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FILM INDUSTRY STATISTICSFILM INDUSTRY STATISTICS

  2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Number of Screens
For Japanese Films
For Foreign Films
For Japanese & Foreign Films
Total
 
213
387
2,225
2,825
 
191
328
2,407
2,926
 
152
200
2,710
3,062
 
140
166
2,915
3,221
 
122
136
3,101
3,359
Number of Films Released
Japanese Films
Foreign Films
Total
 
310
339
649
 
356
375
731
 
417
404
821
 
407
403
810
 
418
388
806
Boxoffice Results
Total Admissions (thousand)
Box Office Gross (mil. Yen)
Average Ticket Price (Yen)
 
170,092
210,914
1,240
 
160,453
198,160
1,235
 
164,585
202,934
1,233
 
163,193
198,443
1,216
 
160,491
194,836
1,214
Boxoffice Breakdown
Japanese Films (mil. Yen)
Foreign Films (mil. Yen)
Total
 
79,054
131,860
210,914
 
81,780
116,380
198,160
 
107,944
94,990
202,934
 
94,645
103,798
198,443
 
115,859
78,977
194,836
Source: Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan (Eiren)


1. Total box-office revenue for 2008 counted up 194,836 million Yen, down 1.85% from the previous year. The highest record is 210,914 million Yen for 2004.
2. The total number of admissions again decreased 1.68% from 163,193 thousand to 160,491 thousand tickets.
3. The screen count continuously increased from 1,734 in 1933 to 3,359 last year. During 2008, 138 screens were added.
4. Population: 127,663 thousand as of September 1, 2008.
5. Total box-office revenue for the Japanese films increased 22.4% to 115,859 million Yen. In contrast, the foreign films decreased 24.02% to 78,977 million Yen. Breakdown of the total 194,836 million Yen is 59.5% for the Japanese films and 40.5% for the foreign films.
6. The total number of films released in Japan slightly decreased from 810 films to 806. However, the Japanese films released in Japan increased from 407 to 418 while the foreign films decreased from 403 to 388.

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