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Japanese box office · April 2022

Japanese Box Office, April 2022: Top-Grossing Releases

Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween (2022) is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie released in April 2022, with $72.7M worldwide, ahead of Radiation House: The Movie (2022) at $5.8M and Tonbi (2022) at $2.4M. 6 Japanese-language films released in April 2022 report a worldwide gross, $82.5M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 64% on March 2022, whose releases took $228.3M. By genre, Animation leads with $72.9M across 2 Japanese releases.

April 2022 releases with a gross
6
combined worldwide
$82.5M
Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween (2022), the #1
$72.7M
vs March 2022
−64%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Japanese Hits of April 2022?

Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween (2022) leads with $72.7M, 88% of the total. The top 5 together took $82.3M, almost all of what the 6 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween (2022) movie poster Number 1
    $72.7M Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween (2022)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Radiation House: The Movie (2022) movie poster Number 2
    $5.8M Radiation House: The Movie (2022)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Tonbi (2022) movie poster Number 3
    $2.4M Tonbi (2022)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Sexual Drive (2022) movie poster Number 4
    $877.3K Sexual Drive (2022)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Bubble (2022) movie poster Number 5
    $509.3K Bubble (2022)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Japanese Release of April 2022, 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 2022.

  1. 1 Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween (2022) movie poster
    Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween (2022) Apr 15, 2022 · Animation, Mystery $72.7M worldwide
    Apr 15, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $72.7M
  2. 2 Radiation House: The Movie (2022) movie poster
    Radiation House: The Movie (2022) Apr 29, 2022 · Drama $5.8M worldwide
    Apr 29, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.8M
  3. 3 Tonbi (2022) movie poster
    Tonbi (2022) Apr 8, 2022 · Drama $2.4M worldwide
    Apr 8, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4M
  4. 4 Sexual Drive (2022) movie poster
    Sexual Drive (2022) Apr 22, 2022 · Drama $877.3K worldwide
    Apr 22, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $877.3K
  5. 5 Bubble (2022) movie poster
    Bubble (2022) Apr 28, 2022 · Action, Adventure $509.3K worldwide
    Apr 28, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $509.3K
  6. 6 Pompo the Cinephile (2022) movie poster
    Pompo the Cinephile (2022) Apr 27, 2022 · Drama, Comedy $185.9K worldwide
    Apr 27, 2022 US and Canada: $164.5K Rest of the world: $21.4K Worldwide: $185.9K
By release week

Which Week of April 2022 Had the Biggest Releases?

Films released in week 16 (Apr 10–16) took $72.7M, led by Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween (2022). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.

  1. Week 14 Wk 14 Mar 27–Apr 2 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  2. Week 15 Wk 15 Apr 3–9 Tonbi (2022) $2.4M Tonbi (2022)
  3. Week 16 Wk 16 Apr 10–16 Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween (2022) $72.7M Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween (2022)
  4. Week 17 Wk 17 Apr 17–23 Sexual Drive (2022) $877.3K Sexual Drive (2022)
  5. Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 24–30 Radiation House: The Movie (2022) $6.5M Radiation House: The Movie (2022)
Earlier years

How Does April 2022 Compare With April in Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, April 2021 earned the most: $608.3M from 8 films, led by Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (2021). April 2022 took $82.5M.

Month Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
April 2013 9 films 9 $96.2M – 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 8 films 8 $608.3M – Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (2021) $485.5M
April 2022 6 films · −86% 6 $82.5M −86% Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween (2022) $72.7M
Archive

Japanese Box Office in 2022, Month by Month

The months of 2022 with their totals: March leads with $228.3M, led by Jujutsu Kaisen 0: The Movie (2022).

FAQ

Japanese Box Office April 2022: 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 6 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie in April 2022?

Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween (2022) leads with $72.7M worldwide. Next come Radiation House: The Movie (2022) at $5.8M and Tonbi (2022) at $2.4M.

How much did Japanese-language movies released in April 2022 earn?

6 Japanese-language films released in April 2022 report a worldwide gross, $82.5M in all, or $13.8M per film on average. March 2022 releases took $228.3M.

How many Japanese-language movies released in April 2022 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween (2022), earned $72.7M.

How much of the April 2022 Japanese box office came from the US and Canada?

$164.5K of the $82.5M total, or <1%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 5 films of the 6 report no domestic figure.

How is the April 2022 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 2022. 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 2022 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.