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-five are Japanese films.
+Films with earnings over ¥10 billion Rank Title Gross revenue (¥ billion) Year 1 Demon Slayer: Mugen Train40.7520202 Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle40.3620253 Spirited Away31.6820014 Titanic27.7719975 Frozen 25.502013 6 Your Name 25.1720167 Princess Mononoke21.4619978 Kokuho20.9020259 One Piece Film: Red 20.34202210 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone20.30200111 Howl's Moving Castle19.60200412 Bayside Shakedown 217.35200313 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets17.30200214 Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of the Mermaid Island 17.17202615 The First Slam Dunk16.67202216 Avatar15.90200917 Detective Conan: The Million-dollar Pentagram15.80202418 Zootopia 215.71202519 Ponyo15.50200820 Suzume14.94202221 Detective Conan: One-eyed Flashback14.74202522 Weathering with You14.23201923 The Super Mario Bros. Movie14.02202324 Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine13.88202325 Top Gun: Maverick13.81202226 Jujutsu Kaisen 013.80202127 Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway13.70202628 The Last Samurai13.70200329 Bohemian Rhapsody13.51201830 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial13.501982 Armageddon13.501998 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban13.50200433 Frozen II 13.37201934 Toy Story 5 13.03202635 Jurassic Park12.85199336 Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace12.70199937 Beauty and the Beast12.40201738 Aladdin 12.16201939 The Wind Rises12.02201340 Alice in Wonderland11.80201041 Haikyu%21%21 The Dumpster Battle11.64202442 Star Wars: The Force Awakens11.63201543 Antarctica11.001983 The Matrix Reloaded11.002003 Finding Nemo11.002003 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire11.00200547 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End10.90200748 Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc10.81202549 Toy Story 310.80201050 Independence Day10.65199651 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King10.32200452 Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time10.28202153 Bayside Shakedown: The Movie10.10199854 Toy Story 410.09201955 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest10.022006 indicates the film is a Japanese production.
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 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 2025, based on data from the (MPPAJ). The adjusted gross revenue is calculated by multiplying the total number of admissions by the average 2025 ticket price (). 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.
+ Title Year Box office admissions () Adjusted revenue ( ¥ billion) Tickets (millions) The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya 1942 100.00 .0 Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train 2020 29.43 Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle 2025 27.49 40.2 Spirited Away 2001 24.28 Tokyo Olympiad 1965 23.50 Frozen 2014 20.03 センバツ：行進曲に「Let It Go ありのままで」 , 毎日新聞, 15 January 2015（updated 2015-01-16） 1957 20.00 Your Name 2016 19.30 Titanic 1997 17.43 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 2001 16.25 Princess Mononoke 1997 15.55 Howl's Moving Castle 2004 15.50 One Piece Film: Red 2022 14.74 Kokuho 2025 14.76 20.8 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 2002 14.20 クライマックスは、ここから始まる！『ハリー・ポッターと謎のプリンス』ロンドンプレミア , 映画最新ニュース, 9 July 2009 Bayside Shakedown 2 2003 13.00 Ponyo 2008 12.90 King Kong vs. Godzilla 1962 12.60 The Last Samurai 2003 12.10 Antarctica 1983 12.00 Jaws 1975 The Loyal 47 Ronin 1958 Sanjuro 1962 11.20 .0 Detective Conan: The Million-dollar Pentagram 2024 11.01 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 2004 11.00 Suzume 2022 10.90 Weathering with You 2019 10.51 Frozen II 2019 10.44 .0 Detective Conan: One-eyed Flashback 2025 10.13 14.7 Avatar 2011 10.10 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1982 10.00 indicates the film is a Japanese production.
Film franchises and film series
Box office revenue + Film franchise/series Gross revenue ( billion) Debut year Detective Conan (Case Closed) 156.32 1997 Doraemon 151.03 1980 Wizarding World 114.54 2001 Pokémon 94.08 1998 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba 87.35 2020 Star Wars 82.28 1978 Godzilla (Gojira) 67.84 1954 Otoko wa Tsurai yo (Tora-san) 65.32 1969 Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) 62.23 2008 One Piece 58.61 2000 Jurassic Park 56.29 1993 Dragon Ball 54.78 1986 Disaster trilogy 54.34 2016 Crayon Shin-chan 49.10 1993 Spider-Man 45.42 1978 Pirates of the Caribbean 43.30 2003 Mission: Impossible 41.69 1996 Bayside Shakedown 40.73 1998 Frozen 38.87 2014 Kamen Rider (Masked Rider) 33.50 1971 Middle-earth 32.05 2002 The Matrix 27.80 1999 Pretty Cure (Glitter Force) 26.97 2005 Evangelion 25.92 1997 Terminator 25.87 1984 Despicable Me 25.19 2010 Kingdom 24.52 2019 Umizaru 24.42 2004 Toy Story 24.34 1995 Gundam 24.31 1981 Back to the Future 23.79 1985 Zootopia 23.33 2016 Slam Dunk 23.01 1994 Indiana Jones 22.61 1982 Fast & Furious 22.61 2001 Resident Evil (Biohazard) 20.97 2002 Avatar 20.21 2009
Box office admissions + Film franchise/series Admissions ( millions) Debut year Doraemon 149.51 1980 Godzilla (Gojira) 120.41 1954 Detective Conan (Case Closed) 118.27 1997 Wizarding World 90.44 2001 Pokémon 86.27 1998 Otoko wa Tsurai yo (Tora-san) 81.22 1969 Star Wars 62.44 1978 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba 61.74 2020 Dragon Ball 58.93 1986 One Piece 45.06 2000 Jurassic Park 37.36 1993 Pirates of the Caribbean 32.15 2003 Bayside Shakedown 31.46 1998 Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) 30.50 2008 Frozen 2014 Spider-Man 26.33 1978
See also List of highest-grossing Japanese films Lists of highest-grossing films
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