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Japanese box office · May 2002

Japanese Box Office, May 2002: Top-Grossing Releases

Leave It to the Nurses (2002) is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie released in May 2002, with $9.6M worldwide, ahead of Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2002) at $453.8K and Women in the Mirror (2002) at $24.8K. 3 Japanese-language films released in May 2002 report a worldwide gross, $10M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada.

May 2002 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$10M
Leave It to the Nurses (2002), the #1
$9.6M
earned in the US & Canada
<1%
Leave It to the Nurses (2002) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 Japanese-language movie of May 2002

Leave It to the Nurses (2002)

2002 · Comedy

$9.6M worldwide · 95% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Japanese Hits of May 2002?

Leave It to the Nurses (2002) leads with $9.6M, 95% of the total. The top 3 together took $10M, 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. Leave It to the Nurses (2002) movie poster Number 1
    $9.6M Leave It to the Nurses (2002)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2002) movie poster Number 2
    $453.8K Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2002)
    $71.1K US & Canada · 16% $382.7K elsewhere · 84%
  3. Women in the Mirror (2002) movie poster Number 3
    $24.8K Women in the Mirror (2002)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Japanese Release of May 2002, 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 May 2002.

  1. 1 Leave It to the Nurses (2002) movie poster
    Leave It to the Nurses (2002) May 11, 2002 · Comedy $9.6M worldwide
    May 11, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.6M
  2. 2 Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2002) movie poster
    Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2002) May 3, 2002 · Drama, Comedy $453.8K worldwide
    May 3, 2002 US and Canada: $71.1K Rest of the world: $382.7K Worldwide: $453.8K
  3. 3 Women in the Mirror (2002) movie poster
    Women in the Mirror (2002) May 23, 2002 · Drama $24.8K worldwide
    May 23, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $24.8K
By release week

Which Week of May 2002 Had the Biggest Releases?

Films released in week 19 (May 5–11) took $9.6M, led by Leave It to the Nurses (2002). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.

  1. Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 28–May 4 Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2002) $453.8K Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2002)
  2. Week 19 Wk 19 May 5–11 Leave It to the Nurses (2002) $9.6M Leave It to the Nurses (2002)
  3. Week 20 Wk 20 May 12–18 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  4. Week 21 Wk 21 May 19–25 Women in the Mirror (2002) $24.8K Women in the Mirror (2002)
  5. Week 22 Wk 22 May 26–Jun 1 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years

How Does May 2002 Compare With May in Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, May 2002 earned the most: $10M from 3 films, led by Leave It to the Nurses (2002).

Month Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
May 1993 1 film 1 $88.4K – Ocean Waves (1993) $88.4K
May 1994 2 films · −98% 2 $1.5K −98% Katatsumori (1994) $1.1K
May 1995 No films 0 – – –
May 1996 No films 0 – – –
May 1997 1 film 1 $1.8K – Suzaku (1997) $1.8K
May 1998 No films 0 – – –
May 1999 No films 0 – – –
May 2000 1 film 1 $281.5K – Kikujirô no natsu (2000) $281.5K
May 2001 1 film · −94% 1 $17.3K −94% The Firefly (2001) $17.3K
May 2002 3 films · +57880% 3 $10M +57880% Leave It to the Nurses (2002) $9.6M
Archive

Japanese Box Office in 2002, Month by Month

The months of 2002 with their totals: July leads with $54.8M, led by The Cat Returns (2002).

FAQ

Japanese Box Office May 2002: 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 May 2002?

Leave It to the Nurses (2002) leads with $9.6M worldwide. Next come Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2002) at $453.8K and Women in the Mirror (2002) at $24.8K.

How much did Japanese-language movies released in May 2002 earn?

3 Japanese-language films released in May 2002 report a worldwide gross, $10M in all, or $3.3M per film on average.

How many Japanese-language movies released in May 2002 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Leave It to the Nurses (2002), earned $9.6M.

How much of the May 2002 Japanese box office came from the US and Canada?

$71.1K of the $10M total, or <1%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the May 2002 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 May 2002. 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 May 2002 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.