#1 of 5 #1 Japanese-language movie of 1955
1955 · Drama
$47K worldwide · 75% of the chart's total
$46.8K US & Canada · 100% $215 elsewhere · <1%
Japanese box office · 1955
Japanese Box Office 1955: Highest-Grossing Japanese Movies
I Live in Fear (1955) is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie released in 1955, with $47K worldwide, ahead of Princess Yang Kwei-fei (1955) at $9.4K and Sansho the Bailiff (1955) at $5.3K. 5 Japanese-language films released in 1955 report a worldwide gross, $62.4K in all, 75% of it from the US & Canada. By genre, Drama leads with $62.1K across 4 Japanese releases.
- 1955 releases with a gross
- 5
- combined worldwide
- $62.4K
- I Live in Fear (1955), the #1
- $47K
- earned in the US & Canada
- 75%
#1 of 5 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Japanese Hits of 1955?
I Live in Fear (1955) leads with $47K, 75% of the total. The top 5 together took $62.4K, almost all of what the 5 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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The chart
Every Japanese Release of 1955, 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 1955.
- 1 Nov 22, 1955 US and Canada: $46.8K Rest of the world: $215 Worldwide: $47K
- 2 May 3, 1955 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.4K
- 3 1955 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.3K
- 4 Jan 8, 1955 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $394
- 5 Apr 24, 1955 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $291
By release month
Which Month of 1955 Earned the Most?
November releases took the most, $47K from 1 film, led by I Live in Fear (1955). April was the quietest month ($291). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Sansho the Bailiff (1955) $5.7K Sansho the Bailiff (1955)
- February Feb No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- March Mar No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- April Apr Godzilla Raids Again (1955) $291 Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
- May May Princess Yang Kwei-fei (1955) $9.4K Princess Yang Kwei-fei (1955)
- June Jun No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- July Jul No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- August Aug No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- September Sep No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- October Oct No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- November Nov I Live in Fear (1955) $47K I Live in Fear (1955)
- December Dec No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Last 10 years
How Does 1955 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 1954 earned the most: $599K from 2 films, led by Godzilla (1954). 1955 took $62.4K.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| 1947 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| 1948 1 film | 1 | $47K | – | Drunken Angel (1948) $47K |
| 1949 2 films · +42% | 2 | $66.7K | +42% | Stray Dog (1949) $47K |
| 1950 1 film · −100% | 1 | $332 | −100% | The Munekata Sisters (1950) $332 |
| 1951 1 film · +42014% | 1 | $139.8K | +42014% | Rashomon (1951) $139.8K |
| 1952 1 film · −95% | 1 | $6.9K | −95% | The Life of Oharu (1952) $6.9K |
| 1953 3 films · +1724% | 3 | $126.2K | +1724% | Tokyo Story (1953) $93.9K |
| 1954 2 films · +375% | 2 | $599K | +375% | Godzilla (1954) $590.8K |
| 1955 5 films · −90% | 5 | $62.4K | −90% | I Live in Fear (1955) $47K |
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
- 2026 so far $117.5M #1 Exit 8 (2026)
- 2025 $1.3B #1 Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Infinity Castle (2025)
- 2024 $609.9M #1 HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle (2024)
- 2023 $1.6B #1 The Boy and the Heron (2023)
- 2022 $807.3M #1 One Piece Film: Red (2022)
- 2021 $1.2B #1 Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (2021)
- 2020 $833.1M #1 Weathering with You (2020)
2010s 10 years · $8.1B
- 2019 $842.4M #1 Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2019)
- 2018 $667.3M #1 Code Blue: The Movie (2018)
- 2017 $1.1B #1 Your Name. (2017)
- 2016 $662.6M #1 Shin Godzilla (2016)
- 2015 $634.7M #1 Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' (2015)
- 2014 $749.8M #1 Stand by Me Doraemon (2014)
- 2013 $724M #1 The Wind Rises (2013)
- 2012 $1B #1 Brave Hearts: Umizaru (2012)
- 2011 $844M #1 Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2011)
- 2010 $955.6M #1 Umizaru 3: The Last Message (2010)
2000s 10 years · $3.8B
- 2009 $903.9M #1 Ponyo (2009)
- 2008 $529.3M #1 Suspect X (2008)
- 2007 $447.9M #1 Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (2007)
- 2006 $567.9M #1 Tales from Earthsea (2006)
- 2005 $431.5M #1 Yamato (2005)
- 2004 $278.1M #1 Be with You (2004)
- 2003 $366.5M #1 Bayside Shakedown 2 (2003)
- 2002 $162.9M #1 The Cat Returns (2002)
- 2001 $109.4M #1 Pokémon 3: The Movie (2001)
- 2000 $16.3M #1 Godzilla 2000 (2000)
1990s 10 years · $242.4M
- 1999 $164.1M #1 Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back! (1999)
- 1998 $1.7M #1 Cube (1998)
- 1997 $40.9M #1 Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997)
- 1996 $5.7M #1 Whisper of the Heart (1996)
- 1995 $1.5M #1 Pom Poko (1995)
- 1994 $169.4K #1 Sailor Moon S the Movie: Hearts in Ice (1994)
- 1993 $1.4M #1 Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan (1993)
- 1992 $10.2M #1 Once Upon a Crime... (1992)
- 1991 $1.2M #1 Only Yesterday (1991)
- 1990 $15.4M #1 The Witches (1990)
1980s 8 years · $115.3M
- 1989 $16.9M #1 Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
- 1988 $58.3M #1 My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
- 1987 $3.7M #1 Dead Heat (1987)
- 1985 $17.6M #1 Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1985)
- 1983 $87 #1 Golgo 13: The Professional (1983)
- 1982 $14.1M #1 Diner (1982)
- 1981 $777.5K #1 Lonely Heart (1981)
- 1980 $4M #1 Kagemusha (1980)
1970s 8 years · $763.7K
- 1979 $439.5K #1 Space Battleship Yamato: The New Voyage (1979)
- 1977 $223.9K #1 House (1977)
- 1976 $569 #1 In the Realm of the Senses (1976)
- 1975 $426 #1 Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)
- 1974 $97.1K #1 Flower & Snake (1974)
- 1973 $637 #1 Belladonna of Sadness (1973)
- 1972 $585 #1 Ecstasy of the Angels (1972)
- 1970 $981 #1 Dodes’ka-den (1970)
1960s 10 years · $651K
- 1969 $231.3K #1 The Girl I Abandoned (1969)
- 1968 $1.2K #1 Nanami: The Inferno of First Love (1968)
- 1967 $15.5K #1 A Man Vanishes (1967)
- 1966 $35.9K #1 The Face of Another (1966)
- 1965 $628 #1 Resume of Love Affairs (1965)
- 1964 $1.2K #1 Onibaba (1964)
- 1963 $64.5K #1 High and Low (1963)
- 1962 $96.6K #1 Sanjuro (1962)
- 1961 $68.4K #1 Yojimbo (1961)
- 1960 $135.8K #1 When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960)
1950s 9 years · $1.1M
- 1958 $75.7K #1 The Hidden Fortress (1958)
- 1957 $65.6K #1 Throne of Blood (1957)
- 1956 $46.7K #1 The Burmese Harp (1956)
- 1955 $62.4K #1 I Live in Fear (1955)
- 1954 $599K #1 Godzilla (1954)
- 1953 $126.2K #1 Tokyo Story (1953)
- 1952 $6.9K #1 The Life of Oharu (1952)
- 1951 $139.8K #1 Rashomon (1951)
- 1950 $332 #1 The Munekata Sisters (1950)
1940s 3 years · $863.9K
FAQ
Japanese Box Office 1955: 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 5 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie in 1955?
I Live in Fear (1955) leads with $47K worldwide, $46.8K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Princess Yang Kwei-fei (1955) at $9.4K and Sansho the Bailiff (1955) at $5.3K.
How much did Japanese-language movies released in 1955 earn?
5 Japanese-language films released in 1955 report a worldwide gross, $62.4K in all, or $12.5K per film on average.
How many Japanese-language movies released in 1955 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, I Live in Fear (1955), earned $47K.
How is the 1955 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 1955. 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 1955 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.