Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog (2012)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $15,674Details
Further financial details...

Synopsis

The documentary-like story of a yellow Labrador Retriever guide dog for the blind named Quill. We follow Quill from the litter, his selection to become a guide, his life with a foster family until his first birthday, followed by highly specialized schooling in guiding the sightless. He is then paired with a blind man named Watanabe Mitsuru who is at first reluctant to rely on Quill. But Quill's great patience, gentleness and skill eventually wins him over and they become inseparable friends.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,678 (10.7% of total gross)
Legs:6.72 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/5 max. theaters, 4.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $21,226

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 16,101-16,200) 16,129 $15,674
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 32,401-32,500) 32,472 $15,674
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 7,301-7,400) 7,400 $15,674

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 18th, 2012 (Limited) by Music Box Films
Video Release: July 10th, 2012 by Music Box Films Video
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 100 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Animal Lead, Inspired by a True Story, Blindness, Voiceover/Narration
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Shochiku Company, Quill Film Partners Ltd.
Production Countries: United States
Languages: Japanese

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 16,101-16,200) 16,129 $15,674
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 15,401-15,500) 15,416 $21,226
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 15,101-15,200) 15,101 $15,674
Top 2012 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 474 $15,674
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 7,301-7,400) 7,400 $15,674
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 7,401-7,500) 7,445 $21,226
Top 2012 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 290 $15,674
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,385 $15,674
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 14,101-14,200) 14,155 $15,674
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 7,701-7,800) 7,751 $15,674
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,788 $15,674
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,758 $15,674
All Time Domestic Box Office for Music Box Films Movies (Rank 101-200) 106 $15,674

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 18, 2012 91 $1,678   2 $839   $1,678 1
May 25, 2012 62 $2,333 +39% 3 $778   $5,297 2
Jun 1, 2012 101 $1,066 -54% 4 $267   $7,260 3
Jun 8, 2012 98 $1,184 +11% 3 $395   $8,862 4
Jun 29, 2012 81 $1,602   3 $534   $10,953 7
Jul 6, 2012 85 $1,070 -33% 3 $357   $12,330 8
Jul 13, 2012 83 $668 -38% 2 $334   $14,075 9

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 18, 2012 75 $2,964   2 $1,482   $2,964 1
May 25, 2012 66 $3,230 +9% 3 $1,077   $6,194 2
Jun 1, 2012 99 $1,484 -54% 4 $371   $7,678 3
Jun 8, 2012 101 $1,673 +13% 3 $558   $9,351 4
Jun 29, 2012 86 $1,909   4 $477   $11,260 7
Jul 6, 2012 81 $2,147 +12% 5 $429   $13,407 8
Jul 13, 2012 86 $965 -55% 3 $322   $14,372 9
Jul 20, 2012 85 $1,302 +35% 2 $651   $15,674 10

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.

Leading Cast

Kaoru Kobayashi    Mitsuru Watanabe

Supporting Cast

Kippei Shina    Satoru Tawada
Teruyuki Kagawa    Isamu Nii
Keiko Toda    Yoshiko Watanabe
Shinobu Terajima    Mistuko Nii
Tomoka Kurotani    Masumi Kubo
Yuko Natori    Ren Mito

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Yoichi Sai    Director
Nozomu Enoki    Producer
Ichiro Yamamoto    Producer
Shoichi Maruyama    Screenwriter
Yoshihiro Nakamura    Screenwriter
Junichi Fujisawa    Cinematographer
Masao Kanazawa    Lighting Design
Riki Imamura    Production Designer
Osamu Onodera    Sound Editor
Kuricorder Quartet    Composer

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for July 10th, 2012

July 9th, 2012

Like last week, it's another really slow week on the home market. Unlike last week, there is at least one first run release coming out. American Reunion should lead the way in terms of sales, but given its reviews and its box office struggles, it won't be a major player. As for the best new release, there are a few interesting titles, like Dark Shadows: The Complete Original Series (Deluxe Edition). But in the end I went with Adventure Time: Complete First Season is the release I'm most looking forward to seeing. (The screener is late, but I will get to the review ASAP after it arrives.) More...

Per Theater Chart: Nothing Left to Avenge

May 23rd, 2012

The Avengers was the only film to reach the $10,000 mark on the per theater chart earning an average of $13,096. Elena probably would have earned a spot in the $10,000 club had it not opened on Wednesday. It earned $9,035 in one theater over the weekend, but $13,240 over its five-day opening. More...

Guiding Limited Releases

May 18th, 2012

It could be a bad week for limited releases. There are a number of films that are opening this week that earned more buzz than most limited releases earn, but almost all of them have really bad reviews. The one I'm most interested in is Indie Game: The Movie, which is currently earning 100% positive reviews, but I'm not sure there are enough fans of Indie games to support the film in theaters. Likewise, Polisse and Quill: Life of a Guide Dog are earning great reviews, but foreign language films rarely expand wide enough to earn some measure of mainstream success. Maybe one of them will prove to be the exception. More...

2012 Preview: May

May 1st, 2012

There's good news / bad news going forward into May. First the bad news, April was really weak. It was weak compared to the previous month and weak compared to last year. For the first time all year, we had losses for a month on the year-over-year comparison. As for the good news... it could have been worse? Maybe there wasn't good news with regards to April, but there is certainly good news going forward. Every weekend in May has at least one film with the potential to hit $100 million, while there are a couple that could hit $200 million, and one that, pie in the sky, could reach $400 million. That one film is The Avengers, or as it is officially called, Marvel's The Avengers. I guess they don't want people reminded of the 1998 TV adaptation. While there are four films that should reach $100 million, there are only three other films opening wide, maybe two, maybe four. (More sources have Chernobyl Diaries opening wide than in limited release, but it is not a sure thing either way. Meanwhile, the opposite is true for LOL.) Additionally, there are a couple films opening in limited release this month with a real potential to expand wide: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and God Bless America. By comparison, last year had no film reach $300 million, but it had five films reach $100 million. If we are going to earn the win this year, we need strength from the top. More...


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Synopsis

The documentary-like story of a yellow Labrador Retriever guide dog for the blind named Quill. We follow Quill from the litter, his selection to become a guide, his life with a foster family until his first birthday, followed by highly specialized schooling in guiding the sightless. He is then paired with a blind man named Watanabe Mitsuru who is at first reluctant to rely on Quill. But Quill's great patience, gentleness and skill eventually wins him over and they become inseparable friends.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,678 (10.7% of total gross)
Legs:6.72 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/5 max. theaters, 4.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $21,226

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 16,101-16,200) 16,129 $15,674
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 32,401-32,500) 32,472 $15,674
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 7,301-7,400) 7,400 $15,674

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 18th, 2012 (Limited) by Music Box Films
Video Release: July 10th, 2012 by Music Box Films Video
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 100 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Animal Lead, Inspired by a True Story, Blindness, Voiceover/Narration
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Shochiku Company, Quill Film Partners Ltd.
Production Countries: United States
Languages: Japanese

Leading Cast

Kaoru Kobayashi    Mitsuru Watanabe

Supporting Cast

Kippei Shina    Satoru Tawada
Teruyuki Kagawa    Isamu Nii
Keiko Toda    Yoshiko Watanabe
Shinobu Terajima    Mistuko Nii
Tomoka Kurotani    Masumi Kubo
Yuko Natori    Ren Mito

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Yoichi Sai    Director
Nozomu Enoki    Producer
Ichiro Yamamoto    Producer
Shoichi Maruyama    Screenwriter
Yoshihiro Nakamura    Screenwriter
Junichi Fujisawa    Cinematographer
Masao Kanazawa    Lighting Design
Riki Imamura    Production Designer
Osamu Onodera    Sound Editor
Kuricorder Quartet    Composer

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for July 10th, 2012

July 9th, 2012

Like last week, it's another really slow week on the home market. Unlike last week, there is at least one first run release coming out. American Reunion should lead the way in terms of sales, but given its reviews and its box office struggles, it won't be a major player. As for the best new release, there are a few interesting titles, like Dark Shadows: The Complete Original Series (Deluxe Edition). But in the end I went with Adventure Time: Complete First Season is the release I'm most looking forward to seeing. (The screener is late, but I will get to the review ASAP after it arrives.) More...

Per Theater Chart: Nothing Left to Avenge

May 23rd, 2012

The Avengers was the only film to reach the $10,000 mark on the per theater chart earning an average of $13,096. Elena probably would have earned a spot in the $10,000 club had it not opened on Wednesday. It earned $9,035 in one theater over the weekend, but $13,240 over its five-day opening. More...

Guiding Limited Releases

May 18th, 2012

It could be a bad week for limited releases. There are a number of films that are opening this week that earned more buzz than most limited releases earn, but almost all of them have really bad reviews. The one I'm most interested in is Indie Game: The Movie, which is currently earning 100% positive reviews, but I'm not sure there are enough fans of Indie games to support the film in theaters. Likewise, Polisse and Quill: Life of a Guide Dog are earning great reviews, but foreign language films rarely expand wide enough to earn some measure of mainstream success. Maybe one of them will prove to be the exception. More...

2012 Preview: May

May 1st, 2012

There's good news / bad news going forward into May. First the bad news, April was really weak. It was weak compared to the previous month and weak compared to last year. For the first time all year, we had losses for a month on the year-over-year comparison. As for the good news... it could have been worse? Maybe there wasn't good news with regards to April, but there is certainly good news going forward. Every weekend in May has at least one film with the potential to hit $100 million, while there are a couple that could hit $200 million, and one that, pie in the sky, could reach $400 million. That one film is The Avengers, or as it is officially called, Marvel's The Avengers. I guess they don't want people reminded of the 1998 TV adaptation. While there are four films that should reach $100 million, there are only three other films opening wide, maybe two, maybe four. (More sources have Chernobyl Diaries opening wide than in limited release, but it is not a sure thing either way. Meanwhile, the opposite is true for LOL.) Additionally, there are a couple films opening in limited release this month with a real potential to expand wide: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and God Bless America. By comparison, last year had no film reach $300 million, but it had five films reach $100 million. If we are going to earn the win this year, we need strength from the top. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 16,101-16,200) 16,129 $15,674
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 15,401-15,500) 15,416 $21,226
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 15,101-15,200) 15,101 $15,674
Top 2012 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 474 $15,674
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 7,301-7,400) 7,400 $15,674
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 7,401-7,500) 7,445 $21,226
Top 2012 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 290 $15,674
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,385 $15,674
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 14,101-14,200) 14,155 $15,674
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 7,701-7,800) 7,751 $15,674
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,788 $15,674
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,758 $15,674
All Time Domestic Box Office for Music Box Films Movies (Rank 101-200) 106 $15,674

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 18, 2012 91 $1,678   2 $839   $1,678 1
May 25, 2012 62 $2,333 +39% 3 $778   $5,297 2
Jun 1, 2012 101 $1,066 -54% 4 $267   $7,260 3
Jun 8, 2012 98 $1,184 +11% 3 $395   $8,862 4
Jun 29, 2012 81 $1,602   3 $534   $10,953 7
Jul 6, 2012 85 $1,070 -33% 3 $357   $12,330 8
Jul 13, 2012 83 $668 -38% 2 $334   $14,075 9

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 18, 2012 75 $2,964   2 $1,482   $2,964 1
May 25, 2012 66 $3,230 +9% 3 $1,077   $6,194 2
Jun 1, 2012 99 $1,484 -54% 4 $371   $7,678 3
Jun 8, 2012 101 $1,673 +13% 3 $558   $9,351 4
Jun 29, 2012 86 $1,909   4 $477   $11,260 7
Jul 6, 2012 81 $2,147 +12% 5 $429   $13,407 8
Jul 13, 2012 86 $965 -55% 3 $322   $14,372 9
Jul 20, 2012 85 $1,302 +35% 2 $651   $15,674 10

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 32,401-32,500) 32,472 $15,674
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 30,801-30,900) 30,809 $15,674
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,438 $15,674
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 27,701-27,800) 27,775 $15,674
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 16,401-16,500) 16,455 $15,674
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 9,501-9,600) 9,510 $15,674
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,687 $15,674
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Music Box Films Movies (Rank 101-200) 117 $15,674

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.