Recently, the well-known Japanese animation company Toei Animation announced the total box office of the films released in 2022. As of September 30, 2022, the total box office of the films released by the Toei company in 2022 reached 22.046 billion yen. This is also the highest annual box office record for Toei , the previous record was 17.980 billion yen in 2009.
Among them, the ten highest-grossing works are:
1. "One Piece: RED" - 16.247 billion
2. "Dragon Ball Super: Super Heroes" - 2.492 billion
3. "——544 million
4. " Niushou Village "——496 million
5. "Cerberus"——420 million (co-issued with Sony)
6. - 358 million
7. "Kamen Rider Beyond the Times" - 348 million
8. " Aftermath of the Big Monster" - 326 million (co-issued with Shochiku)
9. "Supremacy Animation" - 183 million
10. "Ass Detective SHIRIARTY" - 179 million
I have to say that although these ten works have all entered the top ten, the gap is still quite large. Among them, the total box office of 22 billion "One Piece: RED" accounted for more than 16.2 billion, accounting for 74%, which is more than double the total box office of the rest of the works, "I and Kobe scored 83 points together. ", from here we can also see how popular the theatrical version of "One Piece: RED" is.
It's a pity that although "One Piece: RED" has already received more than 16.2 billion box office in Japan, we have not yet determined the specific launch time in mainland China. Judging from the performance of "RED" in Japan, our mainland can basically be sure to introduce it as well. After all, the previous "Fever Action" have been introduced. It makes no sense that this one is so popular but not introduced.
As for the specific launch time, we still have to wait for the relevant departments to review it before we can announce it. And there is also a question here. If we officially launch "One Piece: RED" on the mainland, how much box office do you think this theatrical version will eventually get? I personally guess that the box office of "One Piece: RED" in mainland China should be around 200 million, neither high nor low. The reason why
is so much worse than Japan's box office is because, on the one hand, the popularity of "One Piece" in China is far less than in Japan, and on the other hand, it is due to the epidemic. In addition, there are already pirated images of "One Piece: RED" on the Internet, which has a great impact on the box office. Many fans who have seen the pirated version online will not go to the cinema to watch the genuine version.
Of course, this is just my personal guess. What kind of box office results "One Piece: RED" can achieve in China, we still have to wait for the movie to be officially launched.