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' theatrical box office earning and not their ancillary revenues (i.e. home video rental and sales and television broadcast).

Films with earnings over ¥10 billion
Rank Title Gross
(¥ billion)		 Year Ref
1 Japan Spirited Away 30.40 2001 [1]
2 Titanic 26.20 1997 [1]
3 Frozen 25.48 2014 [2]
4 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 20.30 2001 [3]
5 Japan Your Name film currently playing 19.71 2016 [4]
6 Japan Howl's Moving Castle 19.60 2004 [5]
7 Japan Princess Mononoke 19.30 1997 [5]
8 Japan Bayside Shakedown 2 17.35 2003 [6]
9 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 17.30 2002 [6]
10 Avatar 15.60 2009 [7]
11 Japan Ponyo 15.50 2008 [8]
12 The Last Samurai 13.70 2003 [9]
13 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 13.50 1982 [10]
Armageddon 13.50 1998 [10]
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 13.50 2004 [9]
16 Jurassic Park 12.85 1993 [10]
17 Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace 12.70 1999 [10]
18 Japan The Wind Rises 12.02 2013 [11]
19 Alice in Wonderland 11.80 2010 [7]
20 Star Wars: The Force Awakens 11.58 2015 [12]
21 Japan Antarctica 11.00 1983 [12]
The Matrix Reloaded 11.00 2003 [6]
Finding Nemo 11.00 2003 [9]
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 11.00 2005 [13]
25 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End 10.90 2007 [14]
26 Toy Story 3 10.80 2010 [7]
27 Independence Day 10.65 1996 [12]
28 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 10.30 2004 [9]
29 Japan Bayside Shakedown: The Movie 10.10 1998 [15]
30 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 10.02 2006 [16]
Japan indicates the film is a Japanese production.
  film currently playing Background shading indicates films playing in the week commencing 02 December 2016 in Japanese theaters.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Sudo, Yoko (4 June 2014). "'Frozen' Ranks as Third-Biggest Hit in Japan". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Box Office Leaders – 2014". Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  3. ↑ "'Frozen' on track to become 3rd-highest-grossing film in Japan". Japan Today. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Japan Yearly Box Office". Box Office Mojo. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  5. 1 2 Osaki, Tomohiro (6 September 2013). "Miyazaki vows he won't be idle in retirement". Japan Today. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 Schwarzacher, Lukas (1 February 2004). "Japan's B.O. tops record". Variety. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  7. 1 2 3 Blair, Gavin J. (27 January 2011). "2010 Japan Box Office Sets Record with $2.66 Billion". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  8. ↑ Landreth, Jonathan (30 January 2009). "Japanese films soar at home in 2008". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  9. 1 2 3 4 Schwarzacher, Lukas (1 February 2005). "Japan's B.O. tops record". Variety. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  10. 1 2 3 4 国内歴代興行収入ベスト10 [Domestic Successive Box Office Top 10] (in Japanese). Toho. 19 July 2003. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  11. ↑ "Miyazaki's 'The Wind Rises' top earning film in Japan in 2013". Japan Today. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  12. 1 2 3 歴代興収ベスト100 [Successive box-office top 100] (in Japanese). Kogyo Tsushinsha. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  13. ↑ Ozawa, Harumi (26 June 2007). "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix to be relased(sic) in Japan first". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  14. ↑ Blair, Gavin J. (18 March 2008). "International success eludes Japanese cinema". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  15. ↑ Ryall, Julian (27 November 2007). "'Shakedown' team on 'Guardian' case". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  16. ↑ "'Pirates' tops 10 billion yen mark". Variety. 18 July 2007. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
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