#1 of 12 #1 Japanese-language movie of May 2024
HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle (2024)
2024 · Animation, Comedy
$100M worldwide · 55% of the chart's total
$7.1M US & Canada · 7% $93M elsewhere · 93%
Japanese box office · May 2024
Japanese Box Office, May 2024: Top-Grossing Releases
HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle (2024) is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie released in May 2024, with $100M worldwide, ahead of Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom (2024) at $36M and Golden Kamuy (2024) at $19.1M. 12 Japanese-language films released in May 2024 report a worldwide gross, $181.4M in all, 5% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 168% on April 2024, whose releases took $67.7M. By genre, Drama leads with $161.9M across 10 Japanese releases.
- May 2024 releases with a gross
- 12
- combined worldwide
- $181.4M
- film crossed $100M
- 1
- vs April 2024
- +168%
#1 of 12 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Japanese Hits of May 2024?
HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle (2024) leads with $100M, 55% of the total. The top 5 together took $174.3M, 96% of what all 12 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
- Number 1
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Number 4 $10M Umamusume: Pretty Derby – Beginning of a New Era (2024)$1.3M US & Canada · 13% $8.7M elsewhere · 87% -
Number 5
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Japanese Release of May 2024, 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 May 2024.
- 1 May 31, 2024 US and Canada: $7.1M Rest of the world: $93M Worldwide: $100M
- 2 May 7, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $36M
- 3 May 19, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $19.1M
- 4 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
- 5 May 24, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.2M
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May 3, 2024 US and Canada: $831.7K Rest of the world: $2.4M Worldwide: $3.3M - 7
May 1, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.8M - 8
May 10, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $489.5K - 9
May 10, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $419K - 10
May 24, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $158.5K - 11
May 15, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $28.9K - 12
May 24, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.5K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in May 2024?
Of the top 10, Evil Does Not Exist (2024) earned the biggest share at home (25% in the US & Canada), while HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle (2024) made 93% of its gross abroad. Across all 12 films, $9.2M (5%) came from the US & Canada. 7 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 Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom (2024) $36M No US & Canada figure reported
- 3 Golden Kamuy (2024) $19.1M No US & Canada figure reported
- 4 Umamusume: Pretty Derby – Beginning of a New Era (2024) $10M $1.3M US & Canada · 13% $8.7M elsewhere · 87%
- 5 Abudeka Is Back (2024) $9.2M No US & Canada figure reported
- 6 Evil Does Not Exist (2024) $3.3M $831.7K US & Canada · 25% $2.4M elsewhere · 75%
- 7 Bushido (2024) $2.8M No US & Canada figure reported
- 8 Uma Musume: Pretty Derby - Road to the Top (2024) $489.5K No US & Canada figure reported
- 9 Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture - Act 1 (2024) $419K No US & Canada figure reported
- 10 Dead Dead Demon’s Dededede Destruction Part 2 (2024) $158.5K No US & Canada figure reported
Gross bands
How Many May 2024 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
1 of 12 films crossed $100M and took $100M between them, 55% of the total. 9 films, 75% of the list, earned under $10M.
55% 30% 14%
- $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, 8% of the list $100M · 55% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 2 films, 17% of the list $55.1M · 30% of the gross
- Under $10M 9 films, 75% of the list $26.3M · 14% of the gross
By release week
Which Week of May 2024 Had the Biggest Releases?
Films released in week 22 (May 26–Jun 1) took $100M, led by HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle (2024). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.
- Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 28–May 4 Evil Does Not Exist (2024) $6.1M Evil Does Not Exist (2024)
- Week 19 Wk 19 May 5–11 Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom (2024) $36.9M Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom (2024)
- Week 20 Wk 20 May 12–18 A Few Moments of Cheers (2024) $28.9K A Few Moments of Cheers (2024)
- Week 21 Wk 21 May 19–25 Golden Kamuy (2024) $38.4M Golden Kamuy (2024)
- Week 22 Wk 22 May 26–Jun 1 HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle (2024) $100M HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle (2024)
Earlier years
How Does May 2024 Compare With May in Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, May 2024 earned the most: $181.4M from 12 films, led by HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle (2024).
| Month | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 7 films | 7 | $87.5M | – | When Marnie Was There (2015) $35M |
| May 2016 4 films · −74% | 4 | $22.6M | −74% | Wolf Girl and Black Prince (2016) $10.6M |
| May 2017 6 films · −32% | 6 | $15.4M | −32% | Reminiscence (2017) $7.1M |
| May 2018 9 films · +15% | 9 | $17.7M | +15% | Laplace’s Witch (2018) $11M |
| May 2019 12 films · +241% | 12 | $60.5M | +241% | The Confidence Man JP: Fortune (2019) $36.1M |
| May 2020 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| May 2021 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| May 2022 4 films | 4 | $13.4M | – | Lesson in Murder (2022) $7.3M |
| May 2023 7 films · +148% | 7 | $33.2M | +148% | Shin Kamen Rider (2023) $15.8M |
| May 2024 12 films · +446% | 12 | $181.4M | +446% | HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle (2024) $100M |
By genre
Which Japanese Genres Earned the Most in May 2024?
Drama took $161.9M across 10 films, 89% of the total, ahead of Animation ($147.1M) and Comedy ($110.5M). A film counts once for each of its genres.
May 2024 Japanese Box Office by Genre
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Drama $161.9M10 films · #1 HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle (2024) -
Animation $147.1M8 films · #1 HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle (2024) -
Comedy $110.5M3 films · #1 HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle (2024) -
Sport $100M1 film · #1 HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle (2024) -
Action $64.7M4 films · #1 Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom (2024) -
Adventure $64.3M4 films · #1 Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom (2024) -
Sci-Fi $36.6M3 films · #1 Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom (2024) -
History $21.9M2 films · #1 Golden Kamuy (2024) -
Western $19.1M1 film · #1 Golden Kamuy (2024) -
Fantasy $10M2 films · #1 Umamusume: Pretty Derby – Beginning of a New Era (2024)
Archive
Japanese Box Office in 2024, Month by Month
The months of 2024 with their totals: May leads with $181.4M, led by HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle (2024).
- January $10.1M #1 Detective Conan vs. Kid the Phantom Thief (2024)
- February $47.1M #1 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba - To the Hashira Training (2024)
- March $78.3M #1 Doraemon the Movie: Nobita’s Earth Symphony (2024)
- April $67.7M #1 Spy x Family Code: White (2024)
- May $181.4M #1 HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle (2024)
- June $24.1M #1 Blue Lock the Movie -Episode Nagi- (2024)
- July $4.2M #1 Stolen Identity: The Last Hacker (2024)
- August $24.9M #1 Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Our Dinosaur Diary (2024)
- September $38M #1 Grande Maison Paris (2024)
- October $63.1M #1 My Hero Academia: You're Next (2024)
- November $49.8M #1 Cells at Work! (2024)
- December $21M #1 Solo Leveling -ReAwakening (2024)
FAQ
Japanese Box Office May 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 12 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie in May 2024?
HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle (2024) leads with $100M worldwide, $7.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom (2024) at $36M and Golden Kamuy (2024) at $19.1M.
How much did Japanese-language movies released in May 2024 earn?
12 Japanese-language films released in May 2024 report a worldwide gross, $181.4M in all, or $15.1M per film on average. April 2024 releases took $67.7M.
How many Japanese-language movies released in May 2024 made $1 billion?
None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle (2024) with $100M.
How is the May 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 May 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 May 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.