How much of the 1949 Japanese box office came from the US and Canada?

$60.1K of the $66.7K total, or 90%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 2 report no domestic figure.

Japanese box office · 1949

Japanese Box Office 1949: Highest-Grossing Japanese Movies

Q: What is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie in 1949?

Stray Dog (1949) leads with $47K worldwide, $46.8K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Late Spring (1949) at $19.7K.

Q: How many Japanese-language movies released in 1949 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Stray Dog (1949), earned $47K.

Q: How is the 1949 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 1949. 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 1949 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.

Stray Dog (1949) is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie released in 1949, with $47K worldwide, ahead of Late Spring (1949) at $19.7K. 2 Japanese-language films released in 1949 report a worldwide gross, $66.7K in all, 90% of it from the US & Canada.

1949 releases with a gross: 2
combined worldwide: $66.7K
Stray Dog (1949), the #1: $47K
earned in the US & Canada: 90%

#1 of 2

#1 Japanese-language movie of 1949

Stray Dog (1949)

1949 · Crime, Drama

$47K worldwide · 70% of the chart's total

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

The chart

Every Japanese Release of 1949, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 1949.

1
Stray Dog (1949) Oct 17, 1949 · Crime, Drama $47K worldwide

Oct 17, 1949 US and Canada: $46.8K Rest of the world: $215 Worldwide: $47K
2
Late Spring (1949) Sep 13, 1949 · Drama $19.7K worldwide

Sep 13, 1949 US and Canada: $13.3K Rest of the world: $6.4K Worldwide: $19.7K

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 1949: 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 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie in 1949?

Stray Dog (1949) leads with $47K worldwide, $46.8K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Late Spring (1949) at $19.7K.

How much did Japanese-language movies released in 1949 earn?

2 Japanese-language films released in 1949 report a worldwide gross, $66.7K in all, or $33.4K per film on average.

How many Japanese-language movies released in 1949 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Stray Dog (1949), earned $47K.

How is the 1949 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 1949. 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 1949 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.