Japan's box office analysis

After a long run of paramountcy from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 in Japan for 4 weeks at no.1, it was finally dethroned by a Japanese title named Kamisama no karute with $3.9 million. Harry Potter's powerful run in Japan isn't stopping it, it still hit second with a 7th weekend result of $2.2 million, easing only 30% from last weekend which was provoked from increases due to Obon holidays. After 7 weeks of release in Japan, the Harry Potter finale has pulled in  a staggering $114,786,132, marking the highest-grossing film of 2011 while passing Pirates of the Caribbean 4's $108 million. It also has become the fourth highest-grossing film in the Harry Potter series which is ruled by Harry Potter and the the Sorcerer's Stone with $153 million. It is expected to pass Harry Potter 3's final Japanese box-office cume to gross around $124 million. Even with 3D and more theaters , Deathly Hallows- Part 2 is having a hard time passing the total revenue of the first film in the series which grossed a massive $152,993,493. Expect it to gross around $124.2 million

Falling 3rd, Kung Fu Panda 2, in its second weekend., holds  well with $1.8 million, but disappoints in box office cume($8,552,348). It should end its run with $16.6 million

Fourth, Transformers: Dark of the Moon rakes $1.7 million this weekend to add to its $48.6 million box office cume, which marks as the highest-grossing cume in the series by over $12 million. In Japan, 3D is very effective and allows a huge increase for the films as seen in the Transformers series. However, higher ticket inflation has a place in the increase of grosses over the years. Expect it to gross around $54 million.

Japan Top ten Box Office: August 27–28, 2011

TW LW Movie Studio Weekend Gross Change Screens Change /Avg. Gross-to-Date Week 1 / Kamisama no karute (In His Chart) n/a $3,922,257 new 321 new $12,219 $3,922,257 1 2 1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part Two) WB $2,229,372 -30.2% 721 -57 $3,092 $114,786,132 7 3 2 Kung Fu Panda 2 PPI $1,761,469 -32.1% 535 - $3,292 $8,552,348 2 4 3 Transformers 3 PPI $1,695,114 -34.0% 693 -80 $2,446 $48,577,973 5 5 4 Kokuriko-zaka kara Toho $1,455,287 -31.7% 457 - $3,184 $48,935,638 7 6 5 Cars 2 Disney $1,354,304 -32.3% 517 -1 $2,620 $35,065,985 5 7 6 Gekijouban Kamen raidâ Ôzu Wonderful: Shougun to 21 no koa medaru Toei $1,279,405 -29.5% 369 -28 $3,467 $20,225,608 4 8 7 Gekijouban Pokketo monsutâ Besuto wisshu: Pikutini to kuroku eiyuu Zekuromu (Pokemon: Best Wishes) Toho $1,278,909 -23.2% 351 -1 $3,644 $50,977,187 7 9 9 Usagi doroppu (Usagi Drop) Showgate $780,113 -39.8% 111 +1 $7,028 $3,778,493 2 10 8 Shanghai GAGA $684,332 -48.8% 204 - $3,355 $3,705,698 2

Japan 2011 Top Ten Box Office

Rank	Movie Title	Distributor	Gross	Release
1	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part Two)	WB	$114,786,132	7/15
2	Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (3D)	Disney	$108,856,481	5/20
3	Gekijouban Pokketo monsutâ Besuto wisshu: Pikutini to kuroku eiyuu Zekuromu (Pokemon: Best Wishes)	Toho	$50,977,187	7/16
4	Kokuriko-zaka kara	Toho	$48,935,638	7/16
5	Transformers 3	PPI	$48,577,973	7/29
6	SP: The motion picture kakumei hen	Toho	$40,242,318	3/12
7	Gantz	Toho	$40,127,423	1/29
8	Meitantei Conan: Chinmoku no kuôtâ (Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence)	Toho	$38,010,276	4/16
9	Cars 2	Disney	$35,065,985	7/30
10	Gantz: Perfect Answer	Toho	$33,378,866	4/23

Note: An interesting thing about the Japanese box office is that the country has been in a period of deflation for a long time, so the average ticket price has not been increasing. 
Average ticket price over the years:
2000: ¥1,262
2001: ¥1,226
2002: ¥1,224
2003: ¥1,252
2004: ¥1,240
2005: ¥1,235
2006: ¥1,233
2007: ¥1,216
2008: ¥1,214
2009: ¥1,217
2010: ¥1,266