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

$12.4M of the $333.5M total, or 4%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 4 films of the 6 report no domestic figure.

Japanese box office · April 2023

Japanese Box Office, April 2023: Top-Grossing Releases

Suzume (2023) is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie released in April 2023, with $221.3M worldwide, ahead of Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine (2023) at $106.8M and My Beautiful Man: Eternal (2023) at $3.1M. 6 Japanese-language films released in April 2023 report a worldwide gross, $333.5M in all, 4% of it from the US & Canada. 2 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 159% on March 2023, whose releases took $129M. By genre, Animation leads with $328.5M across 3 Japanese releases.

April 2023 releases with a gross: 6
combined worldwide: $333.5M
films crossed $100M: 2
vs March 2023: +159%

#1 of 6

#1 Japanese-language movie of April 2023

Suzume (2023)

2023 · Action, Adventure

$221.3M worldwide · 66% of the chart's total

$10.9M US & Canada · 5% $210.4M elsewhere · 95%

Top 5

What Were the Biggest Japanese Hits of April 2023?

Suzume (2023) leads with $221.3M, 66% of the total. The top 5 together took $333.1M, 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.

Number 1

$221.3M Suzume (2023)
$10.9M US & Canada · 5% $210.4M elsewhere · 95%
Number 2

$106.8M Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine (2023)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 3

$3.1M My Beautiful Man: Eternal (2023)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 4

$1.5M Spirited Away: Live on Stage (2023)
$1.5M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Number 5

$429.2K To Me, The One Who Loved You (2023)
No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Japanese Release of April 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 April 2023.

1
Suzume (2023) Apr 14, 2023 · Action, Adventure $221.3M worldwide

Apr 14, 2023 US and Canada: $10.9M Rest of the world: $210.4M Worldwide: $221.3M
2
Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine (2023) Apr 14, 2023 · Crime, Mystery $106.8M worldwide

Apr 14, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $106.8M
3
My Beautiful Man: Eternal (2023) Apr 7, 2023 · Drama, Romance $3.1M worldwide

Apr 7, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.1M
4
Spirited Away: Live on Stage (2023) Apr 23, 2023 · Adventure, Fantasy $1.5M worldwide

Apr 23, 2023 US and Canada: $1.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.5M
5
To Me, The One Who Loved You (2023) Apr 20, 2023 · Sci-Fi, Fantasy $429.2K worldwide

Apr 20, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $429.2K
6
Plan 75 (2023) Apr 21, 2023 · Sci-Fi, Drama $385.3K worldwide

Apr 21, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $385.3K

By release week

Which Week of April 2023 Had the Biggest Releases?

Films released in week 15 (Apr 9–15) took $328.1M, led by Suzume (2023). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.

Earlier years

How Does April 2023 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 2023 took $333.5M.

Month	Films	Worldwide	Change	Biggest film
April 2014 4 films	4	$54.6M	–	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
April 2023 6 films · +304%	6	$333.5M	+304%	Suzume (2023) $221.3M

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 April 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 6 films as the chart.

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

Suzume (2023) leads with $221.3M worldwide, $10.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine (2023) at $106.8M and My Beautiful Man: Eternal (2023) at $3.1M.

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

6 Japanese-language films released in April 2023 report a worldwide gross, $333.5M in all, or $55.6M per film on average. March 2023 releases took $129M.

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

None. 2 films crossed $100 million, led by Suzume (2023) with $221.3M.

How is the April 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 April 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 April 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.