Japanese box office · Week 40 · Sep 27–Oct 3, 2015

Japanese Box Office, Week 40 of 2015: Japanese Releases of Sep 27–Oct 3

Pink and Gray (2015) is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie released in week 40 of 2015 (Sep 27–Oct 3), with $4.2M worldwide, ahead of The Laws of the Universe Part 0 (2015) at $3.8M and The Empire of Corpses (2015) at $43.3K. 4 Japanese-language films released that week report a worldwide gross, $8.1M in all.

week 40 releases with a gross: 4
combined worldwide: $8.1M
Pink and Gray (2015), the #1: $4.2M

#1 of 4

#1 Japanese-language movie of Week 40, 2015

Pink and Gray (2015)

2015 · Drama, Thriller

$4.2M worldwide · 52% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported

Top 4

What Were the Biggest Japanese Hits of Week 40 of 2015?

Pink and Gray (2015) leads with $4.2M, 52% of the total. The top 4 together took $8.1M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

Number 1

$4.2M Pink and Gray (2015)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 2

$3.8M The Laws of the Universe Part 0 (2015)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 3

$43.3K The Empire of Corpses (2015)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 4

$5.5K Arpeggio of Blue Steel -Ars Nova Cadenza- (2015)
No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Japanese Release of Week 40 of 2015, 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 2015 (Sep 27–Oct 3).

1
Pink and Gray (2015) Oct 2, 2015 · Drama, Thriller $4.2M worldwide

Oct 2, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.2M
2
The Laws of the Universe Part 0 (2015) Oct 2, 2015 · Action, Sci-Fi $3.8M worldwide

Oct 2, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.8M
3
The Empire of Corpses (2015) Oct 2, 2015 · Horror, Animation $43.3K worldwide

Oct 2, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $43.3K
4
Arpeggio of Blue Steel -Ars Nova Cadenza- (2015) Oct 3, 2015 · Animation, Sci-Fi $5.5K worldwide

Oct 3, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.5K

Weeks around it

How Does Week 40 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 40 releases took $8.1M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 41 (Oct 4–10) with $38.4M, led by Boruto: Naruto the Movie (2015).

Earlier years

How Does Week 40 of 2015 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, 2015 took $8.1M.

Week	Films	Worldwide	Change	Biggest film
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
Week 40, 2012 Sep 30–Oct 6 No films	0	–	–	–
Week 40, 2013 Sep 29–Oct 5 1 film	1	$1.1M	–	Genome Hazard (2013) $1.1M
Week 40, 2014 Sep 28–Oct 4 2 films · +713%	2	$8.8M	+713%	A Samurai Chronicle (2014) $8.8M
Week 40, 2015 Sep 27–Oct 3 4 films · −8%	4	$8.1M	−8%	Pink and Gray (2015) $4.2M

Japanese Box Office in 2015, Week by Week

38 weeks of 2015 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 32 (Aug 2–8) with $78.9M, led by Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' (2015).

FAQ

Japanese Box Office Week 40 of 2015: 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 4 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie in week 40 of 2015 (Sep 27–Oct 3)?

Pink and Gray (2015) leads with $4.2M worldwide. Next come The Laws of the Universe Part 0 (2015) at $3.8M and The Empire of Corpses (2015) at $43.3K.

How much did Japanese-language movies released in week 40 of 2015 (Sep 27–Oct 3) earn?

4 Japanese-language films released in week 40 of 2015 (Sep 27–Oct 3) report a worldwide gross, $8.1M in all, or $2M per film on average.

How many Japanese-language movies released in week 40 of 2015 (Sep 27–Oct 3) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Pink and Gray (2015), earned $4.2M.

How is the week 40, 2015 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 2015 (Sep 27–Oct 3). 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, 2015 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.