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Japanese box office · April 2010

Japanese Box Office, April 2010: Top-Grossing Releases

Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II (2010) is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie released in April 2010, with $86.2M worldwide, ahead of Detective Conan: The Lost Ship in the Sky (2010) at $36.4M and Crayon Shin-chan: Super-Dimension! The Storm Called My Bride (2010) at $12.9M. 7 Japanese-language films released in April 2010 report a worldwide gross, $158M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada. That is 5.7 times the total of March 2010, whose releases took $27.5M. By genre, Comedy leads with $116.5M across 4 Japanese releases.

April 2010 releases with a gross
7
combined worldwide
$158M
Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II (2010), the #1
$86.2M
vs March 2010
×5.7
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Japanese Hits of April 2010?

Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II (2010) leads with $86.2M, 55% of the total. The top 5 together took $152.9M, 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. Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II (2010) movie poster Number 1
    $86.2M Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II (2010)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Detective Conan: The Lost Ship in the Sky (2010) movie poster Number 2
    $36.4M Detective Conan: The Lost Ship in the Sky (2010)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Crayon Shin-chan: Super-Dimension! The Storm Called My Bride (2010) movie poster Number 3
    $12.9M Crayon Shin-chan: Super-Dimension! The Storm Called My Bride (2010)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Gintama: The Movie (2010) movie poster Number 4
    $10.5M Gintama: The Movie (2010)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. My Darling Is a Foreigner (2010) movie poster Number 5
    $7M My Darling Is a Foreigner (2010)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Japanese Release of April 2010, 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 2010.

  1. 1 Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II (2010) movie poster
    Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II (2010) Apr 17, 2010 · Comedy, Romance $86.2M worldwide
    Apr 17, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $86.2M
  2. 2 Detective Conan: The Lost Ship in the Sky (2010) movie poster
    Detective Conan: The Lost Ship in the Sky (2010) Apr 17, 2010 · Action, Mystery $36.4M worldwide
    Apr 17, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $36.4M
  3. 3 Crayon Shin-chan: Super-Dimension! The Storm Called My Bride (2010) movie poster
    Crayon Shin-chan: Super-Dimension! The Storm Called My Bride (2010) Apr 17, 2010 · Comedy, Family $12.9M worldwide
    Apr 17, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $12.9M
  4. 4 Gintama: The Movie (2010) movie poster
    Gintama: The Movie (2010) Apr 24, 2010 · Action, Sci-Fi $10.5M worldwide
    Apr 24, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.5M
  5. 5 My Darling Is a Foreigner (2010) movie poster
    My Darling Is a Foreigner (2010) Apr 10, 2010 · Comedy, Drama $7M worldwide
    Apr 10, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7M
  6. 6 Solanin (2010) movie poster
    Solanin (2010) Apr 3, 2010 · Drama, Music $4.9M worldwide
    Apr 3, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.9M
  7. 7 Trigun: Badlands Rumble (2010) movie poster
    Trigun: Badlands Rumble (2010) Apr 2, 2010 · Animation, Adventure $193.5K worldwide
    Apr 2, 2010 US and Canada: $62K Rest of the world: $131.4K Worldwide: $193.5K
By release week

Which Week of April 2010 Had the Biggest Releases?

Films released in week 16 (Apr 11–17) took $135.5M, led by Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II (2010). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.

  1. Week 14 Wk 14 Mar 28–Apr 3 Solanin (2010) $5M Solanin (2010)
  2. Week 15 Wk 15 Apr 4–10 My Darling Is a Foreigner (2010) $7M My Darling Is a Foreigner (2010)
  3. Week 16 Wk 16 Apr 11–17 Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II (2010) $135.5M Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II (2010)
  4. Week 17 Wk 17 Apr 18–24 Gintama: The Movie (2010) $10.5M Gintama: The Movie (2010)
  5. Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 25–May 1 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years

How Does April 2010 Compare With April in Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, April 2010 earned the most: $158M from 7 films, led by Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II (2010).

Month Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
April 2001 2 films 2 $78.8M – 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
April 2007 5 films · +43% 5 $51.9M +43% Detective Conan: Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure (2007) $22.1M
April 2008 5 films · −5% 5 $49.2M −5% Detective Conan: Full Score of Fear (2008) $23.8M
April 2009 3 films · +52% 3 $74.8M +52% Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser (2009) $39.7M
April 2010 7 films · +111% 7 $158M +111% Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II (2010) $86.2M
Archive

Japanese Box Office in 2010, Month by Month

The months of 2010 with their totals: April leads with $158M, led by Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II (2010).

FAQ

Japanese Box Office April 2010: 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 April 2010?

Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II (2010) leads with $86.2M worldwide. Next come Detective Conan: The Lost Ship in the Sky (2010) at $36.4M and Crayon Shin-chan: Super-Dimension! The Storm Called My Bride (2010) at $12.9M.

How much did Japanese-language movies released in April 2010 earn?

7 Japanese-language films released in April 2010 report a worldwide gross, $158M in all, or $22.6M per film on average. March 2010 releases took $27.5M.

How many Japanese-language movies released in April 2010 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II (2010), earned $86.2M.

How much of the April 2010 Japanese box office came from the US and Canada?

$62K of the $158M 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 April 2010 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 2010. 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 2010 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.