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Can this list be expend — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.38.157.176 (talk) 19:23, 10 March 2016 (UTC)

Merger proposal

I propose that List of highest-grossing anime films be merged into List of highest-grossing animated films . I think that the content in the List of highest-grossing anime films article can easily be explained in the context of List of highest-grossing animated films , and the List of highest-grossing animated films article is of a reasonable size that the merging of List of highest-grossing anime films will not cause any problems as far as article size or undue weight is concerned. 82.38.157.176 (talk) 13:59, 18 March 2016 (UTC)

Akira

The total gross of Akira (1988 film) is wrong. It was never a box-office success. It did NOT earn 49 million dollars. Here is the proof: http://www.eiren.org/toukei/1988.html ^ Akira didn't rank in the list, meaning it didn't even gross over 1 billion. Eiren lists movies that earns over 1 billion. Check Box office mojo: http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=akira.htm <---- It did not gross US49 million worldwide.

Therefore, I propose to remove Akira from the list. Also, someone already suggested that but can the list be expanded to "Top 100"? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.203.202.119 (talk) 14:50, 21 August 2017 (UTC)

Highest grossing in U.S.A. or World?

Just wondering if this list is just the US or is it the world? If it is the world, it would be cool to see profits compaired for a few different countries.Illisidi (talk) 00:31, 7 April 2018 (UTC)

Highest-grossing anime franchises and film series

Most of the anime title's box office mentioned are wrong (Evangelion, Fist of the north star first film, Gundam) especially Evangelion. Someone must fix them. 1st Eva movie grossed 18 million in Japan not 25 million. According to box office mojo, the second film grossed US41.1 million worldwide while the third film grossed US60.4 million. The person who changed the numbers is citing someanithing as source which is a bad source. Someanithing only tracks the Japan box office.

As for the Fist of the north star, first film grossed 1.8 billion yen which means around US16 million not US23 million.

Please, this article needs to be fixed. Don't add numbers on your own.94.129.108.247 (talk) 16:59, 22 June 2018 (UTC)

When it comes to anime films, Box Office Mojo is not a very reliable for the Japanese box office numbers. The numbers it gives for the Japanese box office are usually incomplete, only giving the gross for the first few weeks and then stops updating after that. For Japanese box office numbers, Japanese sources are more reliable than Mojo. Someanithing's box office numbers are taken from Japanese sources. Maestro2016 (talk) 08:45, 23 June 2018 (UTC)

Yeah, but Eva's box office are correct. There's no need to change them. 94.129.108.247 (talk) 21:49, 23 June 2018 (UTC)

I've now updated some of the Eva numbers based on other sources I've found (Anime News Network and Japanese box office site Eiga). Maestro2016 (talk) 09:13, 23 June 2018 (UTC)

Anime news network doesn't convert the numbers correctly. Look at Madoka Rebellion for example, it earned 2.08 billion yen in Japan which is converted to US18.7 million by ANN, but is actually wrong. The film earned US19.1 million in Japan, Crunchyroll has it converted correctly. Here is another example, Love Live earned more than Madoka Rebellion, 2.2 billion yen which is converted to US17.7 million by ANN.

ANN:
Rebellion --> 2.08 billion yen = 18.7 million dollars
Love Live --> 2.2 billion yen = 17.7 million dollars
See the difference? ANN doesn't convert the numbers correctly.

I don't know, but you seem to add the numbers on your own. Third Eva film never grossed US66 million. Here's another proof. And for Eva second film, here. Box office mojo has them correct but you changed the numbers for no reason. Just stop, please.

Sorry for the bad English. 94.129.108.247 (talk) 21:49, 23 June 2018 (UTC)

Bad example, which demonstrates that you have failed to grasp how currency exchange rates work. Madoka Rebellion released in 2013, whereas Love Live released in 2015. The currency exchange rate in 2013 was different from 2015. Rebellion grossed less than Love Live in yen terms, but more in dollar terms, because the yen was stronger in 2013 than it was in 2015. The problem here isn't with ANN, but with your understanding of currency exchange rates. As for Eva 3, I cited Eiga, a reliable Japanese source for the Japan box office, which stated that it grossed ¥5,267,373,350 in Japan. Using Template:To USD (which cites World Bank currency exchange rates), the average 2012 exchange rate converts to $66,015,081 domestic gross for Eva 3. Box Office Mojo doesn't seem to be using the correct 2012 exchange rate. Also, jpbox-office is a French site that is only reliable for European box office numbers, and its non-European BO numbers are copied from Mojo. And by the way, most of your links seem to be broken. Maestro2016 (talk) 10:49, 24 June 2018 (UTC)

Lol going with your logic would mean that box office mojo reports every anime film wrong. Meaning every anime film on this article needs to be updated, just like Eva. I still don't agree with you though. I converted the numbers, and it says Eva grossed US47 million which isn't true. Here's another one. I'm not gonna stop unless you cite the source which says Eva earned 66 million dollars. 94.128.88.199 (talk) 16:12, 24 June 2018 (UTC)

Again, you are clearly demonstrating your ignorance of currency exchange rates, using 2018 exchange rates for a 2012 film. You have to look up the historical 2012 exchange rates, not the 2018 exchange rates. With the historical 2012 exhange rates in your own sources, you get up to $68 million on x-rates and up to 77.115 JPY/USD (i.e. $68 million) on xe. Wikipedia's own Template:To USD uses the average 2012 exchange rate (from the World Bank) throughout the year (79.79 JPY/USD), so you get $66,015,081 when using the template's 2012 parameter. Maestro2016 (talk) 18:45, 24 June 2018 (UTC)

lol but doesn't that mean we should change every box office number on this article? 94.128.88.199 (talk) 19:04, 24 June 2018 (UTC)

BOM is a reliable source most of the time, but it can also make mistakes occasionally. Each film should be judged on a case-by-case basis. Maestro2016 (talk) 19:14, 24 June 2018 (UTC)

LOL Yeah, BOM is only wrong for your favorite anime but correct for the others. I'll do the same as you, I'll cite Eiga and convert the numbers. According to this, Heaven's feel earned over US13 million so I'll change it. Will cite a Japanese source, better.94.128.88.199 (talk) 19:35, 24 June 2018 (UTC)

Evangelion is definitely not one of my favourite anime. But sure, you could do the same for your favourite anime, as long as you can provide a citation for the exchange rate, or use Template:To USD. Maestro2016 (talk) 20:00, 24 June 2018 (UTC)

Girls und panzer grossed over 2.5 billion yen so shouldn't we include it? It has another film that earned around 700 million yen...94.128.88.199 (talk) 20:14, 24 June 2018 (UTC)

Top 30

On the main list it is top 30 at the minute my a sujest setting a min gross like highest grossing stop motion films

Fanoflionking 16:49, 12 July 2018 (UTC)