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.
Audience Engagement
4,919 audience reviews — more than 100% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 93th percentile among Japan films.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 45m runtime, production spent $95K per minute on screen and earned $1.1M per minute back.
Action + Horror in Japan
92 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Horror genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Purge: Election Year itself).
The 2015–2017 Japan Window
In the crowded 2015-2017 Japan release window, The Purge: Election Year sits at #441 of 588. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
2016 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 213 titles released, including The Purge: Election Year. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (1769 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 212 other Japan films in 2016.
The 3358th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Purge: Election Year, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- calvary · 1
- legalized murder · 1
- attack on politician · 1
- military attack · 1
- sequel · 143
- dystopia · 45
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 |