#1 of 80 #1 Japanese-language movie of 2024
HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle (2024)
2024 · Animation, Comedy
$100M worldwide · 16% of the chart's total
$7.1M US & Canada · 7% $93M elsewhere · 93%
Japanese box office · 2024
Japanese Box Office 2024: Highest-Grossing Japanese Movies
HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle (2024) is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie released in 2024, with $100M worldwide, ahead of Spy x Family Code: White (2024) at $59.7M and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba - To the Hashira Training (2024) at $44.4M. 80 Japanese-language films released in 2024 report a worldwide gross, $608.3M in all, 8% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is down 61% on 2023, whose releases took $1.6B. By genre, Animation leads with $388.2M across 34 Japanese releases.
- 2024 releases with a gross
- 80
- combined worldwide
- $608.3M
- film crossed $100M
- 1
- vs 2023
- −61%
#1 of 80 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Japanese Hits of 2024?
HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle (2024) leads with $100M, 16% of the total. The top 5 together took $279.7M, 46% of what all 80 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 3 $44.4M Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba - To the Hashira Training (2024)$17.7M US & Canada · 40% $26.7M elsewhere · 60% -
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The chart
Every Japanese Release of 2024, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 80. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2024.
- 1 May 31, 2024 US and Canada: $7.1M Rest of the world: $93M Worldwide: $100M
- 2 Apr 19, 2024 US and Canada: $8.1M Rest of the world: $51.6M Worldwide: $59.7M
- 3 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba - To the Hashira Training (2024) Feb 23, 2024 · Animation $44.4M worldwideFeb 23, 2024 US and Canada: $17.7M Rest of the world: $26.7M Worldwide: $44.4M
- 4 Nov 7, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $39.6M
- 5 May 7, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $36M
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Mar 1, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $33.4M - 7
Oct 11, 2024 US and Canada: $5M Rest of the world: $27.2M Worldwide: $32.2M - 8
Mar 6, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $31M - 9
Sep 24, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $25.5M - 10
Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Our Dinosaur Diary (2024) Aug 9, 2024 · Adventure, Animation $24.4M worldwideAug 9, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $24.4M - 11
May 19, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $19.1M - 12
Oct 31, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $18.4M - 13
Jun 28, 2024 US and Canada: $1.9M Rest of the world: $12.4M Worldwide: $14.3M - 14
Sep 13, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.2M - 15
Umamusume: Pretty Derby – Beginning of a New Era (2024) May 24, 2024 · Fantasy, Comedy $10M worldwideMay 24, 2024 US and Canada: $1.3M Rest of the world: $8.7M Worldwide: $10M - 16
May 24, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.2M - 17
Jun 14, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.5M - 18
Nov 8, 2024 US and Canada: $1.7M Rest of the world: $6.1M Worldwide: $7.7M - 19
Mar 22, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.8M - 20
Apr 25, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.8M - 21
Dec 6, 2024 US and Canada: $3.4M Rest of the world: $3M Worldwide: $6.3M - 22
Oct 4, 2024 US and Canada: $2M Rest of the world: $4M Worldwide: $6M - 23
Dec 13, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.9M - 24
Dec 20, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.6M - 25
Oct 1, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.7M - 26
Jan 5, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.5M - 27
Mar 15, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.4M - 28
May 3, 2024 US and Canada: $831.7K Rest of the world: $2.4M Worldwide: $3.3M - 29
Jan 11, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.8M - 30
May 1, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.8M - 31
Jan 26, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.8M - 32
Dec 20, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.7M - 33
Dec 13, 2024 US and Canada: $557.1K Rest of the world: $1.9M Worldwide: $2.5M - 34
Feb 9, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.1M - 35
Jul 5, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2M - 36
Oct 3, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.5M - 37
Sep 27, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.1M - 38
Jun 7, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $982.1K - 39
Jul 5, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $943.3K - 40
Nov 3, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $921K - 41
Jul 13, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $783.1K - 42
Sep 16, 2024 US and Canada: $409 Rest of the world: $749.1K Worldwide: $749.6K - 43
Mar 15, 2024 US and Canada: $86.6K Rest of the world: $655.5K Worldwide: $742K - 44
Jan 14, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $716.8K - 45
Nov 29, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $688.1K - 46
Nov 15, 2024 US and Canada: $218.3K Rest of the world: $445K Worldwide: $663.3K - 47
Jun 21, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $583.7K - 48
May 10, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $489.5K - 49
Ultraman Blazar The Movie: Tokyo Kaiju Showdown (2024) Feb 7, 2024 · Sci-Fi, Action $488.3K worldwideFeb 7, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $488.3K - 50
Mar 2, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $478.1K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 2024?
Of the top 10, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba - To the Hashira Training (2024) earned the biggest share at home (40% in the US & Canada), while HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle (2024) made 93% of its gross abroad. Across all 80 films, $50M (8%) came from the US & Canada. 6 films of the top 10 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle (2024) $100M $7.1M US & Canada · 7% $93M elsewhere · 93%
- 2 Spy x Family Code: White (2024) $59.7M $8.1M US & Canada · 14% $51.6M elsewhere · 86%
- 3 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba - To the Hashira Training (2024) $44.4M $17.7M US & Canada · 40% $26.7M elsewhere · 60%
- 4 Cells at Work! (2024) $39.6M No US & Canada figure reported
- 5 Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom (2024) $36M No US & Canada figure reported
- 6 Doraemon the Movie: Nobita’s Earth Symphony (2024) $33.4M No US & Canada figure reported
- 7 My Hero Academia: You're Next (2024) $32.2M $5M US & Canada · 16% $27.2M elsewhere · 84%
- 8 A Strange House (2024) $31M No US & Canada figure reported
- 9 Grande Maison Paris (2024) $25.5M No US & Canada figure reported
- 10 Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Our Dinosaur Diary (2024) $24.4M No US & Canada figure reported
Gross bands
How Many 2024 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
1 of 80 films crossed $100M and took $100M between them, 16% of the total. 66 films, 83% of the list, earned under $10M.
16% 64% 20%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $100M to $500M 1 film, 1% of the list $100M · 16% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 13 films, 16% of the list $388.2M · 64% of the gross
- Under $10M 66 films, 83% of the list $120.1M · 20% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 2024 Earned the Most?
May releases took the most, $181.4M from 12 films, led by HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle (2024). July was the quietest month ($4.2M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Detective Conan vs. Kid the Phantom Thief (2024) $10.1M Detective Conan vs. Kid the Phantom Thief (2024)
- February Feb Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba - To the Hashira Training (2024) $47.1M Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba - To the Hashira Training (2024)
- March Mar Doraemon the Movie: Nobita’s Earth Symphony (2024) $76.4M Doraemon the Movie: Nobita’s Earth Symphony (2024)
- April Apr Spy x Family Code: White (2024) $67.7M Spy x Family Code: White (2024)
- May May HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle (2024) $181.4M HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle (2024)
- June Jun Blue Lock the Movie -Episode Nagi- (2024) $24.5M Blue Lock the Movie -Episode Nagi- (2024)
- July Jul Stolen Identity: The Last Hacker (2024) $4.2M Stolen Identity: The Last Hacker (2024)
- August Aug Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Our Dinosaur Diary (2024) $24.9M Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Our Dinosaur Diary (2024)
- September Sep Grande Maison Paris (2024) $38M Grande Maison Paris (2024)
- October Oct My Hero Academia: You're Next (2024) $63.1M My Hero Academia: You're Next (2024)
- November Nov Cells at Work! (2024) $49.8M Cells at Work! (2024)
- December Dec Solo Leveling -ReAwakening (2024) $21M Solo Leveling -ReAwakening (2024)
Last 10 years
How Does 2024 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 2023 earned the most: $1.6B from 69 films, led by The Boy and the Heron (2023). 2024 took $608.3M.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 72 films | 72 | $634.7M | – | Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' (2015) $61.8M |
| 2016 64 films · +4% | 64 | $662.6M | +4% | Shin Godzilla (2016) $82.1M |
| 2017 102 films · +60% | 102 | $1.1B | +60% | Your Name. (2017) $405.3M |
| 2018 79 films · −37% | 79 | $667.3M | −37% | Code Blue: The Movie (2018) $78.8M |
| 2019 91 films · +26% | 91 | $842.4M | +26% | Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2019) $115.8M |
| 2020 64 films · −1% | 64 | $833.1M | −1% | Weathering with You (2020) $192.4M |
| 2021 59 films · +39% | 59 | $1.2B | +39% | Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (2021) $485.5M |
| 2022 74 films · −30% | 74 | $807.3M | −30% | One Piece Film: Red (2022) $171.3M |
| 2023 69 films · +95% | 69 | $1.6B | +95% | The Boy and the Heron (2023) $295M |
| 2024 80 films · −61% | 80 | $608.3M | −61% | HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle (2024) $100M |
By genre
Which Japanese Genres Earned the Most in 2024?
Animation took $388.2M across 34 films, 64% of the total, ahead of Comedy ($317.6M) and Drama ($309.7M). A film counts once for each of its genres.
2024 Japanese Box Office by Genre
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Animation $388.2M34 films · #1 HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle (2024) -
Comedy $317.6M20 films · #1 HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle (2024) -
Drama $309.7M40 films · #1 HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle (2024) -
Action $222.5M21 films · #1 Spy x Family Code: White (2024) -
Adventure $179M13 films · #1 Cells at Work! (2024) -
Sport $114.3M2 films · #1 HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle (2024) -
Thriller $107.1M5 films · #1 Spy x Family Code: White (2024) -
Mystery $83.6M10 films · #1 A Strange House (2024) -
Fantasy $78.7M15 films · #1 Cells at Work! (2024) -
Sci-Fi $73.9M13 films · #1 Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom (2024)
Archive
Japanese Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1936 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2023 leads with $1.6B, led by The Boy and the Heron (2023).
2020s 7 years · $6.3B
- 2026 so far $79.3M #1 Exit 8 (2026)
- 2025 $1.3B #1 Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Infinity Castle (2025)
- 2024 $608.3M #1 HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle (2024)
- 2023 $1.6B #1 The Boy and the Heron (2023)
- 2022 $807.3M #1 One Piece Film: Red (2022)
- 2021 $1.2B #1 Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (2021)
- 2020 $833.1M #1 Weathering with You (2020)
2010s 10 years · $8.1B
- 2019 $842.4M #1 Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2019)
- 2018 $667.3M #1 Code Blue: The Movie (2018)
- 2017 $1.1B #1 Your Name. (2017)
- 2016 $662.6M #1 Shin Godzilla (2016)
- 2015 $634.7M #1 Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' (2015)
- 2014 $749.8M #1 Stand by Me Doraemon (2014)
- 2013 $724M #1 The Wind Rises (2013)
- 2012 $1B #1 Brave Hearts: Umizaru (2012)
- 2011 $844M #1 Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2011)
- 2010 $955.6M #1 Umizaru 3: The Last Message (2010)
2000s 10 years · $3.8B
- 2009 $903.9M #1 Ponyo (2009)
- 2008 $529.3M #1 Suspect X (2008)
- 2007 $447.9M #1 Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (2007)
- 2006 $567.9M #1 Tales from Earthsea (2006)
- 2005 $431.5M #1 Yamato (2005)
- 2004 $278.1M #1 Be with You (2004)
- 2003 $366.5M #1 Bayside Shakedown 2 (2003)
- 2002 $162.9M #1 The Cat Returns (2002)
- 2001 $109.4M #1 Pokémon 3: The Movie (2001)
- 2000 $16.3M #1 Godzilla 2000 (2000)
1990s 10 years · $242.4M
- 1999 $164.1M #1 Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back! (1999)
- 1998 $1.7M #1 Cube (1998)
- 1997 $40.9M #1 Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997)
- 1996 $5.7M #1 Whisper of the Heart (1996)
- 1995 $1.5M #1 Pom Poko (1995)
- 1994 $169.4K #1 Sailor Moon S the Movie: Hearts in Ice (1994)
- 1993 $1.4M #1 Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan (1993)
- 1992 $10.2M #1 Once Upon a Crime... (1992)
- 1991 $1.2M #1 Only Yesterday (1991)
- 1990 $15.4M #1 The Witches (1990)
1980s 8 years · $115.3M
- 1989 $16.9M #1 Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
- 1988 $58.3M #1 My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
- 1987 $3.7M #1 Dead Heat (1987)
- 1985 $17.6M #1 Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1985)
- 1983 $87 #1 Golgo 13: The Professional (1983)
- 1982 $14.1M #1 Diner (1982)
- 1981 $777.5K #1 Lonely Heart (1981)
- 1980 $4M #1 Kagemusha (1980)
1970s 8 years · $763.7K
- 1979 $439.5K #1 Space Battleship Yamato: The New Voyage (1979)
- 1977 $223.9K #1 House (1977)
- 1976 $569 #1 In the Realm of the Senses (1976)
- 1975 $426 #1 Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)
- 1974 $97.1K #1 Flower & Snake (1974)
- 1973 $637 #1 Belladonna of Sadness (1973)
- 1972 $585 #1 Ecstasy of the Angels (1972)
- 1970 $981 #1 Dodes’ka-den (1970)
1960s 10 years · $649K
- 1969 $231.3K #1 The Girl I Abandoned (1969)
- 1968 $1.2K #1 Nanami: The Inferno of First Love (1968)
- 1967 $15.5K #1 A Man Vanishes (1967)
- 1966 $35.9K #1 The Face of Another (1966)
- 1965 $628 #1 Resume of Love Affairs (1965)
- 1964 $1.2K #1 Onibaba (1964)
- 1963 $64.5K #1 High and Low (1963)
- 1962 $96.6K #1 Sanjuro (1962)
- 1961 $68.4K #1 Yojimbo (1961)
- 1960 $133.7K #1 When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960)
1950s 9 years · $1.1M
- 1958 $75.7K #1 The Hidden Fortress (1958)
- 1957 $65.6K #1 Throne of Blood (1957)
- 1956 $46.7K #1 The Burmese Harp (1956)
- 1955 $62.4K #1 I Live in Fear (1955)
- 1954 $599K #1 Godzilla (1954)
- 1953 $126.2K #1 Tokyo Story (1953)
- 1952 $6.9K #1 The Life of Oharu (1952)
- 1951 $139.8K #1 Rashomon (1951)
- 1950 $332 #1 The Munekata Sisters (1950)
1940s 3 years · $863.9K
FAQ
Japanese Box Office 2024: 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 80 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie in 2024?
HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle (2024) leads with $100M worldwide, $7.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Spy x Family Code: White (2024) at $59.7M and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba - To the Hashira Training (2024) at $44.4M.
How much did Japanese-language movies released in 2024 earn?
80 Japanese-language films released in 2024 report a worldwide gross, $608.3M in all, or $7.6M per film on average. 2023 releases took $1.6B.
How many Japanese-language movies released in 2024 made $1 billion?
None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle (2024) with $100M.
How is the 2024 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 2024. 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 2024 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.