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Japanese box office · December 2020

Japanese Box Office, December 2020: Top-Grossing Releases

The Untold Tale of the Three Kingdoms (2020) is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie released in December 2020, with $36.7M worldwide, ahead of Godai - The Wunderkind (2020) at $4.9M and Silent Tokyo (2020) at $2.7M. 5 Japanese-language films released in December 2020 report a worldwide gross, $45.1M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 39% on November 2020, whose releases took $74M. By genre, History leads with $41.7M across 2 Japanese releases.

December 2020 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$45.1M
The Untold Tale of the Three Kingdoms (2020), the #1
$36.7M
vs November 2020
−39%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Japanese Hits of December 2020?

The Untold Tale of the Three Kingdoms (2020) leads with $36.7M, 82% of the total. The top 5 together took $45.1M, 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. The Untold Tale of the Three Kingdoms (2020) movie poster Number 1
    $36.7M The Untold Tale of the Three Kingdoms (2020)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Godai - The Wunderkind (2020) movie poster Number 2
    $4.9M Godai - The Wunderkind (2020)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Silent Tokyo (2020) movie poster Number 3
    $2.7M Silent Tokyo (2020)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Hold Me Back (2020) movie poster Number 4
    $362.6K Hold Me Back (2020)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. To the Ends of the Earth (2020) movie poster Number 5
    $286.4K To the Ends of the Earth (2020)
    $286.4K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Japanese Release of December 2020, 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 2020.

  1. 1 The Untold Tale of the Three Kingdoms (2020) movie poster
    The Untold Tale of the Three Kingdoms (2020) Dec 11, 2020 · Comedy, History $36.7M worldwide
    Dec 11, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $36.7M
  2. 2 Godai - The Wunderkind (2020) movie poster
    Godai - The Wunderkind (2020) Dec 11, 2020 · Drama, History $4.9M worldwide
    Dec 11, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.9M
  3. 3 Silent Tokyo (2020) movie poster
    Silent Tokyo (2020) Dec 4, 2020 · Thriller $2.7M worldwide
    Dec 4, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.7M
  4. 4 Hold Me Back (2020) movie poster
    Hold Me Back (2020) Dec 18, 2020 · Romance, Drama $362.6K worldwide
    Dec 18, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $362.6K
  5. 5 To the Ends of the Earth (2020) movie poster
    To the Ends of the Earth (2020) Dec 11, 2020 · Drama $286.4K worldwide
    Dec 11, 2020 US and Canada: $286.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $286.4K
By release week

Which Week of December 2020 Had the Biggest Releases?

Films released in week 50 (Dec 6–12) took $42M, led by The Untold Tale of the Three Kingdoms (2020). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.

  1. Week 49 Wk 49 Nov 29–Dec 5 Silent Tokyo (2020) $2.7M Silent Tokyo (2020)
  2. Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 6–12 The Untold Tale of the Three Kingdoms (2020) $42M The Untold Tale of the Three Kingdoms (2020)
  3. Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 13–19 Hold Me Back (2020) $362.6K Hold Me Back (2020)
  4. Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 20–26 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  5. Week 53 Wk 53 Dec 27–31 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years

How Does December 2020 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 2020 took $45.1M.

Month Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
December 2011 6 films 6 $122.5M – 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
December 2019 3 films · −67% 3 $8.7M −67% Kamen Rider Reiwa: The First Generation (2019) $7.5M
December 2020 5 films · +417% 5 $45.1M +417% The Untold Tale of the Three Kingdoms (2020) $36.7M
Archive

Japanese Box Office in 2020, Month by Month

The months of 2020 with their totals: January leads with $231.9M, led by Weathering with You (2020).

FAQ

Japanese Box Office December 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 5 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie in December 2020?

The Untold Tale of the Three Kingdoms (2020) leads with $36.7M worldwide. Next come Godai - The Wunderkind (2020) at $4.9M and Silent Tokyo (2020) at $2.7M.

How much did Japanese-language movies released in December 2020 earn?

5 Japanese-language films released in December 2020 report a worldwide gross, $45.1M in all, or $9M per film on average. November 2020 releases took $74M.

How many Japanese-language movies released in December 2020 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, The Untold Tale of the Three Kingdoms (2020), earned $36.7M.

How much of the December 2020 Japanese box office came from the US and Canada?

$286.4K of the $45.1M 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 December 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 December 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 December 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.