[KineJapan] 2020 J-BO

[Markus Nornes]

Mark published his annual coverage of the Japanese box office in *Variety. *

Markus

Japan Box Office Falls by (Only) 45% in 2020, Data Shows
https://variety.com/2021/film/asia/japan-box-office-falls-45-percent-2020-1234894310/

Particularly hard hit were foreign films, which earned a combined $326
million in the entire year – a fall of 71%. By comparison, Japanese films
held up strongly, earning $1.04 billion, down just 23% on 2019.

The big reason behind the relatively robust number for local content was
the megahit animation “Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train
<https://variety.com/t/demon-slayer-the-movie-mugen-train/>,” which topped
the year’s box office with $350 million. This one film accounted for 25% of
the full year box office, and 33% of the business done by Japanese-made
movies.

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*Markus Nornes*
*Professor of Asian Cinema*
Department of Film, Television and Media, Department of Asian Languages and
Cultures, Penny Stamps School of Art & Design

*Department of Film, Television and Media*
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