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Japanese box office · April 2021

Japanese Box Office, April 2021: Top-Grossing Releases

Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (2021) is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie released in April 2021, with $485.5M worldwide, ahead of Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet (2021) at $95.4M and Crayon Shin-chan: Shrouded in Mystery! The Flowers of Tenkazu Academy (2021) at $21.2M. 7 Japanese-language films released in April 2021 report a worldwide gross, $606.9M in all, 8% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is 22.7 times the total of March 2021, whose releases took $26.7M. By genre, Animation leads with $603.2M across 4 Japanese releases.

April 2021 releases with a gross
7
combined worldwide
$606.9M
film crossed $100M
1
vs March 2021
×22.7
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Japanese Hits of April 2021?

Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (2021) leads with $485.5M, 80% of the total. The top 5 together took $605.8M, almost all of what the 7 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (2021) movie poster Number 1
    $485.5M Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (2021)
    $49.9M US & Canada · 10% $435.7M elsewhere · 90%
  2. Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet (2021) movie poster Number 2
    $95.4M Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet (2021)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Crayon Shin-chan: Shrouded in Mystery! The Flowers of Tenkazu Academy (2021) movie poster Number 3
    $21.2M Crayon Shin-chan: Shrouded in Mystery! The Flowers of Tenkazu Academy (2021)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. It’s a Flickering Life (2021) movie poster Number 4
    $2.6M It’s a Flickering Life (2021)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. BanG Dream! Episode of Roselia I: Promise (2021) movie poster Number 5
    $1.1M BanG Dream! Episode of Roselia I: Promise (2021)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Japanese Release of April 2021, 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 April 2021.

  1. 1 Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (2021) movie poster
    Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (2021) Apr 23, 2021 · Action, Adventure $485.5M worldwide
    Apr 23, 2021 US and Canada: $49.9M Rest of the world: $435.7M Worldwide: $485.5M
  2. 2 Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet (2021) movie poster
    Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet (2021) Apr 16, 2021 · Crime, Animation $95.4M worldwide
    Apr 16, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $95.4M
  3. 3 Crayon Shin-chan: Shrouded in Mystery! The Flowers of Tenkazu Academy (2021) movie poster
    Crayon Shin-chan: Shrouded in Mystery! The Flowers of Tenkazu Academy (2021) Apr 23, 2021 · Animation $21.2M worldwide
    Apr 23, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $21.2M
  4. 4 It’s a Flickering Life (2021) movie poster
    It’s a Flickering Life (2021) Apr 16, 2021 · Drama $2.6M worldwide
    Apr 16, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.6M
  5. 5 BanG Dream! Episode of Roselia I: Promise (2021) movie poster
    BanG Dream! Episode of Roselia I: Promise (2021) Apr 23, 2021 · Music, Animation $1.1M worldwide
    Apr 23, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.1M
  6. 6 Kakegurui 2: Desperate Russian Roulette (2021) movie poster
    Kakegurui 2: Desperate Russian Roulette (2021) Apr 29, 2021 · Drama, Thriller $1.1M worldwide
    Apr 29, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.1M
  7. 7 Come Back Anytime (2021) movie poster
    Come Back Anytime (2021) Apr 29, 2021 · Documentary $11.7K worldwide
    Apr 29, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.7K
By release week

Which Week of April 2021 Had the Biggest Releases?

Films released in week 17 (Apr 18–24) took $507.9M, led by Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (2021). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.

  1. Week 14 Wk 14 Mar 28–Apr 3 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  2. Week 15 Wk 15 Apr 4–10 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  3. Week 16 Wk 16 Apr 11–17 Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet (2021) $98M Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet (2021)
  4. Week 17 Wk 17 Apr 18–24 Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (2021) $507.9M Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (2021)
  5. Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 25–May 1 Kakegurui 2: Desperate Russian Roulette (2021) $1.1M Kakegurui 2: Desperate Russian Roulette (2021)
Earlier years

How Does April 2021 Compare With April in Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, April 2021 earned the most: $606.9M from 7 films, led by Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (2021).

Month Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
April 2012 7 films 7 $200.8M – Thermae Romae (2012) $74.3M
April 2013 9 films · −52% 9 $96.2M −52% Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea (2013) $36.3M
April 2014 4 films · −43% 4 $54.6M −43% Thermae Romae II (2014) $42.5M
April 2015 5 films · −42% 5 $31.5M −42% Parasyte: Part 2 (2015) $12.8M
April 2016 5 films · +54% 5 $48.5M +54% Crayon Shin-chan: Fast Asleep! Dreaming World Big Assault! (2016) $21.6M
April 2017 6 films · +801% 6 $437.4M +801% Your Name. (2017) $405.3M
April 2018 7 films · −80% 7 $87.9M −80% The Cat Returns (2002) $54.7M
April 2019 5 films · −72% 5 $25M −72% Crayon Shin-chan: Honeymoon Hurricane ~The Lost Hiroshi~ (2019) $18.7M
April 2020 No films 0 – – –
April 2021 7 films 7 $606.9M – Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (2021) $485.5M
Archive

Japanese Box Office in 2021, Month by Month

The months of 2021 with their totals: April leads with $606.9M, led by Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (2021).

FAQ

Japanese Box Office April 2021: 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 7 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie in April 2021?

Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (2021) leads with $485.5M worldwide, $49.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet (2021) at $95.4M and Crayon Shin-chan: Shrouded in Mystery! The Flowers of Tenkazu Academy (2021) at $21.2M.

How much did Japanese-language movies released in April 2021 earn?

7 Japanese-language films released in April 2021 report a worldwide gross, $606.9M in all, or $86.7M per film on average. March 2021 releases took $26.7M.

How many Japanese-language movies released in April 2021 made $1 billion?

None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (2021) with $485.5M.

How much of the April 2021 Japanese box office came from the US and Canada?

$49.9M of the $606.9M total, or 8%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 6 films of the 7 report no domestic figure.

How is the April 2021 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 April 2021. 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 April 2021 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.