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

Data as of Sep 15, 3:12 PDT
Rank Release Total Gross Top Rank Overall Rank Year Distributor
1Spirited Away$230,496,084432001-
2Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone$152,993,4932112001-
3Les Misérables$65,566,0202922012Toho-Towa
4Detective Conan: Crimson Love Letter$60,119,48921012017Toho
5Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl$59,861,99021032003-
6From Up on Poppy Hill$56,029,61531152011Toho
7Tempest 3D$53,387,7862342011Toho
8Wolf Children$52,544,77721242012Toho
9Kingdom$50,404,73821302019Toho
10The Incredibles$49,967,20521312004Buena Vista International
11Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life$48,687,04121362009Toho
12Pokémon: Zoroark: Master of Illusions$47,204,60231482010Toho
13Yo-kai Watch Movie: It's the Secret of Birth, Meow!$45,429,07321562015Toho
14Tempest 3D
2012 Re-release
$44,057,7372342012Toho
15Incredibles 2$43,890,78531662018Walt Disney Pictures
16Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior$43,338,59921692008Toho
17Minions$42,726,35321712015Toho-Towa
18Minority Report$42,707,32621722002-
19Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II$42,694,0882592009Toho
20Thermae Romae II$42,201,49721782014Toho
21Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation$42,091,07921802015Paramount Pictures International
22The Terminal$39,681,26221972004United International Pictures
23Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II
2010 Re-release
$39,606,2442592010Toho
24Detective Conan: The Sniper from Another Dimension$39,424,97532002014Toho
25Mr. & Mrs. Smith$38,730,83422082005Toho-Towa
26Cars 2$38,124,19432102011Walt Disney Pictures
27Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess$37,670,88932192009Toho
28The Untold Tale of the Three Kingdoms$36,747,48622232020Toho
29Monkey Magic$36,745,06322242007Toho
30Detective Conan: Sunflowers of Inferno$36,497,92722272015Toho
31Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew$36,459,76032292005Toho
32Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning$36,232,45442332025Paramount Pictures International
33The Confidence Man JP: Princess$35,762,32422382020Toho
34The Fate of the Furious$35,613,95922412017Universal Pictures International (UPI)
35Kingdom 2: Far and Away$34,963,39522462022IMAX
36Pokémon the Movie: Destiny Deoxys$34,337,25832542004Toho
37Hero$33,995,84122582003-
38Doraemon the Movie: The New Records of Nobita's Spaceblazer
2014 Re-release
$33,989,69621092014Walt Disney Pictures
39Terminator Salvation$33,869,67722622009Sony Pictures Releasing
40Pokémon: Jirachi - Wish Maker$33,393,75132662003-
41Ratatouille$33,371,38622682007Buena Vista International
42Nana$33,154,57122722005Toho
43When Marnie Was There$33,068,14822732014Toho
44Inside Out$32,956,43732752015Walt Disney Pictures
45Fly Me to the Saitama$32,802,34722782019Toei Company
46Detective Conan: The Lost Ship in the Sky$32,596,95722812010Toho
47The After-Dinner Mysteries$32,111,31122872013Toho
48Tokyo Mer the Movie: Nankai Mission$31,597,35022952025Toho
49Tangled$31,081,46123022011Walt Disney Pictures
50Pokémon$30,906,53723042013Toho
51Jurassic World: Rebirth$30,876,02723052025Universal Pictures International (UPI)
52The Boss Baby$30,741,04323082018Toho-Towa
53Gravity$30,562,22523102013Warner Bros.
54The Amazing Spider-Man 2$30,253,48033132014Sony Pictures Releasing
55Tokyo MER$30,226,38333152023IMAX
56Despicable Me 4$30,175,89423162024Universal Pictures International (UPI)
57Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!$30,024,52233192017Toho
58Train Man$29,972,21823212005Toho
59Crows Zero II$29,865,85423242009Toho
60I Want to Eat Your Pancreas$29,483,45733272017Toho
61The Unbroken$29,000,32223332009Toho
62I Wish I Could Meet You Again on the Hill Where That Flower Blooms (2023)$28,933,62623342023Shochiku
63We Were There: True Love$28,876,92921332012Toho
64Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw$28,631,74723402019Toho-Towa
65Knight and Day
2010 Re-release
$28,297,1442343201020th Century Fox International
66Spider-Man: Far from Home$28,137,05423452019Sony Pictures Releasing
67The Lady Shogun and Her Men$27,710,66622522010Shochiku
68Mary and the Witch's Flower$27,642,40623482017Toho
69Mamma Mia!$27,597,38523512009Toho-Towa
70Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura$27,428,60723532017Toho
71Chicago$27,383,93523552003-
72Transformers: Age of Extinction$27,379,33123562014Paramount Pictures International
73Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Dinosaur$27,186,39223592006Toho
74Pokémon: Detective Pikachu$27,000,00023632019Warner Bros.
75Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction$26,906,022133652014Toho
76Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea$26,851,32433672006Toho
77Dearest$26,697,02533692012Toho
78Yôkai Watch: the Movie: The Flying Whale and the Grand Adventure of the Double Worlds, Meow!$26,693,29323702016Toho
79Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back - Evolution$26,654,18423712019Toho
80A Minecraft Movie$26,637,27123722025Warner Bros.
81One Cut of the Dead$26,495,50243732018Asmik Ace Entertainment
82The Confidence Man JP: The Movie$25,958,18923792019-
83Lesson of the Evil$25,936,94923802012Toho
84Platinum Data$25,920,89623812013Toho
85I Am Sam$25,789,06923862002-
86Stand by Me Doraemon 2$25,701,46523882020Toho
87Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted$25,644,40143892012Paramount Pictures International
88Oceans$25,545,13223902010Gaga
89I'm a Cat Stalker$25,221,44623952008Toho
90Iron Man 3$25,185,66123962013Walt Disney Pictures
91Tron: Legacy$25,155,44223972010Walt Disney Pictures
92Mt. Tsurugidake$25,134,43743992009Toei Company
93Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle$24,823,63824062003-
94Vanilla Sky$24,768,14474072001-
95Liar Game: Reborn$24,549,72624102012Toho
96The Three Musketeers$24,394,93524132011Gaga
97Captain America: Civil War$24,366,75934142016Walt Disney Pictures
98Liar Game: The Final Stage$24,309,04324172010Toho
99Helter Skelter$24,231,55444192012Asmik Ace Entertainment
100The Dark Knight Rises$24,115,08724222012Warner Bros.
101National Treasure: Book of Secrets$23,942,11224252007Walt Disney Pictures
102Wicked$23,914,40524282025Universal Pictures International (UPI)
103The 8-Year Engagement$23,896,57324292017Shochiku
104Doraemon the Movie: The New Records of Nobita's Spaceblazer$23,825,77621092009Toho
105Gangs of New York$23,763,69934302002-
106The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi
Canadian Release
$23,696,31624312003-
107Mirai$23,683,48324322018Toho
108My Hero Academia: You're Next$23,615,36934342024Toho
109Salt$23,537,44734352010Sony Pictures Releasing
110Ready Player One$23,400,00024362018Warner Bros.
111Yomigaeri$23,259,54224402003-
112The Jungle Book$23,073,83124442016Walt Disney Pictures
11399.9 Criminal Lawyer: The Movie$23,055,06924452021Shochiku
114Ossan's Love: Love or Dead$23,027,97634462019Toho
115The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor$22,941,66024472008Toho-Towa
116Andalucia: Revenge of the Goddess$22,929,22134482011Toho
117Hot Road$22,916,31324492014Shochiku
118Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows$22,772,63224512012Walt Disney Pictures
119Hotaru the Movie: It's Only a Little Light in My Life$22,720,79424522012Toho
120Lilo & Stitch$22,712,66934532003-
121Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen$22,707,56724542009Paramount Pictures International
122The Pursuit of Happyness$22,680,71324562007Sony Pictures Releasing
123Paco and the Magical Book$22,650,52724592008Toho
124Sherlock Holmes$22,471,43424612010Warner Bros.
125The Last 10 Years$22,456,36824622022Warner Bros.
126Flying Colors$22,440,76624632015Showgate
127Shrek 2$22,435,81944642004United International Pictures
128The Tourist$22,367,68534662011Sony Pictures Releasing
129Kamen Rider OOO Wonderful: The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals$22,313,92534672011Toei Company
130Chicken Little$22,295,95224682005Buena Vista International
131Villain$22,265,08824692010Toho
132Lupin the 3rd$22,188,87324702014Toho
133Terminator Genisys$22,134,00524712015Paramount Pictures International
134Strawberry Night$21,936,26424722013Toho
135Nintama Rantaro Dokutake Ninja-tai Saikyou no Gunshi$21,930,91224732024Shochiku
136Unfair: The Movie$21,914,00524742007Toho
137Prometheus$21,816,4093476201220th Century Fox International
138Detroit Metal City$21,763,00024772008Toho
139April Snow$21,669,80734792005United International Pictures
140Poupelle of Chimney Town$21,657,78424802020Toho
141The King's Speech$21,400,88144862011Gaga
142Year One in the North$21,360,94224872005Toei Company
143The Apology King$21,188,00324912013Toho
144Inazuma Eleven GO the Movie: The Ultimate Bonds Gryphon$21,099,18852442010Toho
145Silent Parade$21,082,18224932022IMAX
146K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces$21,017,20634942008Toho
147Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us$21,000,45024952018Toho
148IDOLiSH7 Movie: LIVE 4bit - BEYOND THE PERiOD
Original Release - Day 1
$20,825,25324962023Bandai
149We Were There: True Love
2012 Re-release
$20,762,15731332012Toho
150The Lone Ranger$20,676,29644992013Walt Disney Pictures
151Boruto: Naruto the Movie$20,477,53735012015Toho
152Shaolin Soccer$20,420,13525042002-
153Pokémon Heroes$20,121,53835122002-
154The Secret Life of Pets 2$20,101,84455132019Toho-Towa
155Botanical Books$20,071,96125152016Shochiku
156Fast & Furious 6$20,048,39225162013Toho-Towa
157Hachi: A Dog's Tale$20,025,19535182009Shochiku
158Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages$20,001,92645192015Toho
159About Her Brother$19,969,47335202010Shochiku
160Kaiji 2: The Ultimate Gambler$19,903,08425222011Toho
161Partners: The Movie III$19,814,41155242014Toei Company
162Trick the Movie: Psychic Battle Royale$19,795,11525252010Toho
163The Wings of the Kirin$19,773,97825272012Toho
164Life of Pi$19,653,7172528201320th Century Fox International
165Shall We Dance?$19,578,97325322005Gaga
166King Kong$19,533,65425332005United International Pictures
167Love for Beginners$19,499,31235342012Toho
168Sex and the City 2$19,487,28035352010Warner Bros.
169Into the Woods$19,315,12325392015Walt Disney Pictures
170Ballad$19,277,19525412009Toho
171Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog$19,270,24235422004-
172Space Brothers$19,248,13025442012Toei Company
173Gekijouban SPEC: Kurôzu - Kou no hen$19,243,799115452013Toho
174The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey$19,213,97625462012Warner Bros.
175World War Z$19,210,59225472013Toho-Towa
176In This Corner of the World$19,204,59335482016Tokyo Theatres
177A Silent Voice: The Movie$19,199,90525492016Shochiku
178Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part III: The Rebellion Story$19,169,00725502013Warner Bros.
179Green Book$19,162,10025512019Gaga
180Princess Toyotomi$19,122,15125542011Toho
181Doraemon: Nobita and the Wind Wizard$19,026,64235562003-
182Violet Evergarden: The Movie$18,956,37125582020Shochiku
183Gulliver's Travels$18,927,6342559201120th Century Fox International
184Unfair the End$18,913,49225622015Toho
185Kitaro$18,836,03625632007Shochiku
186Oz the Great and Powerful$18,804,44125642013Walt Disney Pictures
187Friends: Naki on the Monster Island$18,760,58225652011Toho
188Elemental$18,512,15025702023Walt Disney Pictures
189Crayon Shin-chan Movie 23: Ora No Hikkoshi Monogatari - Saboten Daisuugeki
2015 Re-release
$18,478,00043032015Toho
190Swing Girls$18,453,87535722004Toho
191Girls und Panzer der Film$18,442,89425732015Showgate
192Die Another Day$18,441,25525742003-
193Doctor X: The Movie$18,353,32425762024Toho
194Kabei: Our Mother$18,338,85945772008Shochiku
195252: Signal of Life$18,168,06925792008Warner Bros.
196The Intouchables$18,136,78565812012Gaga
197Battleship$18,128,60635822012Toho-Towa
198Takizawa Enbujo Zero$18,091,39525832020Shochiku
199From Me to You$18,027,47535852010Toho
200Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet$17,969,31425872011Toei Company