The Movie of the Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya (News & Anticipation)

[bayoab]

Mini-sans-spoilers-review:
Yes, it's pretty and looks very impressive in multiple places.
No, it's just disappearance. Nothing really more or less.
I set my expectations too high. Fortunately, the movie will drag anyone who does that down to reality very quickly.

[Jintor]

So what's the ETA look like?

[ultimatemegax]

Originally Posted by Jintor

So what's the ETA look like?

Nothing has been released about the movie release for home viewing yet. All that is out there so far is speculation and should not be considered fact.

[Jintor]

Hrrrgh. Back to sitting around, then.

[quigonkenny]

I think it's safe to say we'll know well in advance before it comes out.

[ultimatemegax]

There's another campaign, announced from the website, that begins next weekend.

All customers who ask for the present will get a set of two postcards, one is a special illustration from Kyoto Animation and the second is one of four possible scenes from the movie.

All theatres that are currently showing the movie will be participating in this campaign.

Source: Official homepage

[Game8910]

holy crap man Kadokawa/KyoAni's otaku wall drying antics never cease to amaze me

[bayoab]

Originally Posted by ultimatemegax

There's another campaign, announced from the website, that begins next weekend.

Serves me right for going at my first chance... although, if I'm reading the film bookmark repeater bonus details right, you just need two tickets with at least one after 2/27. (i.e. both can be post 2/27).

Originally Posted by Game8910

holy crap man Kadokawa/KyoAni's otaku wall drying antics never cease to amaze me

And they work. I'd estimate a good 25% of the people who were at the morning showing last week were repeaters.

[ultimatemegax]

Originally Posted by bayoab

Serves me right for going at my first chance... although, if I'm reading the film bookmark repeater bonus details right, you just need two tickets with at least one after 2/27. (i.e. both can be post 2/27).

That was my understanding of the situation. You may want to contact the theatre to make sure they have any left though.

Edit: Here is a picture of the image produced by Kyoto Animation for their special postcard:


2nd Edit:Not really deserving a double-post bump, but one more theatre has announced start dates. In the Toyama prefecture, Toyama Theatre Daitokai will begin their showings on 4/10. This is one of the second run theatres.

[ultimatemegax]

Now I shall apologize for a double-post since the box office earnings were finally published for last weekend.

The Haruhi movie came in 15th place on Box Office Mojo's rankings, down two spots. It earned $155,599 USD (14,083,265 yen) last weekend (down 34.4%) and has earned $7,122,204 USD (644,630,684 yen) in the 7 weeks it's been out. Right now we're still at 28 theatres, but one is added this weekend and another in two weekends as I posted above.

Source: Box Office Mojo

[Saigo no Kotoba]

I can't wait to see it!

[darksassin]

Most of us can't wait to see it...

[AmyElizzabeth]

Originally Posted by Saigo no Kotoba

I can't wait to see it!

Me either
I won't see it for awhile

[ultimatemegax]

Theatre update incoming!

First, here are the additional theatres that will begin showing the Haruhi movie soon and the starting dates:

1. United Cinema Niigata 5/8
2. Nagano Aioiza 5/1
3. Fukui Cinema 4/17
4. Hiroshima Salon Cinema 4/24
5. Mizaki Cinema 5/1
6. Sakura Zaka 5/22

Secondly, Tachikawa Cinema City will stop showing the movie after 4/2.

Right now we have 28 theaters showing the movie. By the end of all showings, there will have been at least 52 theatres that have played this movie in Japan with more possibly to come.

For those traveling to Japan, I hope these updates have helped you find a showing.

[Animexcel]

Dear God, please show it in the United States, now. Amen.
Oh yeah, I finally got my Disappearance movie guide in the mail today.

[quigonkenny]

Originally Posted by Animexcel

Dear God, please show it in the United States, now. Amen.

This line needs to be said by Norio Wakamoto...

[Mecha_Trueno]

Originally Posted by ultimatemegax

For those traveling to Japan, I hope these updates have helped you find a showing.

Much appreciated.
I'm just keeping my fingers crossed that these showings will last at least till mid-June.

[roankun]

or at the very least until mid-may. ^^

[Blayne Barudorii]

Originally Posted by ultimatemegax

Last weekend the Haruhi movie earned 21,481,643 yen ($237,340 USD). Total amount is up to 603,859,278 yen ($6,671,741 USD) over 6 weeks.

Source: Box Office Mojo

Edit: The United Cinema in Kanazawa is going to start showing the movie next Saturday (3/27) Total theatres still showing the movie: 30

2nd Edit: The Century Cinema in Aichi is stopping their screenings after tomorrow's shows. Total theatres still showing the movie: 28 until next Saturday when it'll be 29. This is the first theatre from the first run to stop showing the movie.

Is it just me or does the amount seem kinda low compared to Hollywood movie releases?

[relentlessflame]

Originally Posted by Blayne Barudorii

Is it just me or does the amount seem kinda low compared to Hollywood movie releases?

Well, yeah -- this is not by any stretch of the imagination a mainstream movie or a mainstream movie release, nor does it have anything near a mainstream movie budget. It's only playing in around 30 theatres, where as more major productions can play in hundreds of Japanese theatres (and when you're talking about the major blockbusters, thousands of theatres worldwide). Anime aimed at young adults is an extremely niche market in Japan; it's not ever going to compete with mainstream stuff.