Japanese box office · 1969

Japanese Box Office 1969: Highest-Grossing Japanese Movies

The Girl I Abandoned (1969) is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie released in 1969, with $221K worldwide, ahead of Eros + Massacre (1969) at $8K and Funeral Parade of Roses (1969) at $1.1K. 5 Japanese-language films released in 1969 report a worldwide gross, $231.3K in all. By genre, Drama leads with $231.3K across 5 Japanese releases.

1969 releases with a gross: 5
combined worldwide: $231.3K
The Girl I Abandoned (1969), the #1: $221K

The Girl I Abandoned (1969) movie poster

#1 of 5

#1 Japanese-language movie of 1969

The Girl I Abandoned (1969)

1969 · Drama

$221K worldwide · 96% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported

Top 5

What Were the Biggest Japanese Hits of 1969?

The Girl I Abandoned (1969) leads with $221K, 96% of the total. The top 5 together took $231.3K, 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.

Number 1

$221K The Girl I Abandoned (1969)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 2

$8K Eros + Massacre (1969)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 3

$1.1K Funeral Parade of Roses (1969)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 4

$659 Go, Go Second Time Virgin (1969)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 5

$554 Female Student Guerrilla (1969)
No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Japanese Release of 1969, 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 1969.

1
The Girl I Abandoned (1969) Sep 3, 1969 · Drama $221K worldwide

Sep 3, 1969 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $221K
2
Eros + Massacre (1969) Mar 13, 1969 · Drama $8K worldwide

Mar 13, 1969 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8K
3
Funeral Parade of Roses (1969) Sep 13, 1969 · Drama $1.1K worldwide

Sep 13, 1969 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.1K
4
Go, Go Second Time Virgin (1969) 1969 · Drama, Romance $659 worldwide

1969 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $659
5
Female Student Guerrilla (1969) Sep 6, 1969 · Drama $554 worldwide

Sep 6, 1969 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $554

By release month

Which Month of 1969 Earned the Most?

September releases took the most, $222.6K from 3 films, led by The Girl I Abandoned (1969). January was the quietest month ($659). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.

Last 10 years

How Does 1969 Compare With Previous Years?

Of these 10 years, 1969 earned the most: $231.3K from 5 films, led by The Girl I Abandoned (1969).

Year	Films	Worldwide	Change	Biggest film
1960 6 films	6	$135.8K	–	When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960) $51.8K
1961 3 films · −50%	3	$68.4K	−50%	Yojimbo (1961) $68.2K
1962 3 films · +41%	3	$96.6K	+41%	Sanjuro (1962) $65.1K
1963 1 film · −33%	1	$64.5K	−33%	High and Low (1963) $64.5K
1964 2 films · −98%	2	$1.2K	−98%	Onibaba (1964) $689
1965 1 film · −47%	1	$628	−47%	Resume of Love Affairs (1965) $628
1966 2 films · +5623%	2	$35.9K	+5623%	The Face of Another (1966) $35.2K
1967 1 film · −57%	1	$15.5K	−57%	A Man Vanishes (1967) $15.5K
1968 2 films · −92%	2	$1.2K	−92%	Nanami: The Inferno of First Love (1968) $769
1969 5 films · +18539%	5	$231.3K	+18539%	The Girl I Abandoned (1969) $221K

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 1969: 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 1969?

The Girl I Abandoned (1969) leads with $221K worldwide. Next come Eros + Massacre (1969) at $8K and Funeral Parade of Roses (1969) at $1.1K.

How much did Japanese-language movies released in 1969 earn?

5 Japanese-language films released in 1969 report a worldwide gross, $231.3K in all, or $46.3K per film on average.

How many Japanese-language movies released in 1969 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, The Girl I Abandoned (1969), earned $221K.

How is the 1969 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 1969. 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 1969 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.