Film business driven by blockbuster and high-profile titles
First written in FY2017-Q2. 28 of 37 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017-Q3. Latest entry: 2026-10-18.
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- 2026-10-18Advancednews.yahoo.co.jp
「累計は初週の33.3億円から、3週目に83.8億円、5週目に116.8億円と積み上がり、11週目には172億4000万円に達した。」
新たな大ヒット作品として「映画ちいかわ」の具体的な興行収入実績が追加された。 - 2026-10-15AdvancedEarnings presentation
「映画『ちいかわ』が大ヒットし、関連グッズの販売も好調。」
新たな大ヒット作品と関連商品の販売実績が、映画営業を牽引する実績として示された。 - FY2027-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the film sales business, among the films jointly produced or distributed by TOHO CO.,LTD, "Detective Conan the Movie: Fallen Angel of the Highway," "Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of Mermaid Island" were major hits, while "Kingdom: The Soul's Decisive Battle," "Doraemon the Movie: New Nobita's Great Adventure into the Underworld," "SAKAMOTO DAYS," and "Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Strange! O-La's Spooky Vacation" were also hits.」
A new group of major hits and hits drove the film sales business, while revenue from "The Gas Human," the first title co-developed with Netflix, also contributed to results. - 2026-07-15AdvancedEarnings presentation
「Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway」
Box office revenue of ¥13.51 billion was disclosed for this film as one of the films generating at least ¥1 billion in box office revenue in the first quarter of the fiscal year ending February 2027. - FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「“Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Infinity Castle – Part 1: Akaza Returns” became a mega-hit, while “Kokuho,” which surpassed ¥20 billion in box-office revenue after breaking the live-action Japanese film box-office record for the first time in 22 years, became a major topic of discussion, and business remained strong. “Detective Conan: One-eyed Flashback” and “Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc” were also major hits.」
Record-breaking hits driving the film business included “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba” reaching ¥40 billion in box-office revenue and “Kokuho” surpassing ¥20 billion. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the film business, at TOHO Co., Ltd., performance remained strong, driven by the mega-hit Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Infinity Castle, Part 1 – Akaza Returns and Kokuho, a live-action Japanese film that exceeded ¥10 billion in box-office revenue. Detective Conan: The One-eyed Flashback was also a major hit, while Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Art World Tales, Tokyo MER: The Movie – Minato Mission, I Will Tell You the Truth, Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Super Magnificent! The Hot Spring Kasukabe Dancers, Dollhouse and Exit 8 were hits.」
Specific Japanese film successes, including mega-hits, major hits and films surpassing ¥10 billion in box-office revenue, drove the film business. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「Godzilla-1.0, the company's original Godzilla IP and 70th-anniversary film, became a major hit not only in Japan but also in the United States, making a substantial contribution to results through domestic and overseas distribution-rights sales, merchandising licenses, merchandising, and packaged-product sales. In addition, The Strange House, a film produced by the company, exceeded ¥5 billion in box-office revenue and made a substantial contribution to producer profit.」
The domestic and international success of “Godzilla Minus One,” together with secondary exploitation through streaming rights, merchandising, product licensing and packaged media, as well as box-office revenue of more than ¥5 billion from “The Strange House,” drove the film business. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the film distribution business, at TOHO CO., LTD., among jointly produced and distributed titles, Detective Conan: The Million-dollar Pentagram became a major hit, while Kingdom: Return of the Great General, The Strange House, Doraemon: Nobita's Earth Symphony, My Hero Academia: You're Next, Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Our Dinosaur Diary, and Last Mile became hits. The Despicable Me 4, distributed by 東宝東和㈱, also became a hit. Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle, released during the previous consolidated fiscal year, continued to perform strongly and surpassed ¥10 billion in box-office revenue.」
In addition to new hits including Detective Conan: The Million-dollar Pentagram, Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle surpassed ¥10 billion in box-office revenue, and a group of specific hit titles drove film distribution. - FY2025-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Detective Conan: The Million-dollar Pentagram became a major hit, while The Strange House, Doraemon: Nobita's Earth Symphony, and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire also became hits. In addition, Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle, released during the previous consolidated fiscal year, continued to perform strongly and surpassed ¥10 billion in box-office revenue.」
In addition to new hits including Detective Conan: The Million-dollar Pentagram, Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle surpassed ¥10 billion in box-office revenue and drove the film distribution business. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「The company produced Godzilla-1.0, a 70th-anniversary film for Godzilla, its original IP. In addition to becoming a major hit in Japan, the film was self-distributed in North America and attracted considerable attention by recording the highest North American box-office revenue ever for a Japanese live-action film.」
In addition to its success in Japan, Godzilla-1.0 was self-distributed in North America and recorded the highest North American box-office revenue ever for a Japanese live-action film. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In the film distribution business, TOHO CO., LTD. produced and released Godzilla-1.0, commemorating the 70th anniversary of Godzilla. Among its jointly produced and distributed titles, Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine recorded box-office revenue of more than ¥10 billion, while The Boy and the Heron, Kingdom: Flame of Destiny, Tokyo MER: Mobile Emergency Room the Movie, and Don't Call It Mystery became hits. In addition, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, distributed by 東宝東和㈱ and others, became a major hit, while Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One and Fast X also became hits.」
Specific hit-film results, including the production and release of Godzilla-1.0 and Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine's box-office revenue exceeding ¥10 billion, drove film distribution. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In the film distribution business, at TOHO CO., LTD., among jointly produced and distributed titles, Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine became a major hit, surpassing ¥10 billion in box-office revenue for the first time in the Detective Conan series. The Boy and the Heron, Kingdom: Flame of Destiny, Tokyo MER: Mobile Emergency Room the Movie, Doraemon: Nobita's Sky Utopia, and My Happy Marriage also became hits. In addition, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, distributed by 東宝東和㈱ and others, became a major hit, while Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One and Fast X also became hits.」
New Japanese films including The Boy and the Heron and Kingdom: Flame of Destiny, as well as international films including The Super Mario Bros. Movie, drove film distribution. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the film distribution business, at TOHO CO., LTD., among jointly produced and distributed titles, Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine became a major hit, surpassing ¥10 billion in box-office revenue for the first time in the Detective Conan series. Doraemon: Nobita's Sky Utopia, Tokyo MER: Mobile Emergency Room the Movie, and My Happy Marriage also became hits. In addition, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, distributed by 東宝東和㈱, became a major hit, while Fast X also became a hit.」
Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine became the first film in the series to surpass ¥10 billion in box-office revenue, and multiple Japanese and international films drove the film distribution business. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In the film sales business, among the films co-produced or distributed by Toho Co., Ltd., “Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween,” “Suzume,” “Kingdom 2: To the Far Lands” and “Shin Ultraman” were hits. “Top Gun: Maverick,” distributed by Toho-Towa Co., Ltd. and others, became a major long-running hit, while “Jurassic World Dominion,” “Minions: The Rise of Gru” and “SING 2” performed strongly.」
Specific film results, including the hit performance of Suzume and the long-running major hit Top Gun: Maverick, drove film distribution. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In TOHO CO., LTD.'s distribution business, hit titles including Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween, Kingdom 2: To the Far Land, and Shin Ultraman contributed to results.」
As in the first quarter, specific hit titles were shown to have contributed to results. In particular, Top Gun: Maverick became a long-running major hit. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In TOHO CO., LTD.'s distribution business, hit titles including Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween and Shin Ultraman contributed to results.」
Specific hit titles, including Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween and Shin Ultraman, contributed to first-quarter results. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「In the film distribution business, at TOHO CO., LTD., among jointly produced and distributed titles, Jujutsu Kaisen 0, Evangelion: 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon a Time, Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet, Belle, Masquerade Night, and My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission became major hits, among others.」
In addition to the previous major-hit titles, major hits by multiple films, including Jujutsu Kaisen 0, drove full-year film distribution. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In the film distribution business, at TOHO CO., LTD., among jointly produced and distributed titles, Evangelion: 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon a Time, Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet, Belle, Masquerade Night, and My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission became major hits. In addition, through joint distribution with TOHO CO., LTD. and Toho-Towa Co., Ltd., the company distributed Monster Hunter, while 東宝東和㈱ distributed Fast & Furious 9 and No Time to Die, among others.」
In addition to the previously cited major-hit titles, the disclosure reported major hits by 5 films, including Masquerade Night and My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In the film distribution business, at TOHO CO., LTD., among jointly produced and distributed titles, Evangelion: 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon a Time, Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet, and Belle became major hits.」
The disclosure added the major-hit performance of 3 specific films as a result of the film distribution business. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the film distribution business, at TOHO CO., LTD., among jointly produced and distributed titles, Evangelion: 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon a Time and Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet became major hits. In addition, the long theatrical run of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train, released in the previous fiscal year, continued to contribute to results.」
The disclosure added the contribution to results from 2 specific major-hit films and the long theatrical run of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition, TOHO CO., LTD. produced theatrical films including Brave: Gunjo Senki. 東宝東和㈱ and others distributed films including Dolittle. As a result, revenue from the film distribution business was ¥28,491 million, down 28.9% year on year, and operating profit was ¥6,063 million, down 41.6%.」
Before this disclosure, the company had stated that Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train was a historic mega-hit that caused a social phenomenon, adding specific film results that contributed to the recovery in performance under challenging conditions. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「At TOHO CO., LTD., films released after the lifting of the state of emergency, including From Today, It's My Turn!! The Movie, Confidence Man JP: The Movie, and Doraemon: Nobita's New Dinosaur, became hits. The company also held revival screenings of 4 Studio Ghibli feature-length animated films, which were well received.」
Despite the continued environment of postponed releases, the company reported hits by multiple specific films and favorable reception for revival screenings of 4 Studio Ghibli films. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「Although the company was also affected by unfavorable weather, including typhoons, in the core film business Makoto Shinkai's Weathering with You became a mega-hit and achieved a long theatrical run. The company also distributed numerous high-profile titles and established animated titles, and presented various high-profile productions in the theater business.」
Weathering with You's status as both a mega-hit and a long-running theatrical success was specifically cited as a factor behind the performance of the film business. - FY2020-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In the core film business, Makoto Shinkai's Weathering with You became a mega-hit and achieved a long theatrical run. The company also distributed numerous high-profile titles and established animated titles, and presented various high-profile productions in the theater business.」
Weathering with You's mega-hit performance and long theatrical run were specifically cited as factors behind the performance of the film business. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, in the Group's core film business, the company distributed established animated titles and other high-profile films, and also presented various high-profile productions in its theater business.」
The descriptions of distributing established animated titles and high-profile films and presenting high-profile productions in the theater business continued. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「During the period, in the core film business, major hits including Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer and Code Blue: The Movie drove results. The theater and real estate businesses also performed steadily, enabling the company to achieve the operating profit target set out in its medium-term management strategy.」
In addition to the previously used general descriptions of established and high-profile titles, it was stated that major hits by 2 specific films drove results. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, in the Group's core film business, the company distributed established animated titles and other high-profile films, and also presented various high-profile productions in its theater business.」
The descriptions of distributing established animated titles and high-profile films and presenting high-profile productions in the theater business continued. There were no specific expressions such as "mega-hit" or "major hit." - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, in the Group's core film business, the company distributed established animated titles and other high-profile films, and also presented various high-profile productions in its theater business.」
The description of distributing established animated titles and high-profile films continued, and specific expressions such as "mega-hit" and "major hit" were not used. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, in the Group's core film business, the company distributed established animated titles and other high-profile films, and also presented various high-profile productions in its theater business.」
The description of distributing established animated titles and high-profile films continued. The expressions "mega-hit" and "major hit" used in the previous fiscal year were absent. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, in the Group's core film business, the company distributed established animated titles and other high-profile films, and also presented various high-profile productions in its theater business.」
The description of distributing established animated titles and high-profile films continued, and as in the previous quarter, specific expressions such as "mega-hit" and "major hit" were not used. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, in the Group's core film business, the company distributed established animated titles and other high-profile films, and also presented various high-profile productions in its theater business.」
The expressions "mega-hit" and "major hit," which had weakened in the previous quarter, continued not to be used, while the general description of distributing established and high-profile titles continued. - FY2018-Q1SoftenedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, in the Group's core film business, the company distributed established animated titles and other high-profile films, and also presented various high-profile productions in its theater business.」
Distribution of established animated titles and high-profile films continued, but the specific strong expressions used through the previous quarter, such as "mega-hit" and "major hit," were not used. - FY2017-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, in the film distribution business, the core business of the Group's film operations, Shin Godzilla, the 29th film in the Godzilla series, became a major hit, while Makoto Shinkai's Your Name. achieved a mega-hit and a long theatrical run. The company also distributed numerous high-profile titles and established animated titles.」
In addition to Shin Godzilla's major hit performance, it was stated that Your Name. became a mega-hit with a long theatrical run. - FY2017-Q2First statedAnnual report
「Shin Godzilla, the 29th film in the Godzilla series, became a mega-hit. The company also distributed numerous high-profile titles, including Your Name., as well as established animated titles, while its self-produced titles also performed steadily.」
The mega-hit performance of Shin Godzilla and the distribution of numerous high-profile titles were first stated separately as developments in the film distribution business.