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Japanese box office · March 2016

Japanese Box Office, March 2016: Top-Grossing Releases

Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan (2016) is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie released in March 2016, with $50.9M worldwide, ahead of Assassination Classroom: Graduation (2016) at $31.4M and Chihayafuru: Part I (2016) at $12.1M. 6 Japanese-language films released in March 2016 report a worldwide gross, $109.3M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada. By genre, Sci-Fi leads with $82.3M across 2 Japanese releases.

March 2016 releases with a gross
6
combined worldwide
$109.3M
Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan (2016), the #1
$50.9M
earned in the US & Canada
<1%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Japanese Hits of March 2016?

Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan (2016) leads with $50.9M, 47% of the total. The top 5 together took $109.1M, 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.

  1. Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan (2016) movie poster Number 1
    $50.9M Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan (2016)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Assassination Classroom: Graduation (2016) movie poster Number 2
    $31.4M Assassination Classroom: Graduation (2016)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Chihayafuru: Part I (2016) movie poster Number 3
    $12.1M Chihayafuru: Part I (2016)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Everest: The Summit of the Gods (2016) movie poster Number 4
    $9.9M Everest: The Summit of the Gods (2016)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Sweet Bean (2016) movie poster Number 5
    $4.7M Sweet Bean (2016)
    $124.8K US & Canada · 3% $4.6M elsewhere · 97%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Japanese Release of March 2016, 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 2016.

  1. 1 Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan (2016) movie poster
    Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan (2016) Mar 5, 2016 · Animation, Family $50.9M worldwide
    Mar 5, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $50.9M
  2. 2 Assassination Classroom: Graduation (2016) movie poster
    Assassination Classroom: Graduation (2016) Mar 25, 2016 · Action, Comedy $31.4M worldwide
    Mar 25, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $31.4M
  3. 3 Chihayafuru: Part I (2016) movie poster
    Chihayafuru: Part I (2016) Mar 19, 2016 · Comedy, Romance $12.1M worldwide
    Mar 19, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $12.1M
  4. 4 Everest: The Summit of the Gods (2016) movie poster
    Everest: The Summit of the Gods (2016) Mar 12, 2016 · Drama, Mystery $9.9M worldwide
    Mar 12, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.9M
  5. 5 Sweet Bean (2016) movie poster
    Sweet Bean (2016) Mar 18, 2016 · Drama $4.7M worldwide
    Mar 18, 2016 US and Canada: $124.8K Rest of the world: $4.6M Worldwide: $4.7M
  6. 6 Sailor Suit and Machine Gun: Graduation (2016) movie poster
    Sailor Suit and Machine Gun: Graduation (2016) Mar 5, 2016 · Action, Romance $244K worldwide
    Mar 5, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $244K
By release week

Which Week of March 2016 Had the Biggest Releases?

Films released in week 10 (Feb 28–Mar 5) took $51.2M, led by Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan (2016). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.

  1. Week 10 Wk 10 Feb 28–Mar 5 Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan (2016) $51.2M Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan (2016)
  2. Week 11 Wk 11 Mar 6–12 Everest: The Summit of the Gods (2016) $9.9M Everest: The Summit of the Gods (2016)
  3. Week 12 Wk 12 Mar 13–19 Chihayafuru: Part I (2016) $16.8M Chihayafuru: Part I (2016)
  4. Week 13 Wk 13 Mar 20–26 Assassination Classroom: Graduation (2016) $31.4M Assassination Classroom: Graduation (2016)
  5. Week 14 Wk 14 Mar 27–Apr 2 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years

How Does March 2016 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 2016 took $109.3M.

Month Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
March 2007 7 films 7 $26.4M – 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
March 2014 10 films · −50% 10 $45.4M −50% The Snow White Murder Case (2014) $8.7M
March 2015 6 films · −35% 6 $29.5M −35% Assassination Classroom (2015) $25M
March 2016 6 films · +270% 6 $109.3M +270% Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan (2016) $50.9M
Archive

Japanese Box Office in 2016, Month by Month

The months of 2016 with their totals: October leads with $144.2M, led by Shin Godzilla (Godzilla Resurgence) (2016).

FAQ

Japanese Box Office March 2016: 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 March 2016?

Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan (2016) leads with $50.9M worldwide. Next come Assassination Classroom: Graduation (2016) at $31.4M and Chihayafuru: Part I (2016) at $12.1M.

How much did Japanese-language movies released in March 2016 earn?

6 Japanese-language films released in March 2016 report a worldwide gross, $109.3M in all, or $18.2M per film on average.

How many Japanese-language movies released in March 2016 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan (2016), earned $50.9M.

How much of the March 2016 Japanese box office came from the US and Canada?

$124.8K of the $109.3M total, or <1%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 5 films of the 6 report no domestic figure.

How is the March 2016 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 2016. 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 2016 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.