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Japanese box office · March 2013

Japanese Box Office, March 2013: Top-Grossing Releases

Doraemon: Nobita’s Secret Gadget Museum (2013) is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie released in March 2013, with $42.8M worldwide, ahead of Platinum Data (2013) at $26.1M and Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 2: Friends from the Heart (2013) at $10.6M. 7 Japanese-language films released in March 2013 report a worldwide gross, $90.5M in all. That is 7 times the total of February 2013, whose releases took $12.9M. By genre, Sci-Fi leads with $68.8M across 2 Japanese releases.

March 2013 releases with a gross
7
combined worldwide
$90.5M
Doraemon: Nobita’s Secret Gadget Museum (2013), the #1
$42.8M
vs February 2013
×7
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Japanese Hits of March 2013?

Doraemon: Nobita’s Secret Gadget Museum (2013) leads with $42.8M, 47% of the total. The top 5 together took $87.4M, 97% of what all 7 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Doraemon: Nobita’s Secret Gadget Museum (2013) movie poster Number 1
    $42.8M Doraemon: Nobita’s Secret Gadget Museum (2013)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Platinum Data (2013) movie poster Number 2
    $26.1M Platinum Data (2013)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 2: Friends from the Heart (2013) movie poster Number 3
    $10.6M Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 2: Friends from the Heart (2013)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. 7 Days of Himawari & Her Puppies (2013) movie poster Number 4
    $5.5M 7 Days of Himawari & Her Puppies (2013)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. The Last Chance: Diary of Comedians (2013) movie poster Number 5
    $2.6M The Last Chance: Diary of Comedians (2013)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Japanese Release of March 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 March 2013.

  1. 1 Doraemon: Nobita’s Secret Gadget Museum (2013) movie poster
    Doraemon: Nobita’s Secret Gadget Museum (2013) Mar 9, 2013 · Adventure, Animation $42.8M worldwide
    Mar 9, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $42.8M
  2. 2 Platinum Data (2013) movie poster
    Platinum Data (2013) Mar 16, 2013 · Thriller, Sci-Fi $26.1M worldwide
    Mar 16, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $26.1M
  3. 3 Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 2: Friends from the Heart (2013) movie poster
    Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 2: Friends from the Heart (2013) Mar 15, 2013 · Adventure, Family $10.6M worldwide
    Mar 15, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.6M
  4. 4 7 Days of Himawari & Her Puppies (2013) movie poster
    7 Days of Himawari & Her Puppies (2013) Mar 15, 2013 · Drama $5.5M worldwide
    Mar 15, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.5M
  5. 5 The Last Chance: Diary of Comedians (2013) movie poster
    The Last Chance: Diary of Comedians (2013) Mar 22, 2013 · Comedy $2.6M worldwide
    Mar 22, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.6M
  6. 6 Kid’s Police (2013) movie poster
    Kid’s Police (2013) Mar 20, 2013 · Family, Comedy $2.2M worldwide
    Mar 20, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.2M
  7. 7 Sue, Mai & Sawa: Righting the Girl Ship (2013) movie poster
    Sue, Mai & Sawa: Righting the Girl Ship (2013) Mar 2, 2013 · Drama, Romance $831.9K worldwide
    Mar 2, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $831.9K
By release week

Which Week of March 2013 Had the Biggest Releases?

Films released in week 10 (Mar 3–9) took $42.8M, led by Doraemon: Nobita’s Secret Gadget Museum (2013). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.

  1. Week 9 Wk 9 Feb 24–Mar 2 Sue, Mai & Sawa: Righting the Girl Ship (2013) $831.9K Sue, Mai & Sawa: Righting the Girl Ship (2013)
  2. Week 10 Wk 10 Mar 3–9 Doraemon: Nobita’s Secret Gadget Museum (2013) $42.8M Doraemon: Nobita’s Secret Gadget Museum (2013)
  3. Week 11 Wk 11 Mar 10–16 Platinum Data (2013) $42.1M Platinum Data (2013)
  4. Week 12 Wk 12 Mar 17–23 The Last Chance: Diary of Comedians (2013) $4.8M The Last Chance: Diary of Comedians (2013)
  5. Week 13 Wk 13 Mar 24–30 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  6. Week 14 Wk 14 Mar 31–Apr 6 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years

How Does March 2013 Compare With March in Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, March 2012 earned the most: $137.1M from 9 films, led by We Were There: First Love (2012). March 2013 took $90.5M.

Month Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
March 2004 3 films 3 $51.6M – 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 6 films · +196% 6 $81.5M +196% SP: The Motion Picture II (2011) $40.3M
March 2012 9 films · +68% 9 $137.1M +68% We Were There: First Love (2012) $49.7M
March 2013 7 films · −34% 7 $90.5M −34% Doraemon: Nobita’s Secret Gadget Museum (2013) $42.8M
Archive

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 March 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 March 2013?

Doraemon: Nobita’s Secret Gadget Museum (2013) leads with $42.8M worldwide. Next come Platinum Data (2013) at $26.1M and Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 2: Friends from the Heart (2013) at $10.6M.

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

7 Japanese-language films released in March 2013 report a worldwide gross, $90.5M in all, or $12.9M per film on average. February 2013 releases took $12.9M.

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

None. The biggest, Doraemon: Nobita’s Secret Gadget Museum (2013), earned $42.8M.

How is the March 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 March 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 March 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.