Japanese box office · 2005

Japanese Box Office 2005: Highest-Grossing Japanese Movies, Page 2

Yamato (2005) is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie released in 2005, with $39.3M worldwide, ahead of Always - Sunset on Third Street (2005) at $38.7M and Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (2005) at $37.6M. 52 Japanese-language films released in 2005 report a worldwide gross, $431.5M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 55% on 2004, whose releases took $278.1M. By genre, Drama leads with $190.7M across 21 Japanese releases.

2005 releases with a gross: 52
combined worldwide: $431.5M
Yamato (2005), the #1: $39.3M
vs 2004: +55%

#1 of 52

#1 Japanese-language movie of 2005

Yamato (2005)

2005 · War, History

$39.3M worldwide · 9% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported

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Every Japanese Release of 2005, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Ranks 51 to 52 of 52. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2005.

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Blind Love (2005) Aug 12, 2005 · Romance $357 worldwide

Aug 12, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $357
52
Rampo Noir (2005) May 11, 2005 · Fantasy, Thriller $217 worldwide

May 11, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $217

Japanese Box Office Year by Year

Every year from 1936 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2023 leads with $1.6B, led by The Boy and the Heron (2023).

2020s 7 years · $6.4B

2010s 10 years · $8.1B

2000s 10 years · $3.8B

1990s 10 years · $242.4M

1980s 8 years · $115.3M

1970s 8 years · $763.7K

1960s 10 years · $651K

1950s 9 years · $1.1M

1940s 3 years · $863.9K

1930s 2 years · $23.9K