The Guide to Japanese Film Industry & Co -Production - UNIJAPAN

Chapter 1
Japan’s Film Industry Statistics 2008
Average admission fee
yen
1,300
1,200
1,100
1,000
0
1,181 1,210
1,252
1,259 1,264 1,263 1,262
1,249 1,243 1,245
1,252
1,240 1,235
1,226
1,233
1,224
1,216 1,214
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Number of screens
Box office receipts Market share of imported films
million yen
200,000
150,000
100,000
50,000
0
163,378 163,700
152,000 153,590 157,865
148,870
177,197
193,499
182,835
170,862
200,154 203,259
196,780
210,914
202,553
198,160 198443 ,
194,836
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
38 39
3,000
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
0
2000
Total
Screens showing both
Screens showing imported films
Screens showing Japanese films
2,825
2,524
2,585 2,635 2,681
2,926
3,359
3,221
3,062
2,221
1,191
507 487 783 919
1,567 1,723 1,839 1,993
1,804
1,744 1,734 1,758 1,776
1,828
1,884
1,992 2,225 2,407 2,710
2,915 3,101
522 564 650 706
718
579
697
560
682
530
673
521
643
483
649
473
656
445
647
427
693
337
647
310
583
279
539
257
458
231
387
213
328
191
200
152
166
140
136
122
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Source: Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan, Inc. Source: Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan, Inc.
Source: Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan, Inc.
Japanese films Hollywood films Non-Hollywood imported films
no. of film box office
addmissions
no. of film box office
addmissions
no. of film box office
addmissions
releases (yen) releases (yen) releases (yen)
share share share share share share share share share
282 54.3 billion 43 million 81 61.1 billion 48.4 million 281 55.4 billion 43.9 million
43.8% 31.80% 31.80% 12.6% 35.8% 35.77% 43.6% 32.4% 32.42%
2001 281 78.1 billion 64 million 65 76.5 billion 62.4 million 284 45.4 billion 37.1 million
44.6% 39.00% 39.04% 10.3% 38.2% 38.22% 45.1% 22.7% 22.72%
2002 293 53.2 billion 43 million 68 93.2 billion 76.2 million 279 50.1 billion 41 million
45.8% 27.10% 27.08% 10.6% 47.4% 47.40% 43.6% 25.5% 25.50%
2003 287 67.1 billion 54 million 93 85 billion 67.9 million 242 51.1 billion 40 million
46.1% 33.00% 33.02% 15.0% 41.8% 41.82% 38.9% 25.2% 25.15%
2004 310 79 billion 64 million 78 89.9 billion 71.8 million 261 41.9 billion 33 million
47.8% 37.50% 37.89% 12.0% 42.6% 42.23% 40.2% 19.9% 19.87%
2005 356 81.7 billion 66 million 81 73 billion 58.9 million 294 43.2 billion 35 million
48.7% 41.30% 41.42% 11.1% 36.9% 36.73% 40.2% 21.8% 21.84%
2006 417 107.9 billion 89 million 96 73.7 billion 57.9 million 308 21.2 billion 17 million
50.8% 53.20% 54.20% 11.7% 36.3% 35.29% 37.5% 10.5% 10.50%
2007 407 94.6 billion 77 million 78 82.1 billion 67.5 million 325 21.6 billion 17 million
50.2% 47.70% 47.66% 9.6% 41.4% 41.41% 40.1% 10.9% 10.91%
2008 417 115.8 billion 95 million 68 56.3 billion 46.4 million 320 22.6 billion 18.6 million
51.9% 59.50% 59.46% 8.43% 28.90% 28.91% 39.70% 11.62% 11.62%
Source: Kinema Junpo Film Institute