Anime News

Japan's Movie Industry Up Nearly 5%
Date: 3/14/2005
The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry announced movie theater ticket sales have shown an increase for 3 consecutive months yeilding sales of 14 billion 499 million Yen or roughly a 4.7% increase compared with the same timeframe of the previous year. The news came according to a specific service industry dynamic statistics investigation news flash announced on the 11th. Attendance figures for hits such as "Tokyo Tower" and "0 years of the north" showed a 53.9% increase while Howl's Moving Castle showed a 24.7% increase.
Source: Anime News Service