Doraemon: Nobita's Chronicle of the Moon Exploration (2019) – ¥5.02 billion.Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey (2004) to Nobita's Treasure Island (2018) – ¥50.34 billion.Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King (2000) to Nobita and the Windmasters (2003) – ¥10.9 billion.Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur (1980) to Nobita Drifts in the Universe (1999) – ¥54.32 billion.List of highest-grossing Japanese films.Sunset on Third Street ( Sanchōme no Yūhi)īox office admissions Film franchise/series You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. TitleĮmperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War Where the number of admissions is unknown, they are estimated by dividing the nominal gross revenue by the average ticket price in the year of release (or the distributor rentals by the average rental earnings per ticket) to provide an estimate. This mainly affects films released prior the 1990s, as there has been very little Japanese ticket price inflation since the 1990s. Admissions better reflect the popularity of older films, since they are less susceptible to the effects of inflation. The adjusted gross revenue is calculated by multiplying the total number of admissions by the average 2021 ticket price ( ¥1,410). The list is not ranked, as the list is incomplete.Ī separate column lists the gross revenue adjusted for ticket price inflation in 2021, based on data from the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan (MPPAJ). Only films that have sold at least 10 million tickets are listed. The following table lists high-grossing films by the number of box office admissions, which refers to the number of cinema tickets sold at the Japanese box office. † Background shading indicates films playing in the week commencing 4 August 2023 in Japanese theaters.

Indicates the film is a Japanese production. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace Highest-grossing films Box office revenue Īmong the films that have grossed over ¥10 billion in Japan, seventeen are Japanese films.įilms with earnings over ¥10 billion Rankĭemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train Two tables are listed in terms of nominal gross revenue, while the two other tables are listed in terms of box office admissions. home video sales, video rentals, television broadcasts, or merchandise sales). This list only accounts for the films' box office earnings at cinemas and not their ancillary revenues (i.e. The following is a list of the highest-grossing films in Japan.

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