Japanese box office · 1974

Japanese Box Office 1974: Highest-Grossing Japanese Movies

Flower & Snake (1974) is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie released in 1974, with $95.7K worldwide, ahead of Extreme Private Eros: Love Song 1974 (1974) at $598 and Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) at $549. 4 Japanese-language films released in 1974 report a worldwide gross, $97.1K in all.

1974 releases with a gross: 4
combined worldwide: $97.1K
Flower & Snake (1974), the #1: $95.7K

#1 of 4

#1 Japanese-language movie of 1974

Flower & Snake (1974)

1974 · Drama, Horror

$95.7K worldwide · 99% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported

Top 4

What Were the Biggest Japanese Hits of 1974?

Flower & Snake (1974) leads with $95.7K, 99% of the total. The top 4 together took $97.1K, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

Number 1

$95.7K Flower & Snake (1974)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 2

$598 Extreme Private Eros: Love Song 1974 (1974)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 3

$549 Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 4

$269 Lady Snowblood (1974)
No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Japanese Release of 1974, 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 1974.

1
Flower & Snake (1974) Jun 22, 1974 · Drama, Horror $95.7K worldwide

Jun 22, 1974 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $95.7K
2
Extreme Private Eros: Love Song 1974 (1974) Jun 25, 1974 · Documentary $598 worldwide

Jun 25, 1974 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $598
3
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) Mar 21, 1974 · Action, Sci-Fi $549 worldwide

Mar 21, 1974 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $549
4
Lady Snowblood (1974) Mar 22, 1974 · Action, Drama $269 worldwide

Mar 22, 1974 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $269

By release month

Which Month of 1974 Earned the Most?

June releases took the most, $96.3K from 2 films, led by Flower & Snake (1974). March was the quietest month ($818). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.

Last 10 years

How Does 1974 Compare With Previous Years?

Of these 10 years, 1969 earned the most: $231.3K from 5 films, led by The Girl I Abandoned (1969). 1974 took $97.1K.

Year	Films	Worldwide	Change	Biggest film
1965 1 film	1	$628	–	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
1970 1 film · −100%	1	$981	−100%	Dodes’ka-den (1970) $981
1971 No films	0	–	–	–
1972 1 film	1	$585	–	Ecstasy of the Angels (1972) $585
1973 2 films · +9%	2	$637	+9%	Belladonna of Sadness (1973) $378
1974 4 films · +15145%	4	$97.1K	+15145%	Flower & Snake (1974) $95.7K

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

1930s 2 years · $23.9K

FAQ

Japanese Box Office 1974: 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 4 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie in 1974?

Flower & Snake (1974) leads with $95.7K worldwide. Next come Extreme Private Eros: Love Song 1974 (1974) at $598 and Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) at $549.

How much did Japanese-language movies released in 1974 earn?

4 Japanese-language films released in 1974 report a worldwide gross, $97.1K in all, or $24.3K per film on average.

How many Japanese-language movies released in 1974 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Flower & Snake (1974), earned $95.7K.

How is the 1974 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 1974. 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 1974 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.