How much of the 1948 Japanese box office came from the US and Canada?

$46.8K of the $47K total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 1 report no domestic figure.

Japanese box office · 1948

Japanese Box Office 1948: Highest-Grossing Japanese Movies

Q: What is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie in 1948?

Drunken Angel (1948) leads with $47K worldwide, $46.8K of it in the US & Canada.

Q: How many Japanese-language movies released in 1948 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Drunken Angel (1948), earned $47K.

Q: How is the 1948 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 1948. 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.

Q: How often is the 1948 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.

Drunken Angel (1948) is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie released in 1948, with $47K worldwide. 1 Japanese-language film released in 1948 reports a worldwide gross, $47K in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

1948 releases with a gross: 1
combined worldwide: $47K
Drunken Angel (1948), the #1: $47K
earned in the US & Canada: 100%

#1 of 1

#1 Japanese-language movie of 1948

Drunken Angel (1948)

1948 · Drama, Crime

$47K worldwide

$46.8K US & Canada · 100% $215 elsewhere · <1%

The chart

The Only Japanese Release of 1948 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 1948.

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Drunken Angel (1948) Apr 27, 1948 · Drama, Crime $47K worldwide

Apr 27, 1948 US and Canada: $46.8K Rest of the world: $215 Worldwide: $47K

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

1949 $66.7K #1 Stray Dog (1949)
1948 $47K #1 Drunken Angel (1948)
1942 $750.2K #1 Mother Never Dies (1942)

1930s 2 years · $23.9K

FAQ

Japanese Box Office 1948: 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 1948?

Drunken Angel (1948) leads with $47K worldwide, $46.8K of it in the US & Canada.

How much did Japanese-language movies released in 1948 earn?

1 Japanese-language film released in 1948 reports a worldwide gross, $47K in all, or $47K per film on average.

How many Japanese-language movies released in 1948 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Drunken Angel (1948), earned $47K.

How is the 1948 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 1948. 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 1948 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.