Kaioshin_Sama said: I dont think its the first time for Sunrise who also managed to get two movies on this list this year in Love Live and Miss Hokusai. They're so much better received as a producer in Japan and Asia compared to the west now its not even funny though mainstream critics seem to give them some respect since they're literally the only other studio aside from Ghibli to receive an Oscar nod though they didnt win in either case and god help Ghibli if Disney hadn't been struggling at the time I'm not sure Spirited Away would have won either. In any case people dont seem to realize that Love Live isnt even the highest grossing of those movies. I know it goes Bakemono then DBZ then Love Live then Anthem then Hokusai as a very distant 5th. I believe but am not 100% sure off the top of my head that the numbers in billions are 5.5 then 3.5 then 2.8 then 1.1 then some statistically irrelevant amount for Miss Hokusai. Love Live and Anthem also had some massive incentive campaigns to get repeat viewers that padded their numbers out unlike the other 3
Miss Hokusai is a Production I.G Movie, not Sunrise. And I have here the data and this is definitely the first time for Sunrise. Here the other years:
Japan Academy Prize for Animation
2007
Winner - The Girl Who Leapt Through Time(Madhouse)
. Arashi no Yoru Ni(Group TAC)
. Tales from Earthsea(Studio Ghibli)
. Brave Story(Gonzo)
. Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem(TMS Entertainment)
2008
Winner - Tekkon Kinkreet(Studio 4ºC)
. Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone(Studio Khara)
. Summer Days with Coo(Shin-Ei Animation)
. Piano no Mori(Madhouse)
. Detective Conan: Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure(TMS Entertainment)
2009
Winner - Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea(Studio Ghibli)
. Doraemon: Nobita and the Green Giant Legend 2008(Shin-Ei Animation)
. The Sky Crawlers(Production I.G)
. Detective Conan: Full Score of Fear(TMS Entertainment)
. One Piece - Episode of Chopper Plus(Toei Animation)
2010
Winner - Summer Wars(Madhouse)
. Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser(TMS Entertainment)
. Doraemon: The New Record of Nobita: Spaceblazer(Shin-Ei Animation)
. Evangelion: 2.0 You can (Not) Advance(Studio Khara)
. Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror(Production I.G)
2011
Winner - The Secret World of Arriety(Studio Ghibli)
. Detective Conan: The Lost Ship in the Sky(TMS Entertainment)
. Colorful(Ascension)
. Doraemon: Nobit's Great Battle of the Mermaid King(Shin-Ei Animation)
. One Piece Film: Strong World(Toei Animation)
2012
Winner - From Up on Poppy Hill(Studio Ghibli)
. K-On!(Kyoto Animation)
. Buddha(Toei Animation)
. Tofu-Kozo(Tofu-Kozo committee)
. Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence(TMS Entertainment)
2013
Winner - Wolf Children Ame and Yuki(Studio Chizu/Madhouse)
. Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo(Studio Khara)
. Friends: Mononoke Shima no Naki(Shirogumi)
. A Letter to Momo(Production I.G.)
. One Piece Film: Z(Toei Animation)
2014
Winner - The Wind Rises(Studio Ghibli)
. The Tale of Princss Kaguya(Studio Ghibli)
. Space Pirate Captain Harlock(Toei Animation)
. Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion(Shaft)
. Lupin the 3rd vs Detective Conan: The Movie(TMS Entertainment)
2015
Winner - Stand by Me Doraemon(Shin-Ei Animation/Shirogumi)
. When Marnie Was There(Studio Ghibli)
. Giovanni's Island(Production I.G)
. Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper(TMS Entertainment)
. Buddha 2: Tezuka Osamu no Budha - Owarinaki Tabi(Toei Animation)
2016
Winner - ?
. The Anthem of the Heart(A-1 Pictures)
. Miss Hokusai(Production I.G)
. Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'(Toei Animation)
. The Boy and the Beast(Studio Chizu)
. Love Live! The School Idol Movie(Sunrise)
About the box-office you practically right, we have :
5.74 Billion Yen - The Boy and the Beast
3.74 Billion Yen - Dragon Ball Z: Ressurection 'F'(but 7.7 Billion Yen Internationally, Japan included)
2.08 Billion Yen - Love Live! The School Idol Movie
0.66 Billion Yen - The Anthem of the Heart
143,612 Dollars(Only data that is from the 1st day sales, around 16.86 Million yen) - Miss Hokusai
Love Live is 2.84B now. I wonder why they didn't include the sales outside of Japan though. it could reach 3.5B or more if they do.
Ah! OK.
Outside of Japan Love Live! making more than half of Inside? Unless in other places of Asia the series is as excessively loved I totally can't see that happening.
I don't have the complete gross of the movie for all countries so I can't back my claim with evidence yet but at South Korea, Love Live was received pretty good. It even beat Evangelion there! So far µ's did a lot of miracles, I won't be suprised if they reach 3.5B total
