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Japanese box office · Week 18 · Apr 29–May 5, 2018

Japanese Box Office, Week 18 of 2018: Japanese Releases of Apr 29–May 5

Laplace’s Witch (2018) is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie released in week 18 of 2018 (Apr 29–May 5), with $11M worldwide, ahead of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin VI – Rise of the Red Comet (2018) at $2.1M and Yakiniku Dragon (2018) at $1.4M. 5 Japanese-language films released that week report a worldwide gross, $15M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada. By genre, Sci-Fi leads with $13.6M across 4 Japanese releases.

week 18 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$15M
Laplace’s Witch (2018), the #1
$11M
earned in the US & Canada
<1%
Laplace’s Witch (2018) movie poster #1 of 5
#1 Japanese-language movie of Week 18, 2018

Laplace’s Witch (2018)

2018 · Crime, Mystery

$11M worldwide · 73% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Japanese Hits of Week 18 of 2018?

Laplace’s Witch (2018) leads with $11M, 73% of the total. The top 5 together took $15M, almost all of what the 5 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Laplace’s Witch (2018) movie poster Number 1
    $11M Laplace’s Witch (2018)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin VI – Rise of the Red Comet (2018) movie poster Number 2
    $2.1M Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin VI – Rise of the Red Comet (2018)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Yakiniku Dragon (2018) movie poster Number 3
    $1.4M Yakiniku Dragon (2018)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion III - Glorification (2018) movie poster Number 4
    $526.1K Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion III - Glorification (2018)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Digimon Adventure tri. Part 6: Future (2018) movie poster Number 5
    $54.3K Digimon Adventure tri. Part 6: Future (2018)
    $54.3K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Japanese Release of Week 18 of 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 week 18 of 2018 (Apr 29–May 5).

  1. 1 Laplace’s Witch (2018) movie poster
    Laplace’s Witch (2018) May 4, 2018 · Crime, Mystery $11M worldwide
    May 4, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11M
  2. 2 Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin VI – Rise of the Red Comet (2018) movie poster
    Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin VI – Rise of the Red Comet (2018) May 5, 2018 · Animation, War $2.1M worldwide
    May 5, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.1M
  3. 3 Yakiniku Dragon (2018) movie poster
    Yakiniku Dragon (2018) May 3, 2018 · Drama $1.4M worldwide
    May 3, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.4M
  4. 4 Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion III - Glorification (2018) movie poster
    Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion III - Glorification (2018) May 1, 2018 · Sci-Fi, Animation $526.1K worldwide
    May 1, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $526.1K
  5. 5 Digimon Adventure tri. Part 6: Future (2018) movie poster
    Digimon Adventure tri. Part 6: Future (2018) May 5, 2018 · Action, Animation $54.3K worldwide
    May 5, 2018 US and Canada: $54.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $54.3K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 18 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 18 releases took $15M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 17 (Apr 22–28) with $59M, led by The Cat Returns (2002).

  1. Week 12 Wk 12 Mar 18–24 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  2. Week 13 Wk 13 Mar 25–31 Girls’ Encounter (2018) $5.2K Girls’ Encounter (2018)
  3. Week 14 Wk 14 Apr 1–7 The Bastard and the Beautiful World (2018) $2.5M The Bastard and the Beautiful World (2018)
  4. Week 15 Wk 15 Apr 8–14 Crayon Shin-chan: Burst Serving! Kung Fu Boys ~Ramen Rebellion~ (2018) $20.8M Crayon Shin-chan: Burst Serving! Kung Fu Boys ~Ramen Rebellion~ (2018)
  5. Week 16 Wk 16 Apr 15–21 Inuyashiki (2018) $5.6M Inuyashiki (2018)
  6. Week 17 Wk 17 Apr 22–28 The Cat Returns (2002) $59M The Cat Returns (2002)
  7. Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 29–May 5 Laplace’s Witch (2018) $15M Laplace’s Witch (2018)
  8. Week 19 Wk 19 May 6–12 Lu Over the Wall (2018) $161.3K Lu Over the Wall (2018)
  9. Week 20 Wk 20 May 13–19 Mob Psycho 100 (2018) $115.8K Mob Psycho 100 (2018)
Earlier years

How Does Week 18 of 2018 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 18, 2015 earned the most: $29.4M from 2 films, led by Flying Colors (2015). Week 18, 2018 took $15M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 18, 2009 Apr 26–May 2 1 film 1 $7.5M – Super Kamen Rider Den-O & Decade NEO Generations: The Onigashima Warship (2009) $7.5M
Week 18, 2010 Apr 25–May 1 1 film · −83% 1 $1.3M −83% Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City (2010) $1.3M
Week 18, 2011 Apr 24–30 1 film · +1371% 1 $18.7M +1371% 13 Assassins (2011) $18.7M
Week 18, 2012 Apr 29–May 5 1 film · +3% 1 $19.2M +3% Space Brothers (2012) $19.2M
Week 18, 2013 Apr 28–May 4 1 film · −96% 1 $852.8K −96% The Garden of Words (2013) $852.8K
Week 18, 2014 Apr 27–May 3 1 film · −62% 1 $325K −62% Camp (2014) $325K
Week 18, 2015 Apr 26–May 2 2 films · +8935% 2 $29.4M +8935% Flying Colors (2015) $28.5M
Week 18, 2016 Apr 24–30 2 films · −52% 2 $14.2M −52% Chihayafuru: Part II (2016) $8.7M
Week 18, 2017 Apr 30–May 6 1 film · −50% 1 $7.1M −50% Reminiscence (2017) $7.1M
Week 18, 2018 Apr 29–May 5 5 films · +113% 5 $15M +113% Laplace’s Witch (2018) $11M
Archive

Japanese Box Office in 2018, Week by Week

42 weeks of 2018 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 47 (Nov 18–24) with $91.7M, led by Shoplifters (2018).

FAQ

Japanese Box Office Week 18 of 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 5 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie in week 18 of 2018 (Apr 29–May 5)?

Laplace’s Witch (2018) leads with $11M worldwide. Next come Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin VI – Rise of the Red Comet (2018) at $2.1M and Yakiniku Dragon (2018) at $1.4M.

How much did Japanese-language movies released in week 18 of 2018 (Apr 29–May 5) earn?

5 Japanese-language films released in week 18 of 2018 (Apr 29–May 5) report a worldwide gross, $15M in all, or $3M per film on average.

How many Japanese-language movies released in week 18 of 2018 (Apr 29–May 5) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Laplace’s Witch (2018), earned $11M.

How much of the Week 18, 2018 Japanese box office came from the US and Canada?

$54.3K of the $15M total, or <1%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 4 films of the 5 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 18, 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 week 18 of 2018 (Apr 29–May 5). 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 18, 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.