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Japanese box office · December 2007

Japanese Box Office, December 2007: Top-Grossing Releases

A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies (2007) is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie released in December 2007, with $30.2M worldwide, ahead of Tsubaki Sanjuro (2007) at $9.7M and Bleach the Movie: The DiamondDust Rebellion (2007) at $6.9M. 7 Japanese-language films released in December 2007 report a worldwide gross, $58.8M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 32% on November 2007, whose releases took $86.6M. By genre, Drama leads with $39.9M across 2 Japanese releases.

December 2007 releases with a gross
7
combined worldwide
$58.8M
A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies (2007), the #1
$30.2M
vs November 2007
−32%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Japanese Hits of December 2007?

A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies (2007) leads with $30.2M, 51% of the total. The top 5 together took $57.2M, 97% of what all 7 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies (2007) movie poster Number 1
    $30.2M A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies (2007)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Tsubaki Sanjuro (2007) movie poster Number 2
    $9.7M Tsubaki Sanjuro (2007)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Bleach the Movie: The DiamondDust Rebellion (2007) movie poster Number 3
    $6.9M Bleach the Movie: The DiamondDust Rebellion (2007)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Tamagotchi: The Movie (2007) movie poster Number 4
    $6.8M Tamagotchi: The Movie (2007)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. The Shadow Spirit (2007) movie poster Number 5
    $3.6M The Shadow Spirit (2007)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Japanese Release of December 2007, 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 December 2007.

  1. 1 A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies (2007) movie poster
    A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies (2007) Dec 8, 2007 · Family, Drama $30.2M worldwide
    Dec 8, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $30.2M
  2. 2 Tsubaki Sanjuro (2007) movie poster
    Tsubaki Sanjuro (2007) Dec 1, 2007 · Action, Drama $9.7M worldwide
    Dec 1, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.7M
  3. 3 Bleach the Movie: The DiamondDust Rebellion (2007) movie poster
    Bleach the Movie: The DiamondDust Rebellion (2007) Dec 22, 2007 · Action, Thriller $6.9M worldwide
    Dec 22, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.9M
  4. 4 Tamagotchi: The Movie (2007) movie poster
    Tamagotchi: The Movie (2007) Dec 15, 2007 · Animation, Fantasy $6.8M worldwide
    Dec 15, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.8M
  5. 5 The Shadow Spirit (2007) movie poster
    The Shadow Spirit (2007) Dec 21, 2007 · Thriller, Crime $3.6M worldwide
    Dec 21, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.6M
  6. 6 Nanking (2007) movie poster
    Nanking (2007) Dec 12, 2007 · History, War $1.6M worldwide
    Dec 12, 2007 US and Canada: $161.2K Rest of the world: $1.4M Worldwide: $1.6M
  7. 7 Little DJ (2007) movie poster
    Little DJ (2007) Dec 15, 2007 $7.6K worldwide
    Dec 15, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.6K
By release week

Which Week of December 2007 Had the Biggest Releases?

Films released in week 49 (Dec 2–8) took $30.2M, led by A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies (2007). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.

  1. Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 25–Dec 1 Tsubaki Sanjuro (2007) $9.7M Tsubaki Sanjuro (2007)
  2. Week 49 Wk 49 Dec 2–8 A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies (2007) $30.2M A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies (2007)
  3. Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 9–15 Tamagotchi: The Movie (2007) $8.4M Tamagotchi: The Movie (2007)
  4. Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 16–22 Bleach the Movie: The DiamondDust Rebellion (2007) $10.6M Bleach the Movie: The DiamondDust Rebellion (2007)
  5. Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 23–29 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  6. Week 53 Wk 53 Dec 30–31 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years

How Does December 2007 Compare With December in Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, December 2006 earned the most: $72.8M from 6 films, led by Love and Honor (2006). December 2007 took $58.8M.

Month Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
December 1998 No films 0 – – –
December 1999 No films 0 – – –
December 2000 3 films 3 $1.4M – Battle Royale (2000) $1.3M
December 2001 1 film · +670% 1 $10.5M +670% Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time (2001) $10.5M
December 2002 1 film · −29% 1 $7.5M −29% Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass (2002) $7.5M
December 2003 3 films · +151% 3 $18.9M +151% Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003) $10.7M
December 2004 3 films · −67% 3 $6.2M −67% Inuyasha the Movie 4: Fire on the Mystic Island (2004) $6.1M
December 2005 4 films · +829% 4 $57.8M +829% Yamato (2005) $39.3M
December 2006 6 films · +26% 6 $72.8M +26% Love and Honor (2006) $33.8M
December 2007 7 films · −19% 7 $58.8M −19% A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies (2007) $30.2M
Archive

Japanese Box Office in 2007, Month by Month

The months of 2007 with their totals: November leads with $86.6M, led by Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (2007).

FAQ

Japanese Box Office December 2007: 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 7 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie in December 2007?

A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies (2007) leads with $30.2M worldwide. Next come Tsubaki Sanjuro (2007) at $9.7M and Bleach the Movie: The DiamondDust Rebellion (2007) at $6.9M.

How much did Japanese-language movies released in December 2007 earn?

7 Japanese-language films released in December 2007 report a worldwide gross, $58.8M in all, or $8.4M per film on average. November 2007 releases took $86.6M.

How many Japanese-language movies released in December 2007 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies (2007), earned $30.2M.

How much of the December 2007 Japanese box office came from the US and Canada?

$161.2K of the $58.8M total, or <1%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 6 films of the 7 report no domestic figure.

How is the December 2007 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 December 2007. 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 December 2007 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.