Mifune: The Last Samurai (2016)

Mifune: The Last Samurai
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $52,969Details
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Explores the accidental movie career of Toshiro Mifune, one of the true giants of world cinema. Mifune made 16 remarkable films with director Akira Kurosawa during the Golden Age of Japanese Cinema, including Rashomon, Seven Samurai and Yojimbo. Together they thrilled audiences and influenced filmmaking around the world, providing direct inspiration for not only The Magnificent Seven and Sergio Leone and Clint Eastwood’s breakthrough, A Fistful of Dollars, but also George Lucas’ Star Wars.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,296 (8.1% of total gross)
Legs:3.57 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/9 max. theaters, 3.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $65,844

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 14,001-14,100) 14,018 $52,969
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 27,501-27,600) 27,519 $52,969
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,635 $52,969

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 25th, 2016 (Limited) by Strand Releasing
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 80 minutes
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Keywords: Samurai, Movie Business, Film Actor
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Sedic International Inc., Dentsu Inc., Tokyo Mx, Chuo Eigaboeki, Creative Associates, Limited, Farallon Films
Production Countries: Japan, United States
Languages: English, Japanese

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 25, 2016 64 $4,296   1 $4,296   $4,296 1
Dec 2, 2016 63 $6,342 +48% 3 $2,114   $12,747 2
Dec 9, 2016 47 $14,839 +134% 8 $1,855   $31,348 3
Dec 16, 2016 51 $6,198 -58% 9 $689   $44,431 4
Dec 30, 2016 63 $867   3 $289   $49,438 6
Jan 13, 2017 55 $1,615   3 $538   $52,969 8

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 25, 2016 68 $6,405   1 $6,405   $6,405 1
Dec 2, 2016 63 $10,104 +58% 3 $3,368   $16,509 2
Dec 9, 2016 49 $21,724 +115% 8 $2,716   $38,233 3
Dec 16, 2016 59 $9,311 -57% 9 $1,035   $47,544 4
Dec 23, 2016 76 $1,027 -89% 1 $1,027   $48,571 5
Dec 30, 2016 61 $2,783 +171% 3 $928   $51,354 6

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Documentary Subject(s)

Toshiro Mifune    Himself

Narrator(s)

Keanu Reeves    Narrator

Interviewee(s)

Kyoko Kagawa    Herself
Wataru Akashi    Himself
Yoko Tsukasa    Herself
Takeshi Kato    Himself
Kaoru Yachigusa    Herself
Teruyo Nogami    Herself
Steven Spielberg    Himself
Martin Scorsese    Himself
Koji Yakusho    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Steven Okazaki    Director
Steven Okazaki    Screenwriter
Stuart Galbraith IV    Screenwriter
Kensuke Zushi    Producer
Yukie Kito    Producer
Steven Okazaki    Producer
Taro Goto    Producer
Toshiaki Nakazawa    Producer
Toichiro Shiraishi    Producer
Jeffrey Wood    Composer
Steven Okazaki    Editor
Tohru Hina    Director of Photography
Yasuyuki Ishikawa    Director of Photography
Rikiya Mifune    Consulting Producer

Theater Averages: Lion Starts like a Lion with an Average of $30,840

November 29th, 2016

Lion

Lion led the way on the theater average chart this week with an average of $30,840 in four theaters. Its reviews are great and it could become a sleeper hit throughout the Christmas holidays. Up next was Manchester by the Sea with an average of $25,541 in 48 theaters. It still has plenty of room to expand and its Awards Season buzz is growing. Miss Sloane opened with an average of $19,932 in three theaters. This is good, but not good enough to think it will expand truly wide. The overall number one film, Moana, was next with an average of $14,615. The final film in the $10,000 club was Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them with an average of $10,880. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: Theaters Are Stuffed with Wide Releases

November 25th, 2016

Always Shine

While Thanksgiving weekend is a boon for wide releases, the number of potential monster hits in theaters scares away a lot of the limited releases. There are some great releases, like Always Shine and Baden Baden, as well as some bigger releases, like Lion and Miss Sloane. Hopefully they will find audiences in limited release. More...


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Synopsis

Explores the accidental movie career of Toshiro Mifune, one of the true giants of world cinema. Mifune made 16 remarkable films with director Akira Kurosawa during the Golden Age of Japanese Cinema, including Rashomon, Seven Samurai and Yojimbo. Together they thrilled audiences and influenced filmmaking around the world, providing direct inspiration for not only The Magnificent Seven and Sergio Leone and Clint Eastwood’s breakthrough, A Fistful of Dollars, but also George Lucas’ Star Wars.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,296 (8.1% of total gross)
Legs:3.57 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/9 max. theaters, 3.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $65,844

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 14,001-14,100) 14,018 $52,969
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 27,501-27,600) 27,519 $52,969
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,635 $52,969

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 25th, 2016 (Limited) by Strand Releasing
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 80 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Samurai, Movie Business, Film Actor
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Sedic International Inc., Dentsu Inc., Tokyo Mx, Chuo Eigaboeki, Creative Associates, Limited, Farallon Films
Production Countries: Japan, United States
Languages: English, Japanese

Documentary Subject(s)

Toshiro Mifune    Himself

Narrator(s)

Keanu Reeves    Narrator

Interviewee(s)

Kyoko Kagawa    Herself
Wataru Akashi    Himself
Yoko Tsukasa    Herself
Takeshi Kato    Himself
Kaoru Yachigusa    Herself
Teruyo Nogami    Herself
Steven Spielberg    Himself
Martin Scorsese    Himself
Koji Yakusho    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Steven Okazaki    Director
Steven Okazaki    Screenwriter
Stuart Galbraith IV    Screenwriter
Kensuke Zushi    Producer
Yukie Kito    Producer
Steven Okazaki    Producer
Taro Goto    Producer
Toshiaki Nakazawa    Producer
Toichiro Shiraishi    Producer
Jeffrey Wood    Composer
Steven Okazaki    Editor
Tohru Hina    Director of Photography
Yasuyuki Ishikawa    Director of Photography
Rikiya Mifune    Consulting Producer

Theater Averages: Lion Starts like a Lion with an Average of $30,840

November 29th, 2016

Lion

Lion led the way on the theater average chart this week with an average of $30,840 in four theaters. Its reviews are great and it could become a sleeper hit throughout the Christmas holidays. Up next was Manchester by the Sea with an average of $25,541 in 48 theaters. It still has plenty of room to expand and its Awards Season buzz is growing. Miss Sloane opened with an average of $19,932 in three theaters. This is good, but not good enough to think it will expand truly wide. The overall number one film, Moana, was next with an average of $14,615. The final film in the $10,000 club was Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them with an average of $10,880. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: Theaters Are Stuffed with Wide Releases

November 25th, 2016

Always Shine

While Thanksgiving weekend is a boon for wide releases, the number of potential monster hits in theaters scares away a lot of the limited releases. There are some great releases, like Always Shine and Baden Baden, as well as some bigger releases, like Lion and Miss Sloane. Hopefully they will find audiences in limited release. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 25, 2016 64 $4,296   1 $4,296   $4,296 1
Dec 2, 2016 63 $6,342 +48% 3 $2,114   $12,747 2
Dec 9, 2016 47 $14,839 +134% 8 $1,855   $31,348 3
Dec 16, 2016 51 $6,198 -58% 9 $689   $44,431 4
Dec 30, 2016 63 $867   3 $289   $49,438 6
Jan 13, 2017 55 $1,615   3 $538   $52,969 8

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 25, 2016 68 $6,405   1 $6,405   $6,405 1
Dec 2, 2016 63 $10,104 +58% 3 $3,368   $16,509 2
Dec 9, 2016 49 $21,724 +115% 8 $2,716   $38,233 3
Dec 16, 2016 59 $9,311 -57% 9 $1,035   $47,544 4
Dec 23, 2016 76 $1,027 -89% 1 $1,027   $48,571 5
Dec 30, 2016 61 $2,783 +171% 3 $928   $51,354 6

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.