I will wait for some time.

There have been a few examples of films recovering from bigger second weekend drops, so it is too early to really rule out anything right now... but it's certainly not a good sign and it'll have a much steeper hill to climb now as a result.

I will say that, overall, holds this weekend were quite meh across the board. Some of it is due to last weekend being a holiday weekend, so if the upcoming dailies and next weekend are strong, then this weekend may have just been a down one.

I'll have estimates for M:I here soon, as well as for HDYL's second weekend.

My Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning - Part 1 Opening Estimates:

Fri.: ¥295m / 185,000
Sat.: ¥390m / 245,000
Sun.: ¥355m / 225,000
OW: ¥1.040b ($7.4m) / 655,000

Pretty close to Top Gun: Maverick, and it's higher than the openings weekends of every Mission: Impossible film except for the second one. Even just comparing Sat/Sun, it looks like it's the second biggest opener in the franchise still. I'll post the franchise history later.


Biggest Opening Weekends Of All Time (3-Day):

01. ¥4,623,117,450 ($43.9 million) / 3,420,493 - Demon Slayer: Mugen Train (Oct., 2020)
02. ¥3,146,387,340 ($23.5 million) / 2,176,407 - Detective Conan: The Black Iron Submarine (Apr., 2023)
03. ¥2,694,128,150 ($23.6 million) / 1,908,053 - Jujustu Kaisen 0 (Dec., 2021)
04. ¥2,279,300,000 ($18.7 million) / 1,625,000 - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (July, 2007) *previews incl.*
05. ¥2,218,130,800 ($20.4 million) / 1,533,054 - Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet (Apr., 2021)
06. ¥1,939,746,600 ($17.8 million) / 1,452,530 - Frozen II (Nov., 2019)
07. ¥1,938,977,200 ($15.9 million) / 1,486,413 - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (May, 2007)
08. ¥1,907,461,750 ($15.1 million) / 1,321,944 - Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween (Apr., 2022)
09. ¥1,886,292,700 ($17.0 million) / 1,458,000 - Detective Conan: The Fist of Blue Sapphire (Apr., 2019)
10. ¥1,884,215,620 ($13.2 million) / 1,331,081 - Suzume (Nov., 2022)
11. ¥1,842,783,160 ($13.5 million) / 1,276,139 - The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Apr., 2023)
12. ¥1,787,960,000 ($15.5 million) / 544,126 - Arashi Anniversary Tour 5x20 FILM "Record of Memories" (Nov., 2021) *previews incl.*
13. ¥1,760,739,450 ($22.2 million) / 1,197,669 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 (July, 2011)
14. ¥1,706,860,000 ($15.7 million) / 1,270,000 - Toy Story 4 (July, 2019)
15. ¥1,671,136,900 ($15.6 million) / 1,289,000 - Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer (Apr., 2018)
16. ¥1,645,187,050 ($14.4 million) / 1,231,349 - Spirited Away (July, 2001)
17. ¥1,643,809,400 ($15.2 million) / 1,159,202 - Weathering With You (July, 2019)
18. ¥1,625,503,800 ($11.7 million) / 1,003,000 - How Do You Live? (July, 2023)
19. ¥1,619,340,000 ($13.4 million) / 1,044,330 - Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Dec., 2015)
20. ¥1,617,174,500 ($14.4 million) / 1,058,269 - Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Dec., 2017)
21. ¥1,570,460,000 ($14.4 million) / 1,018,851 - Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (Dec., 2019)
22. ¥1,548,330,900 ($13.9 million) / 1,160,000 - Code Blue (July, 2018)
23. ¥1,518,433,400 ($18.6 million) / 969,007 - Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (May, 2011)
24. ¥1,474,675,000 ($12.9 million) / 997,076 - Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (July, 2018)
25. ¥1,471,934,500 ($13.0 million) / 1,000,793 - Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (Nov., 2018)
26. ¥1,467,000,000 ($13.3 million) / 957,000 - Avengers: Endgame (Apr., 2019)
27. ¥1,430,954,460 ($16.7 million) / 939,950 - Umizaru: The Last Message (Sept., 2010)
28. ¥1,396,000,000 ($12.9 million) / 960,000 - Aladdin (June, 2019)
29. ¥1,378,765,600 ($12.6 million) / 951,214 - Beauty and the Beast (Apr., 2017)
30. ¥1,367,174,950 ($11.9 million) / 900,173 - Spider-Man: No Way Home (Jan., 2022)
31. ¥1,295,123,510 ($9.7 million) / 840,487 - Jurassic World: Dominion (July, 2022)
32. ¥1,261,860,700 ($11.9 million) / 936,793 - One Piece: Stampede (Aug., 2019)
33. ¥1,176,047,100 ($14.1 million) / 961,961 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 (Nov., 2010)
34. ¥1,157,564,620 ($9.1 million) / 747,192 - Top Gun: Maverick (May, 2022)
35. ¥1,118,164,160 ($14.2 million) / 874,798 - Umizaru: Brave Hearts (July, 2012)
36. ¥1,093,932,650 ($7.9 million) / 725,000 - Kingdom II: To Distant Lands (July, 2022)
37. ¥1,055,733,460 ($8.5 million) / 685,197 - Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (Apr., 2022)
38. ¥1,050,805,000 ($9.3 million) / 824,208 - Dragon Ball Super: Broly (Dec., 2018)
39. ¥1,040,000,000 ($7.4 million) / 655,000 - Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning - Part 1 (July, 2023) *Estimate*
40. ¥1,009,949,700 ($9.3 million) / 669,304 - Spider-Man: Far From Home (June, 2019)


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Note: If we get a weekend breakdown, I'll include 2023-Present films on the retired Opening Weekend Chart below too, just not rank them since it's not an official ranking anymore.

Biggest Opening Weekends Of All Time (2-Day) [Past-2022] - RETIRED:

My Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning - Part 1 Opening Estimates:

Fri.: ¥295m / 185,000
Sat.: ¥390m / 245,000
Sun.: ¥355m / 225,000
OW: ¥1.040b ($7.4m) / 655,000

Pretty close to Top Gun: Maverick, and it's higher than the openings weekends of every Mission: Impossible film except for the second one. Even just comparing Sat/Sun, it looks like it's the second biggest opener in the franchise still. I'll post the franchise history later.


Biggest Opening Weekends Of All Time (3-Day):

01. ¥4,623,117,450 ($43.9 million) / 3,420,493 - Demon Slayer: Mugen Train (Oct., 2020)
02. ¥3,146,387,340 ($23.5 million) / 2,176,407 - Detective Conan: The Black Iron Submarine (Apr., 2023)
03. ¥2,694,128,150 ($23.6 million) / 1,908,053 - Jujustu Kaisen 0 (Dec., 2021)
04. ¥2,279,300,000 ($18.7 million) / 1,625,000 - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (July, 2007) *previews incl.*
05. ¥2,218,130,800 ($20.4 million) / 1,533,054 - Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet (Apr., 2021)
06. ¥1,939,746,600 ($17.8 million) / 1,452,530 - Frozen II (Nov., 2019)
07. ¥1,938,977,200 ($15.9 million) / 1,486,413 - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (May, 2007)
08. ¥1,907,461,750 ($15.1 million) / 1,321,944 - Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween (Apr., 2022)
09. ¥1,886,292,700 ($17.0 million) / 1,458,000 - Detective Conan: The Fist of Blue Sapphire (Apr., 2019)
10. ¥1,884,215,620 ($13.2 million) / 1,331,081 - Suzume (Nov., 2022)
11. ¥1,842,783,160 ($13.5 million) / 1,276,139 - The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Apr., 2023)
12. ¥1,787,960,000 ($15.5 million) / 544,126 - Arashi Anniversary Tour 5x20 FILM "Record of Memories" (Nov., 2021) *previews incl.*
13. ¥1,760,739,450 ($22.2 million) / 1,197,669 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 (July, 2011)
14. ¥1,706,860,000 ($15.7 million) / 1,270,000 - Toy Story 4 (July, 2019)
15. ¥1,671,136,900 ($15.6 million) / 1,289,000 - Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer (Apr., 2018)
16. ¥1,645,187,050 ($14.4 million) / 1,231,349 - Spirited Away (July, 2001)
17. ¥1,643,809,400 ($15.2 million) / 1,159,202 - Weathering With You (July, 2019)
18. ¥1,625,503,800 ($11.7 million) / 1,003,000 - How Do You Live? (July, 2023)
19. ¥1,619,340,000 ($13.4 million) / 1,044,330 - Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Dec., 2015)
20. ¥1,617,174,500 ($14.4 million) / 1,058,269 - Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Dec., 2017)
21. ¥1,570,460,000 ($14.4 million) / 1,018,851 - Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (Dec., 2019)
22. ¥1,548,330,900 ($13.9 million) / 1,160,000 - Code Blue (July, 2018)
23. ¥1,518,433,400 ($18.6 million) / 969,007 - Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (May, 2011)
24. ¥1,474,675,000 ($12.9 million) / 997,076 - Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (July, 2018)
25. ¥1,471,934,500 ($13.0 million) / 1,000,793 - Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (Nov., 2018)
26. ¥1,467,000,000 ($13.3 million) / 957,000 - Avengers: Endgame (Apr., 2019)
27. ¥1,430,954,460 ($16.7 million) / 939,950 - Umizaru: The Last Message (Sept., 2010)
28. ¥1,396,000,000 ($12.9 million) / 960,000 - Aladdin (June, 2019)
29. ¥1,378,765,600 ($12.6 million) / 951,214 - Beauty and the Beast (Apr., 2017)
30. ¥1,367,174,950 ($11.9 million) / 900,173 - Spider-Man: No Way Home (Jan., 2022)
31. ¥1,295,123,510 ($9.7 million) / 840,487 - Jurassic World: Dominion (July, 2022)
32. ¥1,261,860,700 ($11.9 million) / 936,793 - One Piece: Stampede (Aug., 2019)
33. ¥1,176,047,100 ($14.1 million) / 961,961 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 (Nov., 2010)
34. ¥1,157,564,620 ($9.1 million) / 747,192 - Top Gun: Maverick (May, 2022)
35. ¥1,118,164,160 ($14.2 million) / 874,798 - Umizaru: Brave Hearts (July, 2012)
36. ¥1,093,932,650 ($7.9 million) / 725,000 - Kingdom II: To Distant Lands (July, 2022)
37. ¥1,055,733,460 ($8.5 million) / 685,197 - Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (Apr., 2022)
38. ¥1,050,805,000 ($9.3 million) / 824,208 - Dragon Ball Super: Broly (Dec., 2018)
39. ¥1,040,000,000 ($7.4 million) / 655,000 - Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning - Part 1 (July, 2023) *Estimate*
40. ¥1,009,949,700 ($9.3 million) / 669,304 - Spider-Man: Far From Home (June, 2019)


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Note: If we get a weekend breakdown, I'll include 2023-Present films on the retired Opening Weekend Chart below too, just not rank them since it's not an official ranking anymore.

Biggest Opening Weekends Of All Time (2-Day) [Past-2022] - RETIRED:

Mission: Impossible Box-Office History (1996-):

OPENINGS:
¥1.390 billion ($12.8 million) / N/A - Mission: Impossible II (2000)
¥1.040 billion ($7.4 million) / 655,000 - Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning - Part 1 (2023)* *Estimate*
¥720.1 million ($6.3 million) / 528,245 - Mission: Impossible III (2006)
¥639.0 million ($5.7 million) / 450,315 - Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)
¥573.5 million ($4.6 million) / 427,281 - Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)
¥573.2 million ($7.3 million) / 437,751 - Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)
¥545.0 million ($4.9 million) / N/A - Mission: Impossible (1996)

*3-Day (2023-Present)

TOTALS:
¥9.70 billion ($94.1 million) / 7.62 million - Mission: Impossible II (2000)
¥6.50 billion ($53.9 million) / 5.20 million - Mission: Impossible (1996)
¥5.38 billion ($70.5 million) / 4.24 million - Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)
¥5.15 billion ($46.5 million) / 4.17 million - Mission: Impossible III (2006)
¥5.14 billion ($42.3 million) / 3.91 million - Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)
¥4.72 billion ($42.5 million) / 3.40 million - Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)

About to post the updated Biggest Franchise list here soon. It's been almost 2 years since the last update!

And the list will be updated as of July 17th (last Monday). A new Mission: Impossible just opened, of course, but it's not included yet. We have some other franchise films opening over the next several weeks, so I'll update the list again in about 6 weeks. I'll try to keep it updated at least once every season (~4x a year) so the numbers don't fall too far behind.

KANROJI! I added James Bond to the list at long last. Thanks for sharing those numbers so long ago. No USD estimates (I might go back and use the average ER for each year a film was released to get a rough USD total, but that'll be for another time) and no admissions estimate since trying to estimate so many films (basically any before 2000, and especially 1980) will likely just give us a guesstimate at best. (Maybe I'll eventually add a guesstimated admissions figure for the franchise.)

If you have any other updated franchise info, please share. Note: I didn't include compilation releases to any franchise. So... this keeps Demon Slayer off the list until we get an official second film, and as such, some figures might differ slightly. I'm not exactly against adding compilation films, it's just that they're in that weird grey area for me. This doesn't impact the vast majority of franchises though, and I don't think it changes any of the rankings.

UPDATED AS OF JULY 17th!

Remember that highlighted franchises currently have a film in release with included grosses/admissions, and that italicized franchises either have upcoming films in production or announced, or is otherwise expected to still be ongoing with a new entry "soon." (But let me know if I have any franchise "closed" and a new film is announced/expected.) These notes and others are at the bottom of the post for reference.

Top Grossing Film Franchises (¥20 Billion+)
01. ¥150.46 billion ($1.331 billion) - Doraemon [44 Films], 1980-
02. ¥118.19 billion ($1.100 billion) - Detective Conan [26 Films], 1997-
03. ¥115.08 billion ($1.063 billion) - Wizarding World [11 Films], 2001-
04. ¥90.62 billion ($868 million) - Pokémon [23 Films], 1998-2020
05. ¥81.23 billion ($638 million) - Star Wars [11 Films], 1978-
06. ¥58.83 billion ($475 million) - Kamen Rider [72 Films], 1971-
07. ¥57.99 billion ($534 million) - Marvel Cinematic Universe [32 Films], 2008-
08. ¥57.78 billion ($512 million) - One Piece [15 Films], 2000-
09. ¥51.40 billion ($450 million) - Jurassic Period [6 Films], 1993-2022
10. ¥50.61 billion ($??? million) - 007: James Bond [25 Films], 1962-
11. ¥50.31 billion ($445 million) - Crayon Shin-chan [30 Films], 1993-
12. ¥50.02 billion ($??? million) - Otoko wa Tsurai yo [50 Films], 1969-2019
13. ¥48.85 billion ($??? million) - Godzilla [32 Films], 1954-
14. ¥43.36 billion ($421 million) - Pirates of the Caribbean [5 Films], 2003-2017
15. ¥40.73 billion ($412 million) - Bayside Shakedown [4 Films], 1998-2012
16. ¥40.39 billion ($371 million) - Spider-Man [11 Films], 2002-
17. ¥38.87 billion ($372 million) - Frozen [2 Films], 2014-
18. ¥36.59 billion ($344 million) - Mission: Impossible [6 Films], 1996-
19. ¥35.89 billion ($327 million) - Dragon Ball [21 Films], 1986-
20. ¥31.89 billion ($283 million) - Middle-Earth [6 Films], 2002-
21. ¥27.80 billion ($243 million) - The Matrix [4 Films], 1999-2021
22. ¥26.30 billion ($201 million) - Terminator [6 Films], 1985-2019
23. ¥25.92 billion ($256 million) - Evangelion [6 Films], 1997-2021
24. ¥25.84 billion ($265 million) - Toy Story [4 Films], 1996-
25. ¥24.29 billion ($220 million) - Fast & Furious [10 Films], 2001-
26. ¥24.23 billion ($237 million) - Pretty Cure [31 Films], 2005-
27. ¥24.21 billion ($265 million) - Umizaru [4 Films], 2004-2012
28. ¥23.35 billion ($147 million) - Back to the Future [3 Films], 1985-1990
29. ¥20.66 billion ($182 million) - Despicable Minions [5 Films], 2010-
30. ¥20.51 billion ($171 million) - Yo-Kai Watch [5 Films], 2014-
31. ¥20.21 billion ($203 million) - Avatar [2 Films], 2009-


Most Attended Film Franchises (15 Million+)
01. 142.31 million - Doraemon [44 Films], 1980-
02. 105.64 million - Godzilla [32 Films], 1954-
03. 95.48 million - Detective Conan [26 Films], 1997-
04. 90.66 million - Wizarding World [11 Films], 2001-
05. 83.50 million - Pokemon [23 Films], 1998-2020
06. 82.03 million - Otoko wa Tsurai yo [50 Films], 1969-2019
07. 60.82 million - Star Wars [11 Films], 1978-
08. 48.60 million - Kamen Rider [72 Films], 1971-
09. 46.40 million - One Piece [15 Films], 2000-
10. 42.17 million - Crayon Shin-chan [30 Films], 1993-
11. 40.04 million - Marvel Cinematic Universe [32 Films], 2008-
12. 34.96 million - Jurassic Period [6 Films], 1993-2022
13. 33.85 million - Dragon Ball [21 Films], 1986-
14. 31.66 million - Pirates of the Caribbean [5 Films], 2003-2017
15. 30.92 million - Bayside Shakedown [4 Films], 1998-2012
16. 30.47 million - Frozen [2 Films], 2014-
17. 28.54 million - Mission: Impossible [6 Films], 1996-
18. 27.68 million - Spider-Man [11 Films], 2002-
19. 23.66 million - Middle-Earth [6 Films], 2002-
20. 20.73 million - Pretty Cure [31 Films], 2005-
21. 19.30 million - Terminator [6 Films], 1985-2019
22. 18.63 million - The Matrix [4 Films], 1999-2021
23. 18.57 million - Yo-Kai Watch [5 Films], 2014-
24. 18.42 million - Toy Story [4 Films], 1996-
25. 18.29 million - Evangelion [6 Films], 1997-2021
26. 17.92 million - Umizaru [4 Films], 2004-2012
27. 17.80 million - Back to the Future [3 Films], 1985-1990
28. 17.18 million - Fast & Furious [10 Films], 2001-
29. 16.97 million - Despicable Minions [5 Films], 2010-

Notes:
*Franchise currently has a film in release.
*Ongoing Franchise with sequels/spin-offs in development/production, or otherwise is expected to have another film released.
*Entry requires at least 2 films and excludes compilation films.
*Consider most USD totals and admissions for older franchises (pre-2000) to be estimated.
*Godzilla's film count includes Toho only productions.
*No admissions available for James Bond

i was surprised by the steep drop for HDYL since most industry reviewers seemed to love it, but audience review score seems pretty bad and polarizing. 2.9 in yahoo and i think i saw plenty of people saying that it's hard to follow even though the visuals are great.

It's sort of a hard film to get a read on. 10 years since Miyazaki's last film and 9 years since the last theatrical Studio Ghibli film. It did open over a 4-day holiday weekend... perhaps any pent up demand + the holiday effect gave it an opening higher than it would have debuted with otherwise, thus giving us a larger second weekend decline than anticipated. Not to mention if the no marketing strategy has had any effect on either the opening or the poor second weekend hold.

Now... I really don't think the scenario here is the case, but if it would suddenly start holding super well, it could hold some weight.

Toy Story 4 could be the "best" example here. That was 9 years later (comparable wait) and opened on the same 4-day holiday weekend as How Do You Live?. It dropped 38% in its second weekend, which is also a bit high. Not as high or as alarming as the ~48% I estimated for HDYL (and this is in admissions... it might be a little higher in revenue having lost some premium showings), but a 38% second weekend drop was still a sort of "what happened?" amount. Anything over 30/35% in a second weekend, regardless of most opening weekend circumstances (like holidays), is mediocre. Anything near/over 50% is legit bad.

Toy Story 4 did recover, but it was still relatively frontloaded and despite its huge opening weekend (by far the biggest for a Pixar film), it really struggled to hit ¥10 billion and fell just short of Toy Story 3 and Finding Nemo. We might be seeing something similar here with How Do You Live? being more frontloaded than expected, and despite its strong opening, falling just short of its predecessor (in this case, The Wind Rises).

MI7 - ¥1,087,377,420 / 698,169 admits (MN - ¥22,537,138 / 6,284 admits)

GOTG3 Final - ¥1,314.40M / 849,800 admits

Idol - ¥2,065,969,901 / 1,174,388 admits in 65-Days!

Now it's official that Japan is the only country that has two Tom Cruise movies in the cinema at the same time, MI7 and Top Gun Maverick.

Japan is the "only country" a lot of times, especially in recent years, I think. Haha.

Like, is it the only country that MI7 looks likely to outgross MI6? (As well as some others in the franchise.) Feels like it it at least among the top X bigger markets.

And thanks Kanroji, I'll edit the actual for MI7 into the charts above in a few.

I think so, MI7 did actually have best in franchise opening in some countries but barbenheimer stopped it in its tracks even there.

Yeah, see, Barbenheimer isn't even a thing in Japan. lol.

Biggest Opening Weekends Of All Time (3-Day):

01. ¥4,623,117,450 ($43.9 million) / 3,420,493 - Demon Slayer: Mugen Train (Oct., 2020)
02. ¥3,146,387,340 ($23.5 million) / 2,176,407 - Detective Conan: The Black Iron Submarine (Apr., 2023)
03. ¥2,694,128,150 ($23.6 million) / 1,908,053 - Jujustu Kaisen 0 (Dec., 2021)
04. ¥2,279,300,000 ($18.7 million) / 1,625,000 - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (July, 2007) *previews incl.*
05. ¥2,218,130,800 ($20.4 million) / 1,533,054 - Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet (Apr., 2021)
06. ¥1,939,746,600 ($17.8 million) / 1,452,530 - Frozen II (Nov., 2019)
07. ¥1,938,977,200 ($15.9 million) / 1,486,413 - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (May, 2007)
08. ¥1,907,461,750 ($15.1 million) / 1,321,944 - Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween (Apr., 2022)
09. ¥1,886,292,700 ($17.0 million) / 1,458,000 - Detective Conan: The Fist of Blue Sapphire (Apr., 2019)
10. ¥1,884,215,620 ($13.2 million) / 1,331,081 - Suzume (Nov., 2022)
11. ¥1,842,783,160 ($13.5 million) / 1,276,139 - The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Apr., 2023)
12. ¥1,787,960,000 ($15.5 million) / 544,126 - Arashi Anniversary Tour 5x20 FILM "Record of Memories" (Nov., 2021) *previews incl.*
13. ¥1,760,739,450 ($22.2 million) / 1,197,669 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 (July, 2011)
14. ¥1,706,860,000 ($15.7 million) / 1,270,000 - Toy Story 4 (July, 2019)
15. ¥1,671,136,900 ($15.6 million) / 1,289,000 - Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer (Apr., 2018)
16. ¥1,645,187,050 ($14.4 million) / 1,231,349 - Spirited Away (July, 2001)
17. ¥1,643,809,400 ($15.2 million) / 1,159,202 - Weathering With You (July, 2019)
18. ¥1,625,503,800 ($11.7 million) / 1,003,000 - How Do You Live? (July, 2023)
19. ¥1,619,340,000 ($13.4 million) / 1,044,330 - Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Dec., 2015)
20. ¥1,617,174,500 ($14.4 million) / 1,058,269 - Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Dec., 2017)
21. ¥1,570,460,000 ($14.4 million) / 1,018,851 - Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (Dec., 2019)
22. ¥1,548,330,900 ($13.9 million) / 1,160,000 - Code Blue (July, 2018)
23. ¥1,518,433,400 ($18.6 million) / 969,007 - Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (May, 2011)
24. ¥1,474,675,000 ($12.9 million) / 997,076 - Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (July, 2018)
25. ¥1,471,934,500 ($13.0 million) / 1,000,793 - Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (Nov., 2018)
26. ¥1,467,000,000 ($13.3 million) / 957,000 - Avengers: Endgame (Apr., 2019)
27. ¥1,430,954,460 ($16.7 million) / 939,950 - Umizaru: The Last Message (Sept., 2010)
28. ¥1,396,000,000 ($12.9 million) / 960,000 - Aladdin (June, 2019)
29. ¥1,378,765,600 ($12.6 million) / 951,214 - Beauty and the Beast (Apr., 2017)
30. ¥1,367,174,950 ($11.9 million) / 900,173 - Spider-Man: No Way Home (Jan., 2022)
31. ¥1,295,123,510 ($9.7 million) / 840,487 - Jurassic World: Dominion (July, 2022)
32. ¥1,261,860,700 ($11.9 million) / 936,793 - One Piece: Stampede (Aug., 2019)
33. ¥1,176,047,100 ($14.1 million) / 961,961 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 (Nov., 2010)
34. ¥1,157,564,620 ($9.1 million) / 747,192 - Top Gun: Maverick (May, 2022)
35. ¥1,118,164,160 ($14.2 million) / 874,798 - Umizaru: Brave Hearts (July, 2012)
36. ¥1,093,932,650 ($7.9 million) / 725,000 - Kingdom II: To Distant Lands (July, 2022)
37. ¥1,087,377,420 ($7.7 million) / 698,169 - Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning - Part 1 (July, 2023)
38. ¥1,055,733,460 ($8.5 million) / 685,197 - Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (Apr., 2022)
39. ¥1,050,805,000 ($9.3 million) / 824,208 - Dragon Ball Super: Broly (Dec., 2018)
40. ¥1,009,949,700 ($9.3 million) / 669,304 - Spider-Man: Far From Home (June, 2019)


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Note: If we get a weekend breakdown, I'll include 2023-Present films on the retired Opening Weekend Chart below too, just not rank them since it's not an official ranking anymore.

Biggest Opening Weekends Of All Time (2-Day ONLY) [Past-2022] - RETIRED:

looks like MI7 will pace ahead of Fallout in yen, but just about match it in dollars

I know it might be premature but I really do think Elemental will do better than the expectation of 1.2 billion yen total. I think there is a visible audience for the movie in Japan and the marketing seems to be landing. Might be wrong though.

Strong chance it outgrosses MI6, and good/fair chance it outgrosses MI3, MI4, and MI5 as well. MI1 and especially MI2 are probably too high. This is in yen and likely admissions too, of course.

USD is a different story because the exchange rate still remains at a 25/30 year low after more than a year now with no improvement expected anytime soon (unlikely for the rest of the year minimum). It can gross nearly 30% more than MI6 in JPY, but that's only going to give it an even gross in USD due to the exchange rate.

MI7 could become the third highest grossing (and most attended) film in the franchise, yet still be the lowest grossing in USD.

Japan is a stagnant market and has had little/no inflation since the early 90s and hasn't had much in the past couple years either, so the JPY has been especially impacted by how strong the USD has become. There's very little Japan can even do to combat it because of their stagnant state, so it's ultimately going to take the USD to depreciate before we see any significant improvement. We've seen very, very slight improvements a couple times in the past year (more like 15 months), but then the FEDs in the US raise interest rates again that erases all of it.

Barbie event for 2 Aug got cancelled

SAT-SUN of MI7 was reported. I am providing the numbers so that it will be easy to compare with Cruise past films (specially TGM) &MI series

¥770,794,510 / 494,750 admits (382 TC/874 SC)

Why? The movie is still releasing that week right?

Possibly the same reason as MI7, SAG/WGA strike.

No, Barbie releases August 11th.

Director &Producer is visiting though - I wish if Cruise could have done the same (His recent comment after cancellation is that he is coming soon later)

Monster
Monday - ¥4,795,200 / ¥2,000,920,610

Admit wise - 3,483 / 1,455,470

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