Japanese box office · March 2011

Japanese Box Office, March 2011: Top-Grossing Releases

SP: The Motion Picture II (2011) is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie released in March 2011, with $40.3M worldwide, ahead of Doraemon: Nobita and the New Steel Troops: Winged Angels (2011) at $30.2M and Toriko 3D Movie: Kaimaku! Gourmet Adventure!! (2011) at $8.4M. 5 Japanese-language films released in March 2011 report a worldwide gross, $81M in all. That is up 113% on February 2011, whose releases took $38M. By genre, Action leads with $48.7M across 2 Japanese releases.

March 2011 releases with a gross: 5
combined worldwide: $81M
SP: The Motion Picture II (2011), the #1: $40.3M
vs February 2011: +113%

SP: The Motion Picture II (2011) movie poster

#1 of 5

#1 Japanese-language movie of March 2011

SP: The Motion Picture II (2011)

2011 · Thriller, Action

$40.3M worldwide · 50% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported

Top 5

What Were the Biggest Japanese Hits of March 2011?

SP: The Motion Picture II (2011) leads with $40.3M, 50% of the total. The top 5 together took $81M, almost all of what the 5 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

Number 1

$40.3M SP: The Motion Picture II (2011)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 2

$30.2M Doraemon: Nobita and the New Steel Troops: Winged Angels (2011)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 3

$8.4M Toriko 3D Movie: Kaimaku! Gourmet Adventure!! (2011)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 4

$1.9M Wasao (2011)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 5

$192.6K Runway Beat (2011)
No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Japanese Release of March 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 March 2011.

1
SP: The Motion Picture II (2011) Mar 12, 2011 · Thriller, Action $40.3M worldwide

Mar 12, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $40.3M
2
Doraemon: Nobita and the New Steel Troops: Winged Angels (2011) Mar 5, 2011 · Animation, Adventure $30.2M worldwide

Mar 5, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $30.2M
3
Toriko 3D Movie: Kaimaku! Gourmet Adventure!! (2011) Mar 19, 2011 · Action, Animation $8.4M worldwide

Mar 19, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.4M
4
Wasao (2011) Mar 5, 2011 · Family, Comedy $1.9M worldwide

Mar 5, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.9M
5
Runway Beat (2011) Mar 19, 2011 · Drama $192.6K worldwide

Mar 19, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $192.6K

By release week

Which Week of March 2011 Had the Biggest Releases?

Films released in week 11 (Mar 6–12) took $40.3M, led by SP: The Motion Picture II (2011). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.

Earlier years

How Does March 2011 Compare With March in Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, March 2011 earned the most: $81M from 5 films, led by SP: The Motion Picture II (2011).

Month	Films	Worldwide	Change	Biggest film
March 2002 1 film	1	$16.8M	–	Doraemon: Nobita and the Robot Kingdom (2002) $16.8M
March 2003 3 films · +152%	3	$42.3M	+152%	Doraemon: Nobita and the Windmasters (2003) $21.8M
March 2004 3 films · +22%	3	$51.6M	+22%	Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey (2004) $27.2M
March 2005 4 films · −58%	4	$21.9M	−58%	Steamboy (2005) $10.9M
March 2006 4 films · +17%	4	$25.6M	+17%	Helen the Baby Fox (2006) $13.7M
March 2007 7 films · +3%	7	$26.4M	+3%	Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth And Sea (2007) $11.2M
March 2008 2 films · −9%	2	$24M	−9%	10 Promises to My Dog (2008) $15.3M
March 2009 9 films · +127%	9	$54.5M	+127%	Drop (2009) $19.6M
March 2010 4 films · −50%	4	$27.5M	−50%	Liar Game: The Final Stage (2010) $24.7M
March 2011 5 films · +194%	5	$81M	+194%	SP: The Motion Picture II (2011) $40.3M

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 March 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 5 films as the chart.

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

SP: The Motion Picture II (2011) leads with $40.3M worldwide. Next come Doraemon: Nobita and the New Steel Troops: Winged Angels (2011) at $30.2M and Toriko 3D Movie: Kaimaku! Gourmet Adventure!! (2011) at $8.4M.

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

5 Japanese-language films released in March 2011 report a worldwide gross, $81M in all, or $16.2M per film on average. February 2011 releases took $38M.

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

None. The biggest, SP: The Motion Picture II (2011), earned $40.3M.

How is the March 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 March 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 March 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.