Movie box office revenue in April decreased by 96% from last year, the lowest record ever New model corona effect May 20 4:32
The box office revenue of the film that was shown domestically last month was 96% lower than the same month last year due to the spread of the new coronavirus, the lowest of all recorded months.
According to Japan Federation of Filmmakers, which summarizes the box office revenues of domestic movies, the total box office revenues of 12 major movie distributors such as Toho and Shochiku last month totaled about 688 million yen.
Compared to the box office revenue in April of last year, which was over 18,465 million yen, it decreased by 96.3%, the lowest among all recorded months since 2000.
According to the Japan Filmmakers Association, the number of people going to the movies has decreased further due to the spread of the new coronavirus, and the theaters have been closed one after another due to the declaration of an emergency. That is.
The person in charge pointed out, "It is difficult to recover significantly in May, and a full-scale recovery will be after June when many movie theaters will resume operations and new works will be released" I will.