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This weekend truly has been the weekend of “GANTZ“.
The first of two “GANTZ” movies opened on a total of 410 screens and achieved a box office revenue of 592,823,900 Yen, which equals to approx. 7.2 million USD. A total revenue of more than 10 billion Yen for both movies combined should be a realistic goal for distributor TOHO, not to mention the additional revenue it’s going to earn through its American release in February and the 21 other countries that have acquired the rights to distribute the movie.
If you’re curious about the motives on why people flock into the cinemas to watch this amazing movie: 31.5% answered that they only went because of starring actor Ninomiya Kazunari, 15.3% have been a fan of the original, 14.6% simply wanted to see a nice action flick and 7.7% went because of Matsuyama Kenichi. Another interesting fact that proves the importance of two such popular actors is that 75% of the moviegoers were women, with 40% of them being between the age of 13 and 19.
Now we know who went to watch the movie, but did they like it? Oh yes, they did. After the movie, 95.1% said that the movie was either “really good” or “good” and that they are going to recommend it to others.
The second part, “GANTZ PERFECT ANSWER“, is slated to open on April 23rd and Matsuyama already revealed that the sequel will have an original story different from the manga and that it will have a real ending, unlike the original. I guess we don’t have to mention that 97.3% of the people who already saw “GANTZ” this past weekend said that they are going to watch the sequel as well.
Unfortunately there was one other big Japanese movie that fell a bit short next to all that hype hype, “Byakuyako“. It still had a satisfying opening weekend, but as we’ve mentioned before, it was the weekend of “GANTZ”.
Check out the full ranking below!
Rank/Last Title (Weeks)
01 (00) GANTZ (01)
02 (00) Red (01)
03 (01) The Social Network (03)
04 (03) Tensou Sentai Goseiger vs. Shinkenger: Epic on Ginmaku (02)
05 (02) Boku to Tsuma no 1778 no Monogatari (03)
06 (00) Byakuyako (01)
07 (05) Aibou: The Movie 2 (06)
08 (04) The Green Hornet (02)
09 (06) Unstoppable (04)
10 (10) Inazuma Eleven: Saikyo Gundan Ogre Shurai (06)
Source: tokyohive | cinematoday
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Date: 2011-02-01 02:07 am (UTC)I still want to watch this movie <.
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Date: 2011-02-01 02:15 am (UTC)"...not to mention the additional revenue it’s going to earn through its American release in February and the 21 other countries that have acquired the rights to distribute the movie."
.... February release in America? Really, honestly, and truly? I went to the screening on the 20th, but I will most definitely go see it again! (especially if it's subbed)
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Date: 2011-02-01 11:06 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-02-01 02:26 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-02-01 02:34 am (UTC)WHAT ARE THOSE COUNTRIES???
Although I doubt that mine would be included.
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Date: 2011-02-01 02:34 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-02-06 06:08 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-02-01 03:02 am (UTC)the difference between the numbers!! awww poor matsuken<3
release in February and the 21 other countries that have acquired the rights to distribute the movie.
if canada is not one of those 21 i will cry forever :'(!! OMFG FEBRUARY RELEASE IN CANADA PLEASE?!!!!!
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Date: 2011-02-01 04:02 am (UTC)I'm sure many people will be hooked to Matsuken now too. :D
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Date: 2011-02-01 04:12 am (UTC)gokusen but i didnt know it was him cuz his role was so insignificant and i didnt care about anyone except jun1 litre of tears XD but he was such an ass in that XD and then when i saw death note i was like "omg its that loser sempai from 1lot D:" hahahabut he was an amazing L:D i think he'll get more fans from the Arashi fanbase now too XD YAY MATSUKEN!! hes so awesome!! hehe i love his movies:D
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Date: 2011-02-01 04:14 am (UTC)WHAT?
HE WAS IN GOKUSEN! O_o
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Date: 2011-02-01 04:54 am (UTC)but yessss!! he wassss http://topicstock.pantip.com/chalermthai/topicstock/2007/04/A5301129/A5301129-31.jpg only one of the minor students so he didnt really matter but its STILL matsuken!!
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Date: 2011-02-02 12:09 am (UTC)but yea nari is a HUGE role in gokusen tho XD haha but yea i love season 1.. its so great:D i love when people act with multiple arashi members too:D like inoue mao acted with sho FIRST!! soooooooo much earlier than hyd but it seems like no one (including sho and mao) even remember that D: which makes me sad XD haha
that anshi episode was so good!! it sorta made me think that matsuken is sorta tennen LMAO
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Date: 2011-02-02 05:22 pm (UTC)HAHAHA seeeeee??? NO ONE REMEMBERS =( hahaha it was in 2001 (i think...-ish) it was a drama special called Otou-san (meaning father) i never got to watch the full thing cuz the audio and video were horribly out of sync n stuff but mao-chan and sho were brother and sister lol, they were both sooooooooooo young here XD haha in 2005 when jun FIRST starred in hyd they had a secret talk for the wish single and sho was like "ahhhh shes so grown up now, i worked with her so long ago but if you ask her about it she probably wont even remember" awwwww =( I REMEMBER SHO!! I REMEMBER!!!! D: hahah
haha yea the tshirt thing is so epic!! its a really good episode:D ganbatte!! my japanese is pretty good just from watching dramas and anime and other shows XD lucky me haha
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Date: 2011-02-01 08:36 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2011-02-01 07:45 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-02-02 02:47 am (UTC)-died-
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Date: 2011-02-01 03:46 am (UTC)21 countries!? that's amazing>.<
31.5% answered that they only went because of starring actor Ninomiya Kazunari and 7.7% went because of Matsuyama Kenichi
the difference! sad, but still arashi is so pop.
(i would have been that 31.5% if i lived in japan:p)
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Date: 2011-02-01 04:03 am (UTC)I am so happy with Gantz's success. ^_^
The actors and the staff worked so hard at it.
I hope I can watch it someday. ;__; *sobs*
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Date: 2011-02-01 04:05 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-02-01 04:28 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-02-01 05:04 am (UTC)GOOO NINOKEN~ ftw!
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Date: 2011-02-01 05:14 am (UTC)feb release?? does anyone know more of this??
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Date: 2011-02-01 05:36 am (UTC)well Nino and Arashi is super popular so it understandable for the big gap of number but Matchan is extremely popular as well^^
i have been big fan of him ever since Death Note though i always knew him way back in Gokusen and 1LOT xD
im so happy for GANTZ success and hopefully my country would be one of the lucky country to air GANTZ xD
awww i also want Byakuyakou to do good but it is really not wise for them to release the movie during the big hype of GANTZ since everyone know GANTZ would dominate the box office^^;
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Date: 2011-02-01 11:34 am (UTC)Eh? I really really hope they aren't just talking about the 1 night only thing at the viz cinema. It sounds like it will be a big release though since they mentioned the release in regards to the revenue *crosses fingers*
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Date: 2011-02-02 04:59 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-02-03 08:26 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2011-02-01 04:18 pm (UTC)great tt many ppl went to watch n enjoyed it!
75% women? only 25% men? i expected more than 25% i guess..
i cant wait for sg release
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Date: 2011-02-01 04:44 pm (UTC)DAYUMM.
Don't we know it.
XD
Thanks for sharing! ♥
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Date: 2011-02-01 07:41 pm (UTC)Thanks for updating us!
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Date: 2011-02-02 04:56 pm (UTC)Can't wait for its release in my country!
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Date: 2011-02-02 06:00 pm (UTC)Poor Matsuken, just can't compare to Nino's popularity. :') /cuddles both
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Date: 2011-02-06 06:15 am (UTC)Now I just want the damn thing to come out with subtitles(preferably on blue ray) and some awesome cast interviews and behind the scenes goodies (like on Letters)
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Date: 2011-02-06 06:34 am (UTC)