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See Highest-grossing Japanese films in Japan below for more complete data within the domestic Japanese market and Japanese films by number of box office admissions for more data on both domestic and overseas performance, especially for films released prior to 1997. The highest-grossing Japanese film in terms of box office ticket sales is the ...
The chart below lists the highest-grossing animated films. Figures are given in United States dollars (USD). Many films that were released during the 20th century do not appear on this list as figures have not been adjusted for inflation, and as a result the films on this list have all had a theatrical run (including re-releases) since 2004.
Toei Animation: American International — — March 1, 1962 [2] The Littlest Warrior Taiji Yabushita [3] Toei Animation [4] Signal International N/A N/A July 21, 1962 [2] [5] Sinbad the Sailor Taiji Yabushita [6] Yoshio Kuroda [7] Toei Animation [8] Signal International [2] January 1, 1964: The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon: Yūgo ...
Pom Poko was the number one Japanese film on the domestic market in 1994, earning ¥2.63 billion in distribution income, [8] and grossing ¥4.47 billion in total box office revenue. [1] It became the 2nd highest-grossing animated film after The Lion King .
The First Slam Dunk also set Chinese box office records for the highest pre-sales for an animated import, [10] and the largest IMAX opening weekend for a foreign animated film. [11] Godzilla Minus One set notable box office records. Godzilla Minus One became the highest-grossing Japanese Godzilla film at the global box office. [12]
Included on the list are charts of the top box-office earners, a chart of high-grossing animated films adjusted for inflation. Animated family films have performed consistently well at the box office, with Disney films enjoying lucrative re-releases prior to the home video era.
It became the highest-grossing animated film since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2019, surpassing Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022). [109] In Japan, its opening weekend gross of $14.3 million is the highest for a Hollywood animated film, and the highest for a Universal release (surpassing 2022's Jurassic World Dominion). [109]
The year was severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic which led to a major decline in box office revenue due to the closure of cinemas and movie theaters. For the first time in box office history, two non-American animated film productions (Asian films), Demon Slayer: Mugen Train from Japan and Jiang Ziya from China, have become the highest-grossing animated films of the year. [206]