How much of the January 2023 Japanese box office came from the US and Canada?

$3.2M of the $52.6M total, or 6%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

Japanese box office · January 2023

Japanese Box Office, January 2023: Top-Grossing Releases

Shin Ultraman (2023) is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie released in January 2023, with $32.1M worldwide, ahead of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond (2023) at $14.7M and Detective Conan: The Story of Ai Haibara: Black Iron Mystery Train (2023) at $5.3M. 4 Japanese-language films released in January 2023 report a worldwide gross, $52.6M in all, 6% of it from the US & Canada. That is 3.6 times the total of December 2022, whose releases took $14.4M.

January 2023 releases with a gross: 4
combined worldwide: $52.6M
Shin Ultraman (2023), the #1: $32.1M
vs December 2022: ×3.6

#1 of 4

#1 Japanese-language movie of January 2023

Shin Ultraman (2023)

2023 · Action, Adventure

$32.1M worldwide · 61% of the chart's total

$601.5K US & Canada · 2% $31.5M elsewhere · 98%

Top 4

What Were the Biggest Japanese Hits of January 2023?

Shin Ultraman (2023) leads with $32.1M, 61% of the total. The top 4 together took $52.6M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

Number 1

$32.1M Shin Ultraman (2023)
$601.5K US & Canada · 2% $31.5M elsewhere · 98%
Number 2

$14.7M That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond (2023)
$2.6M US & Canada · 17% $12.1M elsewhere · 83%
Number 3

$5.3M Detective Conan: The Story of Ai Haibara: Black Iron Mystery Train (2023)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 4

$436.2K We Make Antiques! Osaka Dreams (2023)
No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Japanese Release of January 2023, 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 January 2023.

1
Shin Ultraman (2023) Jan 11, 2023 · Action, Adventure $32.1M worldwide

Jan 11, 2023 US and Canada: $601.5K Rest of the world: $31.5M Worldwide: $32.1M
2
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond (2023) Jan 20, 2023 · Animation $14.7M worldwide

Jan 20, 2023 US and Canada: $2.6M Rest of the world: $12.1M Worldwide: $14.7M
3
Detective Conan: The Story of Ai Haibara: Black Iron Mystery Train (2023) Jan 6, 2023 · Animation $5.3M worldwide

Jan 6, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.3M
4
We Make Antiques! Osaka Dreams (2023) Jan 6, 2023 · Comedy $436.2K worldwide

Jan 6, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $436.2K

By release week

Which Week of January 2023 Had the Biggest Releases?

Films released in week 2 (Jan 8–14) took $32.1M, led by Shin Ultraman (2023). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.

Earlier years

How Does January 2023 Compare With January in Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, January 2020 earned the most: $231.9M from 9 films, led by Weathering with You (2020). January 2023 took $52.6M.

Month	Films	Worldwide	Change	Biggest film
January 2014 3 films	3	$58.9M	–	Like Father, Like Son (2014) $37.2M
January 2015 5 films · −99%	5	$540.4K	−99%	Maestro! (2015) $358.6K
January 2016 7 films · +8671%	7	$47.4M	+8671%	Nobunaga Concerto: The Movie (2016) $36.2M
January 2017 10 films · +118%	10	$103.1M	+118%	One Piece Film: Gold (2017) $66.2M
January 2018 5 films · −29%	5	$73M	−29%	Mary and The Witch's Flower (2018) $42.2M
January 2019 10 films · +167%	10	$195.1M	+167%	Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2019) $115.8M
January 2020 9 films · +19%	9	$231.9M	+19%	Weathering with You (2020) $192.4M
January 2021 2 films · −77%	2	$52.3M	−77%	We Made a Beautiful Bouquet (2021) $35M
January 2022 5 films · −50%	5	$26.3M	−50%	The Confidence Man JP - Episode of the Hero - (2022) $23.2M
January 2023 4 films · +100%	4	$52.6M	+100%	Shin Ultraman (2023) $32.1M

Japanese Box Office in 2023, Month by Month

The months of 2023 with their totals: November leads with $502.8M, led by The Boy and the Heron (2023).

FAQ

Japanese Box Office January 2023: 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 4 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie in January 2023?

Shin Ultraman (2023) leads with $32.1M worldwide, $601.5K of it in the US & Canada. Next come That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond (2023) at $14.7M and Detective Conan: The Story of Ai Haibara: Black Iron Mystery Train (2023) at $5.3M.

How much did Japanese-language movies released in January 2023 earn?

4 Japanese-language films released in January 2023 report a worldwide gross, $52.6M in all, or $13.1M per film on average. December 2022 releases took $14.4M.

How many Japanese-language movies released in January 2023 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Shin Ultraman (2023), earned $32.1M.

How is the January 2023 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 January 2023. 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 January 2023 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.