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Japanese box office · March 2003

Japanese Box Office, March 2003: Top-Grossing Releases

Doraemon: Nobita and the Windmasters (2003) is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie released in March 2003, with $21.8M worldwide, ahead of One Piece: Dead End Adventure (2003) at $14.8M and The Blue Light (2003) at $5.6M. 3 Japanese-language films released in March 2003 report a worldwide gross, $42.3M in all.

March 2003 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$42.3M
Doraemon: Nobita and the Windmasters (2003), the #1
$21.8M
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Japanese Hits of March 2003?

Doraemon: Nobita and the Windmasters (2003) leads with $21.8M, 52% of the total. The top 3 together took $42.3M, 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. Doraemon: Nobita and the Windmasters (2003) movie poster Number 1
    $21.8M Doraemon: Nobita and the Windmasters (2003)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. One Piece: Dead End Adventure (2003) movie poster Number 2
    $14.8M One Piece: Dead End Adventure (2003)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. The Blue Light (2003) movie poster Number 3
    $5.6M The Blue Light (2003)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Japanese Release of March 2003, 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 March 2003.

  1. 1 Doraemon: Nobita and the Windmasters (2003) movie poster
    Doraemon: Nobita and the Windmasters (2003) Mar 8, 2003 · Adventure, Family $21.8M worldwide
    Mar 8, 2003 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $21.8M
  2. 2 One Piece: Dead End Adventure (2003) movie poster
    One Piece: Dead End Adventure (2003) Mar 1, 2003 · Action, Animation $14.8M worldwide
    Mar 1, 2003 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $14.8M
  3. 3 The Blue Light (2003) movie poster
    The Blue Light (2003) Mar 15, 2003 · Thriller, Crime $5.6M worldwide
    Mar 15, 2003 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.6M
By release week

Which Week of March 2003 Had the Biggest Releases?

Films released in week 10 (Mar 2–8) took $21.8M, led by Doraemon: Nobita and the Windmasters (2003). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.

  1. Week 9 Wk 9 Feb 23–Mar 1 One Piece: Dead End Adventure (2003) $14.8M One Piece: Dead End Adventure (2003)
  2. Week 10 Wk 10 Mar 2–8 Doraemon: Nobita and the Windmasters (2003) $21.8M Doraemon: Nobita and the Windmasters (2003)
  3. Week 11 Wk 11 Mar 9–15 The Blue Light (2003) $5.6M The Blue Light (2003)
  4. Week 12 Wk 12 Mar 16–22 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  5. Week 13 Wk 13 Mar 23–29 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  6. Week 14 Wk 14 Mar 30–Apr 5 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years

How Does March 2003 Compare With March in Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, March 2003 earned the most: $42.3M from 3 films, led by Doraemon: Nobita and the Windmasters (2003).

Month Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
March 1994 No films 0 – – –
March 1995 1 film 1 $270.4K – Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn (1995) $270.4K
March 1996 1 film · +258% 1 $968.1K +258% Ghost in the Shell (1996) $968.1K
March 1997 1 film · +1534% 1 $15.8M +1534% Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth (1997) $15.8M
March 1998 1 film · −99% 1 $98.2K −99% April Story (1998) $98.2K
March 1999 No films 0 – – –
March 2000 2 films 2 $787.2K – Doraemon: Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King (2000) $591K
March 2001 2 films · −97% 2 $21.3K −97% Visitor Q (2001) $15.7K
March 2002 1 film · +78828% 1 $16.8M +78828% Doraemon: Nobita and the Robot Kingdom (2002) $16.8M
March 2003 3 films · +152% 3 $42.3M +152% Doraemon: Nobita and the Windmasters (2003) $21.8M
Archive

Japanese Box Office in 2003, Month by Month

The months of 2003 with their totals: July leads with $183M, led by Bayside Shakedown 2 (2003).

FAQ

Japanese Box Office March 2003: 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 March 2003?

Doraemon: Nobita and the Windmasters (2003) leads with $21.8M worldwide. Next come One Piece: Dead End Adventure (2003) at $14.8M and The Blue Light (2003) at $5.6M.

How much did Japanese-language movies released in March 2003 earn?

3 Japanese-language films released in March 2003 report a worldwide gross, $42.3M in all, or $14.1M per film on average.

How many Japanese-language movies released in March 2003 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Doraemon: Nobita and the Windmasters (2003), earned $21.8M.

How is the March 2003 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 March 2003. 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 March 2003 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.