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). Two tables are listed in terms of nominal gross revenue, while the 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, twenty-one are Japanese films.

Films with earnings over ¥10 billion^[1]

Rank	Title	Gross revenue (¥ billion)	Year	Ref
01	Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train	40.75	2020	[1]
02	Spirited Away	31.68	2001	[2]
03	Titanic	27.77	1997	[3]
04	Frozen	25.50	2014	[1]
05	Your Name	25.17	2016	[1]
06	Demon Slayer The Movie: Infinity Castle †	22.07	2025	[1]
07	One Piece Film: Red	20.33	2022	[1]
08	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone	20.30	2001	[4]
09	Princess Mononoke	20.18	1997	[2]
10	Howl's Moving Castle	19.60	2004	[5]
11	Bayside Shakedown 2	17.35	2003	[6]
12	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets	17.30	2002	[6]
13	The First Slam Dunk	16.48	2022	[1]
14	Avatar	15.90	2009	[7]
15	Detective Conan: The Million-dollar Pentagram	15.80	2024	[1]
16	Ponyo	15.50	2008	[8]
17	Suzume	14.94	2022	[1]
18	Detective Conan: One-eyed Flashback †	14.65	2025	[1]
19	Weathering with You	14.23	2019	[1]
20	The Super Mario Bros. Movie	14.02	2023	[1]
21	Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine	13.88	2023	[1]
22	Top Gun: Maverick	13.81	2022	[1]
23	Jujutsu Kaisen 0	13.80	2021	[9]
24	The Last Samurai	13.70	2003	[10]
25	Bohemian Rhapsody	13.51	2018	[1]
26	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]
29	Frozen II	13.37	2019	[1]
30	Jurassic Park	12.85	1993	[11]
31	Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace	12.70	1999	[11]
32	Beauty and the Beast	12.40	2017	[1]
33	Aladdin	12.16	2019	[1]
34	The Wind Rises	12.02	2013	[12]
35	Alice in Wonderland	11.80	2010	[7]
36	Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle	11.64	2024	[1]
37	Star Wars: The Force Awakens	11.63	2015	[13]
38	Antarctica	11.00	1983	[1]
	The Matrix Reloaded	11.00	2003	[6]
	Finding Nemo	11.00	2003	[10]
	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire	11.00	2005	[14]
42	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End	10.90	2007	[15]
43	Toy Story 3	10.80	2010	[7]
44	Independence Day	10.65	1996	[1]
45	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	10.32	2004	[16]
46	Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time	10.28	2021	[1]
47	Bayside Shakedown: The Movie	10.10	1998	[17]
48	Toy Story 4	10.09	2019	[1]
49	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 15 August 2025 in Japanese theaters.

Box office admissions

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. Only films that have sold at least 10 million tickets are listed. The list is not ranked, as the list is incomplete.

A separate column lists the gross revenue adjusted for ticket price inflation in 2021, based on data from the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan [ja] (MPPAJ). The adjusted gross revenue is calculated by multiplying the total number of admissions by the average 2021 ticket price (¥1,410).^[19] Admissions better reflect the popularity of older films, since they are less susceptible to the effects of inflation. This mainly affects films released prior the 1990s, as there has been very little Japanese ticket price inflation since the 1990s. 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.^[19][20]

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Title	Year	Box office admissions (est.)		Adjusted revenue (est.) (¥ billion)[19]
		Ticket sales (millions)	Ref
The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya	1942	100.00	[21][22]	141
Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train	2020	29.15	[23]	41.1
Spirited Away	2001	24.28	[23]	34.2
Tokyo Olympiad	1965	23.50	[24]	33.1
Frozen	2014	20.03	[25]	28.2
Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War [ja]	1957	20.00	[26]	28.2
Your Name	2016	19.30	[23]	27.2
Titanic	1997	17.43	[23]	26.2
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone	2001	16.25	[23]	22.9
Howl's Moving Castle	2004	15.50	[27]	21.9
Princess Mononoke	1997	14.97	[23]	21.1
One Piece Film: Red	2022	14.74	[28]	20.1
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets	2002	14.20	[29]	20.0
Bayside Shakedown 2	2003	13.00	[30]	18.3
Ponyo	2008	12.90	[31]	18.2
King Kong vs. Godzilla	1962	12.60	[32]	17.8
The Last Samurai	2003	12.10	[33]	17.1
Antarctica	1983	12.00	[34]	16.9
Jaws	1975	11.98	[1][19]	16.9
The Loyal 47 Ronin	1958	11.74	[35][19]	16.6
Sanjuro	1962	11.20	[36][37]	15.8
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban	2004	11.00	[29]	15.5
Suzume	2022	10.90	[38]	15.4
Weathering with You	2019	10.51	[39]	14.8
Frozen II	2019	10.44	[39]	14.7
Avatar	2011	10.10	[40]	15.6
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial	1982	10.00	[41]	14.1
indicates the film is a Japanese production.[1]   † Background shading indicates films playing in the week commencing 15 August 2025 in Japanese theaters.

Film franchises and film series

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Box office revenue

Film franchise/series	Gross revenue (¥ billion)	Debut year	Ref
Doraemon	146.43	1980	[a]
Detective Conan (Case Closed)	140.22	1997	[c]
Wizarding World	114.54	2001	[d]
Pokémon	94.08	1998	[e]
Star Wars	82.28	1978	[f]
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba	68.97	2020	[g]
Godzilla (Gojira)	67.84	1954	[h]
Otoko wa Tsurai yo (Tora-san)	65.32	1969	[i]
Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)	59.34	2008	[j]
One Piece	58.61	2000	[k]
Dragon Ball	54.78	1986	[l]
Jurassic Park	51.39	1993	[m]
Crayon Shin-chan	46.77	1993	[77]
Spider-Man	45.42	1978	[n]
Pirates of the Caribbean	43.30	2003	[82]
Bayside Shakedown	40.73	1998	[83]
Frozen	38.87	2014	[1]
Mission: Impossible	36.49	1996	[o]
Kamen Rider (Masked Rider)	33.50	1971	[p]
Middle-earth	32.05	2002	[q]
The Matrix	27.80	1999	[r]
Pretty Cure (Glitter Force)	26.97	2005	[89]
Evangelion	25.92	1997	[s]
Terminator	25.87	1984	[t]
Despicable Me	25.19	2010	[u]
Kingdom	24.52	2019	[96]
Umizaru	24.42	2004	[97]
Toy Story	24.34	1995	[v]
Back to the Future	23.79	1985	[46]
Slam Dunk	23.01	1994	[w]
Fast & Furious	22.61	2001	[x]
Indiana Jones	22.61	1982	[y]
Resident Evil (Biohazard)	20.97	2002	[z]
Gundam	20.71	1981	[aa]
Avatar	20.21	2009	[ab]
Yo-kai Watch	19.88	2014	[117]
Die Hard	19.57	1988	[47][62]
Rurouni Kenshin (Samurai X)	19.43	2012	[118]
Tsuribaka Nisshi	19.07	1988	[ac]
Monsters, Inc.	18.33	2002	[1]
Finding Nemo	17.83	2003	[ad]
Transformers	17.34	2007	[ae]
Aladdin	16.41	1992	[af]
Space Battleship Yamato	15.15	1977	[ag]
Naruto	14.71	2004	[128]
Alice in Wonderland	14.58	2010	[ah]
Ocean's	14.49	2001	[ai]
Beauty and the Beast	14.00	1992	[aj]
Robert Langdon	13.94	2006	[131]
Ring (The Ring)	13.52	1998	[al]
Death Note	13.35	2006	[133]
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo (Partners)	13.00	2012	[am]
Hero	12.82	2007	[136]
The Chronicles of Narnia	12.55	2005	[137]
Digimon	11.41	1999	[ao]
20th Century Boys	11.37	2008	[141]
Sunset on Third Street (Sanchōme no Yūhi)	11.23	2005	[142]
Thermae Romae	10.40	2012	[143]
Torakku Yarō (Truck Yarō)	10.00	1975	[144]

Box office admissions

Film franchise/series	Admissions (est. millions)	Debut year	Ref
Doraemon	138.53	1980	[aq]
Godzilla (Gojira)	117.83	1954	[ar]
Detective Conan (Case Closed)	100	1997	[b]
Wizarding World	90.44	2001	[as]
Pokémon	86.27	1998	[au]
Otoko wa Tsurai yo (Tora-san)	81.22	1969	[av]
Star Wars	62.44	1978	[aw]
Dragon Ball	58.93	1986	[ay]
One Piece	45.06	2000	[k]
Jurassic Park	37.36	1993	[az]
Pirates of the Caribbean	32.15	2003	[ba]
Bayside Shakedown	31.46	1998	[bb]
Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)	30.50	2008	[bc]
Frozen	30.47	2014	[25][39]
Spider-Man	26.33	1978	[bd]

See also

• List of highest-grossing Japanese films
• Lists of highest-grossing films

Notes

1. Doraemon box office gross revenue:

   • Traditional animated film series – ¥135.27 billion
     • Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur (1980) to Nobita Drifts in the Universe (1999) – ¥54.32 billion^[42]
     • Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King (2000) to Nobita and the Windmasters (2003) – ¥10.9 billion^[43]
     • Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey (2004) to Doraemon: Nobita's New Dinosaur (2020) – ¥58.71 billion^[44]
     • Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars 2021 (2022) – ¥2.69 billion^[44]
     • Doraemon: Nobita's Sky Utopia (2023) – ¥4.34 billion^[44]
     • Doraemon: Nobita's Earth Symphony (2024) – ¥4.31 billion^[44]
   • Stand by Me Doraemon series – ¥11.16 billion
     • Stand by Me Doraemon (2014) – ¥8.38 billion^[1]
     • Stand by Me Doraemon 2 (2020) – ¥2.78 billion^[44]
2. See List of Detective Conan films § Box office performance
3. Detective Conan box office gross revenue:

   • Detective Conan film series – ¥135.96 billion
     • Up until 2022 – ¥106.28 billion^[b]
     • Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine (2023) – ¥13.88 billion^[44]
     • Detective Conan: The Million-dollar Pentagram (2024) – ¥15.80 billion^[44]
   • Lupin the 3rd vs. Detective Conan: The Movie (2013) – ¥4.26 billion^[45]
4. Wizarding World franchise:

   • Harry Potter series – ¥96.03 billion^[1]
   • Fantastic Beasts series – ¥18.51 billion^[44]
5. Pokémon box office gross revenue:

   • Pokémon: The First Movie (1998) and The Movie 2000 (1999) – ¥14 billion^[1]
   • Pokémon 3 (2000) to Jirachi—Wish Maker (2003) – ¥15.92 billion^[43]
   • Destiny Deoxys (2004) to The Power of Us (2018) – ¥56.15 billion^[44]
   • Pokémon: Detective Pikachu and Mewtwo Strikes Back: Evolution (2019) – ¥5.99 billion^[44]
   • Secrets of the Jungle (2020) – ¥2.02 billion^[44]
6. Star Wars gross revenue:

   • Star Wars (1978) – ¥6.13 billion^[46]
   • The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983) – ¥11.76 billion^[47]
   • The Phantom Menace (1999) to The Force Awakens (2015) – ¥42.85 billion^[1]
   • Rogue One (2016) and Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) – ¥6.77 billion^[44]
   • The Last Jedi (2017) and The Rise of Skywalker (2019) – ¥14.77 billion^[1]
7. Demon Slayer films:

   • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train (2020) – ¥40.43 billion^[1]
   • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Swordsmith Village (2023) – ¥4.16 billion^[44]
   • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Hashira Training (2024) – ¥2.31 billion^[44]
   • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle (2025) – ¥22.07 billion^[1]
8. Godzilla box office gross revenue:

   • Toho productions – ¥53,060,000,000+
     • Godzilla (1954) – ¥183 million (rentals)^[48]
     • Godzilla Raids Again (1955) and King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) – ¥600 million (rentals)^[49]
     • Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964 & 1970 releases) – ¥547 million (rentals)
       • ¥310 million in 1964.^[49] ¥237 million in 1970.^[50]
     • Ghidorah (1964) to Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) – ¥2.18 billion (rentals)^[49]
     • Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972) – ¥495.11 million (rentals)^[51]
     • Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) to Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975) – ¥920 million (rentals)^[49]
     • Mothra vs. Godzilla (1980 re-release) to Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989) – ¥7.3 billion (gross)^[42]
     • Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) – ¥3.19 billion^[52][53]
     • Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992) to Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995) – ¥13.16 billion^[42]
     • Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999) to Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002) – ¥7.47 billion^[43]
     • Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003) to Shin Godzilla (2016) – ¥10.81 billion^[44]
     • Planet of the Monsters (2017) – ¥342,349,800^[54]
     • City on the Edge of Battle (2018) – ¥100,000,000 (opening)^[55]
     • Godzilla: The Planet Eater (2018) – ¥171,859,045^[56]
     • Godzilla Minus One (2023) – ¥5.59 billion^[44]
   • Hollywood productions – ¥14.78 billion
     • Godzilla (1998) – ¥5.1 billion^[57]
     • Godzilla (2014) – ¥3.2 billion^[45]
     • King of the Monsters (2019) – ¥2.84 billion^[44]
     • Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) – ¥1.9 billion^[58]
     • Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024) – ¥1.74 billion^[44]
9. Otoko wa Tsurai yo (Tora-san) series:

   • 1970s – ¥12,343,960,000 (rentals)^[51]
   • 1980s to 1990s – ¥51.51 billion (gross)^[42]
   • Tora-san, Wish You Were Here (2019) – ¥1.47 billion^[44]
10. Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) gross revenue:

    • Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America: The First Avenger – ¥2.25 billion^[59]
    • Iron Man 2 – ¥1.2 billion^[60]
    • Marvel's The Avengers (2012) – ¥3.61 billion^[61]
    • Iron Man 3 (2013) – ¥2.57 billion^[62]
    • Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) – ¥1.07 billion^[45]
    • 2015 – ¥4.42 billion^[63]
    • 2016 – ¥2.63 billion^[64]
    • 2017 – ¥6.96 billion^[65]
    • 2018 – ¥6.62 billion^[66]
    • 2019 – ¥11.22 billion^[44]
    • Black Widow and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) – ¥1,676,843,390^[67]
    • Eternals (2021) – ¥1.2 billion^[58]
    • 2022 – ¥9.01 billion^[68]
    • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) - ¥1.32 billion^[44]
    • Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and The Marvels (2023) - ¥1,437,069,080^[69]
    • Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) - ¥2.11 billion^[44]
11. See List of One Piece films § Box office performance
12. Dragon Ball box office gross revenue:

    • Anime film series – ¥53,932,000,000+
      • First sixteen films up until Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon (1995) – ¥40 billion^[70][71]
      • Dragon Ball: The Path to Power (1996) – ¥600 million (rentals)^[72]
      • Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (2013) – ¥3,042,017,581^[73]
      • Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' (2015) – ¥3,780,620,150^[74]
      • Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2018) – ¥4 billion^[44]
      • Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (2022) - ¥2,51 billion^[44]
    • Dragonball Evolution – ¥848,205,249^[75]
13. Jurassic Park gross revenue:

    • Jurassic Park III (2001) – ¥5.13 billion^[76]
    • Jurassic World: Dominion (2022) - ¥6.32 billion^[68]
    • Other films – ¥39.94 billion^[1]
14. Spider-Man films:

    • Spider-Man (2002) and Spider-Man 3 (2007) – ¥14.6 billion^[1]
    • Spider-Man 2 (2004) – ¥6.7 billion^[78]
    • The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) – ¥3.16 billion^[61]
    • The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) – ¥3.14 billion^[45]
    • Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) – ¥2.8 billion^[65]
    • Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) – ¥3.06 billion^[44]
    • Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) – ¥4.25 billion^[68]
    • Spider-Man: Across the Spiderverse (2023) – ¥1.11 billion^[44]

    Sony's Spider-Man Universe:

    • Venom (2017) – ¥2.25 billion^[79]
    • Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) – ¥1.91 billion^[68]
    • Morbius (2022) - ¥482,642,610^[80]
    • Madame Web (2024) - ¥285.392.910^[81]
    • Venom: The Last Dance (2024) – ¥1.51 billion^[44]
    • Kraven the Hunter (2024) - ¥166.238.060^[81]
15. Mission: Impossible

    • Up until 2006 – ¥15.82 billion^[47]
    • Ghost Protocol (2011) to Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) – ¥20.67 billion^[44]
16. Kamen Rider (仮面ライダー / Masked Rider) films:

    • 2001–2003 – ¥4.18 billion^[84]
    • 2005–2012 – ¥17.51 billion^[85]
    • 2013 – ¥2.42 billion^[62]
    • 2014 – ¥2.02 billion^[45]
    • 2018–2019 – ¥5.03 billion^[86]
    • 2023 – ¥2.34 billion^[87]
17. Middle-earth franchise:

    • The Lord of the Rings series – ¥27.29 billion^[1]
    • The Hobbit series – ¥4.76 billion^[44]
18. The Matrix series:

    • The Matrix (1999) – ¥8.7 billion^[1]
    • The Matrix: Reloaded and The Matrix: Revolutions (2003) – ¥17.7 billion^[88]
    • The Matrix Resurrections (2021) - ¥1.4 billion^[68]
19. Evangelion' films:

    • Death & Rebirth and The End of Evangelion (1997) – ¥4.34 billion^[90]
    • Rebuild of Evangelion series (2007–2021) – ¥21.58 billion^[44]
20. Terminator franchise:

    • The Terminator – ¥520 million^[91][92]
    • Terminator 2 and Terminator 3 – ¥16.99 billion^[1]
    • Terminator Salvation to Terminator: Dark Fate – ¥8.36 billion^[93]
21. Despicable Me franchise:

    • Despicable Me series – ¥15.54 billion^[94]
    • Minions series – ¥9.65 billion^[95]
22. Toy Story series:

    • Toy Story 2 (2000) – ¥3.45 billion^[98]
    • Toy Story 3 (2010) and Toy Story 4 (2019) – ¥20.89 billion^[1]
23. Slam Dunk films:

    • First three films – ¥6.53 billion^[42]
    • The First Slam Dunk – ¥16.48 billion^[1]
24. Fast & Furious franchise:

    • Main series – ¥19.55 billion^[99]
    • Hobbs & Shaw (2019) - ¥3.06 billion^[44]
25. Indiana Jones series:

    • Raiders of the Lost Ark – ¥1.38 billion^[100]
    • Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom to Kingdom of the Crystal Skull – ¥18.63 billion^[47]
    • Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny – ¥2.6 billion^[44]
26. Resident Evil (Biohazard) films:

    • Live-action film series – ¥20,776,229,200
      • Resident Evil (2002) to Resident Evil: Retribution (2012) – ¥16.277 billion^[101]
      • Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016) – ¥4.27 billion^[65]
      • Welcome to Raccoon City (2021) – ¥229,229,200^[80]
    • Animated film series – ¥193 million+
      • Resident Evil: Degeneration – ¥43 million^[102]
      • Resident Evil: Vendetta – ¥150 million^[103]
27. Gundam films – ¥20,710,000,000+

    • Mobile Suit Gundam (1981) – ¥1,760,000,000^[104]
    • Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow (1981) – ¥1,380,000,000^[104]
    • Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space (1982) – ¥2,310,000,000^{[105][user-generated source]}
    • Char's Counterattack (1988) – ¥1,160,000,000^[104]
    • Gundam F91 (1991) – ¥520,000,000^[104]
    • Gundam 0083: The Last Blitz of Zeon (1992) – ¥50,000,000^[104]
    • Z Gundam: A New Translation - Heirs to the Stars (2005) – ¥862,000,000^[106]
    • Z Gundam 2: A New Translation - Lovers (2005) – ¥600,000,000^[106]
    • Z Gundam 3: A New Translation - Love Is the Pulse of the Stars (2006) – ¥492,000,000^[107]
    • Mobile Suit Gundam 00 the Movie: A Wakening of the Trailblazer (2010) – ¥866 million^[108]
    • Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn 7 (2014) – ¥308 million^[109]
    • The Origin I (2015) – ¥73,726,200^[110]
    • The Origin II (2015) – ¥154,000,000^[111]
    • The Origin III - Dawn of Rebellion (2016) – ¥142,000,000^[112]
    • The Origin IV (2016) – ¥142,000,000^[112]
    • The Origin V (2017) – ¥279,000,000^[113]
    • The Origin VI: Rise of the Red Comet (2018) – ¥227,456,900^[114]
    • Gundam Thunderbolt: December Sky (2016) – ¥71,000,000^[115]
    • Gundam Thunderbolt: Bandit Flower (2017) – ¥83,000,000^[113]
    • Gundam NT (2019) – ¥520 million^[116]
    • Gundam Hathaway (2021) – ¥2.23 billion^[44]
    • Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island (2022) – ¥1.1 billion^[44]
    • Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom (2024) – ¥5.38 billion^[44]
28. Avatar series:

    • Avatar – ¥15.90 billion^[7]
    • Avatar: The Way of Water – ¥4.31 billion^[44]
29. See Tsuribaka Nisshi § Film series
30. Finding Nemo series:

    • Finding Nemo – ¥11 billion^[10]
    • Finding Dory – ¥6.83 billion^[64]
31. Transformers franchise:

    • Original series – ¥15.24 billion^[119]
    • Bumblebee (2018) - ¥809.433.500^[120]
    • Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023) - ¥1.29 billion^[121]
32. Aladdin franchise:

    • Aladdin (1992) – ¥4.25 billion^[47]
    • Aladdin (2019) – ¥12.16 billion^[1]
33. Space Battleship Yamato films:

    • Space Battleship Yamato (1977) – ¥2.1 billion^[122]
    • Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato (1978) – ¥4.3 billion^[123]
    • Be Forever Yamato (1980) – ¥2.5 billion^[124]
    • Final Yamato (1983) – ¥1.72 billion^[125]
    • Space Battleship Yamato: Resurrection (2009) – ¥430 million^[126]
    • Space Battleship Yamato (2010) – ¥4.1 billion^[127]
34. Alice in Wonderland franchise:

    • Alice in Wonderland (2010) – ¥11.8 billion^[44]
    • Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016) – ¥2.78 billion^[44]
35. Digimon films:

    • Ocean's Eleven and Ocean's Twelve - ¥10.6 billion^[47]
    • Ocean's Thirteen - ¥3.2 billion^[129]
    • Ocean's Eight - ¥1.69 billion^[79]
36. Beauty and the Beast franchise:

    • Beauty and the Beast (1991) – ¥1.6 billion (rentals)^[130]
    • Beauty and the Beast (2017) – ¥12.4 billion^[1]
37. See The Ring (franchise) § Box office performance
38. Ring franchise:

    • Japanese films – ¥11,772,494,993^[ak]
    • The Ring (2002) – ¥1.75 billion^[132]
39. AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo (Partners)

    • AIBOU: The Movie (2008) – ¥4.44 billion^[134]
    • AIBOU: The Movie II (2010) – ¥3.18 billion^[127]
    • AIBOU: X-DAY (2013) – ¥1.34 billion^[62]
    • AIBOU: The Movie III (2014) – ¥2.12 billion^[45]
    • AIBOU: The Movie IV (2017) – ¥1.92 billion^[135]
40. See Digimon Adventure tri. § Reception
41. Digimon films:

    • Digimon Adventure (1999) – ¥650 million (rentals)^[138]
    • Our War Game and Digimon Adventure 02 (2000) – ¥3.43 billion^[98]
    • Revenge of Diaboromon and Digimon Tamers (2001) – ¥4 billion^[76]
    • Runaway Locomon (2002) – ¥2 billion^[132]
    • Digimon Frontier (2002) – ¥460 million^[139]
    • Digimon Adventure tri. – ¥671 million^[an]
    • Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna – ¥200 million+^[140]
42. See List of Doraemon films § Box office performance
43. Doraemon box office admissions:

    • Traditional animated film series – 130,024,513
      • Up until Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles—Animal Adventure (2012) – 98.49 million^[145]
      • Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum (2013) to Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan 2016 (2016) – 14.05 million^[146]
      • Doraemon the Movie 2017: Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi (2017) to Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars 2021 (2022) – 17,484,513^[ap]
    • Stand by Me Doraemon series – 8.51 million
      • Stand by Me Doraemon (2014) – 6.25 million^[147]
      • Stand by Me Doraemon 2 (2020) – 2.26 million^[23]
44. Godzilla box office admissions:

    • Toho series – 108,834,494
      • Up until Godzilla: Final Wars (2004) – 99.29 million^[148][149]
      • Shin Godzilla (2016) – 5.69 million^[150]
      • Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters (2017) opening – 71,200^[151]
      • Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle and The Planet Eater (2018) openings – 146,000 (73,000 each)^[55]
      • Godzilla Minus One (2023) - 3.63 million^[69]
    • Hollywood productions – 9 million
      • Godzilla (1998) – 3.6 million^[57]
      • Godzilla (2014) – 2.18 million^[152]
      • Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) – 1.95 million^[39]
      • Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) – 1.27 million^[67]
45. Wizarding World franchise:

    • Harry Potter series up until Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) – 58.2 million^[29]
    • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – 6.45 million^[153]
    • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 – 5.58 million^[154]
    • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 – 6.9 million^[155]
    • Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them – 5.24 million^[156]
    • Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald – 4.92 million^[157]
    • Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore – 3.15 million^[80]
46. See List of Pokémon films § Box office performance
47. Pokémon box office admissions:

    • Pokémon: The First Movie (1998) to I Choose You! (2017) – 77.36 million^[158]
    • Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us (2018) to Secrets of the Jungle (2020) – 8.91 million^[at]
48. Tora-san box office admissions:

    • Up until Tora-san's Tropical Fever (1997) – 80 million^[145]
    • Tora-san, Wish You Were Here (2019) – 1.22 million^[159]
49. Star Wars box office admissions (est.)

    • Star Wars (1978) – 6.34 million^[46][19]
    • The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983) – 11.17 million^[47][19]
    • The Phantom Menace (1999) and The Force Awakens (2015) – 15.63 million^[160]
    • Attack of the Clones (2002) – 6.8 million^[161]
    • Revenge of the Sith (2005) – 7.43 million^[1][19]
    • Rogue One (2016) – 3.08 million^[156]
    • The Last Jedi (2017) – 5.05 million^[162]
    • Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) – 1.52 billion^[157]
    • The Rise of Skywalker (2019) – 5,422,222^[163]
50. See List of Dragon Ball films § Box office performance
51. Dragon Ball box office admissions:

    • First sixteen films up until Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon (1995) – 50 million^[70]
    • Dragon Ball: The Path to Power (1996) – 1.1 million (est.)^[ax]
    • Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (2013) – 2.4 million^[164]
    • Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' (2015) – 2.36 million^[165]
    • Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2018) – 3.07 million^[157]
52. Jurassic Park admissions (est.)

    • 1993 – 8.55 million^[166]
    • 1997 – 7.55 million^[1][19]
    • 2001 – 4.18 billion^[76][19]
    • 2015 – 7.31 million^[1][19]
    • 2017 – 5.53 million^[157]
    • 2022 – 4.24 million^[80]
53. Pirates of the Caribbean admissions

    • The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) – 5.43 million (est.)^[82][19]
    • Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) – 7.8 million^[167]
    • At World's End (2007) – 8.4 million^[168]
    • Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) – 6,000,326^[169]
    • Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) – 4.52 million^[162]
54. Bayside Shakedown admissions (est.)

    • Bayside Shakedown: The Movie – 7.99 million^[83][19]
    • Bayside Shakedown 2 – 13 million^[30]
    • Bayside Shakedown 3 – 5.77 million^[83][19]
    • Bayside Shakedown: The Final – 4.7 million^[170]
55. Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) box office admissions (est.)

    • 2008 – 1.19 million^[59][19]
    • Iron Man 2 (2010) – 950,000^[60][19]
    • 2011 – 650,000^[59][19]
    • Marvel's The Avengers (2012) – 2.34 million^[171]
    • Iron Man 3 (2013) – 1.71 million^[172]
    • Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) – 830,000^[45][19]
    • 2015 – 3.39 million^[63][19]
    • Captain America: Civil War (2016) – 1.71 million^[156]
    • Doctor Strange and Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) – 3.15 million^[162]
    • Black Panther and Avengers: Infinity War (2018) – 3.53 million^[157]
    • 2019 – 7.65 million^[39]
    • Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) – 630,000^[67]
    • Spider-Man: No Way Home (2022) – 2.77 million^[80]
56. Spider-Man box office admissions:

    • Spider-Man (2002) – 5.14 million^[173]
    • Spider-Man 2 (2004) – 4.75 million^[174]
    • Spider-Man 3 (2007) – 5.17 million^[175]
    • The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) – 2.03 million^[176]
    • The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) – 2.44 million (est.)^[45][19]
    • Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) – 1.93 million^[162]
    • Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) – 2.1 million^[39]
    • Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) – 2.77 million^[80]