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Japanese Box Office 1994: Highest-Grossing Japanese Movies

Sailor Moon S the Movie: Hearts in Ice (1994) is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie released in 1994, with $167.8K worldwide, ahead of Katatsumori (1994) at $1.1K and Nobody (1994) at $488. 3 Japanese-language films released in 1994 report a worldwide gross, $169.4K in all, 99% of it from the US & Canada.

1994 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$169.4K
Sailor Moon S the Movie: Hearts in Ice (1994), the #1
$167.8K
earned in the US & Canada
99%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Japanese Hits of 1994?

Sailor Moon S the Movie: Hearts in Ice (1994) leads with $167.8K, 99% of the total. The top 3 together took $169.4K, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Sailor Moon S the Movie: Hearts in Ice (1994) movie poster Number 1
    $167.8K Sailor Moon S the Movie: Hearts in Ice (1994)
    $167.8K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. Katatsumori (1994) movie poster Number 2
    $1.1K Katatsumori (1994)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Nobody (1994) movie poster Number 3
    $488 Nobody (1994)
    $488 US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Japanese Release of 1994, 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 1994.

  1. 1 Sailor Moon S the Movie: Hearts in Ice (1994) movie poster
    Sailor Moon S the Movie: Hearts in Ice (1994) Dec 4, 1994 · Action, Romance $167.8K worldwide
    Dec 4, 1994 US and Canada: $167.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $167.8K
  2. 2 Katatsumori (1994) movie poster
    Katatsumori (1994) May 22, 1994 · Documentary $1.1K worldwide
    May 22, 1994 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.1K
  3. 3 Nobody (1994) movie poster
    Nobody (1994) May 28, 1994 · Drama, Thriller $488 worldwide
    May 28, 1994 US and Canada: $488 Rest of the world: Worldwide: $488
By release month

Which Month of 1994 Earned the Most?

December releases took the most, $167.8K from 1 film, led by Sailor Moon S the Movie: Hearts in Ice (1994). May was the quietest month ($1.5K). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.

  1. January Jan No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  2. February Feb No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  3. March Mar No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  4. April Apr No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  5. May May Katatsumori (1994) $1.5K Katatsumori (1994)
  6. June Jun No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  7. July Jul No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  8. August Aug No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  9. September Sep No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  10. October Oct No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  11. November Nov No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  12. December Dec Sailor Moon S the Movie: Hearts in Ice (1994) $167.8K Sailor Moon S the Movie: Hearts in Ice (1994)
Last 10 years

How Does 1994 Compare With Previous Years?

Of these 10 years, 1988 earned the most: $58.3M from 5 films, led by My Neighbor Totoro (1988). 1994 took $169.4K.

Year Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
1985 7 films 7 $17.6M – Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1985) $9M
1986 No films 0 – – –
1987 3 films 3 $3.7M – Dead Heat (1987) $3.6M
1988 5 films · +1492% 5 $58.3M +1492% My Neighbor Totoro (1988) $30.4M
1989 7 films · −71% 7 $16.9M −71% Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) $10.4M
1990 6 films · −9% 6 $15.4M −9% The Witches (1990) $10.4M
1991 4 films · −92% 4 $1.2M −92% Only Yesterday (1991) $610.8K
1992 3 films · +777% 3 $10.2M +777% Once Upon a Crime... (1992) $8.7M
1993 7 films · −86% 7 $1.4M −86% Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan (1993) $659K
1994 3 films · −88% 3 $169.4K −88% Sailor Moon S the Movie: Hearts in Ice (1994) $167.8K
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
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 1994: 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie in 1994?

Sailor Moon S the Movie: Hearts in Ice (1994) leads with $167.8K worldwide, $167.8K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Katatsumori (1994) at $1.1K and Nobody (1994) at $488.

How much did Japanese-language movies released in 1994 earn?

3 Japanese-language films released in 1994 report a worldwide gross, $169.4K in all, or $56.5K per film on average.

How many Japanese-language movies released in 1994 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Sailor Moon S the Movie: Hearts in Ice (1994), earned $167.8K.

How much of the 1994 Japanese box office came from the US and Canada?

$168.3K of the $169.4K total, or 99%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the 1994 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 1994. 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 1994 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.