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Japanese box office · Week 40 · Sep 25–Oct 1, 2011

Japanese Box Office, Week 40 of 2011: Japanese Releases of Sep 25–Oct 1

Dog × Police: The K-9 Force (2011) is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie released in week 40 of 2011 (Sep 25–Oct 1), with $9M worldwide, ahead of Hayabusa (2011) at $6.1M and The Princess and the Pilot (2011) at $272.8K. 3 Japanese-language films released that week report a worldwide gross, $15.3M in all.

week 40 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$15.3M
Dog × Police: The K-9 Force (2011), the #1
$9M
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Japanese Hits of Week 40 of 2011?

Dog × Police: The K-9 Force (2011) leads with $9M, 59% of the total. The top 3 together took $15.3M, 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. Dog × Police: The K-9 Force (2011) movie poster Number 1
    $9M Dog × Police: The K-9 Force (2011)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Hayabusa (2011) movie poster Number 2
    $6.1M Hayabusa (2011)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. The Princess and the Pilot (2011) movie poster Number 3
    $272.8K The Princess and the Pilot (2011)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Japanese Release of Week 40 of 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 week 40 of 2011 (Sep 25–Oct 1).

  1. 1 Dog × Police: The K-9 Force (2011) movie poster
    Dog × Police: The K-9 Force (2011) Oct 1, 2011 · Drama $9M worldwide
    Oct 1, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9M
  2. 2 Hayabusa (2011) movie poster
    Hayabusa (2011) Oct 1, 2011 · Adventure, Drama $6.1M worldwide
    Oct 1, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.1M
  3. 3 The Princess and the Pilot (2011) movie poster
    The Princess and the Pilot (2011) Oct 1, 2011 · Adventure, Drama $272.8K worldwide
    Oct 1, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $272.8K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 40 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 40 releases took $15.3M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 39 (Sep 18–24) with $31M, led by Love Strikes! (2011).

  1. Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 14–20 Bunny Drop (2011) $6.6M Bunny Drop (2011)
  2. Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 21–27 In His Chart (2011) $23.4M In His Chart (2011)
  3. Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 28–Sep 3 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  4. Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 4–10 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  5. Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 11–17 Smuggler (2011) $1.5M Smuggler (2011)
  6. Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 18–24 Love Strikes! (2011) $31M Love Strikes! (2011)
  7. Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 25–Oct 1 Dog × Police: The K-9 Force (2011) $15.3M Dog × Police: The K-9 Force (2011)
  8. Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 2–8 My SO Has Got Depression (2011) $11.5M My SO Has Got Depression (2011)
  9. Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 9–15 Karate-Robo Zaborgar (2011) $162.3K Karate-Robo Zaborgar (2011)
Earlier years

How Does Week 40 of 2011 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 40, 2008 earned the most: $62M from 2 films, led by Suspect X (2008). Week 40, 2011 took $15.3M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 40, 2002 Sep 29–Oct 5 1 film 1 $791.2K – The Blue Blanket (2002) $791.2K
Week 40, 2003 Sep 28–Oct 4 No films 0 – – –
Week 40, 2004 Sep 26–Oct 2 2 films 2 $7M – Infection (2004) $7M
Week 40, 2005 Sep 25–Oct 1 1 film · +42% 1 $9.9M +42% The Samurai I Loved (2005) $9.9M
Week 40, 2006 Oct 1–7 No films 0 – – –
Week 40, 2007 Sep 30–Oct 6 1 film 1 $773.9K – South Bound (2007) $773.9K
Week 40, 2008 Sep 28–Oct 4 2 films · +7907% 2 $62M +7907% Suspect X (2008) $54.8M
Week 40, 2009 Sep 27–Oct 3 1 film · −98% 1 $950.3K −98% Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike (2009) $950.3K
Week 40, 2010 Sep 26–Oct 2 2 films · +3552% 2 $34.7M +3552% The Lady Shogun and Her Men (2010) $34.6M
Week 40, 2011 Sep 25–Oct 1 3 films · −56% 3 $15.3M −56% Dog × Police: The K-9 Force (2011) $9M
Archive

Japanese Box Office in 2011, Week by Week

36 weeks of 2011 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 4 (Jan 16–22) with $80.4M, led by Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2011).

FAQ

Japanese Box Office Week 40 of 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie in week 40 of 2011 (Sep 25–Oct 1)?

Dog × Police: The K-9 Force (2011) leads with $9M worldwide. Next come Hayabusa (2011) at $6.1M and The Princess and the Pilot (2011) at $272.8K.

How much did Japanese-language movies released in week 40 of 2011 (Sep 25–Oct 1) earn?

3 Japanese-language films released in week 40 of 2011 (Sep 25–Oct 1) report a worldwide gross, $15.3M in all, or $5.1M per film on average.

How many Japanese-language movies released in week 40 of 2011 (Sep 25–Oct 1) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Dog × Police: The K-9 Force (2011), earned $9M.

How is the week 40, 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 week 40 of 2011 (Sep 25–Oct 1). 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 40, 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.