Forum - View topicNEWS: Japanese Box Office, August 2–3: Ponyo's 3rd Week at #1
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Watashi wa Ryuzaki
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Wow, I would have expected that all the hype for Naruto Shippūden: Kizuna would haev launched it to the number one spot...
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samuelp
Industry Insider
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Yeah, me too. There have been advertisements plastered around Tokyo for months... There was even an entire Naruto EXHIBIT in the observation tower of the sunrise 60 in ikebukuro I randomly stumbled upon (which was actually pretty cool and had a lot of original art, but I digress).
Opening at number 3 and not even being able to bump pokemon off after it's been out a week. Lame. I think that with the fast rising prices for things here in Japan, families are really starting to cut back. Either that or everyone is just waiting to rent it. |
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Megiddo
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#7 for Sky Crawlers on opening week?
Really? Man... was it like a limited theatre release for the first week or something? |
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remiell
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#3? the same as One Piece this year.
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Zin5ki
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Considering the online marketing it's received over the months, I'm surprised about this as well. Taking a stab in the dark, could it be the price of cinema tickets affecting films like this? Or is it because (unlike Miyazaki and Pokemon) TSK won't appeal to kids? |
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D Dubbs
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Both Ponyo and Pokémon were out for two weeks, actually. You shouldn't be surprised, though. In 2007, Pokémon was the highest-grossing anime film in Japan. |
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Mr. sickVisionz
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I feel kinda bad for Naruto. Making less than 2 million in its opening weekend and debuting at #3 can't be a good thing. I wish more companies get on the ball with simultaneous releases.
The last pokemon movie that got a wide release (the last two were only at 300 or fewer theaters compared to the first one being at over 3000 theaters) made $8 million in its US opening weekend. |
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Aura Ichadora
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Only #3? I would've thought that Naruto would've came in at at least #2 (since I know nothing can really beat a movie by Hayao Miyazaki, even Naruto =P).
But meh. Still, coming in at #3 is still good. ^^ Way to go for Naruto! |
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MH Knights
Posts: 71 Location: Madison, WI |
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When does The Dark Knight hit Japan? It will be interesting to see how the Japanese take it.
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plissken2013
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Aug 9 - 10
Nationwide Box Office This Week Last Week Title Distributor Week# 1 1 Ponyo On The Cliff By The Sea (JPN.Animation) Toho 4 2 NEW THE DARK KNIGHT WB 1 3 2 Pikachu The Movie 2008 (JPN.Animation) Toho 4 4 NEW Masked Rider Kiva /Go-onger The Movie (JPN.) Toei 1 5 5 Boys Over Flowers The Movie (JPN.) Toho 7 6 4 KUNG FU PANDA Asmik Ace/Kadokawa Entertainment 3 7 3 Naruto Shippuden The Movie Kizuna (JPN.Animation) Toho 2 8 6 THE HAPPENING FOX 3 9 7 The Sky Crawlers (JPN.Animation) WB 2 10 8 INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL Paramount 8 |
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Aura Ichadora
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Wow...Naruto at #7? It's getting its butt whooped by Kung Fu Panda? o.O
That's really...sad. I understand getting being low in the charts thanks to The Dark Knight (I mean, look how it's doing in America; I kinda expected it to do well in Japan), but to be in #7 behind Kung Fu Panda...tsk... |
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