Movie Information
Domestic Total: 3.44M
Opening Weekend: 100.92K
Legs: 5.10
Overview: Hirayama is content with his life as a toilet cleaner in Tokyo. Outside of his structured routine, he cherishes music on cassette tapes, books, and taking photos of trees. Through unexpected encounters, he reflects on finding beauty in the world.
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Daily Table
| Date | Revenue | % YD | Theaters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Feb 7, 2024 | $70,662 | + 0.00% | 6 |
| Thu, Feb 8, 2024 | $13,246 | -81.25% | 6 |
| Fri, Feb 9, 2024 | $32,455 | + 145.02% | 6 |
| Sat, Feb 10, 2024 | $44,912 | + 38.38% | 6 |
| Sun, Feb 11, 2024 | $23,558 | -47.55% | 6 |
| Mon, Feb 12, 2024 | $10,923 | -53.63% | 6 |
| Tue, Feb 13, 2024 | $12,682 | + 16.10% | 6 |
| Wed, Feb 14, 2024 | $19,067 | + 50.35% | 6 |
| Thu, Feb 15, 2024 | $11,555 | -39.40% | 6 |
| Fri, Feb 16, 2024 | $65,330 | + 465.38% | 34 |
| Sat, Feb 17, 2024 | $97,772 | + 49.66% | 34 |
| Sun, Feb 18, 2024 | $95,627 | -2.19% | 34 |
| Mon, Feb 19, 2024 | $64,442 | -32.61% | 34 |
| Tue, Feb 20, 2024 | $41,648 | -35.37% | 34 |
| Wed, Feb 21, 2024 | $37,490 | -9.98% | 34 |
| Thu, Feb 22, 2024 | $34,380 | -8.30% | 34 |
| Fri, Feb 23, 2024 | $179,209 | + 421.26% | 253 |
| Sat, Feb 24, 2024 | $260,538 | + 45.38% | 253 |
| Sun, Feb 25, 2024 | $208,786 | -19.86% | 253 |
| Mon, Feb 26, 2024 | $78,995 | -62.16% | 253 |
| Tue, Feb 27, 2024 | $105,012 | + 32.93% | 253 |
| Wed, Feb 28, 2024 | $91,698 | -12.68% | 253 |
| Thu, Feb 29, 2024 | $77,026 | -16.00% | 253 |
| Fri, Mar 1, 2024 | $117,850 | + 53.00% | 271 |
| Sat, Mar 2, 2024 | $206,238 | + 75.00% | 271 |
| Sun, Mar 3, 2024 | $146,429 | -29.00% | 271 |
| Fri, Mar 8, 2024 | $85,004 | -41.95% | 241 |
| Sat, Mar 9, 2024 | $137,706 | + 62.00% | 241 |
| Sun, Mar 10, 2024 | $74,361 | -46.00% | 241 |
| Mon, Mar 11, 2024 | $37,924 | -49.00% | 241 |
| Tue, Mar 12, 2024 | $47,784 | + 26.00% | 241 |
| Wed, Mar 13, 2024 | $44,037 | -7.84% | 241 |
| Thu, Mar 14, 2024 | $35,669 | -19.00% | 241 |
| Fri, Mar 15, 2024 | $37,000 | + 3.73% | 144 |
| Sat, Mar 16, 2024 | $59,940 | + 62.00% | 144 |
| Sun, Mar 17, 2024 | $47,952 | -20.00% | 144 |
| Mon, Mar 18, 2024 | $21,380 | -55.41% | 144 |
| Tue, Mar 19, 2024 | $26,297 | + 23.00% | 144 |
| Wed, Mar 20, 2024 | $26,560 | + 1.00% | 144 |
| Thu, Mar 21, 2024 | $26,295 | -1.00% | 144 |
| Fri, Mar 22, 2024 | $27,422 | + 4.29% | 77 |
| Sat, Mar 23, 2024 | $50,154 | + 82.90% | 77 |
| Sun, Mar 24, 2024 | $37,103 | -26.02% | 77 |
| Mon, Mar 25, 2024 | $12,615 | -66.00% | 77 |
| Tue, Mar 26, 2024 | $18,039 | + 43.00% | 77 |
| Wed, Mar 27, 2024 | $20,024 | + 11.00% | 77 |
| Thu, Mar 28, 2024 | $21,225 | + 6.00% | 77 |
| Fri, Mar 29, 2024 | $29,289 | + 37.99% | 62 |
| Sat, Mar 30, 2024 | $35,939 | + 22.70% | 62 |
| Sun, Mar 31, 2024 | $28,081 | -21.86% | 62 |
| Mon, Apr 1, 2024 | $16,286 | -42.00% | 62 |
| Tue, Apr 2, 2024 | $14,495 | -11.00% | 62 |
| Wed, Apr 3, 2024 | $13,190 | -9.00% | 62 |
| Thu, Apr 4, 2024 | $13,981 | + 6.00% | 62 |
| Fri, Apr 5, 2024 | $17,308 | + 23.80% | 63 |
| Sat, Apr 6, 2024 | $28,604 | + 65.26% | 63 |
| Sun, Apr 7, 2024 | $21,120 | -26.16% | 63 |
| Mon, Apr 8, 2024 | $14,626 | -30.75% | 63 |
| Tue, Apr 9, 2024 | $11,262 | -23.00% | 63 |
| Wed, Apr 10, 2024 | $14,077 | + 25.00% | 63 |
| Thu, Apr 11, 2024 | $10,699 | -24.00% | 63 |
| Mon, Apr 15, 2024 | $5,890 | -44.95% | 54 |
| Tue, Apr 16, 2024 | $4,136 | -29.78% | 54 |
| Wed, Apr 17, 2024 | $5,186 | + 25.39% | 54 |
| Thu, Apr 18, 2024 | $6,662 | + 28.46% | 54 |
| Mon, Apr 22, 2024 | $3,544 | -46.80% | 37 |
| Tue, Apr 23, 2024 | $5,250 | + 48.14% | 37 |
| Wed, Apr 24, 2024 | $4,626 | -11.89% | 37 |
| Thu, Apr 25, 2024 | $3,378 | -26.98% | 37 |
| Fri, Apr 26, 2024 | $3,557 | + 5.30% | 30 |
| Sat, Apr 27, 2024 | $7,396 | + 107.93% | 30 |
| Sun, Apr 28, 2024 | $9,280 | + 25.47% | 30 |
| Mon, Apr 29, 2024 | $2,920 | -68.53% | 30 |
| Tue, Apr 30, 2024 | $2,803 | -4.01% | 30 |
| Wed, May 1, 2024 | $3,043 | + 8.56% | 30 |
| Thu, May 2, 2024 | $4,077 | + 33.98% | 30 |
| Fri, May 3, 2024 | $5,000 | + 22.64% | 19 |
| Sat, May 4, 2024 | $7,100 | + 42.00% | 19 |
| Sun, May 5, 2024 | $8,400 | + 18.31% | 19 |
| Mon, May 6, 2024 | $2,652 | -68.43% | 19 |
| Tue, May 7, 2024 | $3,152 | + 18.85% | 19 |
| Wed, May 8, 2024 | $4,090 | + 29.76% | 19 |
| Thu, May 9, 2024 | $4,410 | + 7.82% | 19 |
| Fri, May 10, 2024 | $3,260 | -26.08% | 17 |
| Sat, May 11, 2024 | $3,589 | + 10.09% | 17 |
| Sun, May 12, 2024 | $6,161 | + 71.66% | 17 |
| Mon, May 13, 2024 | $3,841 | -37.66% | 17 |
| Tue, May 14, 2024 | $3,033 | -21.04% | 17 |
| Wed, May 15, 2024 | $2,322 | -23.44% | 17 |
| Thu, May 16, 2024 | $2,299 | -0.99% | 17 |
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Koji Yakusho | Hirayama |
| Tokio Emoto | Takashi |
| Arisa Nakano | Niko |
| Aoi Yamada | Aya |
| Yumi Asou | Keiko |
| Sayuri Ishikawa | Mama |
| Tomokazu Miura | Tomoyama |
| Min Tanaka | Homeless |
| Miyako Tanaka | Old Lady with Brush |
| Ron Mizuma | Businessman |
| Soraji Shibuya | Kid |
| Aoi Iwasaki | Kid |
| Kisuke Shimazaki | Lost Boy |
| Yuriko Kawasaki | Mother |
| Aki Kobayashi | Baby |
| Bunmei Harada | Priest |
| Reina | Tourist |
| Shunsuke Miura | Bath House Owner |
| Gan Furukawa | Old Man |
| Atsushi Fukazawa | Kat-Chan |
| Taijirō Tamura | Regular |
| Masahiro Koumoto | Bar Owner |
| Makiko Okamoto | Old Woman |
| Daigo Matsui | Vinyl Store Staff |
| Nao Takahashi | Customer |
| Nari Saitô | Customer |
| Hiroto Oshita | Customer |
| Naoko Ken | Cat Lady |
| Mijika Nagai | Office Lady |
| Motomi Makiguchi | Old Local |
| Isao Matsui | Old Local |
| Aoi Yoshida | Dera-Chan |
| Motoyuki Shibata | DPE Owner |
| Inuko Inuyama | Bookstore Owner |
| Moro Morooka | Bar Regular |
| Morio Agata | Bar Regular |
| Nijika Tonouchi | High School Girl |
| Yasushi Okuwa | Keiko's Driver |
| Hairi Katagiri | Voice on Phone (voice) |
| Tateto Serizawa | Taxi Driver |
| Yoneko Matsukane | Parking Officer |
| Tamae Ando | Sato |
Comps
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| Title | Release Date | Budget |
|---|---|---|
| Once I Was a Beehive | Aug 14, 2015 | $0 |
| The Farewell | Jul 12, 2019 | $250K |
| Swiss Army Man | Jun 24, 2016 | $3M |
| Mr. Holmes | Jun 19, 2015 | $11M |
| American Skin | Sep 1, 2019 | $5M |
| Sultan | Jul 6, 2016 | $10M |
| Petite Maman | Jun 2, 2021 | $3M |
| Mia and the White Lion | Aug 2, 2018 | $10M |
Profitability Breakdown
Domestic
Week 1: $208.44K
Week 2: $395.44K
Investor Share: $217.49K
Week 3+: $2.84M
Investor Share: $1.42M
International
$13.46M (79.63%)
Investor Share: $4.71M
Costs
Budget: $14M
P&A: $14M
Breakdown
Gross: $16.9M
Net: $6.47M
Costs: $28M
Profit
Profit: $-21.53M (Loss)
The profitability breakdown is based on Dan Murrell's YouTube videos (Dan Murrell is not affiliated with Reel Numbers). The breakdown only includes the theatrical release and does not account for any post-theatrical revenue streams such as streaming, home video, or merchandise sales. Additionally, the breakdown does not include any tax incentives, sponsorships, or product placement that may have occurred during production.