Japanese box office · 1973

Japanese Box Office 1973: Highest-Grossing Japanese Movies

Belladonna of Sadness (1973) is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie released in 1973, with $378 worldwide, ahead of Lovers Are Wet (1973) at $259. 2 Japanese-language films released in 1973 report a worldwide gross, $637 in all.

1973 releases with a gross: 2
combined worldwide: $637
Belladonna of Sadness (1973), the #1: $378

Belladonna of Sadness (1973) movie poster

#1 of 2

#1 Japanese-language movie of 1973

Belladonna of Sadness (1973)

1973 · Drama, Fantasy

$378 worldwide · 59% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported

The chart

Every Japanese Release of 1973, 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 1973.

1
Belladonna of Sadness (1973) Jun 27, 1973 · Drama, Fantasy $378 worldwide

Jun 27, 1973 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $378
2
Lovers Are Wet (1973) Mar 24, 1973 · Drama $259 worldwide

Mar 24, 1973 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $259

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 1973: 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 1973?

Belladonna of Sadness (1973) leads with $378 worldwide. Next come Lovers Are Wet (1973) at $259.

How much did Japanese-language movies released in 1973 earn?

2 Japanese-language films released in 1973 report a worldwide gross, $637 in all, or $319 per film on average.

How many Japanese-language movies released in 1973 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Belladonna of Sadness (1973), earned $378.

How is the 1973 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 1973. 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 1973 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.