Transformers Takes Top Spot at the Japanese Box Office
Wednesday, August 8th, 2007 2:58PM CDT
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"TOKYO -- Opening on Saturday (Aug 4) on 600 screens, the Michael Bay-helmed "Transformers" jumped straight to the top of the Japanese weekend B.O. with a two-day total of Y631.3 million ($5.35 million.) That spelled more than "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ," which took in $4.04 million over the weekend.
The "Transformers" figure is 16% better than the $4.6 million opening weekend for "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" ( Japan cume: $57.5 million) and 6% better than the $5.07 million of "Mission Impossible III" (Japan cume $43.4 million), both of which bowed in the same summer period.
"Transformers" also compares favorably with Bay's previous smash "Armageddon," which opened in Japan with $5.87 million and went on to make $114 million in 1998. With the Japanese exhibition circuit considerably smaller than today, "Armageddon" had a lesser number of prints.
Looking at the strong early numbers, and the higher than expected female auds, distributor United International Pictures is predicting a $59 million final tally for "Transformers." "
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Posted by ralphatron on August 8th, 2007 @ 3:19pm CDT
Posted by Flashwave on August 8th, 2007 @ 3:47pm CDT
This isn't a surprise. TF seems to be aking the tops for it's opening. It's jsut everyone goes to see it THEN, and we don't hold on in other wweks.
Posted by j-man on August 8th, 2007 @ 4:13pm CDT
and yes Japanese Girls are hot....
Posted by Nemesis Cyberplex on August 8th, 2007 @ 4:15pm CDT
How much anybody wanna bet that while we're over here arguing about wether or not Prime should have a mouth or flames, they're arguing about how all the Transformers need insecure teenage pilots?
Posted by Autobot_Prowl on August 8th, 2007 @ 4:31pm CDT
Great job Michael Bay i hope that Transformers 2 will be even better!
Posted by Liege Evilmus on August 8th, 2007 @ 6:12pm CDT
ralphatron wrote:Japanese girls are hot.
All the way around, HOW AM I NOT SUPRIZED
also, awesome sig pic!
Posted by Starscreams bad comedy on August 8th, 2007 @ 7:00pm CDT
Nemesis Cyberplex wrote:Gee, a blockbuster giant robot movie doing well in Japan. Who would've figured?
How much anybody wanna bet that while we're over here arguing about wether or not Prime should have a mouth or flames, they're arguing about how all the Transformers need is naughty tentacles and insecure teenage pilots to molest?
FIX'D
Posted by Raymond101 on August 8th, 2007 @ 7:15pm CDT
If there are any rightful successors to Transformers, it is Japan. I hope the toy line sells reasonably well over there too (I'm sure they can see through Leader Megatron's bullshit though)
Posted by Nemesis Cyberplex on August 8th, 2007 @ 8:36pm CDT
Hentai....ugh....Starscreams bad comedy wrote:Nemesis Cyberplex wrote:Gee, a blockbuster giant robot movie doing well in Japan. Who would've figured?
How much anybody wanna bet that while we're over here arguing about wether or not Prime should have a mouth or flames, they're arguing about how all the Transformers need is naughty tentacles and insecure teenage pilots to molest?
FIX'D
Actually I was thinking more about stuff like Macross, Gundam, Evangelion.....insecure teenage pilots, generally male, who are usually extremely timid untill their buddy gets killed & then they go all emo & have themselves a killing spree.
Posted by lodelco on August 9th, 2007 @ 9:05am CDT
Raymond101 wrote:I love Japan. I went there in 2005 and had the time of my life.
If there are any rightful successors to Transformers, it is Japan. I hope the toy line sells reasonably well over there too (I'm sure they can see through Leader Megatron's bullshit though)
How is Japan the rightful succesor to Transformers? Sure the toyline originated from Japan but the Transformers name and lore came from America itself.
Posted by Auto Bot on August 10th, 2007 @ 1:18am CDT
Till all are one!
Posted by Raymond101 on August 10th, 2007 @ 1:21am CDT
lodelco wrote:Raymond101 wrote:I love Japan. I went there in 2005 and had the time of my life.
If there are any rightful successors to Transformers, it is Japan. I hope the toy line sells reasonably well over there too (I'm sure they can see through Leader Megatron's bullshit though)
How is Japan the rightful succesor to Transformers? Sure the toyline originated from Japan but the Transformers name and lore came from America itself.
If you had to pick the best designed mecha robots from any country, which one would you pick?
This is not denying the ingenuity of the American G1 cartoon (and believe me, I love Beast Wars and Beast Machines). But I am asserting the undeniable creativity of the Japanese when it comes to designing giant robots, anyone whos watched any anime at all will know what I am talking about. There are some horrible ones out there, but I would say the awesome ratio to the crap is 80:20.
Posted by Auto Bot on August 10th, 2007 @ 1:31am CDT
I'll deal with the toys.
For me, up to the time of G1 Transformers, during the 80s, my best pick would be the Macross Valkerie-Gerwalk-Battroid. He was the best design during that time. And the most realistic.
I eventually fell in love with Transformers. Although most of the G1 toys are still bad. Some were quite cool. Like Prowl, Sideswipe, Trailbraker, and their respective look-alikes.
In the recent years, I've give the best toys designs to Transformers Movie Toys.