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Japanese box office · Week 28 · Jul 6–12, 2008

Japanese Box Office, Week 28 of 2008: Japanese Releases of Jul 6–12

Major: The Ball of Friendship (2008) is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie released in week 28 of 2008 (Jul 6–12), with $11.3M worldwide, ahead of Ghost in the Shell 2.0 (2008) at $489.8K and Tea Fight (2008) at $13.1K. 3 Japanese-language films released that week report a worldwide gross, $11.8M in all.

week 28 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$11.8M
Major: The Ball of Friendship (2008), the #1
$11.3M
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Japanese Hits of Week 28 of 2008?

Major: The Ball of Friendship (2008) leads with $11.3M, 96% of the total. The top 3 together took $11.8M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Major: The Ball of Friendship (2008) movie poster Number 1
    $11.3M Major: The Ball of Friendship (2008)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Ghost in the Shell 2.0 (2008) movie poster Number 2
    $489.8K Ghost in the Shell 2.0 (2008)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Tea Fight (2008) movie poster Number 3
    $13.1K Tea Fight (2008)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Japanese Release of Week 28 of 2008, 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 week 28 of 2008 (Jul 6–12).

  1. 1 Major: The Ball of Friendship (2008) movie poster
    Major: The Ball of Friendship (2008) Jul 9, 2008 · Drama, Action $11.3M worldwide
    Jul 9, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.3M
  2. 2 Ghost in the Shell 2.0 (2008) movie poster
    Ghost in the Shell 2.0 (2008) Jul 12, 2008 · Action, Sci-Fi $489.8K worldwide
    Jul 12, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $489.8K
  3. 3 Tea Fight (2008) movie poster
    Tea Fight (2008) Jul 12, 2008 · Drama $13.1K worldwide
    Jul 12, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.1K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 28 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 28 releases took $11.8M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 23 (Jun 1–7) with $77.6M, led by Girl In Captivity: Psycho Torture Chamber (2008).

  1. Week 22 Wk 22 May 25–31 Cyborg She (2008) $7.2M Cyborg She (2008)
  2. Week 23 Wk 23 Jun 1–7 Girl In Captivity: Psycho Torture Chamber (2008) $77.6M Girl In Captivity: Psycho Torture Chamber (2008)
  3. Week 24 Wk 24 Jun 8–14 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  4. Week 25 Wk 25 Jun 15–21 The Witch of the West Is Dead (2008) $3.9M The Witch of the West Is Dead (2008)
  5. Week 26 Wk 26 Jun 22–28 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  6. Week 27 Wk 27 Jun 29–Jul 5 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  7. Week 28 Wk 28 Jul 6–12 Major: The Ball of Friendship (2008) $11.8M Major: The Ball of Friendship (2008)
  8. Week 29 Wk 29 Jul 13–19 Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior (2008) $51.4M Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior (2008)
  9. Week 30 Wk 30 Jul 20–26 Your Friend (2008) $2.1K Your Friend (2008)
Earlier years

How Does Week 28 of 2008 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 28, 2007 earned the most: $46.2M from 2 films, led by Monkey Magic (2007). Week 28, 2008 took $11.8M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 28, 1999 Jul 4–10 No films 0 – – –
Week 28, 2000 Jul 2–8 No films 0 – – –
Week 28, 2001 Jul 8–14 No films 0 – – –
Week 28, 2002 Jul 7–13 1 film 1 $171.8K – All About Lily Chou-Chou (2002) $171.8K
Week 28, 2003 Jul 6–12 No films 0 – – –
Week 28, 2004 Jul 4–10 2 films 2 $10.6M – Zatch Bell! 101st Devil (2004) $6M
Week 28, 2005 Jul 3–9 1 film · −45% 1 $5.8M −45% Fly, Daddy, Fly (2005) $5.8M
Week 28, 2006 Jul 9–15 1 film · +375% 1 $27.6M +375% Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea (2006) $27.6M
Week 28, 2007 Jul 8–14 2 films · +67% 2 $46.2M +67% Monkey Magic (2007) $36.7M
Week 28, 2008 Jul 6–12 3 films · −75% 3 $11.8M −75% Major: The Ball of Friendship (2008) $11.3M
Archive

Japanese Box Office in 2008, Week by Week

30 weeks of 2008 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 23 (Jun 1–7) with $77.6M, led by Girl In Captivity: Psycho Torture Chamber (2008).

FAQ

Japanese Box Office Week 28 of 2008: 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie in week 28 of 2008 (Jul 6–12)?

Major: The Ball of Friendship (2008) leads with $11.3M worldwide. Next come Ghost in the Shell 2.0 (2008) at $489.8K and Tea Fight (2008) at $13.1K.

How much did Japanese-language movies released in week 28 of 2008 (Jul 6–12) earn?

3 Japanese-language films released in week 28 of 2008 (Jul 6–12) report a worldwide gross, $11.8M in all, or $3.9M per film on average.

How many Japanese-language movies released in week 28 of 2008 (Jul 6–12) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Major: The Ball of Friendship (2008), earned $11.3M.

How is the week 28, 2008 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 week 28 of 2008 (Jul 6–12). 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 week 28, 2008 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.