#1 of 64 #1 Japanese-language movie of 2020
2020 · Drama, Fantasy
$192.4M worldwide · 23% of the chart's total
$8.1M US & Canada · 4% $184.3M elsewhere · 96%
Japanese box office · 2020
Japanese Box Office 2020: Highest-Grossing Japanese Movies
Weathering with You (2020) is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie released in 2020, with $192.4M worldwide, ahead of Sacrifice (2020) at $161M and Stand by Me Doraemon 2 (2020) at $65.2M. 64 Japanese-language films released in 2020 report a worldwide gross, $833.1M in all, 3% of it from the US & Canada. 2 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is down 1% on 2019, whose releases took $842.4M. By genre, Drama leads with $563.3M across 38 Japanese releases.
- 2020 releases with a gross
- 64
- combined worldwide
- $833.1M
- films crossed $100M
- 2
- vs 2019
- −1%
#1 of 64 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Japanese Hits of 2020?
Weathering with You (2020) leads with $192.4M, 23% of the total. The top 5 together took $503.2M, 60% of what all 64 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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The chart
Every Japanese Release of 2020, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 64. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2020.
- 1 Jan 15, 2020 US and Canada: $8.1M Rest of the world: $184.3M Worldwide: $192.4M
- 2 Mar 6, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $161M
- 3 Nov 20, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $65.2M
- 4 Jul 17, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $47.9M
- 5 Dec 11, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $36.7M
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Feb 26, 2020 US and Canada: $13.3M Rest of the world: $16.7M Worldwide: $30M - 7
Feb 27, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $27.3M - 8
Aug 28, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $21.3M - 9
Aug 21, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $20.5M - 10
Fate/stay night: Heaven’s Feel III. Spring Song (2020) Aug 15, 2020 · Animation, Fantasy $19.3M worldwideAug 15, 2020 US and Canada: $200K Rest of the world: $19.1M Worldwide: $19.3M - 11
Jan 10, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $17.6M - 12
Feb 21, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $17.4M - 13
Oct 2, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.9M - 14
Feb 7, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.7M - 15
Oct 30, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11M - 16
Violet Evergarden I: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll (2020) Feb 17, 2020 · Drama, Animation $10.8M worldwideFeb 17, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.8M - 17
Feb 21, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.7M - 18
Oct 23, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8M - 19
Jan 31, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.9M - 20
Oct 23, 2020 US and Canada: $245.7K Rest of the world: $7.3M Worldwide: $7.5M - 21
Mar 6, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.5M - 22
Aug 14, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.5M - 23
Sep 25, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.4M - 24
Nov 13, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6M - 25
Jan 17, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.7M - 26
Sep 1, 2020 US and Canada: $81.2K Rest of the world: $5.1M Worldwide: $5.2M - 27
Mar 6, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.1M - 28
Jan 17, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5M - 29
Dec 11, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.9M - 30
Feb 21, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.9M - 31
Mar 20, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.4M - 32
Feb 19, 2020 US and Canada: $332.4K Rest of the world: $3.7M Worldwide: $4M - 33
Aug 7, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.9M - 34
Pretty Cure Miracle Leap: A Wonderful Day with Everyone (2020) Oct 31, 2020 · Action, Family $3.5M worldwideOct 31, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.5M - 35
Dec 4, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.7M - 36
Jan 17, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.7M - 37
Jun 6, 2020 US and Canada: $69.5K Rest of the world: $2.2M Worldwide: $2.3M - 38
Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger VS Lupinranger VS Patranger (2020) Feb 8, 2020 · Action, Sci-Fi $2.2M worldwideFeb 8, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.2M - 39
Nov 3, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.1M - 40
Jul 10, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.7M - 41
Jun 5, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.5M - 42
Mar 20, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.2M - 43
Aug 22, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $930.4K - 44
Secret × Heroine Phantomirage! ~We’ve Become a Movie~ (2020) Jul 23, 2020 · Action, Fantasy $900K worldwideJul 23, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $900K - 45
Oct 31, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $841.7K - 46
Oct 31, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $841.7K - 47
Mar 27, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $757.1K - 48
Jul 17, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $725.5K - 49
Oct 30, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $698.7K - 50
Jan 18, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $609.3K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 2020?
Of the top 10, My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising (2020) earned the biggest share at home (44% in the US & Canada), while Fate/stay night: Heaven’s Feel III. Spring Song (2020) made 99% of its gross abroad. Across all 64 films, $22.6M (3%) came from the US & Canada. 7 films of the top 10 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 Weathering with You (2020) $192.4M $8.1M US & Canada · 4% $184.3M elsewhere · 96%
- 2 Sacrifice (2020) $161M No US & Canada figure reported
- 3 Stand by Me Doraemon 2 (2020) $65.2M No US & Canada figure reported
- 4 From Today, It’s My Turn!!: Special (2020) $47.9M No US & Canada figure reported
- 5 The Untold Tale of the Three Kingdoms (2020) $36.7M No US & Canada figure reported
- 6 My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising (2020) $30M $13.3M US & Canada · 44% $16.7M elsewhere · 56%
- 7 Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back - Evolution (2020) $27.3M No US & Canada figure reported
- 8 Stigmatized Properties (2020) $21.3M No US & Canada figure reported
- 9 Threads - Our Tapestry of Love (2020) $20.5M No US & Canada figure reported
- 10 Fate/stay night: Heaven’s Feel III. Spring Song (2020) $19.3M $200K US & Canada · 1% $19.1M elsewhere · 99%
Gross bands
How Many 2020 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
2 of 64 films crossed $100M and took $353.4M between them, 42% of the total. 48 films, 75% of the list, earned under $10M.
42% 42% 16%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $100M to $500M 2 films, 3% of the list $353.4M · 42% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 14 films, 22% of the list $348.6M · 42% of the gross
- Under $10M 48 films, 75% of the list $131.1M · 16% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 2020 Earned the Most?
January releases took the most, $231.9M from 9 films, led by Weathering with You (2020). June was the quietest month ($3.8M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Weathering with You (2020) $231.9M Weathering with You (2020)
- February Feb My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising (2020) $118.1M My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising (2020)
- March Mar Sacrifice (2020) $180M Sacrifice (2020)
- April Apr No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- May May No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- June Jun Wife of a Spy (2020) $3.8M Wife of a Spy (2020)
- July Jul From Today, It’s My Turn!!: Special (2020) $51.2M From Today, It’s My Turn!!: Special (2020)
- August Aug Stigmatized Properties (2020) $72.4M Stigmatized Properties (2020)
- September Sep Midnight Swan (2020) $11.6M Midnight Swan (2020)
- October Oct The Asadas! (2020) $45M The Asadas! (2020)
- November Nov Stand by Me Doraemon 2 (2020) $74M Stand by Me Doraemon 2 (2020)
- December Dec The Untold Tale of the Three Kingdoms (2020) $45.1M The Untold Tale of the Three Kingdoms (2020)
Last 10 years
How Does 2020 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 2017 earned the most: $1.1B from 102 films, led by Your Name. (2017). 2020 took $833.1M.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 64 films | 64 | $844M | – | Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2011) $60.6M |
| 2012 69 films · +19% | 69 | $1B | +19% | Brave Hearts: Umizaru (2012) $91.9M |
| 2013 67 films · −28% | 67 | $724M | −28% | The Wind Rises (2013) $137.1M |
| 2014 72 films · +4% | 72 | $749.8M | +4% | Stand by Me Doraemon (2014) $186.1M |
| 2015 72 films · −15% | 72 | $634.7M | −15% | Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' (2015) $61.8M |
| 2016 64 films · +4% | 64 | $662.6M | +4% | Shin Godzilla (2016) $82.1M |
| 2017 102 films · +60% | 102 | $1.1B | +60% | Your Name. (2017) $405.3M |
| 2018 79 films · −37% | 79 | $667.3M | −37% | Code Blue: The Movie (2018) $78.8M |
| 2019 91 films · +26% | 91 | $842.4M | +26% | Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2019) $115.8M |
| 2020 64 films · −1% | 64 | $833.1M | −1% | Weathering with You (2020) $192.4M |
By genre
Which Japanese Genres Earned the Most in 2020?
Drama took $563.3M across 38 films, 68% of the total, ahead of Animation ($392.8M) and Family ($336.8M). A film counts once for each of its genres.
2020 Japanese Box Office by Genre
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Drama $563.3M38 films · #1 Weathering with You (2020) -
Animation $392.8M21 films · #1 Weathering with You (2020) -
Family $336.8M11 films · #1 Weathering with You (2020) -
Romance $282.4M21 films · #1 Weathering with You (2020) -
Fantasy $276.2M13 films · #1 Weathering with You (2020) -
Mystery $202.4M6 films · #1 Sacrifice (2020) -
Thriller $198.8M7 films · #1 Sacrifice (2020) -
Comedy $160.1M16 films · #1 From Today, It’s My Turn!!: Special (2020) -
Adventure $138.1M11 films · #1 Stand by Me Doraemon 2 (2020) -
Action $134.9M14 films · #1 My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising (2020)
Archive
Japanese Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1936 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2023 leads with $1.6B, led by The Boy and the Heron (2023).
2020s 7 years · $6.4B
- 2026 so far $117.5M #1 Exit 8 (2026)
- 2025 $1.3B #1 Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Infinity Castle (2025)
- 2024 $609.9M #1 HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle (2024)
- 2023 $1.6B #1 The Boy and the Heron (2023)
- 2022 $807.3M #1 One Piece Film: Red (2022)
- 2021 $1.2B #1 Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (2021)
- 2020 $833.1M #1 Weathering with You (2020)
2010s 10 years · $8.1B
- 2019 $842.4M #1 Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2019)
- 2018 $667.3M #1 Code Blue: The Movie (2018)
- 2017 $1.1B #1 Your Name. (2017)
- 2016 $662.6M #1 Shin Godzilla (2016)
- 2015 $634.7M #1 Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' (2015)
- 2014 $749.8M #1 Stand by Me Doraemon (2014)
- 2013 $724M #1 The Wind Rises (2013)
- 2012 $1B #1 Brave Hearts: Umizaru (2012)
- 2011 $844M #1 Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2011)
- 2010 $955.6M #1 Umizaru 3: The Last Message (2010)
2000s 10 years · $3.8B
- 2009 $903.9M #1 Ponyo (2009)
- 2008 $529.3M #1 Suspect X (2008)
- 2007 $447.9M #1 Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (2007)
- 2006 $567.9M #1 Tales from Earthsea (2006)
- 2005 $431.5M #1 Yamato (2005)
- 2004 $278.1M #1 Be with You (2004)
- 2003 $366.5M #1 Bayside Shakedown 2 (2003)
- 2002 $162.9M #1 The Cat Returns (2002)
- 2001 $109.4M #1 Pokémon 3: The Movie (2001)
- 2000 $16.3M #1 Godzilla 2000 (2000)
1990s 10 years · $242.4M
- 1999 $164.1M #1 Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back! (1999)
- 1998 $1.7M #1 Cube (1998)
- 1997 $40.9M #1 Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997)
- 1996 $5.7M #1 Whisper of the Heart (1996)
- 1995 $1.5M #1 Pom Poko (1995)
- 1994 $169.4K #1 Sailor Moon S the Movie: Hearts in Ice (1994)
- 1993 $1.4M #1 Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan (1993)
- 1992 $10.2M #1 Once Upon a Crime... (1992)
- 1991 $1.2M #1 Only Yesterday (1991)
- 1990 $15.4M #1 The Witches (1990)
1980s 8 years · $115.3M
- 1989 $16.9M #1 Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
- 1988 $58.3M #1 My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
- 1987 $3.7M #1 Dead Heat (1987)
- 1985 $17.6M #1 Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1985)
- 1983 $87 #1 Golgo 13: The Professional (1983)
- 1982 $14.1M #1 Diner (1982)
- 1981 $777.5K #1 Lonely Heart (1981)
- 1980 $4M #1 Kagemusha (1980)
1970s 8 years · $763.7K
- 1979 $439.5K #1 Space Battleship Yamato: The New Voyage (1979)
- 1977 $223.9K #1 House (1977)
- 1976 $569 #1 In the Realm of the Senses (1976)
- 1975 $426 #1 Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)
- 1974 $97.1K #1 Flower & Snake (1974)
- 1973 $637 #1 Belladonna of Sadness (1973)
- 1972 $585 #1 Ecstasy of the Angels (1972)
- 1970 $981 #1 Dodes’ka-den (1970)
1960s 10 years · $651K
- 1969 $231.3K #1 The Girl I Abandoned (1969)
- 1968 $1.2K #1 Nanami: The Inferno of First Love (1968)
- 1967 $15.5K #1 A Man Vanishes (1967)
- 1966 $35.9K #1 The Face of Another (1966)
- 1965 $628 #1 Resume of Love Affairs (1965)
- 1964 $1.2K #1 Onibaba (1964)
- 1963 $64.5K #1 High and Low (1963)
- 1962 $96.6K #1 Sanjuro (1962)
- 1961 $68.4K #1 Yojimbo (1961)
- 1960 $135.8K #1 When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960)
1950s 9 years · $1.1M
- 1958 $75.7K #1 The Hidden Fortress (1958)
- 1957 $65.6K #1 Throne of Blood (1957)
- 1956 $46.7K #1 The Burmese Harp (1956)
- 1955 $62.4K #1 I Live in Fear (1955)
- 1954 $599K #1 Godzilla (1954)
- 1953 $126.2K #1 Tokyo Story (1953)
- 1952 $6.9K #1 The Life of Oharu (1952)
- 1951 $139.8K #1 Rashomon (1951)
- 1950 $332 #1 The Munekata Sisters (1950)
1940s 3 years · $863.9K
FAQ
Japanese Box Office 2020: 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 64 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie in 2020?
Weathering with You (2020) leads with $192.4M worldwide, $8.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Sacrifice (2020) at $161M and Stand by Me Doraemon 2 (2020) at $65.2M.
How much did Japanese-language movies released in 2020 earn?
64 Japanese-language films released in 2020 report a worldwide gross, $833.1M in all, or $13M per film on average. 2019 releases took $842.4M.
How many Japanese-language movies released in 2020 made $1 billion?
None. 2 films crossed $100 million, led by Weathering with You (2020) with $192.4M.
How is the 2020 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 2020. 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 2020 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.