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Japanese box office · April 1997

Japanese Box Office, April 1997: Top-Grossing Releases

Crayon Shin-chan: Pursuit of the Balls of Darkness (1997) is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie released in April 1997, with $2.3M worldwide. 1 Japanese-language film released in April 1997 reports a worldwide gross, $2.3M in all.

April 1997 releases with a gross
1
combined worldwide
$2.3M
Crayon Shin-chan: Pursuit of the Balls of Darkness (1997), the #1
$2.3M
The chart

The Only Japanese Release of April 1997 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 April 1997.

  1. 1 Crayon Shin-chan: Pursuit of the Balls of Darkness (1997) movie poster
    Crayon Shin-chan: Pursuit of the Balls of Darkness (1997) Apr 19, 1997 · Comedy, Animation $2.3M worldwide
    Apr 19, 1997 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.3M
Archive

Japanese Box Office in 1997, Month by Month

The months of 1997 with their totals: July leads with $22.6M, led by Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997).

FAQ

Japanese Box Office April 1997: 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 April 1997?

Crayon Shin-chan: Pursuit of the Balls of Darkness (1997) leads with $2.3M worldwide.

How much did Japanese-language movies released in April 1997 earn?

1 Japanese-language film released in April 1997 reports a worldwide gross, $2.3M in all, or $2.3M per film on average.

How many Japanese-language movies released in April 1997 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Crayon Shin-chan: Pursuit of the Balls of Darkness (1997), earned $2.3M.

How is the April 1997 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 April 1997. 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 April 1997 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.