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Japanese box office · December 2011

Japanese Box Office, December 2011: Top-Grossing Releases

Inazuma Eleven GO The Movie: The Ultimate Bonds Gryphon (2011) is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie released in December 2011, with $36.3M worldwide, ahead of Friends: Naki on Monster Island (2011) at $22.5M and K-On! The Movie (2011) at $20.8M. 6 Japanese-language films released in December 2011 report a worldwide gross, $122.5M in all. That is up 18% on November 2011, whose releases took $104.1M. By genre, Animation leads with $79.6M across 3 Japanese releases.

December 2011 releases with a gross
6
combined worldwide
$122.5M
Inazuma Eleven GO The Movie: The Ultimate Bonds Gryphon (2011), the #1
$36.3M
vs November 2011
+18%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Japanese Hits of December 2011?

Inazuma Eleven GO The Movie: The Ultimate Bonds Gryphon (2011) leads with $36.3M, 30% of the total. The top 5 together took $115.1M, 94% of what all 6 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Inazuma Eleven GO The Movie: The Ultimate Bonds Gryphon (2011) movie poster Number 1
    $36.3M Inazuma Eleven GO The Movie: The Ultimate Bonds Gryphon (2011)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Friends: Naki on Monster Island (2011) movie poster Number 2
    $22.5M Friends: Naki on Monster Island (2011)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. K-On! The Movie (2011) movie poster Number 3
    $20.8M K-On! The Movie (2011)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet (2011) movie poster Number 4
    $18.1M Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet (2011)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. The Tale of Genji: A Thousand Year Enigma (2011) movie poster Number 5
    $17.3M The Tale of Genji: A Thousand Year Enigma (2011)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Japanese Release of December 2011, 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 2011.

  1. 1 Inazuma Eleven GO The Movie: The Ultimate Bonds Gryphon (2011) movie poster
    Inazuma Eleven GO The Movie: The Ultimate Bonds Gryphon (2011) Dec 23, 2011 · Animation, Action $36.3M worldwide
    Dec 23, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $36.3M
  2. 2 Friends: Naki on Monster Island (2011) movie poster
    Friends: Naki on Monster Island (2011) Dec 17, 2011 · Comedy, Animation $22.5M worldwide
    Dec 17, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $22.5M
  3. 3 K-On! The Movie (2011) movie poster
    K-On! The Movie (2011) Dec 3, 2011 · Comedy, Music $20.8M worldwide
    Dec 3, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $20.8M
  4. 4 Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet (2011) movie poster
    Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet (2011) Dec 23, 2011 · History, War $18.1M worldwide
    Dec 23, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $18.1M
  5. 5 The Tale of Genji: A Thousand Year Enigma (2011) movie poster
    The Tale of Genji: A Thousand Year Enigma (2011) Dec 10, 2011 · Fantasy, Drama $17.3M worldwide
    Dec 10, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $17.3M
  6. 6 Wild 7 (2011) movie poster
    Wild 7 (2011) Dec 21, 2011 · Action $7.5M worldwide
    Dec 21, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.5M
By release week

Which Week of December 2011 Had the Biggest Releases?

Films released in week 52 (Dec 18–24) took $61.9M, led by Inazuma Eleven GO The Movie: The Ultimate Bonds Gryphon (2011). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.

  1. Week 49 Wk 49 Nov 27–Dec 3 K-On! The Movie (2011) $20.8M K-On! The Movie (2011)
  2. Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 4–10 The Tale of Genji: A Thousand Year Enigma (2011) $17.3M The Tale of Genji: A Thousand Year Enigma (2011)
  3. Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 11–17 Friends: Naki on Monster Island (2011) $22.5M Friends: Naki on Monster Island (2011)
  4. Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 18–24 Inazuma Eleven GO The Movie: The Ultimate Bonds Gryphon (2011) $61.9M Inazuma Eleven GO The Movie: The Ultimate Bonds Gryphon (2011)
  5. Week 53 Wk 53 Dec 25–31 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years

How Does December 2011 Compare With December in Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, December 2011 earned the most: $122.5M from 6 films, led by Inazuma Eleven GO The Movie: The Ultimate Bonds Gryphon (2011).

Month Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
December 2002 1 film 1 $7.5M – 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
December 2008 5 films · −16% 5 $49.3M −16% K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces (2008) $21.4M
December 2009 5 films · +34% 5 $66.1M +34% One Piece Film: Strong World (2009) $49.3M
December 2010 5 films · +48% 5 $97.9M +48% Space Battleship Yamato (2010) $49.8M
December 2011 6 films · +25% 6 $122.5M +25% Inazuma Eleven GO The Movie: The Ultimate Bonds Gryphon (2011) $36.3M
Archive

Japanese Box Office in 2011, Month by Month

The months of 2011 with their totals: December leads with $122.5M, led by Inazuma Eleven GO The Movie: The Ultimate Bonds Gryphon (2011).

FAQ

Japanese Box Office December 2011: 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 6 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie in December 2011?

Inazuma Eleven GO The Movie: The Ultimate Bonds Gryphon (2011) leads with $36.3M worldwide. Next come Friends: Naki on Monster Island (2011) at $22.5M and K-On! The Movie (2011) at $20.8M.

How much did Japanese-language movies released in December 2011 earn?

6 Japanese-language films released in December 2011 report a worldwide gross, $122.5M in all, or $20.4M per film on average. November 2011 releases took $104.1M.

How many Japanese-language movies released in December 2011 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Inazuma Eleven GO The Movie: The Ultimate Bonds Gryphon (2011), earned $36.3M.

How is the December 2011 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 2011. 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 2011 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.