#1 of 5 #1 Japanese-language movie of Week 40, 2024
2024 · Animation, Drama
$6M worldwide · 51% of the chart's total
$2M US & Canada · 33% $4M elsewhere · 67%
Japanese box office · Week 40 · Sep 29–Oct 5, 2024
Japanese Box Office, Week 40 of 2024: Japanese Releases of Sep 29–Oct 5
Look Back (2024) is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie released in week 40 of 2024 (Sep 29–Oct 5), with $6M worldwide, ahead of Hakkenden (2024) at $3.7M and The Solitary Gourmet (2024) at $1.5M. 5 Japanese-language films released that week report a worldwide gross, $11.8M in all, 17% of it from the US & Canada. By genre, Drama leads with $11.8M across 5 Japanese releases.
- week 40 releases with a gross
- 5
- combined worldwide
- $11.8M
- Look Back (2024), the #1
- $6M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 17%
#1 of 5 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Japanese Hits of Week 40 of 2024?
Look Back (2024) leads with $6M, 51% of the total. The top 5 together took $11.8M, almost all of what the 5 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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The chart
Every Japanese Release of Week 40 of 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 week 40 of 2024 (Sep 29–Oct 5).
- 1 Oct 4, 2024 US and Canada: $2M Rest of the world: $4M Worldwide: $6M
- 2 Oct 1, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.7M
- 3 Oct 3, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.5M
- 4 Oct 4, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $389.5K
- 5 Oct 3, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $260.9K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 40 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 40 releases took $11.8M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 41 (Oct 6–12) with $32.2M, led by My Hero Academia: You're Next (2024).
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 18–24 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 25–31 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 36 Wk 36 Sep 1–7 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 8–14 All About Suomi (2024) $10.6M All About Suomi (2024)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 15–21 Fureru (2024) $821.2K Fureru (2024)
- Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 22–28 Grande Maison Paris (2024) $26.6M Grande Maison Paris (2024)
- Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 29–Oct 5 Look Back (2024) $11.8M Look Back (2024)
- Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 6–12 My Hero Academia: You're Next (2024) $32.2M My Hero Academia: You're Next (2024)
- Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 13–19 Maru (2024) $424.7K Maru (2024)
Earlier years
How Does Week 40 of 2024 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 40, 2018 earned the most: $16.4M from 4 films, led by Every Day a Good Day (2018). Week 40, 2024 took $11.8M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 40, 2015 Sep 27–Oct 3 4 films | 4 | $8.1M | – | Pink and Gray (2015) $4.2M |
| Week 40, 2016 Sep 25–Oct 1 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 40, 2017 Oct 1–7 1 film | 1 | $9.1M | – | Narratage (2017) $9.1M |
| Week 40, 2018 Sep 30–Oct 6 4 films · +80% | 4 | $16.4M | +80% | Every Day a Good Day (2018) $10M |
| Week 40, 2019 Sep 29–Oct 5 3 films · −42% | 3 | $9.4M | −42% | High & Low The Worst (2019) $5M |
| Week 40, 2020 Sep 27–Oct 3 1 film · +26% | 1 | $11.9M | +26% | The Asadas! (2020) $11.9M |
| Week 40, 2021 Sep 26–Oct 2 3 films · −39% | 3 | $7.3M | −39% | In the Wake (2021) $6.6M |
| Week 40, 2022 Sep 25–Oct 1 2 films · −63% | 2 | $2.7M | −63% | It’s in the Woods (2022) $2.2M |
| Week 40, 2023 Oct 1–7 2 films · −39% | 2 | $1.7M | −39% | Kyrie (2023) $1.5M |
| Week 40, 2024 Sep 29–Oct 5 5 films · +613% | 5 | $11.8M | +613% | Look Back (2024) $6M |
Archive
Japanese Box Office in 2024, Week by Week
44 weeks of 2024 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 22 (May 26–Jun 1) with $100M, led by HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle (2024).
- Week 1 $3.5M
- Week 2 $2.8M
- Week 3 $716.8K
- Week 4 $3M
- Week 5 No grosses
- Week 6 $2.6M
- Week 7 No grosses
- Week 8 $44.5M
- Week 9 $33.9M
- Week 10 $31.4M
- Week 11 $4.1M
- Week 12 $8.9M
- Week 13 No grosses
- Week 14 $417.9K
- Week 15 No grosses
- Week 16 $59.7M
- Week 17 $7.7M
- Week 18 $6.1M
- Week 19 $36.9M
- Week 20 $28.9K
- Week 21 $38.4M
- Week 22 $100M
- Week 23 $1M
- Week 24 $8.5M
- Week 25 $262.6K
- Week 26 $14.3M
- Week 27 $3M
- Week 28 $783.1K
- Week 29 $10K
- Week 30 $417.9K
- Week 31 $419K
- Week 32 $24.4M
- Week 33 $60.7K
- Week 34 No grosses
- Week 35 No grosses
- Week 36 No grosses
- Week 37 $10.6M
- Week 38 $821.2K
- Week 39 $26.6M
- Week 40 $11.8M
- Week 41 $32.2M
- Week 42 $424.7K
- Week 43 $234K
- Week 44 $18.4M
- Week 45 $48.3M
- Week 46 $678.8K
- Week 47 $167K
- Week 48 $688.1K
- Week 49 $6.3M
- Week 50 $7.4M
- Week 51 $7.3M
- Week 52 No grosses
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Japanese Box Office Week 40 of 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 5 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie in week 40 of 2024 (Sep 29–Oct 5)?
Look Back (2024) leads with $6M worldwide, $2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Hakkenden (2024) at $3.7M and The Solitary Gourmet (2024) at $1.5M.
How much did Japanese-language movies released in week 40 of 2024 (Sep 29–Oct 5) earn?
5 Japanese-language films released in week 40 of 2024 (Sep 29–Oct 5) report a worldwide gross, $11.8M in all, or $2.4M per film on average.
How many Japanese-language movies released in week 40 of 2024 (Sep 29–Oct 5) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Look Back (2024), earned $6M.
How is the week 40, 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 week 40 of 2024 (Sep 29–Oct 5). 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 week 40, 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.