#1 of 3 #1 Japanese-language movie of August 2025
Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Super Hot! The Spicy Kasukabe Dancers (2025)
2025 · Adventure, Music
$18.9M worldwide · 97% of the chart's total
No US & Canada figure reported
Japanese box office · August 2025
Japanese Box Office, August 2025: Top-Grossing Releases
Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Super Hot! The Spicy Kasukabe Dancers (2025) is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie released in August 2025, with $18.9M worldwide, ahead of Mononoke the Movie: Chapter II - The Ashes of Rage (2025) at $659.9K and The Box Man (2025) at $695. 3 Japanese-language films released in August 2025 report a worldwide gross, $19.6M in all. That is up 87% on July 2025, whose releases took $10.5M.
- August 2025 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $19.6M
- Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Super Hot! The Spicy Kasukabe Dancers (2025), the #1
- $18.9M
- vs July 2025
- +87%
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Japanese Hits of August 2025?
Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Super Hot! The Spicy Kasukabe Dancers (2025) leads with $18.9M, 97% of the total. The top 3 together took $19.6M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
- Number 1 $18.9M Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Super Hot! The Spicy Kasukabe Dancers (2025)No US & Canada figure reported
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Number 2 -
Number 3
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Japanese Release of August 2025, 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 August 2025.
- 1 Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Super Hot! The Spicy Kasukabe Dancers (2025) Aug 8, 2025 · Adventure, Music $18.9M worldwideAug 8, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $18.9M
- 2 Mononoke the Movie: Chapter II - The Ashes of Rage (2025) Aug 14, 2025 · Animation, Horror $659.9K worldwideAug 14, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $659.9K
- 3 Aug 19, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $695
By release week
Which Week of August 2025 Had the Biggest Releases?
Films released in week 32 (Aug 3–9) took $18.9M, led by Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Super Hot! The Spicy Kasukabe Dancers (2025). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.
- Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 27–Aug 2 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 3–9 Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Super Hot! The Spicy Kasukabe Dancers (2025) $18.9M Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Super Hot! The Spicy Kasukabe Dancers (2025)
- Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 10–16 Mononoke the Movie: Chapter II - The Ashes of Rage (2025) $659.9K Mononoke the Movie: Chapter II - The Ashes of Rage (2025)
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 17–23 The Box Man (2025) $695 The Box Man (2025)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 24–30 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 31–Sep 6 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years
How Does August 2025 Compare With August in Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, August 2021 earned the most: $113.2M from 4 films, led by Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021). August 2025 took $19.6M.
| Month | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2016 6 films | 6 | $43.1M | – | Rudolf the Black Cat (2016) $13.8M |
| August 2017 6 films · +5% | 6 | $45.4M | +5% | In This Corner of the World (2017) $19.5M |
| August 2018 10 films · +73% | 10 | $78.4M | +73% | Gintama 2: Rules are Made to Be Broken (2018) $30.9M |
| August 2019 7 films · +23% | 7 | $96.7M | +23% | Kingdom (2019) $50.6M |
| August 2020 6 films · −25% | 6 | $72.4M | −25% | Stigmatized Properties (2020) $21.3M |
| August 2021 4 films · +56% | 4 | $113.2M | +56% | Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021) $93.9M |
| August 2022 5 films · −19% | 5 | $92.1M | −19% | Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (2022) $86.6M |
| August 2023 4 films · −94% | 4 | $5.1M | −94% | G-Men (2023) $2.7M |
| August 2024 3 films · +390% | 3 | $24.9M | +390% | Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Our Dinosaur Diary (2024) $24.4M |
| August 2025 3 films · −22% | 3 | $19.6M | −22% | Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Super Hot! The Spicy Kasukabe Dancers (2025) $18.9M |
Archive
Japanese Box Office in 2025, Month by Month
The months of 2025 with their totals: September leads with $794.1M, led by Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Infinity Castle (2025).
- January No grosses
- February $52M #1 Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- (2025)
- March No grosses
- April $183.7M #1 Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback (2025)
- May $38.5K #1 Desert of Namibia (2025)
- June $13.8M #1 Dan Da Dan: Evil Eye (2025)
- July $10.5M #1 JUJUTSU KAISEN: Hidden Inventory / Premature Death – The Movie (2025)
- August $19.6M #1 Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Super Hot! The Spicy Kasukabe Dancers (2025)
- September $794.1M #1 Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Infinity Castle (2025)
- October $3.6M #1 100 Meters (2025)
- November $134.6M #1 Kokuho (2025)
- December $44.5M #1 Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution (2025)
FAQ
Japanese Box Office August 2025: 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 3 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie in August 2025?
Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Super Hot! The Spicy Kasukabe Dancers (2025) leads with $18.9M worldwide. Next come Mononoke the Movie: Chapter II - The Ashes of Rage (2025) at $659.9K and The Box Man (2025) at $695.
How much did Japanese-language movies released in August 2025 earn?
3 Japanese-language films released in August 2025 report a worldwide gross, $19.6M in all, or $6.5M per film on average. July 2025 releases took $10.5M.
How many Japanese-language movies released in August 2025 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Super Hot! The Spicy Kasukabe Dancers (2025), earned $18.9M.
How is the August 2025 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 August 2025. 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 August 2025 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.