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

Data as of Apr 22, 17:35 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$65,566,0202942012Toho-Towa
4Detective Conan: Crimson Love Letter$60,119,48921032017Toho
5Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl$59,861,99021052003-
6From Up on Poppy Hill$56,029,61531172011Toho
7Tempest 3D$53,387,7862362011Toho
8Wolf Children$52,544,77721262012Toho
9Kingdom$50,404,73821322019Toho
10The Incredibles$49,967,20521332004Buena Vista International
11Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life$48,687,04121382009Toho
12Pokémon: Zoroark: Master of Illusions$47,204,60231502010Toho
13Yo-kai Watch Movie: It's the Secret of Birth, Meow!$45,429,07321582015Toho
14Tempest 3D
2012 Re-release
$44,057,7372362012Toho
15Incredibles 2$43,890,78531682018Walt Disney Pictures
16Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior$43,338,59921712008Toho
17Minions$42,726,35321732015Toho-Towa
18Minority Report$42,707,32621742002-
19Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II$42,694,0882602009Toho
20Thermae Romae II$42,201,49721802014Toho
21Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation$42,091,07921822015Paramount Pictures International
22The Terminal$39,681,26221992004United International Pictures
23Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II
2010 Re-release
$39,606,2442602010Toho
24Detective Conan: The Sniper from Another Dimension$39,424,97532022014Toho
25Mr. & Mrs. Smith$38,730,83422102005Toho-Towa
26Cars 2$38,124,19432122011Walt Disney Pictures
27Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess$37,670,88932212009Toho
28The Untold Tale of the Three Kingdoms$36,747,48622252020Toho
29Monkey Magic$36,745,06322262007Toho
30Detective Conan: Sunflowers of Inferno$36,497,92722292015Toho
31Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew$36,459,76032312005Toho
32Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning$36,244,67242352025Paramount Pictures International
33The Confidence Man JP: Princess$35,762,32422402020Toho
34The Fate of the Furious$35,613,95922432017Universal Pictures International (UPI)
35Kingdom 2: Far and Away$34,963,39522482022IMAX
36Pokémon the Movie: Destiny Deoxys$34,337,25832562004Toho
37Hero$33,995,84122602003-
38Doraemon the Movie: The New Records of Nobita's Spaceblazer
2014 Re-release
$33,989,69621112014Walt Disney Pictures
39Tokyo Mer the Movie: Nankai Mission$33,931,59722622025Toho
40Terminator Salvation$33,869,67722652009Sony Pictures Releasing
41Pokémon: Jirachi - Wish Maker$33,393,75132692003-
42Ratatouille$33,371,38622712007Buena Vista International
43Nana$33,154,57122752005Toho
44Jurassic World: Rebirth$33,095,05022762025Universal Pictures International (UPI)
45When Marnie Was There$33,068,14822772014Toho
46Inside Out$32,956,43732802015Walt Disney Pictures
47Fly Me to the Saitama$32,802,34722832019Toei Company
48Detective Conan: The Lost Ship in the Sky$32,596,95722862010Toho
49Exit 8$32,519,96622872025Golden Scene
50The After-Dinner Mysteries$32,111,31122922013Toho
51Tangled$31,081,46123072011Walt Disney Pictures
52Serie Pokemon XY$30,906,53723092013Toho
53The Boss Baby$30,741,04323122018Toho-Towa
54Gravity$30,562,22523142013Warner Bros.
55The Amazing Spider-Man 2$30,253,48033172014Sony Pictures Releasing
56Tokyo MER$30,226,38333192023IMAX
57Despicable Me 4$30,175,89423202024Universal Pictures International (UPI)
58Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!$30,024,52233232017Toho
59Train Man: Densha Otoko$29,972,21823252005Toho
60Crows Zero II$29,865,85423282009Toho
61I Want to Eat Your Pancreas$29,483,45733312017Toho
62The Unbroken$29,000,32223372009Toho
63I Wish I Could Meet You Again on the Hill Where That Flower Blooms (2023)$28,933,62623382023Shochiku
64We Were There: True Love$28,876,92921352012Toho
65Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw$28,631,74723442019Toho-Towa
66Knight and Day
Original Release
$28,297,1442347201020th Century Fox International
67Spider-Man: Far from Home$28,137,05423492019Sony Pictures Releasing
68The Lady Shogun and Her Men$27,710,66622542010Shochiku
69Mary and the Witch's Flower$27,642,40623522017Toho
70Mamma Mia!$27,597,38523552009Toho-Towa
71Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura$27,428,60723582017Toho
72Chicago$27,383,93523602003-
73Transformers: Age of Extinction$27,379,33123612014Paramount Pictures International
74Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Dinosaur$27,186,39223642006Toho
75Pokémon: Detective Pikachu$27,000,00023682019Warner Bros.
76Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction$26,906,022133702014Toho
77Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea$26,851,32433722006Toho
78Dearest$26,697,02533742012Toho
79Yôkai Watch: the Movie: The Flying Whale and the Grand Adventure of the Double Worlds, Meow!$26,693,29323752016Toho
80Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back - Evolution$26,654,18423762019Toho
81A Minecraft Movie$26,637,27123772025Warner Bros.
82One Cut of the Dead$26,495,50243782018Asmik Ace Entertainment
83The Confidence Man JP: The Movie$25,958,18923842019-
84Lesson of the Evil$25,936,94923852012Toho
85Platinum Data$25,920,89623862013Toho
86I Am Sam$25,789,06923912002-
87Stand by Me Doraemon 2$25,701,46523932020Toho
88Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted$25,644,40143942012Paramount Pictures International
89Oceans$25,545,13223952010Gaga
90I'm a Cat Stalker$25,221,44624002008Toho
91Iron Man 3$25,185,66124012013Walt Disney Pictures
92Tron: Legacy$25,155,44224022010Walt Disney Pictures
93Mt. Tsurugidake$25,134,43744042009Toei Company
94Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle$24,823,63824112003-
95Vanilla Sky$24,768,14474122001-
96Liar Game: Reborn$24,549,72624162012Toho
97The Three Musketeers$24,394,93524192011Gaga
98Captain America: Civil War$24,366,75934202016Walt Disney Pictures
99Liar Game: The Final Stage$24,309,04324232010Toho
100Helter Skelter$24,231,55444252012Asmik Ace Entertainment
101The Dark Knight Rises$24,115,08724282012Warner Bros.
102National Treasure: Book of Secrets$23,942,11224322007Walt Disney Pictures
103Wicked$23,914,40524352025Universal Pictures International (UPI)
104The 8-Year Engagement$23,896,57324362017Shochiku
105Doraemon the Movie: The New Records of Nobita's Spaceblazer$23,825,77621112009Toho
106Gangs of New York$23,763,69934372002-
107The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi
Canadian Release
$23,696,31624382003-
108Mirai$23,683,48324392018Toho
109My Hero Academia: You're Next$23,615,36934412024Toho
110Salt$23,537,44734422010Sony Pictures Releasing
111Ready Player One$23,400,00024432018Warner Bros.
112Yomigaeri$23,259,54224482003-
113The Jungle Book$23,073,83124512016Walt Disney Pictures
11499.9 Criminal Lawyer: The Movie$23,055,06924522021Shochiku
115Ossan's Love: Love or Dead$23,027,97634532019Toho
116The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor$22,941,66024542008Toho-Towa
117Andalucia: Revenge of the Goddess$22,929,22134552011Toho
118Hot Road$22,916,31324562014Shochiku
119Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows$22,772,63224582012Walt Disney Pictures
120Hotaru the Movie: It's Only a Little Light in My Life$22,720,79424592012Toho
121Lilo & Stitch$22,712,66934602003-
122Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen$22,707,56724612009Paramount Pictures International
123The Pursuit of Happyness$22,680,71324632007Sony Pictures Releasing
124Paco and the Magical Book$22,650,52724662008Toho
125Sherlock Holmes$22,471,43424682010Warner Bros.
126The Last 10 Years$22,456,36824692022Warner Bros.
127Flying Colors$22,440,76624702015Showgate
128Shrek 2$22,435,81944712004United International Pictures
129The Tourist$22,367,68534732011Sony Pictures Releasing
130Kamen Rider OOO Wonderful: The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals$22,313,92534742011Toei Company
131Chicken Little$22,295,95224752005Buena Vista International
132Villain$22,265,08824762010Toho
133Lupin the 3rd$22,188,87324772014Toho
134Terminator Genisys$22,134,00524782015Paramount Pictures International
135Strawberry Night$21,936,26424802013Toho
136Unfair: The Movie$21,914,00524812007Toho
137Prometheus$21,816,4093483201220th Century Fox International
138Detroit Metal City$21,763,00024842008Toho
139April Snow$21,669,80734862005United International Pictures
140Poupelle of Chimney Town$21,657,78424872020Toho
141The King's Speech$21,400,88144932011Gaga
142Year One in the North$21,360,94224942005Toei Company
143The Apology King$21,188,00324982013Toho
144Inazuma Eleven GO the Movie: The Ultimate Bonds Gryphon$21,099,18852462010Toho
145Silent Parade$21,082,18225002022IMAX
146K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces$21,017,20635012008Toho
147Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us$21,000,45025022018Toho
148Gekijô-ban Nintama Rantarô Dokutake Ninja-tai Saikyô no Gunshi$20,830,15025042024Shochiku
149IDOLiSH7 Movie: LIVE 4bit - BEYOND THE PERiOD
Original Release - Day 1
$20,825,25325052023Bandai
150We Were There: True Love
2012 Re-release
$20,762,15731352012Toho
151The Lone Ranger$20,676,29645082013Walt Disney Pictures
152Boruto: Naruto the Movie$20,477,53735102015Toho
153Shaolin Soccer$20,420,13525132002-
154Pokémon Heroes$20,121,53835212002-
155The Secret Life of Pets 2$20,101,84455222019Toho-Towa
156Botanical Books$20,071,96125242016Shochiku
157Fast & Furious 6$20,048,39225252013Toho-Towa
158Hachi: A Dog's Tale$20,025,19535272009Shochiku
159Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages$20,001,92645282015Toho
160About Her Brother$19,969,47335292010Shochiku
161Kaiji 2: The Ultimate Gambler$19,903,08425312011Toho
162Partners: The Movie III$19,814,41155332014Toei Company
163Trick the Movie: Psychic Battle Royale$19,795,11525342010Toho
164The Wings of the Kirin$19,773,97825362012Toho
165Life of Pi$19,653,7172537201320th Century Fox International
166Shall We Dance?$19,578,97325412005Gaga
167King Kong$19,533,65425422005United International Pictures
168Love for Beginners$19,499,31235432012Toho
169Sex and the City 2$19,487,28035442010Warner Bros.
170Into the Woods$19,315,12325482015Walt Disney Pictures
171Ballad$19,277,19525502009Toho
172Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog$19,270,24235512004-
173Space Brothers$19,248,13025532012Toei Company
174Gekijouban SPEC: Kurôzu - Kou no hen$19,243,799115542013Toho
175The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey$19,213,97625552012Warner Bros.
176World War Z$19,210,59225562013Toho-Towa
177In This Corner of the World$19,204,59335572016Tokyo Theatres
178A Silent Voice: The Movie$19,199,90525582016Shochiku
179Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part III: The Rebellion Story$19,169,00725592013Warner Bros.
180Green Book$19,162,10025602019Gaga
181Princess Toyotomi$19,122,15125632011Toho
182Doraemon: Nobita and the Wind Wizard$19,026,64235652003-
183Violet Evergarden: The Movie$18,956,37125672020Shochiku
184Gulliver's Travels$18,927,6342568201120th Century Fox International
185Unfair the End$18,913,49225712015Toho
186Kitaro$18,836,03625722007Shochiku
187Oz the Great and Powerful$18,804,44125732013Walt Disney Pictures
188Friends: Naki on the Monster Island$18,760,58225742011Toho
189Elemental$18,512,15025792023Walt Disney Pictures
190Crayon Shin-chan Movie 23: Ora No Hikkoshi Monogatari - Saboten Daisuugeki
2015 Re-release
$18,478,00043082015Toho
191Swing Girls$18,453,87535812004Toho
192Girls und Panzer der Film$18,442,89425822015Showgate
193Die Another Day$18,441,25525832003-
194Doctor X: The Movie$18,353,32425852024Toho
195Kabei: Our Mother$18,338,85945862008Shochiku
196252: Signal of Life$18,168,06925882008Warner Bros.
197The Intouchables$18,136,78565902012Gaga
198Battleship$18,128,60635912012Toho-Towa
199Bakudan$18,100,98925922025Warner Bros.
200Takizawa Enbujo Zero$18,091,39525932020Shochiku