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Japanese box office · January 2014

Japanese Box Office, January 2014: Top-Grossing Releases

Like Father, Like Son (2014) is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie released in January 2014, with $37.2M worldwide, ahead of Trick the Movie: Last Stage (2014) at $16.5M and Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger vs. Go-Busters: The Great Dinosaur War (2014) at $5.2M. 3 Japanese-language films released in January 2014 report a worldwide gross, $58.9M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 45% on December 2013, whose releases took $40.5M.

January 2014 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$58.9M
Like Father, Like Son (2014), the #1
$37.2M
vs December 2013
+45%
Like Father, Like Son (2014) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 Japanese-language movie of January 2014

Like Father, Like Son (2014)

2014 · Drama

$37.2M worldwide · 63% of the chart's total

$334.6K US & Canada · <1% $36.8M elsewhere · 99%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Japanese Hits of January 2014?

Like Father, Like Son (2014) leads with $37.2M, 63% of the total. The top 3 together took $58.9M, 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. Like Father, Like Son (2014) movie poster Number 1
    $37.2M Like Father, Like Son (2014)
    $334.6K US & Canada · <1% $36.8M elsewhere · 99%
  2. Trick the Movie: Last Stage (2014) movie poster Number 2
    $16.5M Trick the Movie: Last Stage (2014)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger vs. Go-Busters: The Great Dinosaur War (2014) movie poster Number 3
    $5.2M Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger vs. Go-Busters: The Great Dinosaur War (2014)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Japanese Release of January 2014, 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 2014.

  1. 1 Like Father, Like Son (2014) movie poster
    Like Father, Like Son (2014) Jan 17, 2014 · Drama $37.2M worldwide
    Jan 17, 2014 US and Canada: $334.6K Rest of the world: $36.8M Worldwide: $37.2M
  2. 2 Trick the Movie: Last Stage (2014) movie poster
    Trick the Movie: Last Stage (2014) Jan 11, 2014 · Comedy, Mystery $16.5M worldwide
    Jan 11, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $16.5M
  3. 3 Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger vs. Go-Busters: The Great Dinosaur War (2014) movie poster
    Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger vs. Go-Busters: The Great Dinosaur War (2014) Jan 18, 2014 · Sci-Fi, Adventure $5.2M worldwide
    Jan 18, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.2M
By release week

Which Week of January 2014 Had the Biggest Releases?

Films released in week 3 (Jan 12–18) took $42.4M, led by Like Father, Like Son (2014). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.

  1. Week 1 Wk 1 Jan 1–4 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  2. Week 2 Wk 2 Jan 5–11 Trick the Movie: Last Stage (2014) $16.5M Trick the Movie: Last Stage (2014)
  3. Week 3 Wk 3 Jan 12–18 Like Father, Like Son (2014) $42.4M Like Father, Like Son (2014)
  4. Week 4 Wk 4 Jan 19–25 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  5. Week 5 Wk 5 Jan 26–Feb 1 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years

How Does January 2014 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 2014 took $58.9M.

Month Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
January 2005 5 films 5 $60.7M – 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
January 2014 3 films · −13% 3 $58.9M −13% Like Father, Like Son (2014) $37.2M
Archive

Japanese Box Office in 2014, Month by Month

The months of 2014 with their totals: August leads with $346.3M, led by Stand by Me Doraemon (2014).

FAQ

Japanese Box Office January 2014: 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 January 2014?

Like Father, Like Son (2014) leads with $37.2M worldwide, $334.6K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Trick the Movie: Last Stage (2014) at $16.5M and Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger vs. Go-Busters: The Great Dinosaur War (2014) at $5.2M.

How much did Japanese-language movies released in January 2014 earn?

3 Japanese-language films released in January 2014 report a worldwide gross, $58.9M in all, or $19.6M per film on average. December 2013 releases took $40.5M.

How many Japanese-language movies released in January 2014 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Like Father, Like Son (2014), earned $37.2M.

How much of the January 2014 Japanese box office came from the US and Canada?

$334.6K of the $58.9M total, or <1%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the January 2014 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 2014. 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 2014 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.