Weekend Japan Box Office Top Ten. 2007/08/18 ~ 2007/08/19
1 Harry Potter Tou Fushichou No Kishidan (Harry Potter & The Order of the Phoenix; Warner Bros.)
2 Ocean's Thirteen (Warner Bros.)
3 Transformers (UIP)
4 Remy No Oishi Resteran (Ratatouille; Disney)
5 Gekijouban Pocket Monster Diamond Pearl/Dearuga vs Valkia vs Takurai (Toho)
6 Saiyuki (Toho)
7 Gekijouban Kamen Rider Den-Oh - Ore Tanjou! (Toei)
8 Gekijouban Naruto - Naruto Shippuden (Toho)
9 Vexille - 2077 Saikoku (Shochiku)
10 Die Hard 4.0 (Live Free or Die Hard; 20th Century Fox)
Not much change from last week's rankings but "Harry Potter & The Order of the Phoenix" did retake the top spot again from "Ocean's 13". New entry "Vexille" bearly made the Top Ten list while "Pokemon" continued to post strong numbers.
Here's a more detailed report...
Ranking-----Title ----------- This Weeks Total/Grand Total (in USD) ---No. Weeks
1-------- Harry Potter...--------$2,685,462/$67,091,251 -------------------------- 5
2-------- Ocean's 13-------- $2,638,276/$14,887,513------------------------ 2
3-------- Transformers-------- $2,500,513/$24,131,270 ---------------------- 3
4-------- Ratatouille----------- $1,840,036/$24,112,357 ----------------------4
5-------- Pokemon..----------- $1,209,498/$31,782,394 -----------------------6
6-------- Saiyuki ------------- $1,208,666/$37,851,300 -----------------------6
7-------- Kamen Rider... ------ $893,588/$8,071,874 ------------------------- 3
8-------- Naruto...-------------- $593,222/$7,630,406 ----------------------------3
9-------- Vexille--------------- $354,813/$354,813 ---------------------------- 1
10 -------- Die Hard 4.0 -------- $310,078/$32,033,245-------------------------- 8
Movies in release this week in Japan include Quentin Tarantino's "Death Proof" (split from "Grindhouse"), Michael Moore's "Sicko" and John Cameron Mitchell's "Shortbus". Also in limited release are Shinjou Takehiko's "Tengoku De Kimi Ni Aetara" and J.P. Schaefer's "Chapter 27".
Was Vexille a limited release? Otherwise this must be pretty disappointing...
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Vexille theater list:
http://www.vexille.jp/theater/index.html
Looks like a wide release to me. I saw Appleseed opening weekend in Japan and I wouldn't call the theater packed. I'm sure they'll make their money back on DVD.
Vexille opened on 185 screens -- a low-to-medium-sized release. Per screen average was not strong.
And Death Proof isn't released until Sept. 1 here (and Planet Terror on Sept. 22). One cinema in Tokyo (Roppongi Hills) and one in Osaka are playing the original Grindhouse (with trailers) for 3000 yen admission. Tarantino delivers a little message to Japanese audiences about it here (click on the link at the right, in the white strip):
http://www.grindhousemovie.jp/