Japan Love Live! The School Idol Movie returned 7.0× its production cost, earning $21.0M against a $3.0M budget — one of the highest-return Japan films in our catalog.
Synopsis
ラブライブ！The School Idol Movie
“Make everyone's dreams come true!”
Although μ's, the defending champions of the school idol tournament, plans to dissolve their group after the graduation of their senior members, they receive news that leads them to holding a concert event! The 9 girls continue to learn and grow in this new and unfamiliar world. What is the last thing that these girls can do as school idols? With the clock ticking, what kind of meaning will the μ's members find in performing the most exciting live performance?
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 39m runtime, production spent $30K per minute on screen and earned $212K per minute back.
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Animation + Music in Japan
25 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Music genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Love Live! The School Idol Movie itself).
The 2014–2016 Japan Window
Love Live! The School Idol Movie holds position #132 of 581 Japan films in the 2014–2016 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Love Live! The School Idol Movie premiered alongside 180 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 180 other Japan films in 2015.
The 3153rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
54 audience reviews — more than 65% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (65th percentile) outruns trending popularity (41th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #953 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (79th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.8 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #777 of 2,532 (top 31%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | English, Japanese |
| Production Companies | SUNRISE, Bandai Visual, Lantis, Bushiroad, ASCII Media Works |
| Runtime | 1h 39m |
| Release Date | June 13, 2015 |
| IMDb | tt3837248 |
| Official Site | www.lovelive-anime.jp |