Japanese box office · January 2013

Japanese Box Office, January 2013: Top-Grossing Releases

Strawberry Night (2013) is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie released in January 2013, with $21.9M worldwide, ahead of Tokyo Family (2013) at $17.4M and Hunter x Hunter: Phantom Rouge (2013) at $12.7M. 7 Japanese-language films released in January 2013 report a worldwide gross, $67.6M in all. That is up 77% on December 2012, whose releases took $38.1M. By genre, Thriller leads with $21.9M across 1 Japanese release.

January 2013 releases with a gross: 7
combined worldwide: $67.6M
Strawberry Night (2013), the #1: $21.9M
vs December 2012: +77%

#1 of 7

#1 Japanese-language movie of January 2013

Strawberry Night (2013)

2013 · Thriller

$21.9M worldwide · 32% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported

Top 5

What Were the Biggest Japanese Hits of January 2013?

Strawberry Night (2013) leads with $21.9M, 32% of the total. The top 5 together took $66.3M, 98% of what all 7 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

Number 1

$21.9M Strawberry Night (2013)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 2

$17.4M Tokyo Family (2013)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 3

$12.7M Hunter x Hunter: Phantom Rouge (2013)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 4

$9.8M The Complex (2013)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 5

$4.4M Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters vs. Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger: The Movie (2013)
No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Japanese Release of January 2013, 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 January 2013.

1
Strawberry Night (2013) Jan 25, 2013 · Thriller $21.9M worldwide

Jan 25, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $21.9M
2
Tokyo Family (2013) Jan 18, 2013 · Drama $17.4M worldwide

Jan 18, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $17.4M
3
Hunter x Hunter: Phantom Rouge (2013) Jan 12, 2013 · Animation, Adventure $12.7M worldwide

Jan 12, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $12.7M
4
The Complex (2013) Jan 27, 2013 · Horror $9.8M worldwide

Jan 27, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.8M
5
Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters vs. Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger: The Movie (2013) Jan 19, 2013 · Sci-Fi, Action $4.4M worldwide

Jan 19, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.4M
6
Seven Souls in the Skull Castle (2013) Jan 12, 2013 · Drama, Action $1.1M worldwide

Jan 12, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.1M
7
Before the Vigil (2013) Jan 15, 2013 · Drama $232K worldwide

Jan 15, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $232K

By release week

Which Week of January 2013 Had the Biggest Releases?

Films released in week 3 (Jan 13–19) took $22M, led by Tokyo Family (2013). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.

Earlier years

How Does January 2013 Compare With January in Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, January 2012 earned the most: $101.5M from 8 films, led by Always: Sunset on Third Street ’64 (2012). January 2013 took $67.6M.

Month	Films	Worldwide	Change	Biggest film
January 2004 3 films	3	$15.3M	–	Half a Confession (2004) $14.6M
January 2005 5 films · +297%	5	$60.7M	+297%	Tokyo Tower (2005) $29.2M
January 2006 4 films · −7%	4	$56.7M	−7%	Suite Dreams (2006) $48.1M
January 2007 4 films · −28%	4	$40.9M	−28%	Dororo (2007) $27.3M
January 2008 5 films · −10%	5	$36.8M	−10%	Kabei: Our Mother (2008) $18.4M
January 2009 2 films · −11%	2	$32.9M	−11%	20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope (2009) $29.5M
January 2010 6 films · +39%	6	$45.9M	+39%	About Her Brother (2010) $20M
January 2011 5 films · +75%	5	$80.4M	+75%	Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2011) $60.6M
January 2012 8 films · +26%	8	$101.5M	+26%	Always: Sunset on Third Street ’64 (2012) $40.9M
January 2013 7 films · −33%	7	$67.6M	−33%	Strawberry Night (2013) $21.9M

Japanese Box Office in 2013, Month by Month

The months of 2013 with their totals: November leads with $197.2M, led by The Wind Rises (2013).

FAQ

Japanese Box Office January 2013: 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 January 2013?

Strawberry Night (2013) leads with $21.9M worldwide. Next come Tokyo Family (2013) at $17.4M and Hunter x Hunter: Phantom Rouge (2013) at $12.7M.

How much did Japanese-language movies released in January 2013 earn?

7 Japanese-language films released in January 2013 report a worldwide gross, $67.6M in all, or $9.7M per film on average. December 2012 releases took $38.1M.

How many Japanese-language movies released in January 2013 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Strawberry Night (2013), earned $21.9M.

How is the January 2013 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 January 2013. 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 January 2013 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.