Weekend estimates for Japan.
As expected, Frozen's run of #1 weekends ends at a record tying 16 consecutive weekends as Maleficent and Edge of Tomorrow open, although Edge of Tomorrow just edged out Frozen for the #2 spot.
01 (--) ¥680 million ($6.6 million), 0, Maleficent (Disney) NEW
02 (--) ¥230 million ($2.2 million), 0, ¥310 million ($3.0 million), Edge of Tomorrow (Warner Bros.) NEW
03 (01) ¥209 million ($2.0 million), -24%, ¥24.65 billion ($241.9 million), Frozen (Disney) Week 17
04 (02) ¥133 million ($1.2 million), -22%, ¥890 million ($8.7 million), Mission Impossible: Samurai (Shochiku) Week 3
05 (--) ¥90 million ($880,000), 0, ¥120 million ($1.1 million), Documentary of AKB48: The Time Has Come (Toho Video Division) NEW
06 (04) ¥82 million ($800,000), -27%, ¥340 million ($3.3 million), Thirst (Gaga) Week 2
07 (--) ¥75 million ($730,000), 0, Anpanman: The Apple Boy and Everyone's Wishes! (Tokyo Theaters, Co.) NEW
08 (03) ¥70 million ($680,000), -41%, ¥320 million ($3.1 million), Transcendence (Shochiku/Pony Canyon) Week 2
09 (05) ¥64 million ($620,000), -35%, ¥1.24 billion ($12.1 million), Noah (Paramount) Week 4
10 (06) ¥43 million ($410,000), -49%, ¥200 million ($1.9 million), The Grudge: The Beginning of the End (Showgate) Week 2
That is a really good opening for Maleficent, the 3rd best opening weekend in Japan this year:
¥789.3 million ($7.8 million) / 649,865 [341] - Detective Conan: The Sniper from Another Dimension (Toho)
¥763.4 million ($7.5 million) / 602,347 [598] - Frozen (Disney)
¥680.0 million ($6.6 million) / *Estimate - Maleficent (Disney)
¥649.8 million ($6.4 million) / 539,132 [329] - Lupin III vs. Detective Conan (Toho)
¥600.4 million ($5.9 million) / 530,554 [361] - Doraemon: Nobita's Great Demon - Peko and the Exploration Party (Toho)
Just to show how much Frozen has dominated the Japanese market, here is a list that was posted of the top movies in Japan this year so far as of last weekend. Notice that Frozen has made roughly as much as the next 5 highest grossing movie combined!
Top Grossing Films - 2014
Gross ¥ ($) / Admissions [Days in Release] - Film (Distributor)
¥24.25 billion ($237.9 million) / 19.06 million [108] - Frozen (Disney) #3 All-Time
¥10 billion ↨
¥8.70 billion ($84.6 million) / 7.11 million [E] - The Eternal Zero (Toho) #47 All-Time
¥5 billion ↨
¥4.34 billion ($42.5 million) / 3.37 million [65] - Thermae Romae II (Toho) #150 All-Tme
¥4.22 billion ($40.9 million) / 3.53 million [F] - Lupin III vs. Detective Conan (Toho)
¥4.05 billion ($39.7 million) / 3.26 million [E] - Detective Conan: The Sniper from Another Dimension (Toho)
¥3.56 billion ($34.9 million) / 3.25 million [E] - Doraemon: Nobita's Great Demon - Peko and the Exploration Party (Toho)
¥3.14 billion ($30.3 million) / 2.02 million [E] - Gravity (Warner Bros.)
¥3.10 billion ($30.3 million) / 2.03 million [E] - The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (Sony)
¥3 billion ↨
¥2.38 billion ($23.2 million) / 1.99 million [E] - The Tale of Princess Kaguya (Toho)
¥2.15 billion ($20.8 million) / 1.70 million [E] - The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji (Toho)
¥2.06 billion ($19.9 million) / 1.62 million [E] - Partners the Movie 3 (Toei)
¥2 billion ↨
¥1.77 billion ($17.2 million) / 1.48 million [E] - Crayon Shin-chan: Serious Battle! Robot Dad Strikes (Toho)
¥1.76 billion ($17.0 million) / 1.45 million [E] - The Liar and His Lover (Toho)
¥1.74 billion ($16.9 million) / 1.35 million [E] - Trick: The Last Stage (Toho)
¥1.45 billion ($14.3 million) / 1.22 million [E] - I Want to Hold You (Toho)
¥1.40 billion ($13.6 million) / 1.08 million [E] - The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Warner Bros.)
¥1.14 billion ($11.1 million) / 1.04 million [E] - The Little House (Shochiku)
¥1.13 billion ($10.9 million) / 0.94 million [E] - Planes (Disney)
¥1.09 billion ($10.7 million) / 0.86 million [17] - Noah (Paramount)
¥1.08 billion ($10.6 million) / 0.81 million [E] - Crows: Explode (Toho)
¥1.08 billion ($10.6 million) / 0.83 million [44] - A Bolt from the Blue (Toho)
¥1.02 billion ($9.9 million) / 0.85 million [E] - Kamen Rider X Kamen Rider Gaim & Wizard (Toei)
¥1.00 billion ($9.8 million) / 0.72 million [31] - X-Men: Days of Future Past (Fox)
¥1.00 billion ($9.8 million) / 0.82 million [E] - Heisei Rider vs. Showa Rider: Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super Sentai (Toei)
¥1.00 billion ($9.7 million) / 0.78 million [E] - The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (Fox)
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