Heretic Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Wtf?? I thought frozen's run in england was over! Amazing legs on that beast any chance we can see that kind of bump with oscar wins??Possibly. I think it'll be in cinemas at least for another few weeks as it's just £1.4m away from £40m now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsyu Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Possibly. I think it'll be in cinemas at least for another few weeks as it's just £1.4m away from £40m now.I'm unfamiliar with the UK box office. Is a movie making £40m a big deal there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 I'm unfamiliar with the UK box office. Is a movie making £40m a big deal there?Yeah, that's massive. Only a few films each year pass that mark. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsyu Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 (edited) Sk box office numbers (mon) daily admission: 50,192 tot: admission: 9.66m All time admission ranking:11th all time gross ranking: 7th This weeks projection: 50k for weekdays and 14k for the weekend and SK will hit 10m admissions. greatest obstacles are new releases non stop, 12 years a slave & monuments men. Edited February 24, 2014 by Rsyu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingdong123 Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 So I read that a Doraemon movie will open a week before Frozen and The Lego Movie will debut a week after its opening in Japan. Wouldn't that be too much competition hindering its break out chances in Japan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 (edited) So I read that a Doraemon movie will open a week before Frozen and The Lego Movie will debut a week after its opening in Japan. Wouldn't that be too much competition hindering its break out chances in Japan? Is the LEGO brand really a big deal in Japan? I'm a gaming journalist (as a hobby), and to my knowledge very few LEGO games even get released over there. All titles and platforms combined, the gaming brand has sold over 55 million units in North America, over 30 million units in Europe, and about 0.1 million units in Japan. And that's just video games, but I imagine there a reason why it doesn't sell well there, and thus why they don't release many titles there anymore, that may be reflected in LEGO toys and movies. Edited February 24, 2014 by Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catlover Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 (edited) So I read that a Doraemon movie will open a week before Frozen and The Lego Movie will debut a week after its opening in Japan. Wouldn't that be too much competition hindering its break out chances in Japan? Doraemon movies always open on the same week and have pretty much the same box office numbers every year. Although somehow, after the 2011 movie was hit pretty bad by the tsunami, the franchise bounced back with the 2012 movie, and has been setting new records for Doraemon franchise every year after that. But I'm still not worried. Japan is a leggy market. Movies are not relying heavily on OW. Competition doesn't matter that much. For example, The Secret World of Arrietty, a Ghibli animation, was released only 1 week after TS3. Both made more than 9b yen, with TS3 over 10b. Also, Lego Movie won't make much in Japan, not really a competition. Edited February 24, 2014 by catlover 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incarnadine Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Is the LEGO brand really a big deal in Japan? I'm a gaming journalist (as a hobby), and to my knowledge very few LEGO games even get released over there. All titles and platforms combined, the gaming brand has sold over 55 million units in North America, over 30 million units in Europe, and about 0.1 million units in Japan. And that's just video games, but I imagine there a reason why it doesn't sell well there, and thus why they don't release many titles there anymore, that may be reflected in LEGO toys and movies. I don't think LEGO will have much of an impact in Japan if South Korea is any indication at all. LEGO opened really weak and is already out of the top 10 there in its 2nd week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hernan Gonzalez Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Frozen keeps the hot spot in Sweden on its 4th weekend!!! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsyu Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 I don't think LEGO will have much of an impact in Japan if South Korea is any indication at all. LEGO opened really weak and is already out of the top 10 there in its 2nd week. Lego failed in South Korea because it was in conflict with 2 of the 3 main film distributors and so it didn't get many screens. Added to the low interest in lego itself and a very strong competitor in frozen made it do very poorly, worse than TNJ in fact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hernan Gonzalez Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Official Walt Disney Animation Studios "Let it go" in 25 Languages 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsyu Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 frozen box office admissions (tue) -daily admissions:51,469 -total admissions: 9.72m Good hold 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsyu Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 (edited) Disney’s Frozen Available to Watch on iTunes for The First Time Ever(from gottabemobile.com)Frozen is now available to download and stream via Apple’s iTunes service. The hit animated film was scheduled for a Tuesday release, but those on the West Coast were able to watch Frozen a few hours early since Apple and Disney released it at midnight EST. Released in late 2013, Frozen has grossed nearly $1 billion at the box office so far.Frozen is available to purchase for $19.99 in HD format from iTunes now. The more affordable standard definition isn’t available until March 18. Apple isn’t currently listing when the movie will be available to rent.What kind of impact will this have on Japan?? Edited February 26, 2014 by Rsyu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murgatroyd Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 What kind of impact will this have on Japan?? None at all. It's only available in the US iTunes store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsyu Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 None at all. It's only available in the US iTunes store. People outside of US can buy it too as long as they have a US account and a visa card. adding subtitles is a piece of cake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catlover Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 People outside of US can buy it too as long as they have a US account and a visa card. adding subtitles is a piece of cake. That takes a lot of effort. It's only 2 weeks away. I'm pretty sure people there would just wait for the theatrical release. Even if some people in Japan do that, it will be a very small number of downloads. Digital download for movies is not big there to begin with. So the impact on its box office would be close to zero. I mean if free illegal downloads don't have much impact on Japan, why would a digital release in other country? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullbuster Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 That won't have an impact, how many Japanese would be able to watch Frozen in English, without subtitles? A small minority. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yjs Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 ooh sing-along version opening in Korea on Mar 6th! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsyu Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 ooh sing-along version opening in Korea on Mar 6th! Awesome! depending on how widely it is released and the duration of its run, frozen could even challenge avatar! I've only found info that it will be released on march 6th, do you have any more info? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portgas Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 (edited) ooh sing-along version opening in Korea on Mar 6th! Source? Also, does anybody know when a dvd will come out in SK? Edited February 26, 2014 by portgas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
