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Month: March 2002
Brian wrote in to tell how Tolkien was catching on in Japan since the movies opened at the beginning of March:
“Well, I think it’s safe to say that Japan is really starting to get into Tolkien.
“Here’s a summary of LOTR’s bestseller status for three of the biggest bookstores in Tokyo, as well as Amazon Japan. All bookstore lists are paperback bestsellers for last week, and Amazon Japan’s list is for Literature. The Japanese paperback LOTR has 9 volumes, each selling for JPY 700 (about US $5.30).”
Kinokuniya (Shinjuku)
(only top 10 are listed)
1. FOTR 1
2. FOTR 2
3. TTT 1
4. FOTR 3
5. TTT 2
6. FOTR 4
7. TTT 3
Sanseidou
1. FOTR 1
2. FOTR 2
3. FOTR 3
4. FOTR 4
20. ROTK 1
24. TTT 3
25. ROTK 2
30. TTT 2
44. TTT 1
Yaesu Book Center
2. LOTR (full set)
Amazon Japan
3. Hobbit 1
4. Hobbit 2
7. FOTR 1
10. FOTR 2
11. Atlas of Middle Earth (Japanese)
14. TTT 1
16. TTT 2
18. FOTR 3
19. TTT 3
20. Silmarillion 1
21. Silmarillion 2
22. ROTK 1
23. FOTR 4
24. ROTK 2
Note: The LOTR full set is number 5 on Amazon Japan’s current overall bestseller list, with Hobbit at 19 and 21. [More]
Good news from Kris: I’ve just got an e-mail from the customer services guy at Warner Village Cinemas here in the UK, and he says the following: “The Two Towers trailer will be shown at the end of each Lord of the Rings performance after the 28th March. This should be included at [your local] cinema and will be widely advertised”.
Demosthenes sends us this memo from the Hoyts movie chain folks regarding the TTT trailer! [More]
OK, enough serious news. Jim sent in this link to….Middle-earth, 1999. [More]
“Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” led the movie nominations with nine nods, including best fantasy film, while New Line’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” tied with the French film, “Brotherhood of the Wolf” with eight nods each, according to The Hollywood Reporter. [More]