Japanese box office · 2021

Japanese Box Office 2021: Highest-Grossing Japanese Movies, Page 2

Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (2021) is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie released in 2021, with $485.5M worldwide, ahead of Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet (2021) at $95.4M and Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021) at $93.9M. 58 Japanese-language films released in 2021 report a worldwide gross, $1.2B in all, 6% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 39% on 2020, whose releases took $833.1M. By genre, Action leads with $878.1M across 18 Japanese releases.

2021 releases with a gross: 58
combined worldwide: $1.2B
film crossed $100M: 1
vs 2020: +39%

Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (2021) movie poster

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#1 Japanese-language movie of 2021

Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (2021)

2021 · Action, Adventure

$485.5M worldwide · 42% of the chart's total

$49.9M US & Canada · 10% $435.7M elsewhere · 90%

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Every Japanese Release of 2021, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Ranks 51 to 58 of 58. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2021.

51
BanG Dream! Episode of Roselia II: Song I am. (2021) Jun 25, 2021 · Music, Drama $122.1K worldwide

Jun 25, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $122.1K
52
The End of the Pale Hour (2021) Dec 31, 2021 · Romance, Drama $109.3K worldwide

Dec 31, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $109.3K
53
A Crocodile Who Lived for 100 Days (2021) Jul 9, 2021 · Drama, Animation $87.8K worldwide

Jul 9, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $87.8K
54
Sing a Bit of Harmony (2021) Oct 2, 2021 · Drama, Animation $80.5K worldwide

Oct 2, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $80.5K
55
The Asian Angel (2021) Mar 14, 2021 · Drama $42.8K worldwide

Mar 14, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $42.8K
56
Come Back Anytime (2021) Apr 29, 2021 · Documentary $11.7K worldwide

Apr 29, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.7K
57
Knights of Sidonia: Love Woven in the Stars (2021) Jun 4, 2021 · Animation, Romance $4.4K worldwide

Jun 4, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.4K
58
The Witches of the Orient (2021) Jul 9, 2021 · Sport, Documentary $2K worldwide

Jul 9, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2K