Japanese box office · June 2012

Japanese Box Office, June 2012: Top-Grossing Releases

Hotaru the Movie: It’s Only a Little Light in My Life (2012) is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie released in June 2012, with $23M worldwide, ahead of Key of Life (2012) at $5.5M and Library War: The Wings Of Revolution (2012) at $2.1M. 6 Japanese-language films released in June 2012 report a worldwide gross, $32.9M in all. That is down 22% on May 2012, whose releases took $42M. By genre, Romance leads with $30.5M across 3 Japanese releases.

June 2012 releases with a gross: 6
combined worldwide: $32.9M
Hotaru the Movie: It’s Only a Little Light in My Life (2012), the #1: $23M
vs May 2012: −22%

Hotaru the Movie: It’s Only a Little Light in My Life (2012) movie poster

#1 of 6

#1 Japanese-language movie of June 2012

Hotaru the Movie: It’s Only a Little Light in My Life (2012)

2012 · Romance, Comedy

$23M worldwide · 70% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported

Top 5

What Were the Biggest Japanese Hits of June 2012?

Hotaru the Movie: It’s Only a Little Light in My Life (2012) leads with $23M, 70% of the total. The top 5 together took $32.8M, almost all of what the 6 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

Number 1

$23M Hotaru the Movie: It’s Only a Little Light in My Life (2012)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 2

$5.5M Key of Life (2012)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 3

$2.1M Library War: The Wings Of Revolution (2012)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 4

$1.4M Possessions (2012)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 5

$846.3K Blood-C: The Last Dark (2012)
No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Japanese Release of June 2012, 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 June 2012.

1
Hotaru the Movie: It’s Only a Little Light in My Life (2012) Jun 9, 2012 · Romance, Comedy $23M worldwide

Jun 9, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $23M
2
Key of Life (2012) Jun 16, 2012 · Comedy, Crime $5.5M worldwide

Jun 16, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.5M
3
Library War: The Wings Of Revolution (2012) Jun 15, 2012 · Romance, Sci-Fi $2.1M worldwide

Jun 15, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.1M
4
Possessions (2012) Jun 4, 2012 · Fantasy, Animation $1.4M worldwide

Jun 4, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.4M
5
Blood-C: The Last Dark (2012) Jun 2, 2012 · Sci-Fi, Animation $846.3K worldwide

Jun 2, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $846.3K
6
Interview with a Cannibal (2012) Jun 29, 2012 · Documentary $61K worldwide

Jun 29, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $61K

By release week

Which Week of June 2012 Had the Biggest Releases?

Films released in week 23 (Jun 3–9) took $24.4M, led by Hotaru the Movie: It’s Only a Little Light in My Life (2012). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.

Earlier years

How Does June 2012 Compare With June in Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, June 2008 earned the most: $81.5M from 3 films, led by Girl In Captivity: Psycho Torture Chamber (2008). June 2012 took $32.9M.

Month	Films	Worldwide	Change	Biggest film
June 2003 2 films	2	$5.7M	–	Spy Sorge (2003) $5.5M
June 2004 1 film · −79%	1	$1.2M	−79%	Heaven’s Bookstore (2004) $1.2M
June 2005 1 film · +1098%	1	$14.6M	+1098%	Samurai Commando Mission 1549 (2005) $14.6M
June 2006 6 films · +176%	6	$40.4M	+176%	Trick: The Movie 2 (2006) $16.5M
June 2007 6 films · −38%	6	$25.3M	−38%	Maiko Haaaan!!! (2007) $16.8M
June 2008 3 films · +222%	3	$81.5M	+222%	Girl In Captivity: Psycho Torture Chamber (2008) $41.6M
June 2009 2 films · −98%	2	$2M	−98%	Ju-On: White Ghost (2009) $2M
June 2010 8 films · +3056%	8	$63.9M	+3056%	Confessions (2010) $45.2M
June 2011 8 films · +14%	8	$72.6M	+14%	Andalusia: Revenge of the Goddess (2011) $22.9M
June 2012 6 films · −55%	6	$32.9M	−55%	Hotaru the Movie: It’s Only a Little Light in My Life (2012) $23M

Japanese Box Office in 2012, Month by Month

The months of 2012 with their totals: April leads with $200.8M, led by Thermae Romae (2012).

FAQ

Japanese Box Office June 2012: 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 June 2012?

Hotaru the Movie: It’s Only a Little Light in My Life (2012) leads with $23M worldwide. Next come Key of Life (2012) at $5.5M and Library War: The Wings Of Revolution (2012) at $2.1M.

How much did Japanese-language movies released in June 2012 earn?

6 Japanese-language films released in June 2012 report a worldwide gross, $32.9M in all, or $5.5M per film on average. May 2012 releases took $42M.

How many Japanese-language movies released in June 2012 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Hotaru the Movie: It’s Only a Little Light in My Life (2012), earned $23M.

How is the June 2012 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 June 2012. 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 June 2012 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.