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Japanese Box Office 1980: Highest-Grossing Japanese Movies

Kagemusha (1980) is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie released in 1980, with $4M worldwide. 1 Japanese-language film released in 1980 reports a worldwide gross, $4M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

1980 releases with a gross
1
combined worldwide
$4M
Kagemusha (1980), the #1
$4M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Kagemusha (1980) movie poster #1 of 1
#1 Japanese-language movie of 1980

Kagemusha (1980)

1980 · Drama, History

$4M worldwide

$4M US & Canada · 100% $18.5K elsewhere · <1%
The chart

The Only Japanese Release of 1980 With a Reported Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 1980.

  1. 1 Kagemusha (1980) movie poster
    Kagemusha (1980) Oct 10, 1980 · Drama, History $4M worldwide
    Oct 10, 1980 US and Canada: $4M Rest of the world: $18.5K Worldwide: $4M
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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 1980: 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 1 film as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie in 1980?

Kagemusha (1980) leads with $4M worldwide, $4M of it in the US & Canada.

How much did Japanese-language movies released in 1980 earn?

1 Japanese-language film released in 1980 reports a worldwide gross, $4M in all, or $4M per film on average.

How many Japanese-language movies released in 1980 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Kagemusha (1980), earned $4M.

How much of the 1980 Japanese box office came from the US and Canada?

$4M of the $4M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 1 report no domestic figure.

How is the 1980 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 1980. 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 1980 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.