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Japanese box office · April 2006

Japanese Box Office, April 2006: Top-Grossing Releases

Detective Conan: The Private Eyes’ Requiem (2006) is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie released in April 2006, with $26.3M worldwide, ahead of Check It Out, Yo! (2006) at $8.7M and Catch a Wave (2006) at $1.3M. 5 Japanese-language films released in April 2006 report a worldwide gross, $36.3M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 42% on March 2006, whose releases took $25.6M. By genre, Adventure leads with $27.5M across 2 Japanese releases.

April 2006 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$36.3M
Detective Conan: The Private Eyes’ Requiem (2006), the #1
$26.3M
vs March 2006
+42%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Japanese Hits of April 2006?

Detective Conan: The Private Eyes’ Requiem (2006) leads with $26.3M, 72% of the total. The top 5 together took $36.3M, almost all of what the 5 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Detective Conan: The Private Eyes’ Requiem (2006) movie poster Number 1
    $26.3M Detective Conan: The Private Eyes’ Requiem (2006)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Check It Out, Yo! (2006) movie poster Number 2
    $8.7M Check It Out, Yo! (2006)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Catch a Wave (2006) movie poster Number 3
    $1.3M Catch a Wave (2006)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Stolen (2006) movie poster Number 4
    $132.6K Stolen (2006)
    $132.6K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  5. Yokohama Mary (2006) movie poster Number 5
    $3K Yokohama Mary (2006)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Japanese Release of April 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 April 2006.

  1. 1 Detective Conan: The Private Eyes’ Requiem (2006) movie poster
    Detective Conan: The Private Eyes’ Requiem (2006) Apr 15, 2006 · Mystery, Animation $26.3M worldwide
    Apr 15, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $26.3M
  2. 2 Check It Out, Yo! (2006) movie poster
    Check It Out, Yo! (2006) Apr 22, 2006 · Drama, Music $8.7M worldwide
    Apr 22, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.7M
  3. 3 Catch a Wave (2006) movie poster
    Catch a Wave (2006) Apr 29, 2006 · Action, Drama $1.3M worldwide
    Apr 29, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.3M
  4. 4 Stolen (2006) movie poster
    Stolen (2006) Apr 21, 2006 · Documentary $132.6K worldwide
    Apr 21, 2006 US and Canada: $132.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $132.6K
  5. 5 Yokohama Mary (2006) movie poster
    Yokohama Mary (2006) Apr 15, 2006 · Documentary $3K worldwide
    Apr 15, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3K
By release week

Which Week of April 2006 Had the Biggest Releases?

Films released in week 15 (Apr 9–15) took $26.3M, led by Detective Conan: The Private Eyes’ Requiem (2006). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.

  1. Week 13 Wk 13 Mar 26–Apr 1 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  2. Week 14 Wk 14 Apr 2–8 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  3. Week 15 Wk 15 Apr 9–15 Detective Conan: The Private Eyes’ Requiem (2006) $26.3M Detective Conan: The Private Eyes’ Requiem (2006)
  4. Week 16 Wk 16 Apr 16–22 Check It Out, Yo! (2006) $8.8M Check It Out, Yo! (2006)
  5. Week 17 Wk 17 Apr 23–29 Catch a Wave (2006) $1.3M Catch a Wave (2006)
  6. Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 30–May 6 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years

How Does April 2006 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 2006 took $36.3M.

Month Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
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
April 2005 4 films · −32% 4 $31.6M −32% Detective Conan: Strategy Above the Depths (2005) $20.8M
April 2006 5 films · +15% 5 $36.3M +15% Detective Conan: The Private Eyes’ Requiem (2006) $26.3M
Archive

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 April 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 5 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie in April 2006?

Detective Conan: The Private Eyes’ Requiem (2006) leads with $26.3M worldwide. Next come Check It Out, Yo! (2006) at $8.7M and Catch a Wave (2006) at $1.3M.

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

5 Japanese-language films released in April 2006 report a worldwide gross, $36.3M in all, or $7.3M per film on average. March 2006 releases took $25.6M.

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

None. The biggest, Detective Conan: The Private Eyes’ Requiem (2006), earned $26.3M.

How much of the April 2006 Japanese box office came from the US and Canada?

$132.6K of the $36.3M total, or <1%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 4 films of the 5 report no domestic figure.

How is the April 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 April 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 April 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.