Japan Movie Index

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The table below lists a yearly breakdown of information about movies produced by production companies based in Japan. The Share is a percentage based on total worldwide box office of the movies produced by production companies in this country relative to the combined worldwide box office of all movies in the listed year. Please note that movies that are co-produced by different countries count for the share of each country, and the production country information in our database is incomplete. These factors will typically cause the share percentages in a specific year not to add up to 100%. Click on the year number for a list of all the films released that year. Click on the movie name to see information on the individual film.

Note: Since we are still actively researching production countries, we consider this chart to be in beta mode. While we make every effort to collect all available data, there are inevitably omissions and errors. Please help us by sending corrections to corrections@the-numbers.com.

Release
Year
Total
Produced
Movies
Average
Production
Budget
Total Worldwide
Box Office
ShareTop-Grossing Movie
2026 1        
2025 2        
2024 46   $40,652,006 1.127% Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba—To the Hashira Training (鬼滅の刃 柱稽古編)
2023 319 $58,333,333 $1,895,528,734 6.788% The Super Mario Bros. Movie
2022 169 $90,000,000 $1,377,786,970 5.998% Sonic the Hedgehog 2
2021 88   $865,498,546 4.447% Gekijouban Jujutsu Kaisen 0
2020 141 $52,875,000 $1,362,003,193 15.481% Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba—The Movie: Mugen Train (劇場版「鬼滅の刃」 無限列車編)
2019 144 $84,500,000 $2,255,941,979 5.804% How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
2018 143 $8,500,000 $1,048,933,859 2.735% Dragon Ball Super: Broly
2017 146   $1,078,928,490 2.840% Yao Mao Zhuan
2016 133 $7,375,000 $1,360,995,205 3.666% Kimi no na wa
2015 121 $5,500,000 $779,055,147 2.156% Meitantei Conan: Goka no himawari
2014 25   $176,616,406 0.587% Stand By Me Doraemon
2013 37 $20,666,667 $564,347,188 1.887% The Wind Rises (風立ちぬ)
2012 35 $23,000,000 $870,305,848 2.743% Arrietty (借りぐらしのアリエッティ)
2011 46 $6,000,000 $475,033,932 1.732% Gekijouban Pokketo monsutâ Besuto wisshu: Pikutini to kuroku eiyuu Zekuromu
2010 4 $85,000,000 $87,334,536 0.344% Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
2009 30 $34,000,000 $496,199,676 1.910% Ponyo (崖の上のポニョ)
2008 47 $27,500,000 $726,079,647 2.991% Rookies
2007 46   $452,057,045 1.945% Hero
2006 28 $40,750,000 $592,155,826 2.930% Babel
2005 9 $24,000,000 $310,951,677 1.696% Hauru no ugoku shiro
2004 16 $13,500,000 $106,494,601 0.563% Zatoichi
2003 21 $55,000,000 $179,870,018 1.007% Kill Bill: Volume 1
2002 12 $42,500,000 $63,700,869 0.375% Pokemon 4Ever
2001 9 $7,202,000 $454,903,912 2.939% Spirited Away (千と千尋の神隠し)
2000 6 $15,500,000 $145,558,935 1.090% Pokemon 2000
1999 10 $25,000,000 $314,998,017 2.317% Pokemon: The First Movie
1998 5   $11,982,022 0.103% Love Letter
1997 6 $11,900,000 $19,426,182 0.152% Shall We Dance?
1995 11   $16,393,192 0.161% Smoke
1994 5 $40,000,000 $226,974,411 2.565% Frankenstein
1993 3        
1992 4 $4,000,000 $67,554,683 0.971% The Crying Game
1991 8 $8,000,000 $5,973,835 0.097% Akira
1990 7   $41,736,604 0.628% Memphis Belle
1989 8   $15,427,064 0.262% Koneko monogatari
1988 6   $27,850,892 0.584% Tonari no Totoro
1987 5 $2,300,000      
1986 5   $20,063,082 0.555% Castle in the Sky
1985 8   $19,633,939 0.522% Kaze no Tani no Naushika
1984 1        
1983 1   $2,306,560 0.073% Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1982 1        
1980 1   $4,001,058 0.144% Kagemusha
1979 5   $3,548,060 0.144% The Glacier Fox
1977 3   $210,400 0.008% Hausu
1976 2        
1975 5   $29,868 0.002% Dersu Uzala
1974 5        
1973 2        
1972 2        
1971 2        
1970 1 $25,000,000 $29,548,291 3.957% Tora! Tora! Tora!
1969 5        
1968 6   $899 0.000% Akahige
1967 5        
1966 3        
1965 4   $2,604 0.000% Onna Bakari No Yoru
1964 5        
1963 2   $1,531 0.000% Keirin shônin gyôjyôki
1962 3   $28,568 0.010% Sanma no aji
1961 2   $3,611 0.001% Yojimbo
1960 5   $23,810 0.009% Late Autumn (秋日和)
1959 1        
1958 3   $18,080 0.013% Equinox Flower (彼岸花)
1957 2   $6,457 0.005% Tôkyô Boshoku (東京暮色)
1956 3 $500,000 $308,607 0.113% Shichinin no samurai
1955 4   $1,494 0.001% Ginza no onna (銀座の女)
1954 4   $504,440 0.214% Gojira
1953 2   $99,141 0.043% Tôkyô monogatari
1952 1   $61,484 0.077% Ikiru
1951 1   $131,056 0.116% Rashomon
1950 1        
1949 3   $32,644 0.039% Banshun
1947 1   $2,851 0.002% Record of a Tenement Gentleman (長屋紳士録)
1939 1   $6,115 0.001% Zangiku monogatari

The table below shows the highest-grossing movie that begins with each letter of the alphabet produced by Japan production companies, including co-productions involving other countries. Click on the name of the film to go to its page, or click on the letter at the beginning of each row for a list of all the movies beginning with that letter.

IndexTotal
Produced
Movies
Average
Production
Budget
Total Worldwide
Box Office
ShareTop-Grossing Movie
1 3   $841,737 0.027% 10 Manbun no 1
2 7   $25,354,823 0.908% 2014 Oscar Shorts
3 5   $3,918,399 0.257% 3-gatsu no raion zenpen
4 3   $647,074 0.087% 461ko no Obento
5 1   $11,352,181 2.540% 50 Kaime no Fasuto Kisu
6 1        
7 2   $2,561 0.001% 74-sai no Perikan wa pan o uru.
8 2   $24,326,715 4.394%  
A 87 $27,000,000 $444,497,003 0.886%  
B 97 $14,825,000 $872,636,079 1.639% Brave Hearts Umizaru
C 56 $2,005,000 $383,540,243 0.928%  
D 74 $12,125,000 $1,448,945,664 3.445%  
E 65 $2,000,000 $979,607,968 5.733% Evangerion shin gekijôban: Ha
F 49 $49,000,000 $301,486,949 0.798% Friends Mononoke-jima no Naki
G 177 $15,333,333 $1,166,991,283 3.823% Gedo Senki (Tales from Earthsea)
H 107 $54,000,000 $1,271,992,750 2.851% Hankyu Dentetsu
I 50   $209,454,908 0.756% Inu to watashi no 10 no yakusoku
J 31 $6,000,000 $88,264,132 0.357% Jûsan-nin no shikaku
K 242 $39,583,333 $1,463,919,511 11.075% Kyatapira
L 46   $97,574,199 0.312%  
M 140 $21,725,000 $1,364,851,593 2.468%  
N 58   $330,265,588 1.793% Nora Inu
O 76 $500,000 $587,902,469 4.642% Out of Place: Memories of Edward Said
P 77 $49,400,000 $1,459,572,341 4.062% Purinsesu Toyotomi
Q 2   $252,325 0.008% Qian li zou dan qi
R 76 $37,750,000 $304,507,690 1.141% Rookies
S 215 $51,150,000 $4,140,252,560 4.905% Sengoku Basra: The Last Party
T 112 $18,666,667 $531,716,787 1.105% Tofu Kozo Sugoroku-dochu Furidashi
U 43   $194,493,487 2.944% Unfair: The Movie
V 11   $16,931,502 0.251% Vexille
W 29 $20,000,000 $468,430,002 1.697% Wandafuru raifu
Y 54 $20,000,000 $329,678,843 6.370% Yokame no semi
Z 17   $71,616,431 1.349% Zatoichi