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Japanese box office · August 2003

Japanese Box Office, August 2003: Top-Grossing Releases

Kamen Rider 555: Paradise Lost (2003) is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie released in August 2003, with $11.1M worldwide, ahead of The Princess Blade (2003) at $8M and Ultraman Cosmos vs. Ultraman Justice: The Final Battle (2003) at $2.8M. 3 Japanese-language films released in August 2003 report a worldwide gross, $21.9M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 88% on July 2003, whose releases took $183M.

August 2003 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$21.9M
Kamen Rider 555: Paradise Lost (2003), the #1
$11.1M
vs July 2003
−88%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Japanese Hits of August 2003?

Kamen Rider 555: Paradise Lost (2003) leads with $11.1M, 51% of the total. The top 3 together took $21.9M, 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. Kamen Rider 555: Paradise Lost (2003) movie poster Number 1
    $11.1M Kamen Rider 555: Paradise Lost (2003)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. The Princess Blade (2003) movie poster Number 2
    $8M The Princess Blade (2003)
    $38.1K US & Canada · <1% $8M elsewhere · 100%
  3. Ultraman Cosmos vs. Ultraman Justice: The Final Battle (2003) movie poster Number 3
    $2.8M Ultraman Cosmos vs. Ultraman Justice: The Final Battle (2003)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Japanese Release of August 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 August 2003.

  1. 1 Kamen Rider 555: Paradise Lost (2003) movie poster
    Kamen Rider 555: Paradise Lost (2003) Aug 16, 2003 · Adventure, Action $11.1M worldwide
    Aug 16, 2003 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.1M
  2. 2 The Princess Blade (2003) movie poster
    The Princess Blade (2003) Aug 8, 2003 · Action, Sci-Fi $8M worldwide
    Aug 8, 2003 US and Canada: $38.1K Rest of the world: $8M Worldwide: $8M
  3. 3 Ultraman Cosmos vs. Ultraman Justice: The Final Battle (2003) movie poster
    Ultraman Cosmos vs. Ultraman Justice: The Final Battle (2003) Aug 2, 2003 · Sci-Fi, Adventure $2.8M worldwide
    Aug 2, 2003 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.8M
By release week

Which Week of August 2003 Had the Biggest Releases?

Films released in week 33 (Aug 10–16) took $11.1M, led by Kamen Rider 555: Paradise Lost (2003). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.

  1. Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 27–Aug 2 Ultraman Cosmos vs. Ultraman Justice: The Final Battle (2003) $2.8M Ultraman Cosmos vs. Ultraman Justice: The Final Battle (2003)
  2. Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 3–9 The Princess Blade (2003) $8M The Princess Blade (2003)
  3. Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 10–16 Kamen Rider 555: Paradise Lost (2003) $11.1M Kamen Rider 555: Paradise Lost (2003)
  4. Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 17–23 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  5. Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 24–30 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  6. Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 31–Sep 6 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years

How Does August 2003 Compare With August in Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, August 2003 earned the most: $21.9M from 3 films, led by Kamen Rider 555: Paradise Lost (2003).

Month Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
August 1994 No films 0 – – –
August 1995 No films 0 – – –
August 1996 No films 0 – – –
August 1997 No films 0 – – –
August 1998 1 film 1 $424.7K – The Eel (1998) $424.7K
August 1999 No films 0 – – –
August 2000 2 films 2 $13.1M – Godzilla 2000 (2000) $12.9M
August 2001 1 film · −100% 1 $44K −100% Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact (2001) $44K
August 2002 1 film · +7981% 1 $3.6M +7981% Beyblade the Movie: Fierce Battle (2002) $3.6M
August 2003 3 films · +515% 3 $21.9M +515% Kamen Rider 555: Paradise Lost (2003) $11.1M
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 August 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 August 2003?

Kamen Rider 555: Paradise Lost (2003) leads with $11.1M worldwide. Next come The Princess Blade (2003) at $8M and Ultraman Cosmos vs. Ultraman Justice: The Final Battle (2003) at $2.8M.

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

3 Japanese-language films released in August 2003 report a worldwide gross, $21.9M in all, or $7.3M per film on average. July 2003 releases took $183M.

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

None. The biggest, Kamen Rider 555: Paradise Lost (2003), earned $11.1M.

How much of the August 2003 Japanese box office came from the US and Canada?

$38.1K of the $21.9M 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 August 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 August 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 August 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.