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Japanese Box Office 2020: Highest-Grossing Japanese Movies, Page 2

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%
Weathering with You (2020) movie poster #1 of 64
#1 Japanese-language movie of 2020

Weathering with You (2020)

2020 · Drama, Fantasy

$192.4M worldwide · 23% of the chart's total

$8.1M US & Canada · 4% $184.3M elsewhere · 96%
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Every Japanese Release of 2020, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Ranks 51 to 64 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. 51 Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (2020) movie poster
    Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (2020) Oct 30, 2020 · Animation, Drama $384.2K worldwide
    Oct 30, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $384.2K
  2. 52 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
  3. 53 Aristocrats (2020) movie poster
    Aristocrats (2020) Nov 5, 2020 · Drama $329.4K worldwide
    Nov 5, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $329.4K
  4. 54 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mt. Natagumo Arc (2020) movie poster
    Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mt. Natagumo Arc (2020) Oct 17, 2020 · Action, Animation $316.1K worldwide
    Oct 17, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $316.1K
  5. 55 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
  6. 56 It’s a Summer Film! (2020) movie poster
    It’s a Summer Film! (2020) Nov 2, 2020 · Comedy, Sci-Fi $222.9K worldwide
    Nov 2, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $222.9K
  7. 57 Food Luck! (2020) movie poster
    Food Luck! (2020) Oct 31, 2020 · Drama, Family $84.9K worldwide
    Oct 31, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $84.9K
  8. 58 Over the Sky (2020) movie poster
    Over the Sky (2020) Nov 27, 2020 · Fantasy, Romance $76K worldwide
    Nov 27, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $76K
  9. 59 Attack on Titan: Chronicle (2020) movie poster
    Attack on Titan: Chronicle (2020) Jul 17, 2020 · Action, Fantasy $42.9K worldwide
    Jul 17, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $42.9K
  10. 60 The Island of Giant Insects (2020) movie poster
    The Island of Giant Insects (2020) Jan 10, 2020 · Horror, Mystery $39.5K worldwide
    Jan 10, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $39.5K
  11. 61 Romance Doll (2020) movie poster
    Romance Doll (2020) Jan 24, 2020 · Romance, Drama $12.3K worldwide
    Jan 24, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $12.3K
  12. 62 Family Romance, LLC (2020) movie poster
    Family Romance, LLC (2020) Jul 3, 2020 · Drama $3.1K worldwide
    Jul 3, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.1K
  13. 63 Coming Home (2020) movie poster
    Coming Home (2020) Sep 4, 2020 · Drama, Romance $1.1K worldwide
    Sep 4, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.1K
  14. 64 Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes (2020) movie poster
    Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes (2020) Jun 5, 2020 · Comedy, Sci-Fi $450 worldwide
    Jun 5, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $450
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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
2010s 10 years · $8.1B
2000s 10 years · $3.8B
1990s 10 years · $242.4M
1980s 8 years · $115.3M
1970s 8 years · $763.7K
1960s 10 years · $651K
1950s 9 years · $1.1M
1940s 3 years · $863.9K
1930s 2 years · $23.9K