Foreign box office sales plunge after Japan quake

Films already on a go to theaters, but ... Volatility of film industries is high or risky ... investors cannot predict the changes of markets ...

With the power outages - Are movie theater companies open ?

I know in Chiba power is restricted

Why go to the theaters to watch a movie when you can watch this decade's biggest disaster movie on your TV for free?

I swear they should be charging for TV coverage of the disaster, that would raise billions for the reconstruction. All it needs is a clever title and a poster with Leonardo de Caprio.

Right now not really concerned if some overseas studios miss out on a bit of revenue.

Cinemas should be filling up again over the upcoming 3-day weekend.

Cinemas should be filling up again over the upcoming 3-day weekend.

Zenny -- wanna bet? No doubt, cinemas will likely do better this weekend than last, but not even close to normal yet. Folks are still are on survival mode here/hunkering down and priority is on making sure they secure enough food, not seeing a movie.

just watched Narnia... possibly the worst fantasy movie ever... maybe has more to do with drop off in movie attendance? Horrid, childish christian brainwashing much that CS Lewis peddled... blah!

just watched Narnia... possibly the worst fantasy movie ever... maybe has more to do with drop off in movie attendance? Horrid, childish christian brainwashing much that CS Lewis peddled... blah!

It wasn't that bad. Quite good actually.

Darn, now how many years are we going to have to wait to see the new Mel Gibson/Jody Foster collabo-trainwreck called (don't ask me) The Beaver.

Of course, what kid of idiot would go into a movie theater now?

We're planning to watch a movie during the upcoming Spring break holidays. Life in the rest of Japan doesn't stop because eastern Japan has.