[KineJapan] Movie industry data for 2016

[Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum via KineJapan]

Eiren, the Japanese film industry association, announced the box office data for 2016:

Summary: Box office revenues in Japan hit a record high in 2016. Revenues from Japanese and foreign films combined stood at 235.5 billion yen ($2.08 billion), up 8.5% from the previous year and surpassing the previous record of 220.7 billion yen set in 2010. The number of moviegoers exceeded 180 million for the first time in 42 years. Revenues from domestic films accounted for 63.1%, making up a larger share than foreign films for the ninth straight year. Of the five top-grossing Japanese films, four were animated.

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.japantoday.com_category_entertainment_view_japans-2Dbox-2Doffice-2Drevenue-2Dhits-2Drecord-2Dhigh-2Din-2D2016&d=DwIFAg&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=e7qMG9KFq7WNnPQWULWHJA&m=uhLs9lkFq43t9lP3zaWQu2_p30MDjb9YiSqqnmIOi6M&s=BeCevJjK4mySIACckYOiBNmC97Edg4vkaraw07_IG9M&e= 

The original Eiren stats, with a list of the top box office films, is here:

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__eiren.org_toukei_index.html&d=DwIFAg&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=e7qMG9KFq7WNnPQWULWHJA&m=uhLs9lkFq43t9lP3zaWQu2_p30MDjb9YiSqqnmIOi6M&s=KlP_AFC9I6qp5rQwah8MZeMNFWwKxmbgmdWEvkm-dn8&e= 


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