Tokyo Sonata (2009)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $278,356Details
International Box Office $3,117Details
Worldwide Box Office $281,473
OpusData ID: 72720100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$28,345 (10.2% of total gross)
Legs:7.19 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:98.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/10 max. theaters, 9.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $419,759

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 11,401-11,500) 11,405 $278,356
All Time International Box Office (Rank 31,101-31,200) 31,104 $3,117
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 21,701-21,800) 21,729 $281,473
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,296 $278,356

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 13th, 2009 (Limited) by Regent Releasing
International Releases: September 28th, 2012 (Wide) (Mexico)
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic elements and brief strong language
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: Japan

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Top 2009 Theater Average 88 $14,173 Mar 13, 2009 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 11,401-11,500) 11,405 $278,356
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 10,701-10,800) 10,773 $419,759
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 10,401-10,500) 10,404 $278,356
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2009 (Rank 201-300) 278 $278,356
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,296 $278,356
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,286 $419,759
Top 2009 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 119 $278,356
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 6,101-6,200) 6,164 $278,356
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 10,201-10,300) 10,259 $278,356
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,909 $278,356
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,211 $278,356
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,762 $278,356
All Time Domestic Box Office for Regent Releasing Movies 6 $278,356

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 13, 2009 54 $28,345   2 $14,173   $28,345 1
Mar 20, 2009 63 $14,763 -48% 2 $7,382   $56,103 2
Mar 27, 2009 47 $38,735 +162% 10 $3,874   $103,045 3
Apr 3, 2009 60 $19,202 -50% 9 $2,134   $138,805 4
Apr 10, 2009 62 $21,044 +10% 10 $2,104   $170,207 5
Apr 17, 2009 65 $13,028 -38% 7 $1,861   $191,148 6
Apr 24, 2009 67 $9,181 -30% 8 $1,148   $206,777 7
May 1, 2009 72 $7,950 -13% 5 $1,590   $219,506 8
May 8, 2009 79 $4,699 -41% 6 $783   $228,233 9
May 15, 2009 79 $5,530 +18% 4 $1,383   $235,443 10
May 22, 2009 77 $5,915 +7% 6 $986   $243,574 11
May 29, 2009 105 $642 -89% 2 $321   $245,731 12
Jun 5, 2009 113 $222 -65% 1 $222   $246,353 13
Jun 12, 2009 116 $363 +64% 1 $363   $246,882 14
Jun 19, 2009 102 $680 +87% 3 $227   $251,945 15
Jun 26, 2009 111 $200 -71% 1 $200   $252,192 16
Jul 3, 2009 100 $264 +32% 1 $264   $252,456 17
Jul 10, 2009 81 $2,848 +979% 2 $1,424   $255,572 18
Jul 17, 2009 82 $3,282 +15% 1 $3,282   $260,588 19
Jul 31, 2009 104 $932   1 $932   $263,463 21
Aug 7, 2009 98 $2,105 +126% 2 $1,053   $265,901 22
Sep 25, 2009 135 $202   1 $202   $269,263 29
Oct 2, 2009 107 $1,749 +766% 3 $583   $271,548 30
Oct 9, 2009 136 $106 -94% 1 $106   $273,249 31
Oct 16, 2009 133 $378 +257% 1 $378   $277,315 32

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 13, 2009 56 $41,340   2 $20,670   $41,340 1
Mar 20, 2009 64 $22,970 -44% 2 $11,485   $64,310 2
Mar 27, 2009 50 $55,293 +141% 10 $5,529   $119,603 3
Apr 3, 2009 60 $29,560 -47% 9 $3,284   $149,163 4
Apr 10, 2009 61 $28,957 -2% 10 $2,896   $178,120 5
Apr 17, 2009 67 $19,476 -33% 7 $2,782   $197,596 6
Apr 24, 2009 69 $13,960 -28% 8 $1,745   $211,556 7
May 1, 2009 72 $11,978 -14% 5 $2,396   $223,534 8
May 8, 2009 82 $6,379 -47% 6 $1,063   $229,913 9
May 15, 2009 81 $7,746 +21% 4 $1,937   $237,659 10
May 22, 2009 85 $7,430 -4% 6 $1,238   $245,089 11
May 29, 2009 105 $1,042 -86% 2 $521   $246,131 12
Jun 5, 2009 115 $388 -63% 1 $388   $246,519 13
Jun 12, 2009 91 $4,746 +1,123% 1 $4,746   $251,265 14
Jun 19, 2009 110 $727 -85% 3 $242   $251,992 15
Jun 26, 2009 117 $200 -72% 1 $200   $252,192 16
Jul 3, 2009 104 $532 +166% 1 $532   $252,724 17
Jul 10, 2009 82 $4,582 +761% 2 $2,291   $257,306 18
Jul 17, 2009 88 $4,715 +3% 1 $4,715   $262,021 19
Jul 24, 2009 115 $510 -89% 2 $255   $262,531 20
Jul 31, 2009 108 $1,265 +148% 1 $1,265   $263,796 21
Aug 7, 2009 99 $2,105 +66% 2 $1,053   $265,901 22
Aug 28, 2009 109 $1,376   2 $688   $268,754 25
Sep 25, 2009 128 $738   1 $738   $269,799 29
Oct 2, 2009 101 $3,344 +353% 3 $1,115   $273,143 30
Oct 9, 2009 108 $3,794 +13% 1 $3,794   $276,937 31
Oct 16, 2009 138 $450 -88% 1 $450   $277,387 32
Dec 4, 2009 107 $969   1 $969   $278,356 39

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Mexico 9/28/2012 $551 2 2 10 $3,117 12/12/2015
 
International Total$3,117 12/12/2015

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 31,101-31,200) 31,104 $3,117
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 29,401-29,500) 29,497 $3,117
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 18,901-19,000) 18,952 $3,117
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 27,101-27,200) 27,112 $3,117
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 16,501-16,600) 16,535 $3,117
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 9,401-9,500) 9,462 $3,117
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,397 $3,117
All Time International Box Office for Regent Releasing Movies 6 $3,117

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 21,701-21,800) 21,729 $281,473
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 20,101-20,200) 20,120 $281,473
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 12,501-12,600) 12,566 $281,473
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 18,601-18,700) 18,670 $281,473
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 11,401-11,500) 11,476 $281,473
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 6,001-6,100) 6,070 $281,473
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,998 $281,473
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Regent Releasing Movies 7 $281,473

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services at a cost. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.

Leading Cast

Teruyuki Kagawa    Ryuhei Sasaki
Kyoko Koizumi    Megumi Sasaki

Supporting Cast

Yu Koyanagi    Takashi Sasaki
Kai Inowaki    Kenji Sasaki
Haruka Igawa    Ms. Kaneko
Kanji Tsuda   
Jason Gray    American Soldier

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for May 4th, 2010

May 5th, 2010

We are entering summer, which is a great time of year for the box office, but a terrible time for home market releases. According to Amazon.com, the best-selling release of the week is Saving Private Ryan on Blu-ray, which is also arguably the best release of the week. But I'm awarding the Puck of the Week to Murdoch Mysteries: Season 2, which is a rare Canadian TV-on-DVD release. More...

Sun is Shining on Per Theater Chart

March 17th, 2009

Sunshine Cleaning had the best per theater average of any film so far this year, pulling in an outstanding $220,000 in 4 theaters for an average of $54,798. Any doubts about the film's ability to expand wide should be greatly reduced after that. Opening in second place was Tokyo Sonata with an average of $14,173. The re-release of Z was the only other film to top $10,000 with an average of $10,144; however, Fados came close with $9,788. More...

Movie Website Reviews for the Weekend of March 13th, 2009

March 14th, 2009

After several weeks without much in terms of Award-worthy sites, we have two sites this week that are both worthy of the award: The Last House on the Left's Official Site and Race to Witch Mountain's Official Site. The former has better design, the latter has better interactive features. Both should sell the movie to their respective audiences, and both are recipients of the Weekly Website Award. More...

Limited Releases are Bright and Shiny

March 13th, 2009

The first limited release with a real shot at expanding wide opens this week. However, Sunshine Cleaning isn't the only movie on this week's list worth checking out. If you live in Toronto or Vancouver, go and see Pontypool, while those in New York City can also catch Tokyo Sonata. More...

New Movie Announcements, Stars and Directors - September 30, 2008

September 30th, 2008

This week another number of upcoming movies, new stars and directors have been added to our archive! More...


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$28,345 (10.2% of total gross)
Legs:7.19 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:98.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/10 max. theaters, 9.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $419,759

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 11,401-11,500) 11,405 $278,356
All Time International Box Office (Rank 31,101-31,200) 31,104 $3,117
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 21,701-21,800) 21,729 $281,473
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,296 $278,356

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 13th, 2009 (Limited) by Regent Releasing
International Releases: September 28th, 2012 (Wide) (Mexico)
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic elements and brief strong language
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: Japan

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Top 2009 Theater Average 88 $14,173 Mar 13, 2009 3

Leading Cast

Teruyuki Kagawa    Ryuhei Sasaki
Kyoko Koizumi    Megumi Sasaki

Supporting Cast

Yu Koyanagi    Takashi Sasaki
Kai Inowaki    Kenji Sasaki
Haruka Igawa    Ms. Kaneko
Kanji Tsuda   
Jason Gray    American Soldier

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for May 4th, 2010

May 5th, 2010

We are entering summer, which is a great time of year for the box office, but a terrible time for home market releases. According to Amazon.com, the best-selling release of the week is Saving Private Ryan on Blu-ray, which is also arguably the best release of the week. But I'm awarding the Puck of the Week to Murdoch Mysteries: Season 2, which is a rare Canadian TV-on-DVD release. More...

Sun is Shining on Per Theater Chart

March 17th, 2009

Sunshine Cleaning had the best per theater average of any film so far this year, pulling in an outstanding $220,000 in 4 theaters for an average of $54,798. Any doubts about the film's ability to expand wide should be greatly reduced after that. Opening in second place was Tokyo Sonata with an average of $14,173. The re-release of Z was the only other film to top $10,000 with an average of $10,144; however, Fados came close with $9,788. More...

Movie Website Reviews for the Weekend of March 13th, 2009

March 14th, 2009

After several weeks without much in terms of Award-worthy sites, we have two sites this week that are both worthy of the award: The Last House on the Left's Official Site and Race to Witch Mountain's Official Site. The former has better design, the latter has better interactive features. Both should sell the movie to their respective audiences, and both are recipients of the Weekly Website Award. More...

Limited Releases are Bright and Shiny

March 13th, 2009

The first limited release with a real shot at expanding wide opens this week. However, Sunshine Cleaning isn't the only movie on this week's list worth checking out. If you live in Toronto or Vancouver, go and see Pontypool, while those in New York City can also catch Tokyo Sonata. More...

New Movie Announcements, Stars and Directors - September 30, 2008

September 30th, 2008

This week another number of upcoming movies, new stars and directors have been added to our archive! More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 11,401-11,500) 11,405 $278,356
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 10,701-10,800) 10,773 $419,759
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 10,401-10,500) 10,404 $278,356
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2009 (Rank 201-300) 278 $278,356
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,296 $278,356
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,286 $419,759
Top 2009 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 119 $278,356
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 6,101-6,200) 6,164 $278,356
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 10,201-10,300) 10,259 $278,356
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,909 $278,356
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,211 $278,356
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,762 $278,356
All Time Domestic Box Office for Regent Releasing Movies 6 $278,356

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 13, 2009 54 $28,345   2 $14,173   $28,345 1
Mar 20, 2009 63 $14,763 -48% 2 $7,382   $56,103 2
Mar 27, 2009 47 $38,735 +162% 10 $3,874   $103,045 3
Apr 3, 2009 60 $19,202 -50% 9 $2,134   $138,805 4
Apr 10, 2009 62 $21,044 +10% 10 $2,104   $170,207 5
Apr 17, 2009 65 $13,028 -38% 7 $1,861   $191,148 6
Apr 24, 2009 67 $9,181 -30% 8 $1,148   $206,777 7
May 1, 2009 72 $7,950 -13% 5 $1,590   $219,506 8
May 8, 2009 79 $4,699 -41% 6 $783   $228,233 9
May 15, 2009 79 $5,530 +18% 4 $1,383   $235,443 10
May 22, 2009 77 $5,915 +7% 6 $986   $243,574 11
May 29, 2009 105 $642 -89% 2 $321   $245,731 12
Jun 5, 2009 113 $222 -65% 1 $222   $246,353 13
Jun 12, 2009 116 $363 +64% 1 $363   $246,882 14
Jun 19, 2009 102 $680 +87% 3 $227   $251,945 15
Jun 26, 2009 111 $200 -71% 1 $200   $252,192 16
Jul 3, 2009 100 $264 +32% 1 $264   $252,456 17
Jul 10, 2009 81 $2,848 +979% 2 $1,424   $255,572 18
Jul 17, 2009 82 $3,282 +15% 1 $3,282   $260,588 19
Jul 31, 2009 104 $932   1 $932   $263,463 21
Aug 7, 2009 98 $2,105 +126% 2 $1,053   $265,901 22
Sep 25, 2009 135 $202   1 $202   $269,263 29
Oct 2, 2009 107 $1,749 +766% 3 $583   $271,548 30
Oct 9, 2009 136 $106 -94% 1 $106   $273,249 31
Oct 16, 2009 133 $378 +257% 1 $378   $277,315 32

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 13, 2009 56 $41,340   2 $20,670   $41,340 1
Mar 20, 2009 64 $22,970 -44% 2 $11,485   $64,310 2
Mar 27, 2009 50 $55,293 +141% 10 $5,529   $119,603 3
Apr 3, 2009 60 $29,560 -47% 9 $3,284   $149,163 4
Apr 10, 2009 61 $28,957 -2% 10 $2,896   $178,120 5
Apr 17, 2009 67 $19,476 -33% 7 $2,782   $197,596 6
Apr 24, 2009 69 $13,960 -28% 8 $1,745   $211,556 7
May 1, 2009 72 $11,978 -14% 5 $2,396   $223,534 8
May 8, 2009 82 $6,379 -47% 6 $1,063   $229,913 9
May 15, 2009 81 $7,746 +21% 4 $1,937   $237,659 10
May 22, 2009 85 $7,430 -4% 6 $1,238   $245,089 11
May 29, 2009 105 $1,042 -86% 2 $521   $246,131 12
Jun 5, 2009 115 $388 -63% 1 $388   $246,519 13
Jun 12, 2009 91 $4,746 +1,123% 1 $4,746   $251,265 14
Jun 19, 2009 110 $727 -85% 3 $242   $251,992 15
Jun 26, 2009 117 $200 -72% 1 $200   $252,192 16
Jul 3, 2009 104 $532 +166% 1 $532   $252,724 17
Jul 10, 2009 82 $4,582 +761% 2 $2,291   $257,306 18
Jul 17, 2009 88 $4,715 +3% 1 $4,715   $262,021 19
Jul 24, 2009 115 $510 -89% 2 $255   $262,531 20
Jul 31, 2009 108 $1,265 +148% 1 $1,265   $263,796 21
Aug 7, 2009 99 $2,105 +66% 2 $1,053   $265,901 22
Aug 28, 2009 109 $1,376   2 $688   $268,754 25
Sep 25, 2009 128 $738   1 $738   $269,799 29
Oct 2, 2009 101 $3,344 +353% 3 $1,115   $273,143 30
Oct 9, 2009 108 $3,794 +13% 1 $3,794   $276,937 31
Oct 16, 2009 138 $450 -88% 1 $450   $277,387 32
Dec 4, 2009 107 $969   1 $969   $278,356 39

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Mexico 9/28/2012 $551 2 2 10 $3,117 12/12/2015
 
International Total$3,117 12/12/2015

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 31,101-31,200) 31,104 $3,117
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 29,401-29,500) 29,497 $3,117
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 18,901-19,000) 18,952 $3,117
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 27,101-27,200) 27,112 $3,117
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 16,501-16,600) 16,535 $3,117
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 9,401-9,500) 9,462 $3,117
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,397 $3,117
All Time International Box Office for Regent Releasing Movies 6 $3,117

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 21,701-21,800) 21,729 $281,473
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 20,101-20,200) 20,120 $281,473
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 12,501-12,600) 12,566 $281,473
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 18,601-18,700) 18,670 $281,473
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 11,401-11,500) 11,476 $281,473
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 6,001-6,100) 6,070 $281,473
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,998 $281,473
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Regent Releasing Movies 7 $281,473

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services at a cost. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.