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Japanese box office · Week 40 · Sep 29–Oct 5, 2019

Japanese Box Office, Week 40 of 2019: Japanese Releases of Sep 29–Oct 5

High & Low The Worst (2019) is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie released in week 40 of 2019 (Sep 29–Oct 5), with $5M worldwide, ahead of Listen to the Universe (2019) at $3.6M and The Promised Land (2019) at $747.2K. 3 Japanese-language films released that week report a worldwide gross, $9.4M in all.

week 40 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$9.4M
High & Low The Worst (2019), the #1
$5M
High & Low The Worst (2019) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 Japanese-language movie of Week 40, 2019

High & Low The Worst (2019)

2019 · Action

$5M worldwide · 53% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Japanese Hits of Week 40 of 2019?

High & Low The Worst (2019) leads with $5M, 53% of the total. The top 3 together took $9.4M, 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. High & Low The Worst (2019) movie poster Number 1
    $5M High & Low The Worst (2019)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Listen to the Universe (2019) movie poster Number 2
    $3.6M Listen to the Universe (2019)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. The Promised Land (2019) movie poster Number 3
    $747.2K The Promised Land (2019)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Japanese Release of Week 40 of 2019, 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 2019 (Sep 29–Oct 5).

  1. 1 High & Low The Worst (2019) movie poster
    High & Low The Worst (2019) Oct 4, 2019 · Action $5M worldwide
    Oct 4, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5M
  2. 2 Listen to the Universe (2019) movie poster
    Listen to the Universe (2019) Oct 4, 2019 · Music, Drama $3.6M worldwide
    Oct 4, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.6M
  3. 3 The Promised Land (2019) movie poster
    The Promised Land (2019) Oct 4, 2019 · Crime, Drama $747.2K worldwide
    Oct 4, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $747.2K
Earlier years

How Does Week 40 of 2019 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 40, 2010 earned the most: $34.7M from 2 films, led by The Lady Shogun and Her Men (2010). Week 40, 2019 took $9.4M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 40, 2010 Sep 26–Oct 2 2 films 2 $34.7M – 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
Week 40, 2016 Sep 25–Oct 1 No films 0 – – –
Week 40, 2017 Oct 1–7 1 film 1 $9.1M – Narratage (2017) $9.1M
Week 40, 2018 Sep 30–Oct 6 4 films · +80% 4 $16.4M +80% Every Day a Good Day (2018) $10M
Week 40, 2019 Sep 29–Oct 5 3 films · −42% 3 $9.4M −42% High & Low The Worst (2019) $5M
FAQ

Japanese Box Office Week 40 of 2019: 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 week 40 of 2019 (Sep 29–Oct 5)?

High & Low The Worst (2019) leads with $5M worldwide. Next come Listen to the Universe (2019) at $3.6M and The Promised Land (2019) at $747.2K.

How much did Japanese-language movies released in week 40 of 2019 (Sep 29–Oct 5) earn?

3 Japanese-language films released in week 40 of 2019 (Sep 29–Oct 5) report a worldwide gross, $9.4M in all, or $3.1M per film on average.

How many Japanese-language movies released in week 40 of 2019 (Sep 29–Oct 5) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, High & Low The Worst (2019), earned $5M.

How is the week 40, 2019 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 2019 (Sep 29–Oct 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 40, 2019 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.