List of highest-grossing films in Japan

The following is a list of the highest-grossing films in Japan. This list only accounts for the films' box office earnings at cinemas and not their ancillary revenues (i.e. home video sales, video rentals, television broadcasts, or merchandise sales). The first table is listed in terms of nominal gross revenue, while two other tables are listed in terms of box office admissions.

Highest-grossing films

Box office revenue

Among the films that have grossed over ¥10 billion in Japan, eleven are Japanese films.

Films with earnings over ¥10 billion[1]
RankTitleGross
(¥ billion)
YearRef
01 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train 37.18 2020 [1]
02 Spirited Away 31.68 2001 [2]
03 Titanic 26.20 1997 [3]
04 Frozen 25.48 2014 [4]
05 Your Name 25.03 2016 [1]
06 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 20.30 2001 [5]
07 Princess Mononoke 20.18 1997 [2]
08 Howl's Moving Castle 19.60 2004 [6]
09 Bayside Shakedown 2 17.35 2003 [7]
10 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 17.30 2002 [7]
11 Avatar 15.60 2009 [8]
12 Ponyo 15.50 2008 [9]
13 Weathering with You 14.19 2019 [1]
14 The Last Samurai 13.70 2003 [10]
15 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 13.50 1982 [11]
Armageddon 13.50 1998 [11]
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 13.50 2004 [10]
18 Frozen II 13.35 2019 [1]
19 Bohemian Rhapsody 13.10 2018 [1]
20 Jurassic Park 12.85 1993 [11]
21 Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace 12.70 1999 [11]
22 Beauty and the Beast 12.40 2017 [1]
23 Aladdin 12.14 2019 [1]
24 The Wind Rises 12.02 2013 [12]
25 Alice in Wonderland 11.80 2010 [8]
26 Star Wars: The Force Awakens 11.63 2015 [13]
27 Antarctica 11.00 1983 [1]
The Matrix Reloaded 11.00 2003 [7]
Finding Nemo 11.00 2003 [10]
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 11.00 2005 [14]
31 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End 10.90 2007 [15]
32 Toy Story 3 10.80 2010 [8]
33 Independence Day 10.65 1996 [1]
34 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 10.32 2004 [16]
35 Bayside Shakedown: The Movie 10.10 1998 [17]
36 Toy Story 4 10.07 2019 [1]
37 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 10.02 2006 [18]
indicates the film is a Japanese production.[1]
   Background shading indicates films playing in the week commencing 5 February 2021 in Japanese theaters.

Box office admissions

TitleAdmissions (millions)YearRef
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train 27.07 2020 [19]
Spirited Away 23.50 2001 [20][21]
Tokyo Olympiad 23.50 1965 [22]
Frozen 20.03 2014 [23]
Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War 20.00 1957 [24]
Your Name 19.30 2016 [25]
Titanic 17.13 1997 [25]
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 16.20 2001 [26]
Howl's Moving Castle 15.50 2004 [27]
Princess Mononoke 14.20 1997 [20]
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 14.20 2002 [26]
Ponyo 12.90 2008 [28]
King Kong vs. Godzilla 12.60 1962 [29]
Bayside Shakedown 2 12.60 2003 [30][31]
Antarctica 12.00 1983 [32]
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 11.00 2004 [26]
Weathering with You 10.51 2019 [33]
Frozen II 10.44 2019 [33]
Avatar 10.10 2011 [34]

Film franchises and film series

Box office revenue

Film franchise/seriesGross revenue (¥ billion)Debut yearRef
Doraemon 137.29 1980 [lower-alpha 1]
Harry Potter 96.03 2001 [1]
Detective Conan (Case Closed) 91.53 1997 [lower-alpha 2]
Pokémon 89.08 1998 [lower-alpha 3]
Godzilla (Gojira) 58.17 1954 [lower-alpha 4]
Dragon Ball 52.17 1986 [lower-alpha 5]
Otoko wa Tsurai yo (Tora-san) 51.51 1969 [35]
Star Wars 50.35 1977 [1]
Pirates of the Caribbean 43.30 2003 [1]
Bayside Shakedown 40.73 1998 [55]
Jurassic Park 39.94 1993 [1]
Anpanman 35.90 1989 [56]
Crayon Shin-chan 33.91 1993 [57]
One Piece 32.50 2000 [58]
Kamen Rider (Masked Rider) 31.16 1971 [lower-alpha 6]
Umizaru 24.42 2004 [63]
Resident Evil 20.01 2002 [64]

Box office admissions

Film franchise/seriesAdmissions (millions)Debut yearRef
Doraemon 126.91 1980 [lower-alpha 7]
Godzilla (Gojira) 110.90 1954 [lower-alpha 8]
Otoko wa Tsurai yo (Tora-san) 79.57 1969 [75]
Pokémon 79.40 1998 [lower-alpha 9]
Harry Potter 60.70 2001 [26]
Dragon Ball 57.72 1986 [lower-alpha 10]

See also

Notes

  1. Doraemon box office gross revenue:
  2. Detective Conan box office gross revenue:
  3. Pokémon box office gross revenue:
  4. Godzilla box office gross revenue:
  5. Dragon Ball box office gross revenue:
  6. Kamen Rider (仮面ライダー / Masked Rider) films:
    • 2001–2003 – ¥4.18 billion[59]
    • 2005–2012 – ¥17.51 billion[60]
    • 2013 – ¥2.42 billion[61]
    • 2014 – ¥2.02 billion[40]
    • 2018–2019 – ¥5.03 billion[62]
  7. Doraemon box office admissions:
  8. Godzilla box office admissions:
  9. Pokémon box office admissions:
  10. Dragon Ball box office admissions:

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