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Highest Grossing Animated Films (¥3 billion+)

01. ¥30.80 billion ($249.0 million) - Spirited Away (2001)
02. ¥25.48 billion ($249.6 million) - Frozen (2014)
03. ¥25.03 billion ($236.5 million) - Your Name. (2016)
04. ¥19.60 billion ($190.0 million) - Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
05. ¥19.30 billion ($165.5 million) - Princess Mononoke (1997)
06. ¥15.50 billion ($156.0 million) - Ponyo (2008)
07. ¥12.02 billion ($123.5 million) - The Wind Rises (2013)
08. ¥11.00 billion ($102.4 million) - Finding Nemo (2003)
09. ¥10.80 billion ($130.7 million) - Toy Story 3 (2010)
10. ¥9.37 billion ($76.8 million) - Monsters, Inc. (2002)
11. ¥9.25 billion ($111.9 million) - Arrietty (2010)
12. ¥9.18 billion ($77.7 million) - Big Hero 6 (2014)
13. ¥8.96 billion ($91.3 million) - Monsters University (2013)
14. ¥8.38 billion ($80.2 million) - Stand By Me, Doraemon (2014)
15. ¥7.80 billion ($66.2 million) - Yo-Kai Watch: It's the Secret of Birth, Nyan! (2014)
16. ¥7.65 billion ($62.9 million) - Tales from Earthsea (2006)
17. ¥7.63 billion ($70.6 million) - Zootopia (2016)
18. ¥7.54 billion ($67.8 million) - Pokemon: Mewtwo Strikes Back! (1998)
19. ¥7.31 billion ($66.1 million) - Despicable Me 3 (2017)
20. ¥7.20 billion ($66.0 million) - Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer (2018) [6 Weeks in Release]
21. ¥6.89 billion ($61.6 million) - Detective Conan: Crimson Love Letter (2017)
22. ¥6.87 billion ($77.1 million) - One Piece Film Z (2012)
23. ¥6.83 billion ($65.8 million) - Finding Dory (2016)
24. ¥6.46 billion ($54.4 million) - The Cat Returns (2002)
25. ¥6.36 billion ($64.8 million) - Pokemon: Revelation Lugia (1999)
26. ¥6.33 billion ($58.1 million) - Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare (2016)
27. ¥5.85 billion ($47.7 million) - The Boy and the Beast (2015)
28. ¥5.53 billion ($46.5 million) - Yo-Kai Watch: Great King Enma and the 5 Stories, Nyan! (2015)
29. ¥5.30 billion ($49.4 million) - Doraemon: Nobita's Treasure Island (2018) [Final Estimate]
29. ¥5.30 billion ($64.0 million) - Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo (2012)
31. ¥5.26 billion ($51.1 million) - The Incredibles (2004)
32. ¥5.21 billion ($42.9 million) - Minions (2015)
33. ¥5.18 billion ($50.3 million) - One Piece Film Gold (2016)
34. ¥5.16 billion ($46.1 million) - Moana (2017)
35. ¥5.11 billion ($45.4 million) - Sing (2017)
36. ¥5.02 billion ($47.2 million) - Pokemon Diamond & Pearl: The Rise of Darkrai (2007)
37. ¥5.00 billion ($60.5 million) - Up (2009)
38. ¥4.90 billion ($40.2 million) - Dinosaur (2000)
39. ¥4.89 billion ($45.7 million) - Coco (2018) [10 Weeks in Release]
40. ¥4.85 billion ($45.8 million) - Pokemon: Spell of the Unown (2000)
41. ¥4.80 billion ($58.1 million) - One Piece Film Strong World (2009)
41. ¥4.80 billion ($53.3 million) - Pokemon Diamond & Pearl: Giratina and the Sky Warrior (2008)
43. ¥4.67 billion ($51.6 million) - Pokemon Diamond & Pearl: Arceus and the Jewel of Life (2009)
44. ¥4.50 billion ($38.4 million) - Pokemon Advanced: Jirachi - Wishmaker (2003)
45. ¥4.48 billion ($37.1 million) - Detective Conan: Sunflowers of Inferno (2015)
46. ¥4.47 billion ($57.8 million) - From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)
47. ¥4.45 billion ($32.5 million) - Porco Rosso (1992)
48. ¥4.43 billion ($39.6 million) - Doraemon: Great Adventure in the Antarctic (2017)
49. ¥4.38 billion ($39.1 million) - Pokemon Advanced: Destiny Deoxys (2004)
50. ¥4.33 billion ($56.1 million) - Pokemon Best Wishes: White - Victini and Zekrom/Black - Victini and Reshiram (2011)
51. ¥4.30 billion ($38.9 million) - Pokemon Advanced: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (2005)
52. ¥4.26 billion ($41.2 million) - Lupin III vs. Detective Conan (2013)
53. ¥4.25 billion ($37.2 million) - Aladdin (1993)
54. ¥4.24 billion ($41.1 million) - The Secret Life of Pets (2016)
55. ¥4.22 billion ($53.9 million) - Wolf Children (2012)
56. ¥4.16 billion ($50.3 million) - Pokemon Diamond & Pearl: Zoroark - Master of Illusions (2010)
57. ¥4.12 billion ($36.7 million) - Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan (2016)
58. ¥4.11 billion ($40.3 million) - Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper (2014)
59. ¥4.05 billion ($40.3 million) - Pom Poco (1994)
60. ¥4.04 billion ($33.5 million) - Inside Out (2015)
61. ¥4.00 billion ($44.2 million) - Wall-E (2008)
61. ¥4.00 billion ($44.2 million) - Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance (2009)
63. ¥3.98 billion ($43.4 million) - Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum (2013)
64. ¥3.93 billion ($33.1 million) - Doraemon: Nobita's Space Record of Space Heroes (2015)
65. ¥3.90 billion ($36.3 million) - Ratatouille (2007)
65. ¥3.90 billion ($32.5 million) - Pokemon: Celebi - Voice of the Forest (2001)
67. ¥3.74 billion ($31.1 million) - Dragon Ball Z: Revival of F (2015)
68. ¥3.63 billion ($37.1 million) - Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea (2013)
69. ¥3.62 billion ($46.2 million) - Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles (2012)
70. ¥3.61 billion ($46.1 million) - Pokemon Best Wishes: Kyurem Vs. The Sacred Swordsman - Keldeo (2012)
71. ¥3.58 billion ($35.1 million) - Doraemon: Nobita's Great Demon - Peko and the Exploration Party (2014)
72. ¥3.55 billion ($32.3 million) - Pokemon: I Choose You! (2017)
73. ¥3.54 billion ($30.0 million) - Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure into the Underworld (2007)
74. ¥3.53 billion ($34.0 million) - Memories of Marnie (2014)
75. ¥3.50 billion ($35.6 million) - Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser (2009)
76. ¥3.45 billion ($29.9 million) - Toy Story 2 (2000)
77. ¥3.41 billion ($31.7 million) - The Boss Baby (2018) [9 Weeks in Release]
78. ¥3.40 billion ($28.2 million) - Pokemon Advanced: Pokemon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea (2006)
78. ¥3.40 billion ($30.3 million) - Detective Conan: The Phantom of Barker Street (2002)
80. ¥3.37 billion ($32.1 million) - Doraemon: Nobita and the Green Giant Legend (2008)
81. ¥3.29 billion ($29.7 million) - Mary and the Witch's Flower (2017)
82. ¥3.28 billion ($42.3 million) - Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker (2012)
82. ¥3.28 billion ($27.6 million) - Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur (2006)
84. ¥3.26 billion ($28.2 million) - Yo-Kai Watch: Great Adventure of the Flying Whale and the Double Worlds, Nyan! (2016)
85. ¥3.20 billion ($31.7 million) - The Lion King (1994)
85. ¥3.20 billion ($28.6 million) - Detective Conan: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital (2003)
85. ¥3.20 billion ($35.2 million) - Detective Conan: Lost Ship in the Sky (2010)
88. ¥3.17 billion ($33.0 million) - Pokemon Best Wishes: ExtremeSpeed Genesect - Mewtwo Awakens (2013)
89. ¥3.16 billion ($33.6 million) - Doraemon: Nobita's Great Merman Sea Adventure (2010)
90. ¥3.13 billion ($39.8 million) - Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence (2011)
91. ¥3.05 billion ($29.0 million) - Doraemon: Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King (2000)
91. ¥3.05 billion ($28.9 million) - Doraemon: Nobita's Wannyan Space-Time Odyssey (2004)
93. ¥3.03 billion ($26.8 million) - Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem (2006)
94. ¥3.01 billion ($39.0 million) - Cars 2 (2011)
95. ¥3.00 billion ($32.4 million) - Wreck-It Ralph (2013)
95. ¥3.00 billion ($25.8 million) - Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves (2001)

Notable Upcoming Animated Films:
07/13/18 - Pokemon: Everyone's Story
07/20/18 - Mirai of the Future
08/01/18 - Incredibles 2
08/03/18 - My Hero Academia The Movie: The Two Heroes
09/01/18 - Let Me Eat Your Pancreas
09/29/18 - Natsume's Book of Friends
10/19/18 - Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: Detonation
12/14/18 - Dragon Ball Super: Origin of Saiyans
12/21/18 - Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2
December - Dr. Seuss' The Grinch

 

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Weekend #1 Films (2018)

01/06-07: ¥343 million ($3.1 million) - Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Disney) WK4
01/13-14: ¥206 million ($1.9 million) - Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Disney) WK5
01/20-21: ¥242 million ($2.2 million) - Geostorm (Warner Bros.) WK1
01/27-28: ¥265 million ($2.4 million) - The Crimes That Bind (Toho) WK1
02/03-04: ¥177 million ($1.6 million) - The Crimes That Bind (Toho) WK2
02/10-11: ¥166 million ($1.5 million) - Tonight, At The Movies (Warner Bros.) WK1
02/17-18: ¥391 million ($3.7 million) - The Greatest Showman (Fox) WK1
02/24-25: ¥364 million ($3.4 million) - The Greatest Showman (Fox) WK2
03/03-04: ¥843 million ($7.9 million) - Doraemon: Nobita's Treasure Island (Toho) WK1
03/10-11: ¥704 million ($6.6 million) - Doraemon: Nobita's Treasure Island (Toho) WK2
03/17-18: ¥488 million ($4.6 million) - Coco (Disney) WK1
03/24-25: ¥377 million ($3.6 million) - Coco (Disney) WK2
03/31-04/01: ¥379 million ($3.6 million) - Coco (Disney) WK3
04/07-08: ¥298 million ($2.8 million) - Coco (Disney) WK4
04/14-15: ¥1.296 billion ($12.1 million) - Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer (Toho) WK1
04/21-22: ¥820 million ($7.6 million) - Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer (Toho) WK2
04/28-29: ¥672 million ($6.2 million) - Avengers: Infinity War (Disney) WK1
05/05-06: ¥552 million ($5.1 million) - Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer (Toho) WK4
05/12-13: ¥277 million ($2.5 million) - Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer (Toho) WK5
05/19-20: ¥218 million ($2.0 million) - Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer (Toho) WK6

Legend:
¥1 billion+ (Exemplary) / ¥500 million+ (Great) / ¥300 million+ (Good) / ¥200 million+ (Acceptable) / ¥100 million+ (Mediocre)

[pepsa]

How is solo looking?

[meriodejaneiro]

5 minutes ago, pepsa said:

How is solo looking?

Solo opens in Japan on june 29th. 

[meriodejaneiro]

The Incredibles made ¥5B+ and $50M+ in Japan. 

I wonder how will TI2 behave. It opens on August 1st. 

[pepsa]

18 minutes ago, meriodejaneiro said:

Solo opens in Japan on june 29th. 

 

Forgot about that, tnx anyway!

[Quigley]

11 hours ago, Cynosure said:

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[...]
Weekend Actuals (05/19-20)
[...]
04 (02) ¥124,258,100 ($1.1 million), -38%, ¥3,339,688,500 ($30.4 million), Avengers: Infinity War (Disney) WK4
[...]
>Avengers: Infinity War held well enough, and only has The Avengers left to surpass to become the highest-grossing non-Spider-Man Marvel/DC film in the market, which it should be able to do.

[...]

It's interesting that Greece and Japan both STILL have the original Spider-Man trilogy at the top of their superhero charts. Does anyone know if this is true in any other country?

Edited May 23, 2018 by Quigley

[Cookson]

Part  2 of the Godzilla anime opened lower probably because audiences know they can watch it on Netflix in a few months. No worries, it probably made back profit with the Netflix deal. Whatever these films do at the box office is extra gravy for Toho most likely.

[Aristis]

8 hours ago, Quigley said:

It's interesting that Greece and Japan both STILL have the original Spider-Man trilogy at the top of their superhero charts. Does anyone know if this is true in any other country?

It's the same in Germany and France. Probably in some other european countries too?

Edited May 23, 2018 by Aristis

[meriodejaneiro]

5 hours ago, Aristis said:

It's the same in Germany and France. Probably in some other european countries too?

In Spain, 

 

• 1. The Incredibles (2004): 25.428.106$

• 2. Spiderman 3 (2007): 24.665.705$

• 3. Spiderman (2002): 23.707.297$

• 4. Infinity War (2018): 22.156.474$ (still on cinemas)

• 5. Vengadores (Avengers) (2012): 20.220.212$

• 6. Spiderman 2 (2004): 18.828.209$

• 7. Big Hero 6 (2014): 18.460.857$

• 8. El Caballero Oscuro (TDK) (2008): 16.318.208$

• 9. El Caballero Oscuro La Leyenda Renace (TDKR) (2012): 15.394.652$

• 10. Los 4 Fantásticos (Fantastic Four) (2005): 15.243.816$

• 11. Vengadores La Era de Ultron (Age of Ultron) (2015): 13.640.131$

Edited May 23, 2018 by meriodejaneiro

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(C)2018「妻よ薔薇のように　家族はつらいよIII」製作委員会

Weekend Forecast (05/26-27)
01 (01) ¥172,000,000 ($1.6 million), -21%, ¥7,525,000,000 ($69.0 million), Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer (Toho) WK7
02 (---) ¥150,000,000 ($1.4 million), 0, ¥190,000,000 ($1.7 million), What a Wonderful Family! 3 (Shochiku) NEW
03 (02) ¥128,000,000 ($1.2 million), -31%, ¥500,000,000 ($4.6 million), Peter Rabbit (Sony) WK2
04 (---) ¥125,000,000 ($1.1 million), 0, ¥155,000,000 ($1.4 million), After the Rain (Toho) NEW
05 (03) ¥86,000,000 ($785,000), -39%, ¥375,000,000 ($3.4 million), Rampage (Warner Bros.) WK2
06 (04) ¥81,000,000 ($740,000), -35%, ¥3,525,000,000 ($32.0 million), Avengers: Infinity War (Disney) WK5
07 (05) ¥73,000,000 ($665,000), -40%, ¥375,000,000 ($3.4 million), Nomitori Samurai (Toho) WK2
08 (---) ¥65,000,000 ($590,000), 0, ¥65,000,000 ($590,000), Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion - Ch. III (Showgate) NEW
09 (---) ¥60,000,000 ($550,000), 0, ¥75,000,000 ($685,000), My Friend "A" (Gaga) NEW
10 (07) ¥59,000,000 ($540,000), -32%, ¥1,175,000,000 ($10.6 million), Laplace's Witch (Toho) WK4

Not much happening this weekend, although it's looking likely that Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer will, once again, reign atop the box-office. If it does, this will be its sixth-weekend at #1 in revenue, and seventh-consecutive weekend at #1 in admissions. And whether it achieves another weekend on top or not isn't going to keep it from surpassing Star Wars: The Last Jedi over the weekend to become the highest-grossing film of the year.

What a Wonderful Family! 3, the third film in the series from renowned director, Yoji Yamada, should debut with a similar opening as its predecessors, which will be enough for second or third place.

Avengers: Infinity War will likely be within ¥100 million of outgrossing The Avengers to become the highest-grossing, non-Spider-Man, Marvel/DC film in the market after Sunday.

 

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(C)2018 青山剛昌／名探偵コナン製作委員会

Weekend Actuals (05/26-27)
01 (01) ¥180,222,300 ($1.7 million), -17%, ¥7,569,065,200 ($69.3 million), Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer (Toho) WK7
02 (02) ¥149,325,900 ($1.4 million), -20%, ¥546,799,199 ($5.0 million), Peter Rabbit (Sony) WK2
03 (---) ¥126,000,000 ($1.2 million), 0, ¥172,000,000 ($1.6 million), What a Wonderful Family! 3 (Shochiku) NEW
04 (---) ¥119,982,000 ($1.1 million), 0, ¥159,947,400 ($1.5 million), After the Rain (Toho) NEW
05 (04) ¥81,299,000 ($745,000), -35%, ¥3,523,477,700 ($32.1 million), Avengers: Infinity War (Disney) WK5
06 (---) ¥78,174,000 ($717,000), 0, ¥95,660,100 ($877,000), My Friend "A" (Gaga) NEW
07 (03) ¥70,967,400 ($652,000), -49%, ¥358,478,900 ($3.3 million), Rampage (Warner Bros.) WK2
08 (07) ¥64,932,900 ($595,000), -41%, ¥385,562,200 ($3.5 million), Nomitori Samurai (Toho) WK2
09 (---) ¥60,000,000 ($550,000), 0, ¥60,000,000 ($550,000), Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion - Ch. III (Showgate) NEW
10 (07) ¥57,459,000 ($527,000), -33%, ¥1,194,470,000 ($10.8 million), Laplace's Witch (Toho) WK4

>Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer claims its sixth-non-consecutive weekend atop the box-office in revenue, and its seventh-consecutive weekend at #1 in admissions. It surpassed Star Wars: The Last Jedi over the weekend to become the highest-grossing film of 2018. Besides not setting an opening day record for the franchise (due to being the first to open on a Friday), the twenty-second film in the series has broken literally every other record in the franchise, right down to every single daily since day 2.

>Peter Rabbit held quite well, and has set itself up for a likely total above the ¥1 billion (~$10 million) milestone.

>What a Wonderful Family! 3 settles for a third place start, debuting in third place to 112,000 admissions across 336 screens (and 153,000 since opening on Friday). This is 4% below its predecessor.

>After the Rain comes in fourth place, selling 85,876 admissions over the weekend frame on 301 screens (and 116,266 since opening on Friday). Obviously nothing exciting, but any opening above ¥100 million this time of year is usually seen as "solid".

>Avengers: Infinity War is holding on decently, and will surpass The Avengers next weekend to become the highest-grossing, non-Spider-Man, Marvel/DC film in the market.

>My Friend "A" hasn't had its actual for the weekend frame released yet, but it ranked 5th in admissions over the weekend. And since its 3-day total has been released, I'm projecting it'll come in 6th place in revenue for the weekend. I'll update when its weekend figure is released.

>Rampage basically bombed last weekend, and its second weekend drop is pretty alarming. It's barely going to finish above ¥500 million (probably shy of $5 million).

>Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion - Ch. III debuted in 9th place over the weekend in admissions, but its weekend gross hasn't been released yet -- not surprising given its a limited release from Showgate. I'll update when (or if) its number is released.

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June & July Release Schedule (Notable and Major Releases Only)

JUNE

06/01:
[363] - Deadpool 2 (Fox)
[321] - 50 First Kisses (Sony)
[302] - Over Drive (Toho)

06/08:
[325] - Shoplifters (Gaga)
[319] - A Forest of Wool and Steel (Toho)
[142] - Vision (LDH Pictures)
[x70] - When I Get Home, My Wife Always Pretends to be Dead (Kadokawa)

06/09:
[238] - Life in Overtime (Toei)

06/15:
[326] - Recall (Shochiku)
[301] - Maze Runner: The Death Cure (Fox)
[237] - Wonder (Kino Films)

06/22:
[197] - Only the Brave (Gaga)
[158] - Yakiniki Dragon (Kadokawa/Phantom Films)
[119] - Cinema Fighters Project (LDH Pictures)

06/29:
[334] - Solo: A Star Wars Story (Disney)

06/30:
[325] - Punk Samurai Slash Down (Toei)
[207] - Anpanman: Kurun and the Star of Life (Tokyo Theaters, Co.)

JULY

07/06:
[310] - Rainbow Days (Shochiku)

07/13: Umi no Hi 4-Day Holiday Weekend & Summer Vacation Begins
[365] - Pokemon: Everyone's Story (Toho)
[363] - Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (Toho-Towa)

07/20:
[368] - Mirai of the Future (Toho)
[306] - Bleach (Shochiku)

07/27:
[343] - Code Blue: The Movie (Toho)

Preliminary theater counts in [brackets]; subject-to-change, especially for 3D/IMAX releases distributed by Disney and Warner Bros.
Colored films represent their expected or potential gross ranges (see below).

Theater Count Key:
<100: Limited.
101-149: Wide.
150-199: Below Average.
200-249: Standard.
250-299: Above average.
300-349: Very wide.
>350: Optimal.

Color Gross Key:
Black: <¥1 billion (<$10 million)
Red: ¥1.00-1.99 billion ($10-19 million)
Green: ¥2.00-2.99 billion ($20-29 million)
Blue: ¥3.00-4.99 billion ($30-49 million)
Silver: ¥5.00-¥9.99 billion ($50-99 million)
Gold: >¥10 billion (>$100 million)

 

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(C) 2018 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Weekend Forecast (06/02-03)
01 (---) ¥325,000,000 ($3.0 million), 0, ¥475,000,000 ($4.4 million), Deadpool 2 (Fox) NEW
02 (---) ¥140,000,000 ($1.3 million), 0, ¥180,000,000 ($1.7 million), 50 First Kisses (Sony) NEW
03 (01) ¥132,000,000 ($1.2 million), -27%, ¥7,875,000,000 ($72.1 million), Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer (Toho) WK8
04 (02) ¥116,000,000 ($1.1 million), -22%, ¥800,000,000 ($7.3 million), Peter Rabbit (Sony) WK3
05 (---) ¥90,000,000 ($825,000), 0, ¥120,000,000 ($1.1 million), Over Drive (Toho) NEW
06 (03) ¥79,000,000 ($725,000), -37%, ¥475,000,000 ($4.4 million), What a Wonderful Family! 3 (Shochiku) WK2
07 (04) ¥78,000,000 ($715,000), -35%, ¥375,000,000 ($3.4 million), After the Rain (Toho) WK2
08 (06) ¥62,000,000 ($570,000), -18%, ¥250,000,000 ($2.2 million), My Friend "A" (Gaga) WK2
09 (05) ¥41,000,000 ($375,000), -50%, ¥3,650,000,000 ($33.3 million), Avengers: Infinity War (Disney) WK6
10 (07) ¥33,000,000 ($305,000), -54%, ¥450,000,000 ($4.1 million), Rampage (Warner Bros.) WK3

>Deadpool 2 is going to be a bright spot in an upcoming dump of new releases in June. Based on pre-sales, it should also have a healthy retention versus its predecessors' debut, likely dropping less than 20%, if not 15%.

>50 First Kisses, a Japanese remake of 2004's 50 First Dates, is going to benefit from the lack of teen/young female-oriented films in recent weeks (or months, really), and should deliver a decent debut for this time of year. It's also possible this one could develop some strong legs, since this genre typically does and this demo is very under-served right now.

>Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer will finally be dethroned in its eighth-weekend of release. It has been holding very well over the weekdays despite being past the play-cycle of most entries in the franchise, and it appears to deliver another good hold this weekend as well. It will have broken the franchise record by nearly ¥1 billion after Sunday, and have exceeded a 6 multiplier, which is typically very difficult for this series. It's going to comfortably to exceed the ¥8 billion next weekend, and I believe it's very likely to end up with the yearly crown.

>Over Drive is a bomb, and now I'm questioning why I even considered it a potential contender in dethroning Detective Conan. It'll be lucky to debut in the Top 5.

>Avengers: Infinity War is going to experience a severe decline in its sixth-weekend, and drop near the bottom of the Top 10; however, it will surpass The Avengers over the weekend to become the highest-grossing, non-Spider-Man, Marvel/DC film in the market.

[titanic2187]

Japan Box Office: Weekend Actuals (06/02-03)

(C) 2018 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Weekend Actuals (06/02-03)
01 (---) ¥375,195,000 ($3.4 million), 0, ¥574,518,600 ($5.2 million), Deadpool 2 (Fox) NEW
02 (---) ¥141,000,000 ($1.3 million), 0, ¥185,456,800 ($1.7 million), 50 First Kisses (Sony) NEW
03 (01) ¥120,401,200 ($1.1 million), -33%, ¥7,861,446,600 ($72.0 million), Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer (Toho) WK8
04 (02) ¥93,597,200 ($853,000), -36%, ¥789,878,300 ($7.2 million), Peter Rabbit (Sony) WK3
05 (03) ¥78,817,000 ($719,000), -38%, ¥505,734,100 ($4.6 million), What a Wonderful Family! 3 (Shochiku) WK2
06 (04) ¥75,600,600 ($689,000), -38%, ¥377,676,100 ($3.4 million), After the Rain (Toho) WK2
07 (---) ¥75,000,000 ($685,000), 0, ¥118,512,400 ($1.1 million), Over Drive (Toho) NEW
08 (06) ¥56,823,200 ($518,000), -25%, ¥248,087,400 ($2.3 million), My Friend "A" (Gaga) WK2
09 (12) ¥52,226,000 ($476,000), +44%, ¥412,141,400 ($3.7 million), Then Youth, But Youth (Nikkatsu) WK4
10 (05) ¥31,601,700 ($288,000), -60%, ¥3,622,966,200 ($33.1 million), Avengers: Infinity War (Disney) WK6

>Deadpool 2 easily debuts atop the box-office, and nearly matched the opening weekend of the original, coming just 2% shy of matching its debut. Deadpool's second outing sold a solid 239,215 admissions over the weekend frame on 789 screens, and 396,062 admissions since opening on Friday. I expect the film to be frontloaded like the vast majority of superhero films in the market, but it could once again reach the ¥2 billion (~$20 million) milestone.

>50 First Kisses, a Japanese remake of 2004's 50 First Dates, came in comfortably above estimates, and ended up enjoying a decent opening weekend. It sold 96,000 admissions over the weekend frame across 321 screens, and 136,848 admissions since opening on Friday. I don't believe Sony will earn a much needed ¥1 billion (~$10 million) earner with this film, but the genre can develop strong legs, so there is at least a slight chance it reaches the milestone.

>Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer falls to third place, finally being dethroned in its eighth-weekend of release, selling an additional 87,000 admissions to exceed 6 million. As of this weekend, it has broken the franchise record by nearly ¥1 billion, and is comfortably to exceed the ¥8 billion next weekend. Unless we see a surprise breakout in the second-half of 2018, the twenty-second film in the Detective Conan franchise will likely win the yearly crown.

>Over Drive is a major bomb, so much so that it hasn't had its official weekend figure released yet... Since opening on Friday, though, its 3-day admissions were 93,221 from playing on 302 screens. When its weekend gross is released, I'll come back and update it.

>Avengers: Infinity War collapsed in its sixth-weekend of release, but not before surpassing The Avengers over the weekend to become the highest-grossing, non-Spider-Man, Marvel/DC film in the market.

[titanic2187]

2018 - Top Grossing Films
Gross ¥ ($) / Admissions [Days In Release] - Film (Distributor)

¥10 billion ↨
¥7.86 billion ($72.0 million) / 6.02 million [52] - Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer (Toho)
¥7.50 billion ($66.2 million) / 5.05 million [E] - Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Disney)
¥5.30 billion ($49.4 million) / 4.63 million [E] - Doraemon: Nobita's Treasure Island (Toho)
¥5.13 billion ($47.8 million) / 3.67 million [E] - The Greatest Showman (Fox)
¥5 billion ↨
¥4.93 billion ($46.0 million) / 3.93 million [80] - Coco (Disney)
¥3.62 billion ($33.1 million) / 2.43 million [38] - Avengers: Infinity War (Disney)
¥3.41 billion ($31.7 million) / 2.92 million [E] - The Boss Baby (Toho-Towa)
¥3.20 billion ($28.5 million) / 2.54 million [F] - Destiny: The Tale of Kakamura (Toho)
¥3 billion ↨
¥2.80 billion ($25.0 million) / 2.23 million [F] - The 8-Year Engagement (Shochiku)
¥2.47 billion ($22.6 million) / 1.52 million [45] - Ready Player One (Warner Bros.)
¥2.01 billion ($18.0 million) / 1.81 million [E] - Yo-Kai Watch: Shadowside - Resurrection of the Demon King (Toho)
¥2 billion ↨
¥1.73 billion ($15.8 million) / 1.47 million [52] - Crayon Shin-chan: Kung-Fu Boys Ramen Rebellion (Toho)
¥1.70 billion ($15.3 million) / 1.22 million [F] - Kingsman: The Golden Circle (Fox)
¥1.64 billion ($15.3 million) / 1.41 million [E] - Chihayafuru: Conclusion (Toho)
¥1.62 billion ($14.8 million) / 1.35 million [E] - Legend of the Demon Cat (Toho/Kadokawa)
¥1.62 billion ($14.5 million) / 1.28 million [F] - Murder on the Orient Express (Fox)
¥1.56 billion ($14.2 million) / 1.25 million [E] - The Crimes That Bind (Toho)
¥1.52 billion ($14.2 million) / 1.01 million [E] - Black Panther (Disney)
¥1.27 billion ($11.5 million) / 0.98 million [31] - Laplace's Witch (Toho)
¥1.26 billion ($11.3 million) / 1.06 million [E] - Kamen Hensei Generations FINAL: Build & Ex-Aid With Legend Riders (Toei)
¥1.23 billion ($11.2 million) / 0.90 million [E] - Geostorm (Warner Bros.)
¥1.21 billion ($11.0 million) / 0.83 million [E] - Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (Sony)
¥1.20 billion ($11.0 million) / 0.97 million [E] - Sakura: Guardian in the North (Toei)
¥1.12 billion ($10.0 million) / 0.87 million [E] - Fullmetal Alchemist (Warner Bros.)
¥1.01 billion ($9.5 million) / 0.79 million [E] - Tonight, at the Movies (Warner Bros.)
¥1 billion ↑

Legend:
¥10 billion+ (Uber-Blockbuster) / ¥5 billion+ (Blockbuster) / ¥3 billion+ (Hit) / ¥2 billion+ (Respectable) / ¥1 billion+ (Commercial Success)

 

Marvel/DC - Top Grossing Films:

¥7.50 billion ($59.2 million) / 5.14 million - Spider-Man (2002) 
¥7.12 billion ($66.9 million) / 5.17 million - Spider-Man 3 (2007) 
¥6.70 billion ($61.1 million) / 4.80 million - Spider-Man 2 (2004) 
_____
¥3.62 billion ($33.1 million) / 2.43 million - Avengers: Infinity War (2018) [6 Weeks in Release]
¥3.61 billion ($46.2 million) / 2.38 million - The Avengers (2012)
¥3.21 billion ($26.0 million) / 2.16 million - Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) 
¥3.16 billion ($39.1 million) / 2.15 million - The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
¥3.14 billion ($30.7 million) / 2.08 million - The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) 
¥3.00 billion ($20.0 million) / 2.55 million - Batman (1989)
_____
¥2.80 billion ($25.6 million) / 1.89 million - Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
¥2.63 billion ($24.1 million) / 1.73 million - Captain America: Civil War (2016)
¥2.57 billion ($26.4 million) / 1.70 million - Iron Man 3 (2013)
¥2.55 billion ($12.0 million) / 2.30 million - Superman II (1981)
¥2.04 billion ($19.2 million) / 1.40 million - Deadpool (2016)
_____
¥1.97 billion ($24.2 million) / 1.49 million - The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
¥1.87 billion ($16.4 million) / 1.22 million - Doctor Strange (2017)
¥1.86 billion ($16.9 million) / 1.21 million - Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
¥1.85 billion ($18.1 million) / 1.45 million - X-Men (2000)
¥1.80 billion ($15.9 million) / 1.42 million - X2: X-Men United (2003)
¥1.76 billion ($17.0 million) / 1.18 million - Suicide Squad (2016)
¥1.60 billion ($15.8 million) / 1.21 million - The Dark Knight (2008)
¥1.53 billion ($14.3 million) / 1.20 million - X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
¥1.52 billion ($14.2 million) / 1.01 million - Black Panther (2018) 
¥1.50 billion ($11.9 million) / 1.15 million - Superman Returns (2006)
¥1.40 billion ($14.1 million) / 1.06 million - Batman Begins (2005)
¥1.34 billion ($12.2 million) / 0.99 million - Wonder Woman (2017)
¥1.21 billion ($10.0 million) / 0.91 million - Ant-Man (2015) 
¥1.20 billion ($13.7 million) / 0.93 million - Iron Man 2 (2010)
¥1.15 billion ($10.2 million) / 0.82 million - Thor: Ragnarok (2017) 
¥1.14 billion ($10.1 million) / 0.78 million - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
¥1.10 billion ($9.8 million) / 0.75 million - Justice League (2017)
¥1.07 billion ($9.7 million) / 0.86 million - Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
¥1.03 billion ($10.1 million) / 0.77 million - X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) 
_____
¥970 million ($9.8 million) - Man of Steel (2013)
¥950 million ($10.1 million) - Fantastic Four (2005)
¥900 million ($9.3 million) - Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
¥900 million ($9.8 million) - X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
¥850 million ($8.2 million) - Hulk (2003)
¥830 million ($6.9 million) - Daredevil (2003)
¥820 million ($8.4 million) - The Wolverine (2013)
¥800 million ($8.9 million) - Iron Man (2008)
¥750 million ($8.0 million) - X-Men: First Class (2011)
¥740 million ($6.8 million) - Logan (2017)
¥725 million ($6.9 million) - X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
¥700 million ($6.8 million) - Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
¥650 million ($6.3 million) - Thor: The Dark World (2014) 
¥550 million ($7.0 million) - Thor (2011)
¥420 million ($4.2 million) - Watchmen (2009)
¥400 million ($5.0 million) - Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
¥370 million ($3.3 million) - Catwoman (2004)
¥240 million ($2.0 million) - The Incredible Hulk (2008)
¥200 million ($1.9 million) - Green Lantern (2011)

 

[titanic2187]

Japan Box Office: Weekend Actuals (06/09-10)

(C)2018フジテレビジョン　ギャガ　AOI Pro.

Weekend Actuals (06/09-10)
01 (---) ¥445,000,000 ($4.1 million), 0, ¥771,938,600 ($7.0 million), Shoplifters (Gaga) NEW
02 (01) ¥240,453,700 ($2.2 million), -36%, ¥1,110,837,600 ($10.1 million), Deadpool 2 (Fox) WK2
03 (02) ¥131,783,400 ($1.2 million), -06%, ¥483,000,900 ($4.4 million), 50 First Kisses (Sony) WK2
04 (03) ¥102,179,600 ($931,000), -15%, ¥8,073,552,600 ($73.9 million), Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer (Toho) WK9
05 (---) ¥93,870,100 ($856,000), 0, ¥93,870,100 ($856,000), Life in Overtime (Toei) NEW
06 (---) ¥85,648,000 ($780,000), 0, ¥117,122,700 ($1.1 million), A Forest of Wool and Steel (Toho) NEW
07 (04) ¥69,702,000 ($635,000), -25%, ¥933,446,300 ($8.5 million), Peter Rabbit (Sony) WK4
08 (07) ¥62,413,000 ($569,000), -26%, ¥268,022,500 ($2.4 million), Over Drive (Toho) WK2
09 (06) ¥52,118,100 ($475,000), -31%, ¥508,454,500 ($4.6 million), After the Rain (Toho) WK3
10 (05) ¥47,145,500 ($429,000), -40%, ¥703,866,100 ($6.4 million), What a Wonderful Family! 3 (Shochiku) WK3

>Shoplifters, the latest from director Hirokazu Takeba (The Third Murderer, Like Father, Like Son), delivered a great debut, and certainly one of the most surprising of 2018 so far. The film sold an impressive 350,000 admissions over the weekend frame across 34 screens, and after Friday's numbers and last weekend's previews (very rare occurrence), brought its admissions up to 613,582. 

I never doubted this film would do solid business, Takaba's award-winning films typically deliver solid box-office results, but this is definitely breakout territory and I could see it reaching ¥3 billion ($30 million), which will be more than enough to be the top grossing May and June release this year.

>Deadpool 2 held pretty well in its second weekend, and has already exceeded the ¥1 billion milestone. It's not locked yet, and I'd probably just consider it a 50/50 chance still, but the possibility of reaching the ¥2 billion ($20 million) milestone, and matching the original, is looking doable.

>50 First Kisses was likely to hold well given its genre, but a sub-10% second weekend drop is incredibly impressive. Its opening weekend was slightly lower than I expected and I didn't think it could reach the ¥1 billion milestone, but it's probably going to get there now.

>Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer continues to kill it at the box-office, remaining in the Top 5 in its ninth-weekend of release after an excellent decline. It is now only the second domestic franchise animated film to ever exceed the ¥8 billion milestone, and unless it experiences a harsh drop soon, it's probably going to outgross Stand By Me, Doraemon (¥8.38 billion) to become the highest-grossing domestic franchise film of all-time! And as I've mentioned recently, this film is likely to take the 2018 yearly crown.

[Olive]

Avengers: Infinity War

2018-04-27

Ұ 22,223,200

Ұ 3,673,397,800

[Cynosure]

Corpse :

 

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Weekend Forecast (06/16-17)
01 (01) ¥355,000,000 ($3.2 million), -20%, ¥1,700,000,000 ($15.4 million), Shoplifters (Gaga) WK2
02 (---) ¥250,000,000 ($2.3 million), 0, ¥305,000,000 ($2.8 million), Recall (Shochiku) NEW
03 (02) ¥139,000,000 ($1.3 million), -42%, ¥1,400,000,000 ($12.7 million), Deadpool 2 (Fox) WK3
04 (---) ¥110,000,000 ($1.0 million), 0, ¥110,000,000 ($1.0 million), Maze Runner: The Death Cure (Fox) NEW
05 (03) ¥103,000,000 ($930,000), -22%, ¥700,000,000 ($6.4 million), 50 First Kisses (Sony) WK3
06 (---) ¥100,000,000 ($905,000), 0, ¥120,000,000 ($1.1 million), Wonder (Kino Films) NEW
07 (04) ¥75,000,000 ($675,000), -26%, ¥8,225,000,000 ($75.3 million), Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer (Toho) WK10
08 (06) ¥58,000,000 ($525,000), -32%, ¥250,000,000 ($2.3 million), A Forest of Wool and Steel (Toho) WK2
09 (05) ¥51,000,000 ($460,000), -45%, ¥275,000,000 ($2.5 million), Life in Overtime (Toei) WK2
10 (07) ¥46,000,000 ($415,000), -34%, ¥1,025,000,000 ($9.3 million), Peter Rabbit (Sony) WK5

>Hirokazu Takeba's Shoplifters is going to secure itself a second weekend atop the weekend box-office, and following its very impressive weekdays (roughly 30% higher than its opening weekend), it's almost certain to have a very long performance ahead. It's still a bit early, but a total north of ¥3 billion ($30 million) has become likely. Takeba has definitely become one of Japan's most reliable directors at the box-office, following several critically acclaimed releases.

>Recall, based on the novel by Jun Ikeido, had a decent start yesterday, and has some solid pre-sales today, indicating that it'll enjoy a respectable debut in second place. If this one does come in over ¥200 million this weekend, then this year's June has outperformed the month's usual poor results.

>Maze Runner: The Death Cure and Wonder finally reach Japan, and both seem set for decent enough debuts. The Maze Runner franchise never gained any traction in Japan, so if it can hit ¥100 million this weekend, it'd be a success. And Wonder, being released by the independent distributor Kino Films, should do pretty well for itself as well.

>Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer keeps on holding very well, and is coming closer and closer to becoming the highest-grossing domestic, animated franchise film ever. Currently in its tenth week of release, it looks possible that it'll achieve twelve weeks in total in the Top 10.

 

[xxoo]

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