Japanese box office · March 2006

Japanese Box Office, March 2006: Top-Grossing Releases

Helen the Baby Fox (2006) is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie released in March 2006, with $13.7M worldwide, ahead of One Piece: Giant Mecha Soldier of Karakuri Castle (2006) at $7.2M and Fist of the North Star: The Legend of the True Savior: Legend of Raoh-Chapter of Death in Love (2006) at $2.4M. 4 Japanese-language films released in March 2006 report a worldwide gross, $25.6M in all.

March 2006 releases with a gross: 4
combined worldwide: $25.6M
Helen the Baby Fox (2006), the #1: $13.7M

#1 of 4

#1 Japanese-language movie of March 2006

Helen the Baby Fox (2006)

2006 · Comedy, Drama

$13.7M worldwide · 54% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported

Top 4

What Were the Biggest Japanese Hits of March 2006?

Helen the Baby Fox (2006) leads with $13.7M, 54% of the total. The top 4 together took $25.6M, 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

$13.7M Helen the Baby Fox (2006)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 2

$7.2M One Piece: Giant Mecha Soldier of Karakuri Castle (2006)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 3

$2.4M Fist of the North Star: The Legend of the True Savior: Legend of Raoh-Chapter of Death in Love (2006)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 4

$2.2M Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam - A New Translation III: Love is the Pulse of the Stars (2006)
No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Japanese Release of March 2006, 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 2006.

1
Helen the Baby Fox (2006) Mar 18, 2006 · Comedy, Drama $13.7M worldwide

Mar 18, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.7M
2
One Piece: Giant Mecha Soldier of Karakuri Castle (2006) Mar 4, 2006 · Action, Adventure $7.2M worldwide

Mar 4, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.2M
3
Fist of the North Star: The Legend of the True Savior: Legend of Raoh-Chapter of Death in Love (2006) Mar 11, 2006 · Animation, Action $2.4M worldwide

Mar 11, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4M
4
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam - A New Translation III: Love is the Pulse of the Stars (2006) Mar 4, 2006 · Animation, War $2.2M worldwide

Mar 4, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.2M

By release week

Which Week of March 2006 Had the Biggest Releases?

Films released in week 11 (Mar 12–18) took $13.7M, led by Helen the Baby Fox (2006). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.

Earlier years

How Does March 2006 Compare With March in Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, March 2004 earned the most: $51.6M from 3 films, led by Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey (2004). March 2006 took $25.6M.

Month	Films	Worldwide	Change	Biggest film
March 1997 1 film	1	$15.8M	–	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
March 2004 3 films · +22%	3	$51.6M	+22%	Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey (2004) $27.2M
March 2005 4 films · −58%	4	$21.9M	−58%	Steamboy (2005) $10.9M
March 2006 4 films · +17%	4	$25.6M	+17%	Helen the Baby Fox (2006) $13.7M

Japanese Box Office in 2006, Month by Month

The months of 2006 with their totals: July leads with $101.4M, led by Tales from Earthsea (2006).

FAQ

Japanese Box Office March 2006: 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 March 2006?

Helen the Baby Fox (2006) leads with $13.7M worldwide. Next come One Piece: Giant Mecha Soldier of Karakuri Castle (2006) at $7.2M and Fist of the North Star: The Legend of the True Savior: Legend of Raoh-Chapter of Death in Love (2006) at $2.4M.

How much did Japanese-language movies released in March 2006 earn?

4 Japanese-language films released in March 2006 report a worldwide gross, $25.6M in all, or $6.4M per film on average.

How many Japanese-language movies released in March 2006 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Helen the Baby Fox (2006), earned $13.7M.

How is the March 2006 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 2006. 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 2006 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.