Supesu Batorushippu Yamato (2013)

Supesu Batorushippu Yamato poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office n/a
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $887,416 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $887,416
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Synopsis

The live-action film, Space Battleship Yamato, is based on the Japanese sci-fi anime series of the same name. The series was originally broadcast in Japan in 1974. In North America, an English dubbed version of the series, known as Star Blazers, aired in the United States in 1979. The story is set in the year 2199. The Gamilas, a mysterious alien enemy, has been decimating the Earth to unlivable and irradiated conditions for the past 5 years. Humankind now lives underground to escape the radiation, but with only a year until extinction. One day while roaming the surface of Earth, former pilot Susumu Kodai comes across a capsule sent from the planet Iskandar that reveals there is technology that has the power to eradicate the radiation from Earth. A chosen crew of Space Battleship Yamato takes off on the long trip to Iskandar with hopes to save the Earth.

Metrics

Production Budget:$12,000,000

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 19th, 2013 (Limited) by Eleven Arts, released as Space Battleship Yamato
Video Release: April 29th, 2014 by Funimation Productions, released as Space Battleship Yamato
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 86 minutes
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Keywords: Voiceover/Narration, Alien Invasion, Live Action Cartoon, Post Apocalypse, Bodysnatchers
Source:Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production Countries: Japan
Languages: Japanese

Weekend Box Office Performance

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
May 4, 20141611,165 11,165$161,774$161,7741

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.

Leading Cast

Takuya Kimura    Susumu Kodai

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Takashi Yamazaki    Director
Shimako Sato    Screenwriter
Kazuya Hamana    Producer
Toshiaki Nakazawa    Screenwriter

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for April 29th, 2014

April 28th, 2014

According to Amazon, the top best selling new release of the week is Space Battleship Yamato on Blu-ray Combo Pack. Huh? This is a live action remake of a 1970s Anime series, and according to Amazon.com, it is the number one selling new release of the week. Either this is an incredibly slow week, or there's something wrong with Amazon.com's algorithm. It's mostly the former. Gloria is easily the best movie on this list, but the reviews on the DVD are weak. Star Trek: Enterprise: Season Four has a lot of extras and the season was arguably the best in the show's short run, but the Blu-ray is expensive and even the best season isn't as good as the average TNG season. I finally got to the review for Knights of Badassdom and I loved the Blu-ray, but I'm not sure there is a wide enough audience for the movie. I was tempted to go with Space Battleship Yamato as Pick of the Week. In the end, I went with Gloria. More...


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Synopsis

The live-action film, Space Battleship Yamato, is based on the Japanese sci-fi anime series of the same name. The series was originally broadcast in Japan in 1974. In North America, an English dubbed version of the series, known as Star Blazers, aired in the United States in 1979. The story is set in the year 2199. The Gamilas, a mysterious alien enemy, has been decimating the Earth to unlivable and irradiated conditions for the past 5 years. Humankind now lives underground to escape the radiation, but with only a year until extinction. One day while roaming the surface of Earth, former pilot Susumu Kodai comes across a capsule sent from the planet Iskandar that reveals there is technology that has the power to eradicate the radiation from Earth. A chosen crew of Space Battleship Yamato takes off on the long trip to Iskandar with hopes to save the Earth.

Metrics

Production Budget:$12,000,000

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 19th, 2013 (Limited) by Eleven Arts, released as Space Battleship Yamato
Video Release: April 29th, 2014 by Funimation Productions, released as Space Battleship Yamato
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 86 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Voiceover/Narration, Alien Invasion, Live Action Cartoon, Post Apocalypse, Bodysnatchers
Source:Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production Countries: Japan
Languages: Japanese

Leading Cast

Takuya Kimura    Susumu Kodai

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Takashi Yamazaki    Director
Shimako Sato    Screenwriter
Kazuya Hamana    Producer
Toshiaki Nakazawa    Screenwriter

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for April 29th, 2014

April 28th, 2014

According to Amazon, the top best selling new release of the week is Space Battleship Yamato on Blu-ray Combo Pack. Huh? This is a live action remake of a 1970s Anime series, and according to Amazon.com, it is the number one selling new release of the week. Either this is an incredibly slow week, or there's something wrong with Amazon.com's algorithm. It's mostly the former. Gloria is easily the best movie on this list, but the reviews on the DVD are weak. Star Trek: Enterprise: Season Four has a lot of extras and the season was arguably the best in the show's short run, but the Blu-ray is expensive and even the best season isn't as good as the average TNG season. I finally got to the review for Knights of Badassdom and I loved the Blu-ray, but I'm not sure there is a wide enough audience for the movie. I was tempted to go with Space Battleship Yamato as Pick of the Week. In the end, I went with Gloria. More...

Weekend Box Office Performance

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
May 4, 20141611,165 11,165$161,774$161,7741

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.