<b>Time Network News</b> January 25-26 this weekend box office results were announced. The musical adaptation movie "Cat" opened in Japan and reached the top in the first week!
"Cats" trailer
The film landed in Japan on Friday the 24th, attracting 190,000 viewers on Saturday and Sunday, and grossing 262 million yen at the box office. On the day of the opening, the film attracted 260,000 viewers in three days and grossed 350 million yen at the box office. There are no strong new films to open this week, and "Cats" is the only new film in the top ten.
As we all know, "Cat" was released in North America and many other places in the world after the bad reviews, and the special effects fusion technology of the face cat body made many viewers even feel physically uncomfortable. According to box office mojo data, the film currently grossed $27 million in North America and $65 million worldwide. The production cost of "Cat" is 90 million to 100 million US dollars, and the global publicity cost is 95 million to 115 million US dollars, which undoubtedly makes the producer Universal Pictures suffer huge losses.
The Japanese premiere of "Cats"
However, in this context, the Japanese publicity party did not give up the promotion of the Japanese market, and assembled a luxurious dubbing cast, including Akiyama Ryuji ("Spring Is Short, Girls Go Forward!"). ", Otake Shinobu (RailroadMan), Koichi Yamadera (Ready Player One), Aoi Wakana (Surviving Family), Miyano Mamoru (Death Note), etc.
Before the release, "Cats" director Tom Hopper and starring Francesca Hayward and others went to Japan to participate in the premiere ceremony.
Aoi Wakasa, a rising star who played her sister in "Survival Family", sang the Japanese version of Mold's new song "Beautiful Ghosts" for "Cats".
<b>The Emperor of Japan, the Empress and her daughter Aiko attended the screening</b>
At the public welfare screening held on the 20th, the Emperor of Japan, the Empress and Prince Aikochi came to the scene, and after watching it, the Emperor said, "The movie is very exciting. I enjoyed it a lot. ”
It is worth mentioning that Japanese audiences have always preferred musical song and dance films, such as "Frozen", "Frozen 2", "Beauty and the Beast", etc. are all sold in Japan, and "Bohemian Rhapsody" is the annual box office champion in Japan in 2018.
In addition, the tastes of Japanese audiences are not so synchronized with world trends, such as superhero blockbusters in Japan. It may also be for this reason that Hollywood imported films often land in Japan two or three months late, and there is no concern that the reputation outside will affect the judgment of Japanese audiences.
<b>Attached: January 25-26th this weekend box office top ten</b>
1. "Cat"
2. Gambling Apocalypse 3
3. Frozen 2
4.《Parasite》
5. Star Wars Episode IX
6. The Last Letter
7. "The House of Memories: I'll Never Forget You"
8. "Speed King"
9. My Hero Academia: Rise of Heroes
10. "Dawn from the Abyss, Deep Soul"