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Japanese box office · December 2018

Japanese Box Office, December 2018: Top-Grossing Releases

Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever (2018) is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie released in December 2018, with $12.6M worldwide, ahead of A Banana? At This Time of Night? (2018) at $8.7M and It Comes (2018) at $5M. 3 Japanese-language films released in December 2018 report a worldwide gross, $26.3M in all. That is down 81% on November 2018, whose releases took $136.7M.

December 2018 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$26.3M
Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever (2018), the #1
$12.6M
vs November 2018
−81%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Japanese Hits of December 2018?

Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever (2018) leads with $12.6M, 48% of the total. The top 3 together took $26.3M, 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. Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever (2018) movie poster Number 1
    $12.6M Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever (2018)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. A Banana? At This Time of Night? (2018) movie poster Number 2
    $8.7M A Banana? At This Time of Night? (2018)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. It Comes (2018) movie poster Number 3
    $5M It Comes (2018)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Japanese Release of December 2018, 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 December 2018.

  1. 1 Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever (2018) movie poster
    Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever (2018) Dec 22, 2018 · Sci-Fi, Fantasy $12.6M worldwide
    Dec 22, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $12.6M
  2. 2 A Banana? At This Time of Night? (2018) movie poster
    A Banana? At This Time of Night? (2018) Dec 28, 2018 · Comedy $8.7M worldwide
    Dec 28, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.7M
  3. 3 It Comes (2018) movie poster
    It Comes (2018) Dec 7, 2018 · Horror, Mystery $5M worldwide
    Dec 7, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5M
By release week

Which Week of December 2018 Had the Biggest Releases?

Films released in week 51 (Dec 16–22) took $12.6M, led by Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever (2018). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.

  1. Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 25–Dec 1 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  2. Week 49 Wk 49 Dec 2–8 It Comes (2018) $5M It Comes (2018)
  3. Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 9–15 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  4. Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 16–22 Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever (2018) $12.6M Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever (2018)
  5. Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 23–29 A Banana? At This Time of Night? (2018) $8.7M A Banana? At This Time of Night? (2018)
  6. Week 53 Wk 53 Dec 30–31 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years

How Does December 2018 Compare With December in Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, December 2011 earned the most: $122.5M from 6 films, led by Inazuma Eleven GO The Movie: The Ultimate Bonds Gryphon (2011). December 2018 took $26.3M.

Month Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
December 2009 5 films 5 $66.1M – One Piece Film: Strong World (2009) $49.3M
December 2010 5 films · +48% 5 $97.9M +48% Space Battleship Yamato (2010) $49.8M
December 2011 6 films · +25% 6 $122.5M +25% Inazuma Eleven GO The Movie: The Ultimate Bonds Gryphon (2011) $36.3M
December 2012 3 films · −69% 3 $38.1M −69% Love for Beginners (2012) $19.5M
December 2013 3 films · +6% 3 $40.5M +6% Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part III: Rebellion (2013) $19.6M
December 2014 4 films · −95% 4 $2.2M −95% The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa: The Worst Two Days in History (2014) $1.3M
December 2015 7 films · +5225% 7 $118.2M +5225% The Boy and the Beast (2015) $49.8M
December 2016 5 films · −54% 5 $54.3M −54% Fueled: The Man They Called “Pirate” (2016) $15.8M
December 2017 8 films · +62% 8 $87.9M +62% Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura (2017) $35.2M
December 2018 3 films · −70% 3 $26.3M −70% Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever (2018) $12.6M
Archive

Japanese Box Office in 2018, Month by Month

The months of 2018 with their totals: November leads with $136.7M, led by Shoplifters (2018).

FAQ

Japanese Box Office December 2018: 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 December 2018?

Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever (2018) leads with $12.6M worldwide. Next come A Banana? At This Time of Night? (2018) at $8.7M and It Comes (2018) at $5M.

How much did Japanese-language movies released in December 2018 earn?

3 Japanese-language films released in December 2018 report a worldwide gross, $26.3M in all, or $8.8M per film on average. November 2018 releases took $136.7M.

How many Japanese-language movies released in December 2018 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever (2018), earned $12.6M.

How is the December 2018 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 December 2018. 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 December 2018 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.