Many thanks to Ayako for the link!
The Hollywood Reporter has posted the box office numbers for 47 Ronin out of Japan. The film finished third this week taking in $1.3 million on 333 screens. The film opens next in Singapore and Malaysia on December 19 and in Indonesia on December 20.
The article is here.
Update: As a point of reference two Japanese films finished in the first and second slot according to another post from THR today. The Tale of Princess Kaguya (Kaguya-hime no Monogatari), directed by Isao Takahata, opened atop the weekend box office with a $2.8 million (¥284 million) two-day take from 456 screens. Koki Mikitani’s The Kiyosu Conference (Kiyosu Kaigi), the samurai comedy which closed the Tokyo International Film Festival last month, fell to second place after two chart-topping weeks.
Update X2: While 47 Ronin finished behind two Japanese films, it topped two other American films in the Japanese Box Office Captain Phillips and Red 2, both of which are in their second week in the markeplace. You can read this piece at The Wrap.
Update X3: Variety is predicitng doom for 47 Ronin based on Japanese Box Office and it’s domestic consumer engagement score. They seem to think that because it is based on a Japanese story and has Japanese actors in it it should have been a shoe in. Japan has a strong film market and Ronin opened against two strong contenders.
Update X4: The Wrap has reported the final Japanese Box Office numbers. 47 Ronin held at $1.3M but it finished in 5th place behind 4 Japanese films.