Japan The Purge: Election Year returned 11.9× its production cost, earning $118.6M against a $10.0M budget — one of the highest-return Japan films in our catalog.
Synopsis
“Keep America great”
Two years after choosing not to kill the man who killed his son, former police sergeant Leo Barnes has become head of security for Senator Charlene Roan, the front runner in the next Presidential election due to her vow to eliminate the Purge. On the night of what should be the final Purge, a betrayal from within the government forces Barnes and Roan out onto the street where they must fight to survive the night.
The 2015–2017 Japan Window
588 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Purge: Election Year sits at position #441.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Purge: Election Year premiered. 1769 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 45m runtime, production spent $95K per minute on screen and earned $1.1M per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,254 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (29th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.5 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,272 of 1,714 (top 74%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | France, Japan, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | Why Not Productions, Universal Pictures, Blumhouse Productions, Platinum Dunes, Dentsu Entertainment |
| Runtime | 1h 45m |
| Release Date | June 29, 2016 |
| IMDb | tt4094724 |
| Official Site | www.purgeelectionyear.com |