Instability of Theatrical Film Box-Office Performance
First written in FY2017. 5 of 10 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
Shochiku moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2018.
0 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2026RestatedAnnual report
「The box-office performance of theatrical films in the video-related business varies significantly by title and is unstable, while forecasting the box-office performance of individual titles is always difficult.」
The company continues to identify differences in and difficulty of forecasting each title’s box-office performance as risks. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「The box-office performance of theatrical films in the video-related business varies significantly by title and is unstable, while forecasting the box-office performance of individual titles is always difficult.」
The company continues to explicitly identify differences in and difficulty of forecasting each title’s box-office performance as risks. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「The box-office performance of theatrical films in the video-related business varies significantly by title and is unstable, while forecasting the box-office performance of individual titles is always difficult. The group selects and schedules titles based on various data, but if titles that fail to achieve a certain level of performance continue for an extended period, this could affect the group’s operating performance and financial condition.」
The company continues to describe differences in and difficulty of forecasting each title’s box-office performance, together with its response through data-based selection and scheduling, as risks. - FY2022-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report
「Hit films including “Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time,” released in March, and “Rurouni Kenshin: The Final / The Beginning,” released in April and June, attracted many customers to cinemas, particularly younger audiences, but difficult conditions have continued because of postponements of major foreign-film releases and other factors.」
While hit titles contributed to attendance, difficult conditions continued in the film industry because of postponements of major foreign-film releases, demonstrating the volatility of release schedules and box-office performance in the operating environment. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Distributed titles including <i>Blade of the Immortal</i> (「騙し絵の牙」) and <i>ARIA The CREPUSCOLO</i>, released in March, performed steadily. However, from late April onward, cinemas in some regions closed following the issuance of a state of emergency declaration and other measures, affecting operations.」
In addition to differences in performance by title, cinema closures continued to affect screenings and box-office performance. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「The box-office performance of theatrical films in the video-related business varies significantly by title and is unstable, while forecasting the box-office performance of individual titles is always difficult.」
The company continues to identify variation in and difficulty of forecasting each title’s box-office performance as risks. While hit titles contributed to earnings during the year, the company also reported business impacts from cinema closures and other factors. - FY2021-Q1MaterialisedAnnual report
「The number of cinemas closing from late in the same month increased, and some titles had to have their planned release dates postponed.」
In relation to the existing risk of volatility in theatrical film box-office performance, cinema closures and release postponements actually occurred as the infectious disease spread. - FY2019-Q3MaterialisedAnnual report
「“Perfect World” and “Tabineko Report,” both released in October, among others, failed to reach their initial targets.」
The company cited several films released in October that failed to reach their initial targets as examples of the risk that box-office performance varies by title and is difficult to forecast. - FY2019-Q1MaterialisedAnnual report
「“Laughing Under the Clouds,” released in March, produced disappointing results.」
The company cited “Laughing Under the Clouds” as an example of the risk that theatrical films may have unstable and difficult-to-forecast box-office performance by title. - FY2017First statedAnnual report
「The box-office performance of theatrical films in the video-related business varies significantly by title and is unstable, while forecasting the box-office performance of individual titles is always difficult.」
The company identifies variation in and difficulty of forecasting each title’s box-office performance as a risk that could affect operating performance and financial condition.