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Old 06-02-2009, 06:17 AM   #1
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Post "ROOKIES" rakes in 1.2 billion on opening weekend

As expected, the "ROOKIES" movie was a major success at the box office in its opening weekend. The film played on 428 screens across Japan, and in two days it was seen by over 980,000 people, earning more than 1.2 billion yen.

The movie's performance is being compared to "Hana Yori Dango Final," which was the #1 live-action film and #2 overall (behind "Gake no Ue no Ponyo") of 2008. "ROOKIES" opened on 7% more screens (compared to 400) and made 21.7% more in ticket revenue. At this rate, "ROOKIES" could eventually earn over 9 billion yen in theaters, given that "Hana Yori Dango Final" ultimately grossed 7.75 billion. Toho hopes that "ROOKIES" may even break the 10 billion yen mark, which has only been achieved by three live-action Japanese films so far.

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Old 06-02-2009, 06:58 AM   #2
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sugeeee!! omedetou to the cast and staff..i still need to watch the drama first..
anyone happened to know which 3 live action japanese films were able to hit the 10 billion yen mark??
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I know for sure that one of them is Odoru Daisousasen 2, since that holds the record for highest-grossing live-action film in Japan (over 17.3 billion yen). Don't know the other two offhand, but I wouldn't be surprised if at least one of the other Odoru Daisousasen films also reached 10 billion.
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this is great news!!!!
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Old 06-02-2009, 07:19 AM   #5
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I know for sure that one of them is Odoru Daisousasen 2, since that holds the record for highest-grossing live-action film in Japan (over 17.3 billion yen). Don't know the other two offhand, but I wouldn't be surprised if at least one of the other Odoru Daisousasen films also reached 10 billion.
oh i see.. the one with Oda Yuji?? (thanks to google..)
thank you for answering my Q..
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Yeah, that's the one. It's also known as "Bayside Shakedown."
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wow! I wish I could of added to that 1.2 billion for their opening weekend
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Old 06-04-2009, 05:44 PM   #8
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wow! I wish I could of added to that 1.2 billion for their opening weekend
Yeah me too!
I hope they get over the 10 billion yen!

I want to see the movie soon! hope they release the DVD quickly so I can buy it *_*
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I want to see the movie soon! hope they release the DVD quickly so I can buy it *_*
totally agree with you on that!!
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