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Highest-Grossing Japanese Movies of All Time, Page 35

Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Infinity Castle (2025) is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie in our database, with $793.6M worldwide, ahead of Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (2021) at $485.5M and Your Name. (2017) at $405.3M. 1,704 Japanese-language films in our database report a worldwide gross, $18.9B in all, 5% of it from the US & Canada. 22 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. By genre, Animation leads with $9B across 514 Japanese releases.

films with a reported gross
1,704
combined worldwide
$18.9B
films crossed $100M
22
earned in the US & Canada
5%
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All 1,704 Japanese Movies, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Ranks 1,701 to 1,704 of 1,704. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.

  1. 1701 Golgo 13: The Professional (1983) movie poster
    Golgo 13: The Professional (1983) May 28, 1983 · Animation, Crime $87 worldwide
    May 28, 1983 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $87
  2. 1702 A Snake of June (2002) movie poster
    A Snake of June (2002) Sep 2, 2002 · Drama, Thriller $85 worldwide
    Sep 2, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $85
  3. 1703 Proof of the Man (1977) movie poster
    Proof of the Man (1977) Oct 8, 1977 · Mystery, Drama $57 worldwide
    Oct 8, 1977 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $57
  4. 1704 Thirty Lies or So (2004) movie poster
    Thirty Lies or So (2004) Dec 18, 2004 · Comedy, Mystery $55 worldwide
    Dec 18, 2004 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $55
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Japanese Box Office Year by Year

Every year from 1936 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2023 leads with $1.6B, led by The Boy and the Heron (2023).

2020s 7 years · $6.3B
2010s 10 years · $8.1B
2000s 10 years · $3.8B
1990s 10 years · $242.4M
1980s 8 years · $115.3M
1970s 8 years · $763.7K
1960s 10 years · $649K
1950s 9 years · $1.1M
1940s 3 years · $863.9K
1930s 2 years · $23.9K