Top-Grossing Movies That Never Hit #1, the Top 5, or Top 10

Data as of Jun 6, 14:18 PDT
Rank Release Total Gross Top Rank Overall Rank Year Distributor
1Spirited Away$230,496,084442001-
2Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone$152,993,4932112001-
3Les Misérables$65,566,0202952012Toho-Towa
4Detective Conan: Crimson Love Letter$60,119,48921042017Toho
5Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl$59,861,99021062003-
6From Up on Poppy Hill$56,029,61531182011Toho
7Tempest 3D$53,387,7862362011Toho
8Wolf Children$52,544,77721272012Toho
9Kingdom$50,404,73821332019Toho
10The Incredibles$49,967,20521342004Buena Vista International
11Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life$48,687,04121392009Toho
12Pokémon: Zoroark: Master of Illusions$47,204,60231512010Toho
13Yo-kai Watch Movie: It's the Secret of Birth, Meow!$45,429,07321592015Toho
14The Super Mario Galaxy Movie$45,102,99721612026Universal Pictures International (UPI)
15Tempest 3D
2012 Re-release
$44,057,7372362012Toho
16Incredibles 2$43,890,78531702018Walt Disney Pictures
17Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior$43,338,59921732008Toho
18Minions$42,726,35321752015Toho-Towa
19Minority Report$42,707,32621762002-
20Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II$42,694,0882602009Toho
21Thermae Romae II$42,201,49721822014Toho
22Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation$42,091,07921842015Paramount Pictures International
23The Terminal$39,681,26222012004United International Pictures
24Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II
2010 Re-release
$39,606,2442602010Toho
25Detective Conan: The Sniper from Another Dimension$39,424,97532042014Toho
26Mr. & Mrs. Smith$38,730,83422122005Toho-Towa
27Cars 2$38,124,19432142011Walt Disney Pictures
28Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess$37,670,88932232009Toho
29The Untold Tale of the Three Kingdoms$36,747,48622272020Toho
30Monkey Magic$36,745,06322282007Toho
31Detective Conan: Sunflowers of Inferno$36,497,92722312015Toho
32Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew$36,459,76032332005Toho
33Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning$36,244,67242372025Paramount Pictures International
34The Confidence Man JP: Princess$35,762,32422422020Toho
35The Fate of the Furious$35,613,95922452017Universal Pictures International (UPI)
36Kingdom 2: Far and Away$34,963,39522502022IMAX
37Pokémon the Movie: Destiny Deoxys$34,337,25832582004Toho
38Hero$33,995,84122622003-
39Doraemon the Movie: The New Records of Nobita's Spaceblazer
2014 Re-release
$33,989,69621122014Walt Disney Pictures
40Tokyo Mer the Movie: Nankai Mission$33,931,59722642025Toho
41Terminator Salvation$33,869,67722672009Sony Pictures Releasing
42Pokémon: Jirachi - Wish Maker$33,393,75132712003-
43Ratatouille$33,371,38622732007Buena Vista International
44Nana$33,154,57122772005Toho
45Jurassic World: Rebirth$33,095,05022782025Universal Pictures International (UPI)
46When Marnie Was There$33,068,14822792014Toho
47Inside Out$32,956,43732822015Walt Disney Pictures
48Fly Me to the Saitama$32,802,34722852019Toei Company
49Detective Conan: The Lost Ship in the Sky$32,596,95722882010Toho
50Exit 8$32,519,96622892025Golden Scene
51The After-Dinner Mysteries$32,111,31122942013Toho
52Tangled$31,081,46123092011Walt Disney Pictures
53Pokémon$30,906,53723112013Toho
54The Boss Baby$30,741,04323142018Toho-Towa
55Gravity$30,562,22523162013Warner Bros.
56The Amazing Spider-Man 2$30,253,48033192014Sony Pictures Releasing
57Tokyo MER$30,226,38333212023IMAX
58Despicable Me 4$30,175,89423222024Universal Pictures International (UPI)
59Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!$30,024,52233252017Toho
60Train Man: Densha Otoko$29,972,21823272005Toho
61Crows Zero II$29,865,85423302009Toho
62I Want to Eat Your Pancreas$29,483,45733332017Toho
63The Unbroken$29,000,32223392009Toho
64I Wish I Could Meet You Again on the Hill Where That Flower Blooms (2023)$28,933,62623402023Shochiku
65We Were There: True Love$28,876,92921362012Toho
66Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw$28,631,74723462019Toho-Towa
67Knight and Day
Original Release
$28,297,1442350201020th Century Fox International
68Spider-Man: Far from Home$28,137,05423522019Sony Pictures Releasing
69The Lady Shogun and Her Men$27,710,66622562010Shochiku
70Mary and the Witch's Flower$27,642,40623552017Toho
71Mamma Mia!$27,597,38523582009Toho-Towa
72Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura$27,428,60723612017Toho
73Chicago$27,383,93523632003-
74Transformers: Age of Extinction$27,379,33123642014Paramount Pictures International
75Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Dinosaur$27,186,39223672006Toho
76Pokémon: Detective Pikachu$27,000,00023712019Warner Bros.
77Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction$26,906,022133732014Toho
78Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea$26,851,32433752006Toho
79Dearest$26,697,02533772012Toho
80Yôkai Watch: the Movie: The Flying Whale and the Grand Adventure of the Double Worlds, Meow!$26,693,29323782016Toho
81Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back - Evolution$26,654,18423792019Toho
82A Minecraft Movie$26,637,27123802025Warner Bros.
83One Cut of the Dead$26,495,50243812018Asmik Ace Entertainment
84The Confidence Man JP: The Movie$25,958,18923872019-
85Lesson of the Evil$25,936,94923882012Toho
86Platinum Data$25,920,89623892013Toho
87I Am Sam$25,789,06923942002-
88Stand by Me Doraemon 2$25,701,46523962020Toho
89Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted$25,644,40143972012Paramount Pictures International
90Oceans$25,545,13223982010Gaga
91I'm a Cat Stalker$25,221,44624042008Toho
92Iron Man 3$25,185,66124052013Walt Disney Pictures
93Tron: Legacy$25,155,44224062010Walt Disney Pictures
94Mt. Tsurugidake$25,134,43744082009Toei Company
95Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle$24,823,63824152003-
96Vanilla Sky$24,768,14474162001-
97Liar Game: Reborn$24,549,72624192012Toho
98The Three Musketeers$24,394,93524222011Gaga
99Captain America: Civil War$24,366,75934232016Walt Disney Pictures
100Liar Game: The Final Stage$24,309,04324262010Toho
101Helter Skelter$24,231,55444282012Asmik Ace Entertainment
102The Dark Knight Rises$24,115,08724312012Warner Bros.
103National Treasure: Book of Secrets$23,942,11224352007Walt Disney Pictures
104Wicked$23,914,40524382025Universal Pictures International (UPI)
105The 8-Year Engagement$23,896,57324392017Shochiku
106Doraemon the Movie: The New Records of Nobita's Spaceblazer$23,825,77621122009Toho
107Gangs of New York$23,763,69934402002-
108The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi
Canadian Release
$23,696,31624412003-
109Mirai$23,683,48324422018Toho
110My Hero Academia: You're Next$23,615,36934442024Toho
111Salt$23,537,44734452010Sony Pictures Releasing
112Ready Player One$23,400,00024462018Warner Bros.
113Yomigaeri$23,259,54224512003-
114The Jungle Book$23,073,83124542016Walt Disney Pictures
11599.9 Criminal Lawyer: The Movie$23,055,06924552021Shochiku
116Ossan's Love: Love or Dead$23,027,97634562019Toho
117The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor$22,941,66024572008Toho-Towa
118Andalucia: Revenge of the Goddess$22,929,22134582011Toho
119Hot Road$22,916,31324592014Shochiku
120Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows$22,772,63224612012Walt Disney Pictures
121Hotaru the Movie: It's Only a Little Light in My Life$22,720,79424622012Toho
122Lilo & Stitch$22,712,66934632003-
123Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen$22,707,56724642009Paramount Pictures International
124The Pursuit of Happyness$22,680,71324662007Sony Pictures Releasing
125Paco and the Magical Book$22,650,52724692008Toho
126Sherlock Holmes$22,471,43424712010Warner Bros.
127The Last 10 Years$22,456,36824722022Warner Bros.
128Flying Colors$22,440,76624732015Showgate
129Shrek 2$22,435,81944742004United International Pictures
130The Tourist$22,367,68534762011Sony Pictures Releasing
131Kamen Rider OOO Wonderful: The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals$22,313,92534772011Toei Company
132Chicken Little$22,295,95224782005Buena Vista International
133Villain$22,265,08824792010Toho
134Lupin the 3rd$22,188,87324802014Toho
135Terminator Genisys$22,134,00524812015Paramount Pictures International
136Strawberry Night$21,936,26424822013Toho
137Unfair: The Movie$21,914,00524832007Toho
138Prometheus$21,816,4093485201220th Century Fox International
139Detroit Metal City$21,763,00024862008Toho
140April Snow$21,669,80734882005United International Pictures
141Poupelle of Chimney Town$21,657,78424892020Toho
142The King's Speech$21,400,88144952011Gaga
143Year One in the North$21,360,94224962005Toei Company
144The Apology King$21,188,00325002013Toho
145Inazuma Eleven GO the Movie: The Ultimate Bonds Gryphon$21,099,18852482010Toho
146Silent Parade$21,082,18225022022IMAX
147K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces$21,017,20635032008Toho
148Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us$21,000,45025042018Toho
149Gekijô-ban Nintama Rantarô Dokutake Ninja-tai Saikyô no Gunshi$20,830,15025062024Shochiku
150IDOLiSH7 Movie: LIVE 4bit - BEYOND THE PERiOD
Original Release - Day 1
$20,825,25325072023Bandai
151We Were There: True Love
2012 Re-release
$20,762,15731362012Toho
152The Lone Ranger$20,676,29645102013Walt Disney Pictures
153Boruto: Naruto the Movie$20,477,53735122015Toho
154Shaolin Soccer$20,420,13525152002-
155Pokémon Heroes$20,121,53835232002-
156The Secret Life of Pets 2$20,101,84455242019Toho-Towa
157Botanical Books$20,071,96125262016Shochiku
158Fast & Furious 6$20,048,39225272013Toho-Towa
159Hachi: A Dog's Tale$20,025,19535292009Shochiku
160Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages$20,001,92645302015Toho
161About Her Brother$19,969,47335312010Shochiku
162Kaiji 2: The Ultimate Gambler$19,903,08425332011Toho
163Partners: The Movie III$19,814,41155352014Toei Company
164Trick the Movie: Psychic Battle Royale$19,795,11525362010Toho
165The Wings of the Kirin$19,773,97825382012Toho
166Life of Pi$19,653,7172539201320th Century Fox International
167Shall We Dance?$19,578,97325432005Gaga
168King Kong$19,533,65425442005United International Pictures
169Love for Beginners$19,499,31235452012Toho
170Sex and the City 2$19,487,28035462010Warner Bros.
171Into the Woods$19,315,12325502015Walt Disney Pictures
172Ballad$19,277,19525522009Toho
173Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog$19,270,24235532004-
174Space Brothers$19,248,13025552012Toei Company
175Gekijouban SPEC: Kurôzu - Kou no hen$19,243,799115562013Toho
176The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey$19,213,97625572012Warner Bros.
177World War Z$19,210,59225582013Toho-Towa
178In This Corner of the World$19,204,59335592016Tokyo Theatres
179A Silent Voice: The Movie$19,199,90525602016Shochiku
180Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part III: The Rebellion Story$19,169,00725612013Warner Bros.
181Green Book$19,162,10025622019Gaga
182Princess Toyotomi$19,122,15125652011Toho
183Doraemon: Nobita and the Wind Wizard$19,026,64235672003-
184Violet Evergarden: The Movie$18,956,37125692020Shochiku
185Gulliver's Travels$18,927,6342570201120th Century Fox International
186Unfair the End$18,913,49225732015Toho
187Kitaro$18,836,03625742007Shochiku
188Oz the Great and Powerful$18,804,44125752013Walt Disney Pictures
189Friends: Naki on the Monster Island$18,760,58225762011Toho
190Elemental$18,512,15025812023Walt Disney Pictures
191Crayon Shin-chan Movie 23: Ora No Hikkoshi Monogatari - Saboten Daisuugeki
2015 Re-release
$18,478,00043102015Toho
192Swing Girls$18,453,87535832004Toho
193Girls und Panzer der Film$18,442,89425842015Showgate
194Die Another Day$18,441,25525852003-
195Doctor X: The Movie$18,353,32425872024Toho
196Kabei: Our Mother$18,338,85945882008Shochiku
197252: Signal of Life$18,168,06925902008Warner Bros.
198The Intouchables$18,136,78565922012Gaga
199Battleship$18,128,60635932012Toho-Towa
200Bakudan$18,100,98925942025Warner Bros.