I think we just need to let the day play out today.

It was below Thursday in the morning from some theaters opening later (only day of the year theaters open late) and just audiences recovering from New Year's Eve in general, but in the past hour or two, everything's begun to see major increases. The day is definitely going to finish on a strong note.

The three younger-skewing films (Pokemon, Doraemon, and Kamen Rider) were rather unfortunate today though since the vast majority (75-90%) of their showings are scheduled in the morning/afternoon. They'll bounce back over the weekend.

Currently -4500 vs Wed

Happy new year everyone hope demon slayer run won't be affected by corona

150-155K probably.

Happy New Year Corpse, Jack, and all who post here !

today the evening sessions will be strong ?

So this time Friday = Wednesday ?

There is only 30k seats left today, so looking like 130K

Ok so Friday < Tuesday < Wednesday ? Obviously 130k isn't low or anything, but I was expecting this Friday to be the biggest day of the week and I don't understand why it isn't. Maybe people are busy today and don't have time to go to the movies. Anyway happy new year everyone !

Why Friday seat less than wednesday?

150k, seats is wrong
It's trailing only 1800 comparing to Wed

It is at 125k at 6.30pm.... so until 10pm, only 5k more?

It is not less, just the percentage of seats is higher for some reason, might be a mistake though.

Happy New Year everyone...

I just published the 1961 charts and the Japanese movie "Ningen no jôken" (The Human Condition) had 1,266,000 admissions sixty years ago in Germany...

http://www.insidekino.com/DJahr/D1961.htm

145k today, less than wed

Oh no, It is flopping

No it's a great day don't worry

Thank you Mark. Happy New year

Sat TOHO
KIMETSU NO YAIBA
21171, 92.3% of Fri
Although I counted too late so it's more likely to be ~20k and 87% of Fri

Around 125k tomorrow ?

Happy New Year, everyone.

As for Friday, it's a great example of why you shouldn't be trying to predict ahead during a holiday week. This New Year is much different than any past New Year, so it probably had some impact on the box office as well (more people perhaps staying home versus going out to crowded areas). Friday was still very good (except for the younger-skewing films which were hindered by theaters opening later), but a little lower than expected. However, this is also just the second time since 2015 that New Year landed on a Friday, so that was the only precedent to look back on (and this year's releases are a lot different than 2015's releases).

For this New Year Weekend (01/02-03), older-skewing films will perform better than the younger-skewing films. Adult audiences had to work up to New Year, so they tend to come out big over this weekend (the first two days after New Year), resulting in most older-skewing films increasing. Younger-skewing films can also increase, they're just more unlikely to do so since they've received the bulk of the holiday period benefit already.

But again, this is an unprecedented year, and making predictions isn't the way to do things right now. Everyone won't need to over-crowed the trains and buses on Monday to get back to work/school this year due to the extended break, so Sunday evening could be strong for example. On the other hand, COVID cases have been rising and are nearing the level where more people could be taking precautions, which may include not going to the cinema (which requires taking crowded trains and buses for most). Just gotta see how the weekend plays out.

Demon Slayer: Mugen Train - Daily Performance Tracker

10/16 - Fri.: ¥1,268,724,700 ($12.0 million) / 910,507
10/17 - Sat.: ¥1,701,723,350 ($16.2 million) / 1,270,234
10/18 - Sun.: ¥1,652,669,400 ($15.7 million) / 1,239,752
10/19 - Mon.: ¥735,000,000 ($7.0 million) / 545,000
10/20 - Tues.: ¥545,000,000 ($5.1 million) / 395,000
10/21 - Wed.: ¥635,000,000 ($6.0 million) / 505,000
10/22 - Thur.: ¥465,000,000 ($4.5 million) / 340,000
10/23 - Fri.: ¥700,000,000 ($6.7 million) / 510,000
10/24 - Sat.: ¥1,500,944,600 ($14.3 million) / 1,115,182
10/25 - Sun.: ¥1,540,504,150 ($14.7 million) / 1,157,654
10/26 - Mon.: ¥620,000,000 ($5.9 million) / 460,000
10/27 - Tues.: ¥410,000,000 ($3.9 million) / 300,000
10/28 - Wed.: ¥575,000,000 ($5.5 million) / 430,000
10/29 - Thur.: ¥390,000,000 ($3.7 million) / 285,000
10/30 - Fri.: ¥555,000,000 ($5.3 million) / 405,000
10/31 - Sat.: ¥1,212,312,550 ($11.6 million) / 887,893
11/01 - Sun.: ¥1,286,354,600 ($12.3 million) / 1,140,390 *Discount Day*
11/02 - Mon: ¥820,000,000 ($7.8 million) / 605,000 *Holiday Boosted*
11/03 - Tues.: ¥1,185,000,000 ($11.3 million) / 900,000 *Holiday*
11/04 - Wed.: ¥350,000,000 ($3.3 million) / 260,000
11/05 - Thur.: ¥230,000,000 ($2.2 million) / 170,000
11/06 - Fri.: ¥325,000,000 ($3.1 million) / 240,000
11/07 - Sat.: ¥863,827,750 ($8.3 million) / 628,614
11/08 - Sun.: ¥909,098,150 ($8.8 million) / 667,179
11/09 - Mon.: ¥315,000,000 ($3.0 million) / 230,000
11/10 - Tues.: ¥220,000,000 ($2.1 million) / 160,000
11/11 - Wed.: ¥295,000,000 ($2.8 million) / 230,000
11/12 - Thur.: ¥200,000,000 ($1.9 million) / 145,000
11/13 - Fri.: ¥310,000,000 ($3.0 million) / 225,000
11/14 - Sat.: ¥795,343,500 ($7.6 million) / 611,418
11/15 - Sun.: ¥726,313,550 ($6.9 million) / 535,986
11/16 - Mon.: ¥265,000,000 ($2.5 million) / 195,000
11/17 - Tues.: ¥165,000,000 ($1.6 million) / 120,000
11/18 - Wed.: ¥240,000,000 ($2.3 million) / 185,000
11/19 - Thur.: ¥165,000,000 ($1.6 million) / 120,000
11/20 - Fri.: ¥240,000,000 ($2.3 million) / 170,000
11/21 - Sat.: ¥439,606,550 ($4.2 million) / 314,726
11/22 - Sun.: ¥592,738,550 ($5.7 million) / 433,315
11/23 - Mon.: ¥460,110,250 ($4.4 million) / 357,741 *Holiday*
11/24 - Tues.: ¥125,000,000 ($1.2 million) / 90,000
11/25 - Wed.: ¥160,000,000 ($1.5 million) / 120,000
11/26 - Thur.: ¥120,000,000 ($1.1 million) / 85,000
11/27 - Fri.: ¥195,000,000 ($1.9 million) / 130,000
11/28 - Sat.: ¥556,443,300 ($5.3 million) / 392,017
11/29 - Sun: ¥448,060,450 ($4.3 million) / 320,031
11/30 - Mon.: ¥140,000,000 ($1.3 million) / 105,000
12/01 - Tues.: ¥170,000,000 ($1.6 million) / 145,000 *Discount Day*
12/02 - Wed.: ¥125,000,000 ($1.2 million) /100,000
12/03 - Thur.: ¥x95,000,000 ($0.9 million) / x70,000
12/04 - Fri.: ¥145,000,000 ($1.4 million) / 105,000
12/05 - Sat.: ¥319,013,550 ($3.1 million) / 225,976
12/06 - Sun.: ¥336,505,700 ($3.2 million) / 239,874
12/07 - Mon.: ¥100,000,000 ($1.0 million) / x75,000
12/08 - Tues.: ¥x85,000,000 ($0.8 million) / x55,000
12/09 - Wed.: ¥115,000,000 ($1.1 million) / x90,000
12/10 - Thur.: ¥x85,000,000 ($0.8 million) / x60,000
12/11 - Fri.: ¥115,000,000 ($1.1 million) / x80,000
12/12 - Sat.: ¥588,408,200 ($5.7 million) / 407,286
12/13 - Sun.: ¥351,003,000 ($3.4 million) / 248,024
12/14 - Mon.: ¥120,000,000 ($1.2 million) / x85,000
12/15 - Tues.: ¥x85,000,000 ($0.8 million) / x60,000
12/16 - Wed.: ¥110,000,000 ($1.1 million) / x85,000
12/17 - Thur.: ¥x75,000,000 ($0.7 million) / x55,000
12/18 - Fri.: ¥x90,000,000 ($0.9 million) / x65,000
12/19 - Sat.: ¥187,788,050 ($1.8 million) / 133,068
12/20 - Sun.: ¥202,627,400 ($2.0 million) / 148,780
12/21 - Mon.: ¥x75,000,000 ($0.7 million) / x55,000
12/22 - Tues.: ¥x65,000,000 ($0.6 million) / x45,000
12/23 - Wed.: ¥x90,000,000 ($0.9 million) / x65,000
12/24 - Thur.: ¥x70,000,000 ($0.7 million) / x50,000
12/25 - Fri.: ¥105,000,000 ($1.0 million) / x75,000
12/26 - Sat.: ¥554,583,650 ($5.3 million) / 355,697
12/27 - Sun.: ¥353,034,550 ($3.4 million) / 219,946
12/28 - Mon.: ¥285,000,000 ($2.8 million) / 185,000 *Holiday Period Est.*
12/29 - Tues.: ¥315,000,000 ($3.0 million) / 200,000 *Holiday Period Est.*
12/30 - Wed.: ¥330,000,000 ($3.2 million) / 230,000 *Holiday Period Est.*
12/31 - Thur.: ¥205,000,000 ($2.0 million) / 130,000 *Holiday Period Est.*
01/01 - Fri.: ¥315,000,000 ($3.1 million) / 225,000 *Holiday Period Est.*

78-Day Cumulative Total: ¥33,928,895,850 ($324.4 million) / 25,019,907

Note: Mon.-Fri. are rounded estimates (excluding Holiday Mondays), therefore adding up each day won't equal the actual total.

All-Time Most Attended Films/Population Comparison (10 Million Admissions+):

% of Pop, (Film's Admissions/Japan's Population) - Film (Year)
19.90% (25.02 million/125.71 million*) - Demon Slayer: Mugen Train (2020) *78-Day Est.*
19.72% (19.50 million/x98.88 million) - Tokyo Olympiad (1965)
18.48% (23.50 million/127.13 million) - Spirited Away (2001)
15.76% (20.03 million/127.08 million) - Frozen (2014)
15.24% (19.30 million/126.59 million) - Your Name. (2016)
14.30% (13.00 million/x90.73 million) - Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War (1957)
13.35% (16.83 million/126.06 million) - Titanic (1997)
13.10% (12.55 million/x95.83 million) - Godzilla vs. King Kong (1962)
12.74% (16.20 million/127.13 million) - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
12.14% (15.50 million/127.68 million) - Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
11.26% (14.20 million/126.06 million) - Princess Mononoke (1997)
10.99% (14.00 million/127.39 million) - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
10.08% (12.87 million/127.68 million) - Ponyo (2008)
9.869% (12.60 million/127.67 million) - Bayside Shakedown: Save the Rainbow Bridge! (2003)
9.477% (12.10 million/127.67 million) - The Last Samurai (2003)
9.022% (10.69 million/118.48 million) - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
8.615% (11.00 million/127.68 million) - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
8.364% (10.61 million/126.26 million) - Weathering With You (2019)
8.237% (10.45 million/126.26 million) - Frozen II (2019)
8.051% (10.31 million/127.55 million) - Avatar (2009)

Note: Populations are yearly averages from the UN; estimates can slightly vary.
*Estimated population as of December 2020.

And new record. It might have got there on Thursday, but it safely got it today.