Japanese box office · April 2004

Japanese Box Office, April 2004: Top-Grossing Releases

Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky (2004) is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie released in April 2004, with $22.6M worldwide, ahead of Casshern (2004) at $12.6M and Crayon Shin-chan: Invoke a Storm! The Kasukabe Boys of the Evening Sun (2004) at $10.8M. 4 Japanese-language films released in April 2004 report a worldwide gross, $46.1M in all. That is down 11% on March 2004, whose releases took $51.6M.

April 2004 releases with a gross: 4
combined worldwide: $46.1M
Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky (2004), the #1: $22.6M
vs March 2004: −11%

Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky (2004) movie poster

#1 of 4

#1 Japanese-language movie of April 2004

Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky (2004)

2004 · Mystery, Animation

$22.6M worldwide · 49% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported

Top 4

What Were the Biggest Japanese Hits of April 2004?

Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky (2004) leads with $22.6M, 49% of the total. The top 4 together took $46.1M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

Number 1

$22.6M Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky (2004)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 2

$12.6M Casshern (2004)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 3

$10.8M Crayon Shin-chan: Invoke a Storm! The Kasukabe Boys of the Evening Sun (2004)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 4

$72.2K Yoshino’s Barber Shop (2004)
No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Japanese Release of April 2004, 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 April 2004.

1
Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky (2004) Apr 17, 2004 · Mystery, Animation $22.6M worldwide

Apr 17, 2004 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $22.6M
2
Casshern (2004) Apr 24, 2004 · Drama, Sci-Fi $12.6M worldwide

Apr 24, 2004 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $12.6M
3
Crayon Shin-chan: Invoke a Storm! The Kasukabe Boys of the Evening Sun (2004) Apr 16, 2004 · Animation, Comedy $10.8M worldwide

Apr 16, 2004 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.8M
4
Yoshino’s Barber Shop (2004) Apr 10, 2004 · Comedy, Drama $72.2K worldwide

Apr 10, 2004 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $72.2K

By release week

Which Week of April 2004 Had the Biggest Releases?

Films released in week 16 (Apr 11–17) took $33.4M, led by Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky (2004). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.

Earlier years

How Does April 2004 Compare With April in Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, April 2001 earned the most: $78.8M from 2 films, led by Pokémon 3: The Movie (2001). April 2004 took $46.1M.

Month	Films	Worldwide	Change	Biggest film
April 1995 No films	0	–	–	–
April 1996 No films	0	–	–	–
April 1997 1 film	1	$2.3M	–	Crayon Shin-chan: Pursuit of the Balls of Darkness (1997) $2.3M
April 1998 No films	0	–	–	–
April 1999 No films	0	–	–	–
April 2000 1 film	1	$9K	–	Monday (2000) $9K
April 2001 2 films · +873851%	2	$78.8M	+873851%	Pokémon 3: The Movie (2001) $68.4M
April 2002 2 films · −69%	2	$24.4M	−69%	Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street (2002) $24.4M
April 2003 5 films · +91%	5	$46.6M	+91%	Detective Conan: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital (2003) $24.3M
April 2004 4 films · −1%	4	$46.1M	−1%	Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky (2004) $22.6M

Japanese Box Office in 2004, Month by Month

The months of 2004 with their totals: October leads with $63.4M, led by Be with You (2004).

FAQ

Japanese Box Office April 2004: 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 4 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie in April 2004?

Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky (2004) leads with $22.6M worldwide. Next come Casshern (2004) at $12.6M and Crayon Shin-chan: Invoke a Storm! The Kasukabe Boys of the Evening Sun (2004) at $10.8M.

How much did Japanese-language movies released in April 2004 earn?

4 Japanese-language films released in April 2004 report a worldwide gross, $46.1M in all, or $11.5M per film on average. March 2004 releases took $51.6M.

How many Japanese-language movies released in April 2004 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky (2004), earned $22.6M.

How is the April 2004 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 2004. 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 2004 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.