrek Forever After (2011)

I never thought this list would ever see an update again, since DreamWorks Animation was basically pronounced dead, but six-years later...The Boss Baby is almost locked to outgross Shrek 2 to become the highest-grossing DreamWorks Animation release in Japan fourteen-years later.

Pretty sad list, though, without a single DreamWorks Animation film ever being an actual success, with Shrek 2 coming in 18th for the year in 2004, the highest ranking on any yearly list for the studio. DreamWorks Animation doesn't even have a single film among the Top 100 highest-grossing animated films in Japan, either, and you'd have to go as far as a Top 150 list to find one (Shrek 2). 

Following many disastrous performances, Paramount and Fox largely* stopped distributing DreamWorks Animation releases in Japan, and none of their films from mid-2012 onward were able to find local distributors due to the financial risk. The Boss Baby is DreamWorks Animation's first theatrical release in the market since 2012, following local distributor Toho-Towa acquiring distribution rights of DreamWorks Animation films by owning the distribution rights of Universal properties in the market.

*Fox did release Penguins of Madagascar in the market, but it was a limited release and missed opening within the Top 20.

[CoolK]

Coco heading for a 40mn+ run.

[Stewart]

Wednesday (03/28)
¥175 million ($1.6 million), -54%, ¥3.70 billion ($34.9 million), Doraemon: Nobita's Treasure Island (Toho) Day 26
¥175 million ($1.6 million), -51%, ¥2.10 billion ($19.5 million), Coco (Disney) Day 13
¥165 million ($1.5 million), -46%, ¥1.22 billion ($11.5 million), The Boss Baby (Toho-Towa) Day 8
¥60 million ($570,000), -56%, ¥945 million ($9.0 million), Chihayafuru: Conclusion (Toho) Day 12
¥60 million ($570,000), -43%, ¥3.85 billion ($36.3 million), The Greatest Showman (Fox) Day 41
¥25 million ($235,000), -78%, ¥555 million ($5.2 million), Pretty Cure Super Stars! (Toei) Day 12
¥20 million ($190,000), -74%, ¥305 million ($2.9 million), Tomb Raider (Warner Bros.) Day 8
¥20 million ($190,000), -47%, ¥885 million ($8.4 million), Sakura: Guardian in the North (Toei) Day 19
¥15 million ($140,000), -57%, ¥665 million ($6.1 million), Last Winter, We Parted (Warner Bros.) Day 19
¥15 million ($140,000), -60%, ¥140 million ($1.3 million), Laughing Under the Clouds (Shochiku) Day 8

% changes versus same day last week.

NOTE: The Wed-to-Wed drops are large because last Wednesday was a national holiday (Vernal Equinox Day). The day itself though is very good, and percentage wise (versus a typical Monday/Tuesday) is a bit stronger than a usual Wednesday.

[Stewart]

Coco finally takes over Boss Baby. Hopefully that theme is here to stay

[meriodejaneiro]

18 minutes ago, feasby007 said:

Coco finally takes over Boss Baby. Hopefully that theme is here to stay

Since TBB released, it's been a tight fight for #1, #2 & #3 among the three of them. It's gonna be interesting to see which get the final victory at the end. 

 

I have the feeling Coco is selling less tickets but making more money (more expensive tickets). While TBB and Doraemon are selling more tickets but making less money (cheaper tickets). 

 

I just want Coco to make the most money it can from Japan to reach 800M ww, and have a very long healthy big run ... but at this point i don't think Coco will blast box office to 100M levels or so.   

Edited March 28, 2018 by meriodejaneiro

[Stewart]

3 minutes ago, meriodejaneiro said:

Since TBB released, it's been a tight fight for #1, #2 & #3 among the three of them. It's gonna be interesting to see which get the final victory at the end. 

Unless Coco WOM explodes, at the end Doraemon will be #1, Coco #2 and TBB a much lower #3. Boss baby should die almost completely after spring break finishes theoretically as it is skewing very young. Doraemon is already ahead as it opened two weeks prior and is on par at the moment.

 

Unless you're talking about who will win over spring break in its entirety, in which case yes it will be a tight fight for victory

Edited March 28, 2018 by feasby007

[meriodejaneiro]

4 minutes ago, feasby007 said:

Unless Coco WOM explodes, at the end Doraemon will be #1, Coco #2 and TBB a much lower #3. Boss baby should die almost completely after spring break finishes theoretically as it is skewing very young. Doraemon is already ahead as it opened two weeks prior and is on par at the moment.

 

Unless you're talking about who will win over spring break in its entirety, in which case yes it will be a tight fight for victory

Yes, i meant the holidays. Since Doraemon is clearly ahead of Coco and TBB. And also Coco is well ahead of TBB. 

[salvador-232]

Coco is now even with Moana at the same point of release (Moana had already gotten the equinox holiday boost at this point) despite opening 20% behind. WW-Japan is at 753M so 800M WW is looking more and more possible. 

[salvador-232]

Thursday (03/29)
¥125 million ($1.2 million), +42%, ¥1.34 billion ($12.7 million), The Boss Baby (Toho-Towa) Day 9
¥120 million ($1.1 million), +94%, ¥3.82 billion ($36.0 million), Doraemon: Nobita's Treasure Island (Toho) Day 27
¥115 million ($1.1 million), +49%, ¥2.21 billion ($20.6 million), Coco (Disney) Day 14
¥50 million ($470,000), +07%, ¥995 million ($9.5 million), Chihayafuru: Conclusion (Toho) Day 13
¥35 million ($330,000), -07%, ¥3.88 billion ($36.6 million), The Greatest Showman (Fox) Day 42
¥20 million ($190,000), -27%, ¥905 million ($8.6 million), Sakura: Guardian in the North (Toei) Day 20
¥15 million ($140,000), -16%, ¥570 million ($5.4 million), Pretty Cure Super Stars! (Toei) Day 13
¥15 million ($140,000), -43%, ¥320 million ($3.0 million), Tomb Raider (Warner Bros.) Day 9
¥11 million ($105,000), -25%, ¥675 million ($6.2 million), Last Winter, We Parted (Warner Bros.) Day 20
¥10 million ($95,000), -15%, ¥1.42 billion ($13.3 million), Black Panther (Disney) Day 29

% changes versus same day last week.

Coco now $0,5M USD ahead of Moana at the same point. 

Edited March 29, 2018 by salvador-232