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Japanese box office · February 2023

Japanese Box Office, February 2023: Top-Grossing Releases

Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Scherzo of Deep Night (2023) is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie released in February 2023, with $9.1M worldwide, ahead of Re/Member (2023) at $8.2M and Yudo: The Way of the Bath (2023) at $2.7M. 7 Japanese-language films released in February 2023 report a worldwide gross, $21.1M in all. That is down 60% on January 2023, whose releases took $52.6M. By genre, Drama leads with $10.9M across 3 Japanese releases.

February 2023 releases with a gross
7
combined worldwide
$21.1M
Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Scherzo of Deep Night (2023), the #1
$9.1M
vs January 2023
−60%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Japanese Hits of February 2023?

Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Scherzo of Deep Night (2023) leads with $9.1M, 43% of the total. The top 5 together took $21.1M, 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. Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Scherzo of Deep Night (2023) movie poster Number 1
    $9.1M Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Scherzo of Deep Night (2023)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Re/Member (2023) movie poster Number 2
    $8.2M Re/Member (2023)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Yudo: The Way of the Bath (2023) movie poster Number 3
    $2.7M Yudo: The Way of the Bath (2023)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Woman of the Photographs (2023) movie poster Number 4
    $836.1K Woman of the Photographs (2023)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -The First Kiss That Never Ends- (2023) movie poster Number 5
    $318.8K Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -The First Kiss That Never Ends- (2023)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Japanese Release of February 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 February 2023.

  1. 1 Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Scherzo of Deep Night (2023) movie poster
    Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Scherzo of Deep Night (2023) Feb 3, 2023 · Animation $9.1M worldwide
    Feb 3, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.1M
  2. 2 Re/Member (2023) movie poster
    Re/Member (2023) Feb 14, 2023 · Drama, Horror $8.2M worldwide
    Feb 14, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.2M
  3. 3 Yudo: The Way of the Bath (2023) movie poster
    Yudo: The Way of the Bath (2023) Feb 23, 2023 · Drama, Comedy $2.7M worldwide
    Feb 23, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.7M
  4. 4 Woman of the Photographs (2023) movie poster
    Woman of the Photographs (2023) Feb 3, 2023 · Thriller, Horror $836.1K worldwide
    Feb 3, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $836.1K
  5. 5 Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -The First Kiss That Never Ends- (2023) movie poster
    Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -The First Kiss That Never Ends- (2023) Feb 14, 2023 · Comedy, Romance $318.8K worldwide
    Feb 14, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $318.8K
  6. 6 Sasaki and Miyano: Graduation (2023) movie poster
    Sasaki and Miyano: Graduation (2023) Feb 17, 2023 · Romance, Animation $20.7K worldwide
    Feb 17, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $20.7K
  7. 7 #Manhole (2023) movie poster
    #Manhole (2023) Feb 10, 2023 · Drama, Thriller $16.9K worldwide
    Feb 10, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $16.9K
By release week

Which Week of February 2023 Had the Biggest Releases?

Films released in week 5 (Jan 29–Feb 4) took $9.9M, led by Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Scherzo of Deep Night (2023). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.

  1. Week 5 Wk 5 Jan 29–Feb 4 Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Scherzo of Deep Night (2023) $9.9M Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Scherzo of Deep Night (2023)
  2. Week 6 Wk 6 Feb 5–11 #Manhole (2023) $16.9K #Manhole (2023)
  3. Week 7 Wk 7 Feb 12–18 Re/Member (2023) $8.5M Re/Member (2023)
  4. Week 8 Wk 8 Feb 19–25 Yudo: The Way of the Bath (2023) $2.7M Yudo: The Way of the Bath (2023)
  5. Week 9 Wk 9 Feb 26–Mar 4 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years

How Does February 2023 Compare With February in Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, February 2019 earned the most: $126.8M from 11 films, led by I Want to Eat Your Pancreas (2019). February 2023 took $21.1M.

Month Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
February 2014 5 films 5 $31.4M – I Just Wanna Hug You (2014) $13.7M
February 2015 2 films · −87% 2 $4M −87% The Last: Naruto the Movie (2015) $2.9M
February 2016 1 film · −91% 1 $369.1K −91% Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 5: To Beloved Ones (2016) $369.1K
February 2017 6 films · +3052% 6 $11.6M +3052% One Week Friends (2017) $5.8M
February 2018 5 films · −89% 5 $1.3M −89% Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion II - Transgression (2018) $526.1K
February 2019 11 films · +9947% 11 $126.8M +9947% I Want to Eat Your Pancreas (2019) $33.7M
February 2020 9 films · −7% 9 $118.1M −7% My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising (2020) $30M
February 2021 3 films · −86% 3 $16.8M −86% Detective Conan: The Scarlet Alibi (2021) $10.3M
February 2022 6 films · −51% 6 $8.3M −51% Ox-Head Village (2022) $3.3M
February 2023 7 films · +155% 7 $21.1M +155% Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Scherzo of Deep Night (2023) $9.1M
Archive

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 February 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 7 films as the chart.

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

Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Scherzo of Deep Night (2023) leads with $9.1M worldwide. Next come Re/Member (2023) at $8.2M and Yudo: The Way of the Bath (2023) at $2.7M.

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

7 Japanese-language films released in February 2023 report a worldwide gross, $21.1M in all, or $3M per film on average. January 2023 releases took $52.6M.

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

None. The biggest, Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Scherzo of Deep Night (2023), earned $9.1M.

How is the February 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 February 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 February 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.