Japanese Box Office For 2006

RankRelease GrossTheatersTotal GrossRelease DateDistributor
1Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest$84,511,000764$84,511,000Jul 22Buena Vista International
2The Da Vinci Code$79,343,641863$79,343,641May 20Sony Pictures Releasing
3Tales from Earthsea$63,786,538435$730,830Jul 29Toho Company
4Limit of Love: Umizaru$60,136,488315$60,136,488May 6Toho Company
5The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe$57,301,079780$57,301,079Mar 4Buena Vista International
6Doomsday: The Sinking of Japan$43,519,844316$43,519,844Jul 15Toho Company
7Mission: Impossible III$38,286,770807$44,376,015Jul 8United International Pictures
8Suite Dreams$38,268,263281$48,090,431Jan 14Toho Company
9Death Note: The Last Name$37,342,540346$41,171,082Nov 3Warner Bros.
10Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Dinosaur$27,186,392312$27,186,392Mar 4Toho Company
11Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea$26,851,324319$26,851,324Jul 15Toho Company
12Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem$25,810,944297$25,810,944Apr 15Toho Company
13Flightplan$25,796,448293$25,796,448Jan 28Buena Vista International
14Nada sô sô$24,177,863329$24,177,863Sep 30Toho Company
15Death Note$22,909,043343$22,909,043Jun 17Warner Bros.
16Letters from Iwo Jima$21,909,621401$42,911,049Dec 9Warner Bros.
17World Trade Center$18,497,396350$19,929,261Oct 7United International Pictures
18Memories of Tomorrow$16,731,669265$16,731,669May 13Toei Company
19Trick: The Movie 2$16,511,449282$16,511,449Jun 10Toho Company
20Star Reformer$16,384,700287$16,384,700Feb 25Toho Company
21Yamato$14,117,846303$39,287,114Dec 17Toei Company
22Kisarazu Cats' Eye: Sayonara Game$13,916,476244$13,916,476Oct 28Asmik Ace Entertainment
23Helen the Baby Fox$13,269,221267$13,269,221Mar 18Shochiku
24Flags of Our Fathers$13,100,000382$13,100,000Oct 28Warner Bros.
25Crayon Shin-chan Movie 23: Ora No Hikkoshi Monogatari - Saboten Daisuugeki$12,436,098290$12,436,098Apr 15Toho Company
26Cars$12,234,253644$12,234,253Jul 1Buena Vista International
27X-Men: The Last Stand$12,087,615565$12,965,004Sep 920th Century Fox International
28Casino Royale$11,680,260444$16,816,091Dec 1Sony Pictures Releasing
29Superman Returns$11,300,000505$11,300,000Aug 19Warner Bros.
30The Devil Wears Prada$10,987,641299$14,598,937Nov 1820th Century Fox International
31Brave Story$10,948,620364$10,948,620Jul 8Warner Bros.
32Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire$10,700,301831$91,438,660Nov 26Warner Bros.
33Udon$10,382,651284$10,382,651Aug 26Toho Company
34Poseidon$9,371,736415$9,941,041Jun 3Warner Bros.
35Memories of Matsuko$9,325,617224$9,325,617May 27Toho Company
36Over the Hedge$8,987,831291$8,987,831Aug 5Asmik Ace Entertainment
37Hula Girls$8,791,660181$8,791,660Sep 23Cine Quanon
38Check It Out, Yo!$8,687,555208$8,687,555Apr 22Toho Company
39The Ode to Joy$8,683,771363$8,683,771Jun 17Toei Company
40V for Vendetta$8,546,936245$8,546,936Apr 22Warner Bros.
41Munich$8,421,540256$8,421,540Feb 4Asmik Ace Entertainment
42The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift$8,331,839230$8,331,839Sep 16United International Pictures
43The Lake House$8,329,971274$8,329,971Sep 23Warner Bros.
44The Professor and His Beloved Equation$8,277,507208$8,277,507Jan 21Asmik Ace Entertainment
45Eragon$8,125,689558$15,790,689Dec 1620th Century Fox International
46The Producers$7,910,540279$7,910,540Apr 8Sony Pictures Releasing
47Ice Age: The Meltdown$7,837,492465$7,954,041Apr 2220th Century Fox International
48The Letters$7,726,512284$8,247,094Nov 3Gaga
49Miami Vice$7,694,456291$7,694,456Sep 2United International Pictures
50Nana 2$7,494,506317$9,044,193Dec 9Toho Company
51Animal Crossing$7,325,559281$12,915,432Dec 16Toho Company
52Kamen Rider Kabuto$7,208,917260$7,208,917Aug 5Toei Company
53Midnight Sun$7,074,505220$7,074,505Jun 17Shochiku
54One Piece: The Giant Mechanical Soldier of Karakuri Castle$6,961,436269$6,961,436Mar 4Toei Company
55Mr. & Mrs. Smith$6,722,919418$38,730,834Dec 3Toho-Towa
56United 93$6,021,055175$7,696,219Aug 12United International Pictures
57Oliver Twist$5,996,401253$5,996,401Jan 28Toshiba Entertainment
58Siren$5,669,541176$5,669,541Feb 11Toho Company
59Oh-Oku: The Women of the Inner Palace$5,662,484321$15,688,239Dec 23Toei Company
60The Exorcism of Emily Rose$5,579,875240$5,579,875Mar 11Sony Pictures Releasing
61Æon Flux$5,324,923274$5,324,923Mar 11Gaga
62Heavenly Forest$5,311,676237$5,311,676Oct 28Toei Company
63Chicken Little$5,028,348449$22,295,952Dec 23Buena Vista International
64Sugar & Spice$4,863,602212$4,863,602Sep 16Toho Company
65The Black Dahlia$4,829,692256$4,829,692Oct 14Toho Company
66King Kong$4,824,141708$19,533,654Dec 17United International Pictures
67One Missed Call 3: Final$4,462,907247$4,462,907Jun 24Toho Company
68Inugami-ke no ichizoku$4,322,231285$288,909Dec 16Toho Company
69Metro ni notte$4,317,806258$4,317,806Oct 21Shochiku
70Hanada Shonenshi the Movie: Spirits and the Secret Tunnel$4,239,046217$4,239,046Aug 19Shochiku
71The Constant Gardener$4,205,852231$4,205,852May 13Gaga
72The Laws of Eternity$4,182,660120$4,182,660Sep 30Toei Company
73Goal! The Dream Begins$4,051,882401$4,051,882May 27Toshiba Entertainment
74Sergeant Keroro the Super Movie$3,912,346126$3,912,346Mar 11Herald Film Company
75Now and Forever$3,744,821275$3,744,821Apr 15Toshiba Entertainment
76The Wild$3,725,668278$6,174,100Dec 16Buena Vista International
77The Promise$3,694,030270$3,694,030Feb 11Warner Bros.
78Ultraman Mebius and Ultra Brothers$3,612,844154$3,612,844Sep 16Shochiku
79Children of Men$3,512,374232$3,512,374Nov 18Toho Company
80Christmas on July 24th Avenue$3,501,299284$3,866,650Nov 3Toho Company
81Inside Man$3,463,885216$3,463,885Jun 10United International Pictures
82Rough$3,348,722216$3,348,722Aug 26Toho Company
83Pride & Prejudice$3,322,259200$3,322,259Jan 14United International Pictures
84A Sound of Thunder$3,203,941168$3,203,941Mar 25Shochiku
85Saw III$3,165,24788$3,165,247Nov 18Asmik Ace Entertainment
86The Legend of Zorro$3,099,363228$3,099,363Jan 21Shochiku
87Naruto Shippûden: The Movie$3,008,671240$3,008,671Aug 5Toho Company
88Sea Without Exit$2,961,088262$2,961,088Sep 16Shochiku
89Ultraviolet$2,852,795160$2,852,795Jun 24Sony Pictures Releasing
90Gamera the Brave$2,654,792251$2,654,792Apr 29Shochiku
91Love.Com: The Movie$2,589,674113$2,589,674Jul 15Shochiku
92Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles$2,516,934273$2,516,934Jan 28Toho Company
93Firewall$2,500,000172$2,500,000Apr 1Warner Bros.
94The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3-D$2,486,113199$2,486,113Feb 4Sony Pictures Releasing
95The New World
2005 Re-release
$2,481,543226$2,481,543Apr 22Shochiku
96Silent Hill$2,462,398176$2,462,398Jul 8Shochiku
97Fearless$2,409,993258$2,409,993Mar 18Warner Bros.
98Daisy$2,375,881230$2,375,881May 27Toho-Towa
99Charlotte's Web$2,299,710461$5,413,000Dec 23United International Pictures
100Nanny McPhee$2,248,990133$2,248,990Apr 15United International Pictures
101Stormy Night$2,217,316297$15,002,268Dec 10Toho Company
102Mobile Suit Z Gundam III: A New Translation - Love Is the Pulse of the Stars$2,177,738104$2,177,738Mar 4Shochiku
103Underworld: Evolution$1,917,575135$1,917,575Apr 22Sony Pictures Releasing
104Transporter 2$1,879,663172$1,879,663Jun 3Asmik Ace Entertainment
105Thank You$1,863,044214$1,863,044Nov 25Toei Company
106Lady in the Water$1,750,056269$1,750,056Sep 30Warner Bros.
107Always: Sunset on Third Street$1,730,008271$25,492,618Nov 5Toho Company
108Jarhead$1,707,013257$1,806,492Feb 11United International Pictures
109Reincarnation$1,688,919253$1,688,919Jan 7Toho Company
110Typhoon$1,644,081246$1,644,081Apr 8Toei Company
11116 Blocks$1,564,427162$1,564,427Oct 14Sony Pictures Releasing
112Honey & Clover$1,536,702111$1,536,702Jul 22Asmik Ace Entertainment
113The Host$1,478,657215$1,478,657Sep 2Herald Film Company
114Syriana$1,400,000178$1,400,000Mar 4Warner Bros.
115Tsubakiyama kachô no nanoka-kan$1,323,848165$1,323,848Nov 18Shochiku
116The Sentinel$1,243,380176$1,985,060Oct 720th Century Fox International
117Bleach: Memories of Nobody$1,228,917230$1,228,917Dec 16Toho Company
118Angel-A$1,076,085196$1,076,085May 13Asmik Ace Entertainment
119The Pink Panther$986,979132$1,516,319May 1320th Century Fox International
120Open Season$968,302441$4,350,594Dec 9Sony Pictures Releasing
121A Hardest Night!!$966,242193$966,242Apr 8Herald Film Company
122Fist of the North Star: The Legends of the True Savior: Legend of Raoh-Chapter of Death in Love$862,681207$862,681Mar 11Toho Company
123Tokyo Friends: The Movie$706,042203$706,042Aug 12Shochiku
124Memoirs of a Geisha$598,752341$10,974,880Dec 10Buena Vista International
125Eight Below$548,926221$548,926Mar 18Buena Vista International
126Futô fukutsu$518,742133$1,931,360Jun 17Herald Film Company
127Sad Movie$517,626235$517,626Nov 11Gaga
128Free and Easy 17$506,943145$506,943Aug 5Shochiku
129The Omen$495,184200$2,249,273Jun 1020th Century Fox International
130Sky Fighters$474,555200$1,552,882Feb 18United International Pictures
131Hana$458,706187$458,706Jun 3Shochiku
132North Country$436,473217$436,473Jan 14Warner Bros.
133The Backdancers!$436,095167$436,095Sep 9Gaga
134Chousei Kantai Sazer-X the Movie: Fight! Star Warriors$387,911276$4,662,385Dec 17Toho Company
135Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit$366,428162$3,468,120Mar 28Asmik Ace Entertainment
136The Angel's Egg$362,843113$362,843Oct 21Shochiku
137Fun with Dick and Jane$340,848132$1,388,354Dec 24Sony Pictures Releasing
138Dreamer$328,483192$328,483May 27Asmik Ace Entertainment
139Rainbow Song$316,484184$316,484Oct 28Toho Company
140Snakes on a Plane$311,068100$311,068Oct 21-
141Welcome to Dongmakgol
2006 Re-release
$278,397127$278,397Oct 28Nikkatsu
142The King and the Clown$273,81699$273,816Dec 9Herald Film Company
143Catch a Wave$271,143136$1,245,613Apr 29Warner Bros.
144After the Sunset$266,66673$266,666Feb 18Gaga
145A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth$231,49094$899,630May 13Shochiku
146The Mamiya Brothers$205,45538$944,520May 13Asmik Ace Entertainment