Japanese box office · Week 51 · Dec 14–20, 2008

Japanese Box Office, Week 51 of 2008: Japanese Releases of Dec 14–20

K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces (2008) is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie released in week 51 of 2008 (Dec 14–20), with $21.4M worldwide, ahead of Tamagotchi: Happiest Story in the Universe! (2008) at $5.7M and Spooky Kitaro: Japan Explodes!! (2008) at $3.2M. 4 Japanese-language films released that week report a worldwide gross, $30.8M in all.

week 51 releases with a gross: 4
combined worldwide: $30.8M
K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces (2008), the #1: $21.4M

K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces (2008) movie poster

#1 of 4

#1 Japanese-language movie of Week 51, 2008

K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces (2008)

2008 · Adventure, Action

$21.4M worldwide · 70% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported

Top 4

What Were the Biggest Japanese Hits of Week 51 of 2008?

K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces (2008) leads with $21.4M, 70% of the total. The top 4 together took $30.8M, 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

$21.4M K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces (2008)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 2

$5.7M Tamagotchi: Happiest Story in the Universe! (2008)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 3

$3.2M Spooky Kitaro: Japan Explodes!! (2008)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 4

$450.9K Tomica Hero: Rescue Force Explosive Movie: Rescue the Mach Train! (2008)
No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Japanese Release of Week 51 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 51 of 2008 (Dec 14–20).

1
K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces (2008) Dec 20, 2008 · Adventure, Action $21.4M worldwide

Dec 20, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $21.4M
2
Tamagotchi: Happiest Story in the Universe! (2008) Dec 20, 2008 · Comedy, Fantasy $5.7M worldwide

Dec 20, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.7M
3
Spooky Kitaro: Japan Explodes!! (2008) Dec 20, 2008 · Fantasy, Animation $3.2M worldwide

Dec 20, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.2M
4
Tomica Hero: Rescue Force Explosive Movie: Rescue the Mach Train! (2008) Dec 20, 2008 · Family, Action $450.9K worldwide

Dec 20, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $450.9K

Weeks around it

How Does Week 51 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 51 releases took $30.8M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 51 (Dec 14–20) with $30.8M, led by K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces (2008).

Earlier years

How Does Week 51 of 2008 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 51, 2005 earned the most: $39.3M from 2 films, led by Yamato (2005). Week 51, 2008 took $30.8M.

Week	Films	Worldwide	Change	Biggest film
Week 51, 1999 Dec 12–18 No films	0	–	–	–
Week 51, 2000 Dec 10–16 1 film	1	$1.3M	–	Battle Royale (2000) $1.3M
Week 51, 2001 Dec 16–22 No films	0	–	–	–
Week 51, 2002 Dec 15–21 No films	0	–	–	–
Week 51, 2003 Dec 14–20 1 film	1	$6.7M	–	Inuyasha the Movie 3: Swords of an Honorable Ruler (2003) $6.7M
Week 51, 2004 Dec 12–18 1 film · −100%	1	$55	−100%	Thirty Lies or So (2004) $55
Week 51, 2005 Dec 11–17 2 films · +71451631%	2	$39.3M	+71451631%	Yamato (2005) $39.3M
Week 51, 2006 Dec 17–23 1 film · −60%	1	$15.7M	−60%	Oh-Oku: The Women Of The Inner Palace (2006) $15.7M
Week 51, 2007 Dec 16–22 2 films · −33%	2	$10.6M	−33%	Bleach the Movie: The DiamondDust Rebellion (2007) $6.9M
Week 51, 2008 Dec 14–20 4 films · +191%	4	$30.8M	+191%	K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces (2008) $21.4M

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 51 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 4 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie in week 51 of 2008 (Dec 14–20)?

K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces (2008) leads with $21.4M worldwide. Next come Tamagotchi: Happiest Story in the Universe! (2008) at $5.7M and Spooky Kitaro: Japan Explodes!! (2008) at $3.2M.

How much did Japanese-language movies released in week 51 of 2008 (Dec 14–20) earn?

4 Japanese-language films released in week 51 of 2008 (Dec 14–20) report a worldwide gross, $30.8M in all, or $7.7M per film on average.

How many Japanese-language movies released in week 51 of 2008 (Dec 14–20) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces (2008), earned $21.4M.

How is the week 51, 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 51 of 2008 (Dec 14–20). 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 51, 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.