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Japanese box office · Week 50 · Dec 6–12, 2020

Japanese Box Office, Week 50 of 2020: Japanese Releases of Dec 6–12

The Untold Tale of the Three Kingdoms (2020) is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie released in week 50 of 2020 (Dec 6–12), with $36.7M worldwide, ahead of Godai - The Wunderkind (2020) at $4.9M and To the Ends of the Earth (2020) at $286.4K. 3 Japanese-language films released that week report a worldwide gross, $42M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada.

week 50 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$42M
The Untold Tale of the Three Kingdoms (2020), the #1
$36.7M
earned in the US & Canada
<1%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Japanese Hits of Week 50 of 2020?

The Untold Tale of the Three Kingdoms (2020) leads with $36.7M, 88% of the total. The top 3 together took $42M, 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. 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. To the Ends of the Earth (2020) movie poster Number 3
    $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 Week 50 of 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 week 50 of 2020 (Dec 6–12).

  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 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
Weeks around it

How Does Week 50 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 50 releases took $42M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 47 (Nov 15–21) with $65.2M, led by Stand by Me Doraemon 2 (2020).

  1. Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 25–31 The Voice of Sin (2020) $17.3M The Voice of Sin (2020)
  2. Week 45 Wk 45 Nov 1–7 Looking for Magical Doremi (2020) $2.7M Looking for Magical Doremi (2020)
  3. Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 8–14 The Legacy of Dr. Death: Black File (2020) $6M The Legacy of Dr. Death: Black File (2020)
  4. Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 15–21 Stand by Me Doraemon 2 (2020) $65.2M Stand by Me Doraemon 2 (2020)
  5. Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 22–28 Over the Sky (2020) $76K Over the Sky (2020)
  6. Week 49 Wk 49 Nov 29–Dec 5 Silent Tokyo (2020) $2.7M Silent Tokyo (2020)
  7. Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 6–12 The Untold Tale of the Three Kingdoms (2020) $42M The Untold Tale of the Three Kingdoms (2020)
  8. Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 13–19 Hold Me Back (2020) $362.6K Hold Me Back (2020)
  9. Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 20–26 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years

How Does Week 50 of 2020 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 50, 2020 earned the most: $42M from 3 films, led by The Untold Tale of the Three Kingdoms (2020).

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 50, 2011 Dec 4–10 1 film 1 $17.3M – The Tale of Genji: A Thousand Year Enigma (2011) $17.3M
Week 50, 2012 Dec 9–15 1 film · −27% 1 $12.6M −27% Humanoid Monster, Bem (2012) $12.6M
Week 50, 2013 Dec 8–14 2 films · +66% 2 $21M +66% The Liar and His Lover (2013) $16M
Week 50, 2014 Dec 7–13 2 films · −96% 2 $874.3K −96% Aikatsu! The Movie (2014) $834.8K
Week 50, 2015 Dec 6–12 2 films · +4561% 2 $40.8M +4561% Orange (2015) $26.3M
Week 50, 2016 Dec 4–10 1 film · −84% 1 $6.4M −84% Kamen Rider Heisei Generations: Dr. Pac-Man vs. Ex-Aid & Ghost with Legend Riders (2016) $6.4M
Week 50, 2017 Dec 10–16 2 films · +281% 2 $24.4M +281% The 8-Year Engagement (2017) $24.4M
Week 50, 2018 Dec 9–15 No films 0 – – –
Week 50, 2019 Dec 8–14 1 film 1 $19.5K – Murders at the House of Death (2019) $19.5K
Week 50, 2020 Dec 6–12 3 films · +215137% 3 $42M +215137% The Untold Tale of the Three Kingdoms (2020) $36.7M
Archive

Japanese Box Office in 2020, Week by Week

32 weeks of 2020 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 3 (Jan 12–18) with $206.3M, led by Weathering with You (2020).

FAQ

Japanese Box Office Week 50 of 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie in week 50 of 2020 (Dec 6–12)?

The Untold Tale of the Three Kingdoms (2020) leads with $36.7M worldwide. Next come Godai - The Wunderkind (2020) at $4.9M and To the Ends of the Earth (2020) at $286.4K.

How much did Japanese-language movies released in week 50 of 2020 (Dec 6–12) earn?

3 Japanese-language films released in week 50 of 2020 (Dec 6–12) report a worldwide gross, $42M in all, or $14M per film on average.

How many Japanese-language movies released in week 50 of 2020 (Dec 6–12) made $1 billion?

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

How much of the Week 50, 2020 Japanese box office came from the US and Canada?

$286.4K of the $42M total, or <1%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 50, 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 week 50 of 2020 (Dec 6–12). 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 50, 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.