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

Data as of May 2, 18:44 PDT
Rank Release Total Gross Top Rank Overall Rank Year Distributor
1Spirited Away$230,496,084432001-
2Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone$152,993,4932102001-
3Les Misérables$65,566,0202882012Toho-Towa
4Detective Conan: Crimson Love Letter$60,119,4892982017Toho
5Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl$59,861,99021002003-
6From Up on Poppy Hill$56,029,61531122011Toho
7Gekijouban Tenpesuto 3D$53,387,7862342011Toho
8Wolf Children$52,544,77721212012Toho
9Kingdom$50,404,73821272019Toho
10The Incredibles$49,967,20521282004Buena Vista International
11Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life$48,687,04121332009Toho
12Pokémon: Zoroark: Master of Illusions$47,204,60231452010Toho
13Yo-kai Watch Movie: It's the Secret of Birth, Meow!$45,429,07321532015Toho
14Gekijouban Tenpesuto 3D
2012 Re-release
$44,057,7372342012Toho
15Incredibles 2$43,890,78531632018Walt Disney Pictures
16Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior$43,338,59921662008Toho
17Minions$42,726,35321682015Toho-Towa
18Minority Report$42,707,32621692002-
19Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II$42,694,0882562009Toho
20Thermae Romae II$42,201,49721752014Toho
21Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation$42,091,07921772015Paramount Pictures International
22The Terminal$39,681,26221932004United International Pictures
23Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II
2010 Re-release
$39,606,2442562010Toho
24Detective Conan: The Sniper from Another Dimension$39,424,97531962014Toho
25Mr. & Mrs. Smith$38,730,83422032005Toho-Towa
26Cars 2$38,124,19432052011Walt Disney Pictures
27Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess$37,670,88932142009Toho
28The Untold Tale of the Three Kingdoms$36,747,48622182020-
29Monkey Magic$36,745,06322192007Toho
30Detective Conan: Sunflowers of Inferno$36,497,92722212015Toho
31Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew$36,459,76032232005Toho
32The Confidence Man JP: Princess$35,762,32422312020-
33The Fate of the Furious$35,613,95922342017Universal Pictures International (UPI)
34Kingdom II: Harukanaru Daichi e$34,963,39522392022IMAX
35Pokémon the Movie: Destiny Deoxys$34,337,25832462004Toho
36Hero$33,995,84122502003-
37Doraemon the Movie: The New Records of Nobita's Spaceblazer
2014 Re-release
$33,989,69621062014Walt Disney Pictures
38Terminator Salvation$33,869,67722542009Sony Pictures Releasing
39Pokémon: Jirachi - Wish Maker$33,393,75132582003-
40Ratatouille$33,371,38622602007Buena Vista International
41Nana$33,154,57122632005Toho
42When Marnie Was There$33,068,14822642014Toho
43Inside Out$32,956,43732662015Walt Disney Pictures
44Fly Me to the Saitama$32,802,34722692019Toei Company
45Detective Conan: The Lost Ship in the Sky$32,596,95722722010Toho
46The After-Dinner Mysteries$32,111,31122782013Toho
47Tangled$31,081,46122922011Walt Disney Pictures
48Pokémon$30,906,53722942013Toho
49The Boss Baby$30,741,04322962018Toho-Towa
50Gravity$30,562,22522982013Warner Bros.
51The Amazing Spider-Man 2$30,253,48033012014Sony Pictures Releasing
52Tokyo MER$30,226,38333032023IMAX
53Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!$30,024,52233062017Toho
54Train Man$29,972,21823082005Toho
55Crows Zero II$29,865,85423112009Toho
56I Want to Eat Your Pancreas$29,483,45733142017Toho
57The Unbroken$29,000,32223202009Toho
58I Wish I Could Meet You Again on the Hill Where That Flower Blooms (2023)$28,933,62623212023Shochiku
59We Were There: True Love$28,876,92921302012Toho
60Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw$28,631,74723282019Toho-Towa
61Knight and Day
2010 Re-release
$28,297,1442331201020th Century Fox International
62Spider-Man: Far from Home$28,137,05423332019Sony Pictures Releasing
63The Lady Shogun and Her Men$27,710,66622442010Shochiku
64Mary and the Witch's Flower$27,642,40623362017Toho
65Mamma Mia!$27,597,38523392009Toho-Towa
66Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura$27,428,60723412017Toho
67Chicago$27,383,93523432003-
68Transformers: Age of Extinction$27,379,33123442014Paramount Pictures International
69Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Dinosaur$27,186,39223482006Toho
70Pokémon: Detective Pikachu$27,000,00023522019Warner Bros.
71Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction$26,906,022133542014Toho
72Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea$26,851,32433562006Toho
73Dearest$26,697,02533582012Toho
74Yôkai Watch: the Movie: The Flying Whale and the Grand Adventure of the Double Worlds, Meow!$26,693,29323592016Toho
75Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back - Evolution$26,654,18423602019Toho
76One Cut of the Dead$26,495,50243612018Asmik Ace Entertainment
77The Confidence Man JP: The Movie$25,958,18923672019-
78Lesson of the Evil$25,936,94923682012Toho
79Platinum Data$25,920,89623692013Toho
80I Am Sam$25,789,06923742002-
81Stand by Me Doraemon 2$25,701,46523762020-
82Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted$25,644,40143772012Paramount Pictures International
83Oceans$25,545,13223782010Gaga
84I'm a Cat Stalker$25,221,44623832008Toho
85Iron Man 3$25,185,66123842013Walt Disney Pictures
86Tron: Legacy$25,155,44223852010Walt Disney Pictures
87Mt. Tsurugidake$25,134,43743872009Toei Company
88Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle$24,823,63823932003-
89Vanilla Sky$24,768,14473942001-
90Liar Game: Reborn$24,549,72623972012Toho
91The Three Musketeers$24,394,93524002011Gaga
92Captain America: Civil War$24,366,75934012016Walt Disney Pictures
93Liar Game: The Final Stage$24,309,04324032010Toho
94Helter Skelter$24,231,55444052012Asmik Ace Entertainment
95The Dark Knight Rises$24,115,08724082012Warner Bros.
96National Treasure: Book of Secrets$23,942,11224112007Walt Disney Pictures
97The 8-Year Engagement$23,896,57324142017Shochiku
98Doraemon the Movie: The New Records of Nobita's Spaceblazer$23,825,77621062009Toho
99Gangs of New York$23,763,69934152002-
100The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi
Canadian Release
$23,696,31624162003-
101Mirai$23,683,48324172018Toho
102Salt$23,537,44734192010Sony Pictures Releasing
103Ready Player One$23,400,00024202018Warner Bros.
104Yomigaeri$23,259,54224242003-
105The Jungle Book$23,073,83124272016Walt Disney Pictures
10699.9 Criminal Lawyer: The Movie$23,055,06924282021Shochiku
107Ossan's Love: Love or Dead$23,027,97634292019Toho
108The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor$22,941,66024302008Toho-Towa
109Andalucia: Revenge of the Goddess$22,929,22134312011Toho
110Hot Road$22,916,31324322014Shochiku
111Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows$22,772,63224342012Walt Disney Pictures
112Hotaru the Movie: It's Only a Little Light in My Life$22,720,79424352012Toho
113Lilo & Stitch$22,712,66934362003-
114Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen$22,707,56724372009Paramount Pictures International
115The Pursuit of Happyness$22,680,71324392007Sony Pictures Releasing
116Paco and the Magical Book$22,650,52724422008Toho
117Sherlock Holmes$22,471,43424442010Warner Bros.
118The Last 10 Years$22,456,36824452022Warner Bros.
119Flying Colors$22,440,76624462015Showgate
120Shrek 2$22,435,81944472004United International Pictures
121The Tourist$22,367,68534492011Sony Pictures Releasing
122Kamen Rider OOO Wonderful: The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals$22,313,92534502011Toei Company
123Chicken Little$22,295,95224512005Buena Vista International
124Villain$22,265,08824522010Toho
125Lupin the 3rd$22,188,87324532014Toho
126Terminator Genisys$22,134,00524542015Paramount Pictures International
127Strawberry Night$21,936,26424552013Toho
128Unfair: The Movie$21,914,00524562007Toho
129Prometheus$21,816,4093458201220th Century Fox International
130Detroit Metal City$21,763,00024592008Toho
131April Snow$21,669,80734612005United International Pictures
132Poupelle of Chimney Town$21,657,78424622020-
133K-On! The Movie$21,419,79224682011Shochiku
134The King's Speech$21,400,88144692011Gaga
135Year One in the North$21,360,94224702005Toei Company
136The Apology King$21,188,00324742013Toho
137Inazuma Eleven GO the Movie: The Ultimate Bonds Gryphon$21,099,18852372010Toho
138Silent Parade$21,082,18224762022IMAX
139K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces$21,017,20634772008Toho
140Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us$21,000,45024782018Toho
141We Were There: True Love
2012 Re-release
$20,762,15731302012Toho
142The Lone Ranger$20,676,29644812013Walt Disney Pictures
143Boruto: Naruto the Movie$20,477,53734832015Toho
144Shaolin Soccer$20,420,13524862002-
145Pokémon Heroes$20,121,53834942002-
146The Secret Life of Pets 2$20,101,84454952019Toho-Towa
147Botanical Books$20,071,96124972016Shochiku
148Fast & Furious 6$20,048,39224982013Toho-Towa
149Hachi: A Dog's Tale$20,025,19535002009Shochiku
150Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages$20,001,92645012015Toho
151About Her Brother$19,969,47335022010Shochiku
152Kaiji 2: The Ultimate Gambler$19,903,08425042011Toho
153Partners: The Movie III$19,814,41155062014Toei Company
154Trick the Movie: Psychic Battle Royale$19,795,11525072010Toho
155The Wings of the Kirin$19,773,97825092012Toho
156Life of Pi$19,653,7172510201320th Century Fox International
157Shall We Dance?$19,578,97325142005Gaga
158King Kong$19,533,65425152005United International Pictures
159Love for Beginners$19,499,31235162012Toho
160Sex and the City 2$19,487,28035172010Warner Bros.
161Into the Woods$19,315,12325212015Walt Disney Pictures
162Ballad$19,277,19525232009Toho
163Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog$19,270,24235242004-
164Space Brothers$19,248,13025252012Toei Company
165Gekijouban SPEC: Kurôzu - Kou no hen$19,243,799115262013Toho
166The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey$19,213,97625272012Warner Bros.
167World War Z$19,210,59225282013Toho-Towa
168In This Corner (and Other Corners) of the World$19,204,59335292016-
169A Silent Voice: The Movie$19,199,90525302016Shochiku
170Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part III: The Rebellion Story$19,169,00725312013Warner Bros.
171Green Book$19,162,10025322019Gaga
172Princess Toyotomi$19,122,15125352011Toho
173Doraemon: Nobita and the Wind Wizard$19,026,64235372003-
174Violet Evergarden: The Movie$18,956,37125392020Shochiku
175Gulliver's Travels$18,927,6342540201120th Century Fox International
176Unfair the End$18,913,49225432015Toho
177Kitaro$18,836,03625442007Shochiku
178Oz the Great and Powerful$18,804,44125452013Walt Disney Pictures
179Friends: Naki on the Monster Island$18,760,58225462011Toho
180Elemental$18,512,15025512023Walt Disney Pictures
181Crayon Shin-chan Movie 23: Ora No Hikkoshi Monogatari - Saboten Daisuugeki
2015 Re-release
$18,478,00042932015Toho
182Swing Girls$18,453,87535532004Toho
183Girls und Panzer der Film$18,442,89425542015Showgate
184Die Another Day$18,441,25525552003-
185IDOLiSH7 Movie: LIVE 4bit - BEYOND THE PERiOD
Original Release - Day 1
$18,376,86925572023Bandai
186Kabei: Our Mother$18,338,85945582008Shochiku
187252: Signal of Life$18,168,06925602008Warner Bros.
188The Intouchables$18,136,78565622012Gaga
189Battleship$18,128,60635632012Toho-Towa
190Takizawa Enbujo Zero$18,091,39525642020Shochiku
191From Me to You$18,027,47535662010Toho
192Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet$17,969,31425682011Toei Company
193Fragments of the Last Will$17,954,69155692022IMAX
194Mumon: The Land of Stealth$17,952,50525702017Toho
195Hirugao$17,896,71725722017Toho
196Real Steel$17,887,06835732011Walt Disney Pictures
197Return to Never Land$17,866,67245742002-
198Shield of Straw$17,815,84045762013Warner Bros.
199Windstruck$17,773,06135772004Warner Bros.
20064: Part I$17,756,87535782016Toho