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The highest-grossing Japanese film in terms of box office ticket sales is the 1976 film Manhunt, which was the first foreign film released in China following the Cultural Revolution, [1] and subsequently sold more than 400 million tickets there.
The following table lists high-grossing films by the number of box office admissions, which refers to the number of cinema tickets sold at the Japanese box office. Only films that have sold at least 10 million tickets are listed. The list is not ranked, as the list is incomplete.
The top 49 films listed are also among the 50 highest-grossing animated films and the top 11 are among the 50 highest-grossing films, each having grossed in excess of $1 billion worldwide. † Background shading indicates films playing in the week commencing 20 December 2024 in theaters around the world .
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]
The success of the film also extended beyond Japan. In China, it became the highest-grossing Japanese film in the world's second-largest movie market on December 17, 2016. [67] It has grossed $81.3 million in China and is the highest-grossing 2D animated film in the country. [68] Its opening screened in over 7,000 theaters.
Box office – $1.875 billion [468] Merchandise sales – $370 million [ea] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $127 million [469] Animated film Pixar The Walt Disney Company Kumamon: 2010 $2.36 billion: Retail sales – $2.36 billion [eb] Cartoon: Kumamoto Prefecture: Kumamoto Prefecture: Aladdin: 1992 $2.33 billion: Box office – $1.554 billion [ec]
In October 2020 (after the reopening film industry), a Japanese anime film Demon Slayer: Mugen Train based on the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba manga series broke all box-office records in the country, becoming the highest-grossing film of all time in Japan, the highest-grossing Japanese film of all time and the highest-grossing film of 2020.
The highest grossing Japanese film of all time, won Best Animated Feature, and considered by many to be the greatest anime features of all time. July 20, 2001: 125 minutes The Trumpet of the Swan: United States: Richard Rich Terry L. Noss: Nest Family Entertainment RichCrest Animation Studios: Traditional: Theatrical: May 11, 2001: 75 minutes ...