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Japanese Box Office 1939: Highest-Grossing Japanese Movies

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939) is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie released in 1939, with $6.1K worldwide. 1 Japanese-language film released in 1939 reports a worldwide gross, $6.1K in all.

1939 releases with a gross
1
combined worldwide
$6.1K
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939), the #1
$6.1K
The chart

The Only Japanese Release of 1939 With a Reported Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 1939.

  1. 1 The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939) movie poster
    The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939) Oct 13, 1939 · Drama, Romance $6.1K worldwide
    Oct 13, 1939 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.1K
Archive

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 · $6.4B
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 · $651K
1950s 9 years · $1.1M
1940s 3 years · $863.9K
1930s 2 years · $23.9K
FAQ

Japanese Box Office 1939: Questions & Answers

The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 1 film as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie in 1939?

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939) leads with $6.1K worldwide.

How much did Japanese-language movies released in 1939 earn?

1 Japanese-language film released in 1939 reports a worldwide gross, $6.1K in all, or $6.1K per film on average.

How many Japanese-language movies released in 1939 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939), earned $6.1K.

How is the 1939 Japanese box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?

Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in 1939. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact, and so are films whose stored language is most likely wrong.

How often is the 1939 Japanese box office chart updated?

Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.