Anime Box Office 7/16/2012

Okay, so a little something I like to do is check out how the latest anime showings have done over in the Japan from time to time. Here in the US we never get theatrical releases of the movies from our favorite anime shows, though we do get the amazing stuff from Ghibli thanks to Disney. So, with that, here's how things have been fairing so far over in the Japanese box office.

If you're not familiar with the Japanese movie industry, well...these numbers could seem really strange and tiny compared to things in the US or Europe. To understand some of it, think of a lot of these releases as small limited types that sometimes only last 2-3 weeks. Sometimes, they only go for one weekend and then show up later again. With anime it's even more crazy like this, so only the super popular stuff tends to get a wide release in Japanese theaters.

(*Note: I'm only including anime that originated in Japan for this and not the broader scope of the word that includes Western animation as well. Some of these have just been released too.)

Eiga Doraemon: Nobita to kiseki no shima: $44,649,222
Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker: $41,439,875
Bokura Ga Ita (We Were There Part 1):  $28,876,929
Bokura Ga Ita: Part 2 (We Were There: Part 2): $20,762,157
Uchû kyôdai (Space Brothers): $19,248,130
Kamen Rider X Super Sentai Super Hero Taisen: $18,973,831
Precure All Stars New Stage Mirai No Tomodachi: $11,848,319
Crayon shin-chan (2012): $11,782,573
Gyakuten saiban (Ace Attorney): $6,145,395
Majikku tsurî hausu (Magic Tree House): $5,747,918
Momo e no tegami (A Letter to Momo): $4,969,070  
Arakawa Under the Bridge: $3,348,319
Gekijôban Ôran kôkô hosutobu (Ouran High School Host Club): $2,821,766
Strike Witches: $1,997,136
Afuro Tanaka: $1,872,727
Toshokan Sensou (Library War): $1,839,304
Beruseruku Ougonjidai I Haou No Tamago: $1,348,352
Soreike! Anpanman Yomigaere Banana: $913,091
Blood-C: The Last Dark: $846,261
Beruseruku: Ougon jidaihen I - Haou no tamago: $804,258
Guskô Budori no Denki: $740,639
 *All figures from: Box Office Mojo
    
There's still a lot more to come with the second half of 2012, so it should get interesting to see how everything turns out at the end of the year!