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?
The 2014–2016 Japan Window
581 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Love Live! The School Idol Movie sits at position #132.
Other Titles From SUNRISE
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Love Live! The School Idol Movie premiered. 1769 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 39m runtime, production spent $30K per minute on screen and earned $212K per minute back.
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 |