List of highest-grossing films in Japan

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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, twelve are Japanese films.

Films with earnings over ¥10 billion[1]
Rank Title Gross
(¥ billion)		 Year Ref
01 Japan Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train film currently playing 40.32 2020 [1]
02 Japan Spirited Away 31.68 2001 [2]
03 Titanic 26.20 1997 [3]
04 Frozen 25.50 2014 [1]
05 Japan Your Name 25.03 2016 [1]
06 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 20.30 2001 [4]
07 Japan Princess Mononoke 20.18 1997 [2]
08 Japan Howl's Moving Castle 19.60 2004 [5]
09 Japan Bayside Shakedown 2 17.35 2003 [6]
10 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 17.30 2002 [6]
11 Avatar 15.60 2009 [7]
12 Japan Ponyo 15.50 2008 [8]
13 Japan Weathering with You 14.19 2019 [1]
14 The Last Samurai 13.70 2003 [9]
15 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]
18 Frozen II 13.35 2019 [1]
19 Bohemian Rhapsody 13.10 2018 [1]
20 Jurassic Park 12.85 1993 [10]
21 Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace 12.70 1999 [10]
22 Beauty and the Beast 12.40 2017 [1]
23 Aladdin 12.14 2019 [1]
24 Japan The Wind Rises 12.02 2013 [11]
25 Alice in Wonderland 11.80 2010 [7]
26 Star Wars: The Force Awakens 11.63 2015 [12]
27 Japan Antarctica 11.00 1983 [1]
The Matrix Reloaded 11.00 2003 [6]
Finding Nemo 11.00 2003 [9]
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 11.00 2005 [13]
31 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End 10.90 2007 [14]
32 Toy Story 3 10.80 2010 [7]
33 Independence Day 10.65 1996 [1]
34 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 10.32 2004 [15]
35 Japan Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time film currently playing 10.23 2021 [1]
36 Japan Bayside Shakedown: The Movie 10.10 1998 [16]
37 Toy Story 4 10.07 2019 [1]
38 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 10.02 2006 [17]
Japan indicates the film is a Japanese production.[1]
  film currently playing Background shading indicates films playing in the week commencing 23 May 2025 in Japanese theaters.

Box office admissions

Title Admissions (millions) Year Ref
Japan Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train film currently playing 28.76 2020 [18]
Japan Spirited Away 23.50 2001 [19][20]
Japan Tokyo Olympiad 23.50 1965 [21]
Frozen 20.03 2014 [22]
Japan Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War 20.00 1957 [23]
Japan Your Name 19.30 2016 [24]
Titanic 17.13 1997 [24]
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 16.20 2001 [25]
Japan Howl's Moving Castle 15.50 2004 [26]
Japan Princess Mononoke 14.20 1997 [19]
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 14.20 2002 [25]
Japan Ponyo 12.90 2008 [27]
Japan King Kong vs. Godzilla 12.60 1962 [28]
Japan Bayside Shakedown 2 12.60 2003 [29][30]
Japan Antarctica 12.00 1983 [31]
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 11.00 2004 [25]
Japan Weathering with You 10.51 2019 [32]
Frozen II 10.44 2019 [32]
Avatar 10.10 2011 [33]

Film franchises and film series

Box office revenue

Film franchise/series Gross revenue (¥ billion) Debut year Ref
Japan Doraemon 137.29 1980 [lower-alpha 1]
Harry Potter 96.03 2001 [1]
Japan Detective Conan (Case Closed) 91.53 1997 [lower-alpha 2]
Japan Pokémon 89.08 1998 [lower-alpha 3]
Japan Godzilla (Gojira) 58.17 1954 [lower-alpha 4]
Japan Dragon Ball 52.17 1986 [lower-alpha 5]
Japan Otoko wa Tsurai yo (Tora-san) 51.51 1969 [34]
Star Wars 50.35 1977 [1]
Pirates of the Caribbean 43.30 2003 [1]
Japan Bayside Shakedown 40.73 1998 [54]
Jurassic Park 39.94 1993 [1]
Japan One Piece 38.23 2000 [55]
Japan Anpanman 35.90 1989 [56]
Japan Crayon Shin-chan 33.91 1993 [57]
Japan Kamen Rider (Masked Rider) 31.16 1971 [lower-alpha 6]
Japan Umizaru 24.42 2004 [62]
Resident Evil 20.01 2002 [63]

Box office admissions

Film franchise/series Admissions (millions) Debut year Ref
Japan Doraemon 126.91 1980 [lower-alpha 7]
Japan Godzilla (Gojira) 110.90 1954 [lower-alpha 8]
Japan Otoko wa Tsurai yo (Tora-san) 79.57 1969 [74]
Japan Pokémon 79.40 1998 [lower-alpha 9]
Harry Potter 60.70 2001 [25]
Japan Dragon Ball 57.72 1986 [lower-alpha 10]

See also

Notes

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