Top 100 Highest-Grossing Films of All-Time

001. ¥30.80 billion ($249.0 million) - Spirited Away (2001)
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002. ¥26.20 billion ($212.0 million) - Titanic (1997)
003. ¥25.50 billion ($249.6 million) - Frozen (2014)
004. ¥25.03 billion ($236.5 million) - Your Name. (2016)
005. ¥20.30 billion ($163.7 million) - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
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006. ¥19.60 billion ($190.0 million) - Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
007. ¥19.30 billion ($165.5 million) - Princess Mononoke (1997)
008. ¥17.35 billion ($164.5 million) - Bayside Shakedown: Save the Rainbow Bridge! (2003)
009. ¥17.30 billion ($147.8 million) - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
010. ¥15.60 billion ($188.7 million) - Avatar (2009)
011. ¥15.50 billion ($156.0 million) - Ponyo (2008)
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012. ¥14.05 billion ($130.4 million) - Weathering With You (2019)
013. ¥13.70 billion ($126.7 million) - The Last Samurai (2003)
014. ¥13.50 billion ($125.1 million) - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
014. ¥13.50 billion ($66.9 million) - E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
016. ¥13.40 billion ($100.0 million) - Armageddon (1998)
017. ¥13.10 billion ($117.3 million) - Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
018. ¥12.85 billion ($120.6 million) - Jurassic Park (1993)
019. ¥12.79 billion ($117.2 million) - Frozen II (2019) [10 Weeks in Release]
020. ¥12.70 billion ($117.6 million) - Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
021. ¥12.40 billion ($109.7 million) - Beauty and the Beast (2017)
022. ¥12.16 billion ($112.0 million) - Aladdin (2019)
023. ¥12.02 billion ($123.5 million) - The Wind Rises (2013)
024. ¥11.80 billion ($142.8 million) - Alice in Wonderland (2010)
025. ¥11.63 billion ($96.3 million) - Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
026. ¥11.00 billion ($46.0 million) - Antarctica (1983)
026. ¥11.00 billion ($88.0 million) - The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
026. ¥11.00 billion ($102.4 million) - Finding Nemo (2003)
026. ¥11.00 billion ($90.5 million) - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
030. ¥10.90 billion ($102.4 million) - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
031. ¥10.80 billion ($130.7 million) - Toy Story 3 (2010)
032. ¥10.65 billion ($92.7 million) - Independence Day (1996)
033. ¥10.32 billion ($100.2 million) - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2004)
034. ¥10.10 billion ($85.0 million) - Bayside Shakedown (1998)
035. ¥10.08 billion ($94.2 million) - Toy Story 4 (2019)
036. ¥10.02 billion ($82.3 million) - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
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037. ¥9.80 billion ($63.0 million) - The Adventures of Milo and Otis (1986)
038. ¥9.70 billion ($94.1 million) - Mission: Impossible II (2000)
038. ¥9.70 billion ($78.0 million) - A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
040. ¥9.67 billion ($125.3 million) - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 (2011)
041. ¥9.53 billion ($77.9 million) - Jurassic World (2015)
042. ¥9.50 billion ($66.0 million) - Back to the Future Part II (1989)
042. ¥9.50 billion ($85.6 million) - Jurassic Park: The Lost World (1997)
044. ¥9.40 billion ($80.6 million) - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
045. ¥9.37 billion ($85.5 million) - Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer (2018)
045. ¥9.37 billion ($76.8 million) - Monsters, Inc. (2002)
047. ¥9.35 billion ($78.2 million) - Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
048. ¥9.31 billion ($85.0 million) - Detective Conan: The Fist of Blue Sapphire (2019)]
049. ¥9.30 billion ($83.6 million) - Code Blue (2018)
050. ¥9.25 billion ($111.9 million) - Arrietty (2010)
051. ¥9.20 billion ($59.0 million) - Heaven and Earth (1990)
052. ¥9.18 billion ($77.7 million) - Big Hero 6 (2014)
053. ¥9.17 billion ($83.4 million) - Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
054. ¥9.07 billion ($69.2 million) - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2002)
055. ¥9.05 billion ($79.5 million) - The Da Vinci Code (2006)
056. ¥9.00 billion ($30.0 million) - Jaws (1975)
057. ¥8.96 billion ($91.3 million) - Monsters University (2013)
058. ¥8.87 billion ($114.9 million) - Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
059. ¥8.79 billion ($49.6 million) - Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)
060. ¥8.76 billion ($85.1 million) - The Eternal Zero (2013)
061. ¥8.70 billion ($62.0 million) - The Matrix (1999)
062. ¥8.55 billion ($94.5 million) - Rookies (2009)
063. ¥8.50 billion ($76.5 million) - Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (2004)
064. ¥8.38 billion ($80.2 million) - Stand By Me, Doraemon (2014)
065. ¥8.25 billion ($79.1 million) - Shin Godzilla (2016)
066. ¥8.20 billion ($54.0 million) - Back to the Future Part III (1990)
066. ¥8.20 billion ($67.9 million) - Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
066. ¥8.20 billion ($61.2 million) - The Silk Road (1988)
069. ¥8.15 billion ($74.6 million) - Hero (2007)
070. ¥8.10 billion ($56.7 million) - Deep Impact (1998)
071. ¥8.07 billion ($72.3 million) - Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
072. ¥8.04 billion ($97.2 million) - Umizaru: The Last Message (2010)
073. ¥8.00 billion ($84.3 million) - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
074. ¥7.90 billion ($66.0 million) - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2003)
075. ¥7.80 billion ($66.2 million) - Yo-Kai Watch: It's the Secret of Birth, Nyan! (2014)
076. ¥7.75 billion ($72.0 million) - Boys Over Flowers: Final (2008)
077. ¥7.68 billion ($73.8 million) - The Sixth Sense (1999)
078. ¥7.65 billion ($62.5 million) - Tales from Earthsea (2006)
079. ¥7.63 billion ($70.6 million) - Zootopia (2016)
080. ¥7.54 billion ($67.8 million) - Pokemon: Mewtwo Strikes Back (1998)
081. ¥7.51 billion ($66.3 million) - Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
082. ¥7.50 billion ($59.2 million) - Spider-Man (2002)
083. ¥7.40 billion ($49.4 million) - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
084. ¥7.34 billion ($64.8 million) - Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
085. ¥7.33 billion ($93.6 million) - Umizaru: Brave Hearts (2012)
086. ¥7.31 billion ($88.4 million) - Bayside Shakedown: Set the Guys Loose! (2010)
086. ¥7.31 billion ($66.1 million) - Despicable Me 3 (2017)
088. ¥7.20 billion ($81.7 million) - Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995)
089. ¥7.12 billion ($66.9 million) - Spider-Man 3 (2007)
090. ¥7.10 billion ($61.7 million) - Umizaru: Limit of Love (2006)
091. ¥7.03 billion ($71.7 million) - Speed (1994)
092. ¥7.00 billion ($29.9 million) - Ghostbusters (1984)
092. ¥7.00 billion ($53.2 million) - Ocean's Eleven (2002)
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094. ¥6.89 billion ($61.6 million) - Detective Conan: Crimson Love Letter (2017)
095. ¥6.88 billion ($56.8 million) - Pearl Harbor (2001)
096. ¥6.87 billion ($77.1 million) - One Piece Film Z (2012)
097. ¥6.86 billion ($56.4 million) - The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe (2006)
098. ¥6.86 billion ($88.9 million) - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 (2010)
099. ¥6.83 billion ($65.8 million) - Finding Dory (2016)
100. ¥6.80 billion ($60.3 million) - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

Bonus 25 (101-125) (Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker is below)


Note: Most films released before 1998 have estimated USD ($) totals.

Frozen is not in Top Opening Weekends: 2020?

Since the box-office year is Dec.-Nov., I like to keep the opening weekends of November films that end up as releases for the following year in the previous year since the OW is firmly in November and apart of that year. Does that make sense? Kind of a winded explanation.

All that said, Frozen II appears to be counted as a 2019 release anyway! Eiren (Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan) has surprisingly included it in their 2019 Yearly Data. I'll keep it in the 2020 charts until its run concludes to see if Eiren removes it from 2019, but chances are they'll keep it as a 2019 release. I'm surprised, really, because just last year Fantastic Beasts 2 opened on the same weekend in 2018, but it was counted as a 2019 release. But, there are a few examples of late-November releases remaining in the year they opened, so...

I'll have the 2019 Yearly Data posted later tonight. 2019 was a truly massive year, so stay tuned. So many records broken and other huge accomplishments occurred.

2019 Yearly Results:

Yearly Revenue: ¥261.180 billion ($2.40 billion), +17.4%, Biggest Year Ever! (beating 2016)
Yearly Admissions: 194,910,000, +15.2%, Most-Attended Year Since 1971!

Japanese Film Share: 54.4% - ¥142.192 billion ($1.31 billion), +16.5%, 2nd Biggest Year Ever (behind 2016)
Imported Film Share: 45.6% - ¥118.988 billion ($1.09 billion), +18.4%, 5th Biggest Year Ever (biggest since 2004)

# Of Japanese Films Released: 689, +12.3%, New Record! (beating 2014)
# Of Imported Films Released: 589, +1.7%, 2nd Most Imported Films Ever Released (behind 2017)
# Of Overall Films Released: 1,278, +7.2%, New Record! (beating 2018)
# Of Films Grossing ¥1 Billion+ ($10 million): 65, +18.2%, New Record! (beating the previous tie between 2017, 2016, and 2005)

Number of Theater Screens: 3,583, +0.1%, Highest Screen Count Since 1969!
Average Ticket Price: ¥1,340 ($12.31), +1.9%, New Record! (beating 2018)

*2019 marks the twelfth-consecutive year that Japanese Films earned more than Imported Films.
*Percent changes versus 2018.

2019 was a massive, record-breaking year! The biggest year ever in revenue and the most attended year in nearly 50 years! 2020 has A LOT to live up to.

Final Totals for the record 65 films that earned ¥1 billion or more will be posted a bit later.

What's the 40/25 number beside 65 for 2019?

I guess "Domestic/Japanese movies" and "Foreign movies" ?

Look like Promare reached 1.5 billion as I hope

Yep that's it. Just counted from the chart above

Most Attended Years, Yearly Admissions (1955-):

1958 - 1,127,452,000
1957 - 1,098,882,000
1959 - 1,088,111,000
1960 - 1,014,364,000
1956 - 993,875,000
1955 - 868,912,000
1961 - 863,430,000
1962 - 662,279,000
1963 - 511,121,000
1964 - 431,454,000
1965 - 372,676,000
1966 - 345,811,000
1967 - 335,067,000
1968 - 313,398,000
1969 - 283,980,000
1970 - 254,799,000
1971 - 216,754,000
2019 - 194,910,000
1972 - 187,391,000
1974 - 185,738,000
1973 - 185,324,000
2016 - 180,189,000
2017 - 174,483,000
2010 - 174,358,000
1975 - 174,020,000
1976 - 171,020,000
1983 - 170,430,000
2004 - 170,092,000
2009 - 169,297,000
2018 - 169,210,000
2015 - 166,630,000
1978 - 166,042,000
1977 - 165,172,000
1979 - 165,088,000
2006 - 164,585,000
1980 - 164,422,000
2001 - 163,280,000
2007 - 163,193,000
2003 - 162,347,000
2014 - 161,116,000
2002 - 160,767,000
1986 - 160,758,000
2008 - 160,491,000
2005 - 160,453,000
2013 - 155,888,000
1982 - 155,280,000
2012 - 155,159,000
1985 - 155,130,000
1998 - 153,102,000
1984 - 150,527,000
1981 - 149,450,000
1990 - 146,000,000
1988 - 144,825,000
1999 - 144,762,000
2011 - 144,726,000
1987 - 143,935,000
1989 - 143,573,000
1997 - 140,719,000
1991 - 138,330,000
2000 - 135,390,000
1993 - 130,720,000
1995 - 127,040,000
1992 - 125,600,000
1994 - 122,990,000
1996 - 119,575,000

Legend: '50s / '60s / '70s / '80s / '90s / '00s / '10s

Is Promare the top multiplyer of all time (1 billion earner only)?

That record probably belongs to E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Antarctica, or Titanic, but their opening weekend figures are unknown... Of the recorded data, the record belongs to Bohemian Rhapsody (x36.97).

And... I'm going to exclude Promare from my All-Time Multiplier Chart (that I'm going to post later). I only include wide releases (100+ screens) on that particular list since the vast majority of them don't expand beyond their initial screen count, and if they do, they only add a few screens after debuting.

Promare, and other limited releases (typically anime films), typically expand significantly after debuting if they open higher than expected and/or are very well-received, so their multipliers will naturally have a huge advantage over wide releases and would dominate the all-time best multiplier list.

All-Time Best Multipliers (¥1 Billion Earners) [1998-]

01. x36.97 - Bohemian Rhapsody (Nov., 2018)
02. x33.34 - Frozen (Mar., 2014)
03. x30.37 - Spirited Away (July, 2001)
04. x26.99 - Princess Mononoke (July, 1997)
05. x26.92 - Your Name. (Aug., 2016)
06. x26.13 - Avatar (Dec., 2009)
07. x23.21 - Departures (Sept., 2008)
08. x19.96 - Les Miserables (Dec., 2012)
09. x17.07 - Zootopia (Apr., 2016)
10. x16.44 - The Cat Returns (July, 2002)
11. x16.15 - The Eternal Zero (Dec., 2013)
12. x15.69 - Monsters, Inc. (Mar., 2002)
13. x15.29 - Big Hero 6 (Dec., 2014)
14. x15.25 - The Last Samurai (Dec., 2003)
15. x14.98 - Ponyo (July, 2008)
16. x14.84 - Howl's Moving Castle (Nov., 2004)
17. x14.81 - Always: Sunset on Third Street (Nov., 2005)
18. x14.52 - Fly Me to the Saitama (Mar., 2019)
19. x14.25 - Confessions (June, 2010)
20. x13.96 - Let Me Eat Your Pancreas (July, 2017)
20. x13.96 - Bayside Shakedown: Save the Rainbow Bridge! (July, 2003)
22. x13.83 - Thermae Romae (Apr., 2012)
23. x13.64 - Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (May, 2004)
24. x13.36 - The Greatest Showman (Feb., 2018)
25. x13.23 - Every Day, A Good Day (Oct., 2018)
26. x13.20 - Shin Godzilla (July, 2016)
27. x13.09 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Dec., 2001)
28. x12.98 - Summer Wars (Aug., 2009)
29. x12.88 - Ted (Jan., 2013)
30. x12.51 - The Wind Rises (July, 2013)
31. x12.50 - The Phantom of the Opera (Jan., 2005)
32. x12.48 - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (Aug., 2003)
33. x12.24 - Finding Nemo (Dec., 2003)
34. x12.21 - Despicable Me 3 (July, 2017)
35. x12.16 - Wolf Children (July, 2012)

Entries By Month: July (10); December (7); August (3); November (3); March (3); January (2); April (2); February (1); May (1); June (1); September (1); October (1).

Note: Wide releases only.

Fly Me to the Saitama was the only 2019 release to make the list, but it's very notable since it's a comedy. Comedies are far less likely to achieve multipliers this high when compared to animated or live-action dramas. If you exclude some of the animated films on the list that had some comedy elements, then Fly Me to the Saitama is only the third actual comedy on the list above (Thermae Romae and Ted being the other two). There's a reason it earned the most Japan Academy Prize nominations (12) this year, and could become the first comedy to win Best Picture.

Also, Sumikko Gurashi: The Pop-Up Book and the Mystery Child may just barely make the list (currently sitting at x11.98), but it's nearly finished and could very well close just shy and miss by 0.02. There's no reason to get it to 12 (this is my own list with no actual benchmarks or milestones). 10s/11s, while very impressive, are just a lot easier than a 12 (or higher) which requires that extra appeal.

Will movies drop that hard. Feb 1st is discount day right. Frozen seems to up from last saturday?

Yeah, Sunday will be considerably lower than Saturday this weekend, as well as versus last Sunday since a lot of would-be-business on Sunday will have gone to the Saturday. And remember that the percentage changes on Saturday you see are in admissions only, and therefore are likely 15/20% or so less in revenue.

For example, Frozen II was flat versus last Saturday in admissions, but its probably down around 20% in revenue. Still good, just using it as an example.

I'm honestly a bit surprised the Saturday holds (or increases) weren't stronger yesterday. The weekend holds will probably come in a little worse than my forecast.

Corpse, how much do you think that the coronavirus affected the box office.

That makes sense. Avg ticket price will be way lower plus sunday business would be impacted big time. Frozen is down about 45% on sunday at this point compared to last week. so overall drop in gross wont be as good as what it looked yesterday. So discount saturday does not help at a gross level just sells few more tickets.

But Corpse, Promare neither was a limited release (opened at 200 theaters), nor did it receive any screen count expansions, being down at 121 at its 8th weekend if memory serves me. It opened low, too low to justify its screen count, but had great legs and came back to the top 25 a bunch of times after it first dipped below it due to various celebrations (1 bill yen, a special giveaway and 4DX)

So the realistic final milestone for Frozen 2 in Japan now is China $122.3M ....
How pathetic...

Hey Corpse,

Do you known a website where it tells all the upcoming movie releases in Japan? The reason why is that I been wondering when will New Mutants come out in Japan.

You are correct! I forgot it opened on 200 screens, was thinking 65 or 70 for some reason. I'll edit it onto the list.