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Toei Animation Breaks Down 2011 Earnings by Franchise
posted on by Egan Loo
On Thursday, the Japanese studio Toei Animation announced its earnings report for the current fiscal year's second quarter, which ended in September. Not only is the studio reporting the highest revenues for the first half of a fiscal year in its history, but it is projecting an all-time high for revenues for the entire year.
Toei broke down how much revenue its various franchises are bringing in so far this year:
Domestic Licensing Top 4 (2nd Quarter)
| One Piece | 2.380 billion yen | US$31.4 million |
| Pretty Cure | 425 million yen | US$5.61 million |
| Dragon Ball | 148 million yen | US$1.95 million |
| Toriko | 144 million yen | US$1.90 million |
| All Franchises | 4.736 billion yen | US$62.51 million |
Overseas Film/TV/Video Releases Top 4 (2nd Quarter)
| One Piece | 427 million yen | US$5.63 million | |
| Dragon Ball | 372 million yen | US$4.91 million | |
| Sailor Moon | 68 million yen | US$899,000 | |
| Saint Seiya | 34 million yen | US$449,000 | |
| All Franchises | 1.271 billion yen | US$16.78 million |
Overseas Licensing Top 4 (2nd Quarter)
| Dragon Ball | 122 million yen | US$1.61 million |
| One Piece | 94 million yen | US$1.24 million |
| Saint Seiya | 61 million yen | US$805,000 |
| Pretty Cure | 18 million yen | US$238,000 |
| All Franchises | 399 million yen | US$5.26 million |
* Although these figures are for the second quarter, they include first quarter's revenues as well.
For comparison, Toei also posted the revenues, broken down by franchise, for the previous fiscal year. (Fiscal Year 2011 ran from April 2010 to March 2011.)
Domestic Licensing Top 4 (Fiscal Year 2011)
| One Piece | 3.339 billion yen | US$44.9 million |
| Pretty Cure | 1.252 billion yen | US$16.5 million |
| Dragon Ball | 343 million yen | US$4.53 million |
| Digimon | 112 million yen | US$1.48 million |
| All Franchises | 8.263 billion yen | US$109.1 million |
Overseas Film/TV/Video Releases Top 4 (Fiscal Year 2011)
| Dragon Ball | 1.285 billion yen | US$16.96 million |
| One Piece | 615 million yen | US$8.12 million |
| Pretty Cure | 78 million yen | US$1.0 million |
| Saint Seiya | 62 million yen | US$818,000 |
| All Franchises | 2.336 billion yen | US$30.84 million |
Overseas Licensing Top 4 (Fiscal Year 2011)
| Dragon Ball | 379 million yen | US$5.00 million |
| One Piece | 156 million yen | US$2.06 million |
| Saint Seiya | 113 million yen | US$1.49 million |
| Pretty Cure | 46 million yen | US$607,000 |
| All Franchises | 604 million yen | US$7.97 million |
Toei also confirmed that its previously announced Niji-Iro Hotaru anime film is still in production. It also confirmed that its CG staff is working on the recently green-lit Saint Seiya film and this December's "One Piece 3D Gekisō! Trap Coaster" event short.
Source: animeanime.biz
