| Rank
| Title
| Lifetime Gross | Max Theaters | Opening | Open Th | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 23 | Howl's Moving Castle | $4,711,096 | 202 | $427,987 | 36 | Jun 10, 2005 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 53 | Steamboy | $468,867 | 46 | $136,148 | 39 | Mar 18, 2005 | Triumph Releasing Corporation |
| 89 | Appleseed | $129,135 | 31 | $66,869 | 31 | Jan 14, 2005 | Geneon Entertainment |
| 99 | Wonderful Days | $74,663 | 5 | $3,022 | 1 | Dec 31, 2004 | - |
| 31 | Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence | $1,043,896 | 55 | $317,722 | 47 | Sep 17, 2004 | - |
| 7 | Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Movie - Pyramid of Light | $19,765,868 | 2,411 | $9,485,494 | 2,411 | Aug 13, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 125 | Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space | $3,386 | 1 | $3,386 | 1 | Apr 2, 2004 | Vitagraph Films |
| 38 | Pokémon Heroes | $746,381 | 200 | $260,372 | 196 | May 16, 2003 | Miramax |
| 34 | Cowboy Bebop: The Movie | $1,000,045 | 29 | $234,429 | 19 | Apr 4, 2003 | IDP Distribution |
| 28 | Pokemon 4Ever: Celebi - Voice of the Forest | $1,727,447 | 249 | $717,061 | 249 | Oct 11, 2002 | Dimension Films |
| 16 | Spirited Away | $10,055,859 | 714 | $449,839 | 26 | Sep 20, 2002 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 95 | Escaflowne: The Movie | $94,060 | 5 | $16,692 | 5 | Jan 25, 2002 | Bandai |
| 39 | Metropolis | $722,932 | 16 | $84,660 | 9 | Jan 25, 2002 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 115 | Spriggan | $25,824 | 5 | $7,420 | 5 | Oct 12, 2001 | ADV Films |
| 83 | Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust | $151,086 | 12 | $25,521 | 6 | Sep 21, 2001 | - |
| 94 | Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade | $94,591 | 1 | $7,098 | 1 | Jun 22, 2001 | Tidepoint Pictures |
| 10 | Pokémon 3 the Movie: Spell of the Unown | $17,052,128 | 2,675 | $8,240,752 | 2,675 | Apr 6, 2001 | Warner Bros. |
| 17 | Digimon: The Movie | $9,631,153 | 1,825 | $4,233,304 | 1,823 | Oct 6, 2000 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 3 | Pokémon the Movie 2000 | $43,758,684 | 2,752 | $19,575,608 | 2,752 | Jul 21, 2000 | Warner Bros. |
| 84 | X | $143,355 | 1 | $6,672 | 1 | Mar 10, 2000 | Manga Entertainment |
| 1 | Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back | $85,744,662 | 3,043 | $31,036,678 | 3,043 | Nov 10, 1999 | Warner Bros. |
| 27 | Princess Mononoke | $2,375,308 | 129 | $144,446 | 8 | Oct 29, 1999 | Miramax |
| 51 | Ghost in the Shell | $515,905 | 1 | $2,736 | 1 | Feb 2, 1996 | Palm Pictures |
| 103 | Wings of Honneamise | $55,572 | - | - | - | Mar 10, 1995 | Tara Releasing |
| 121 | Robot Carnival | $10,642 | 2 | $10,642 | 2 | Mar 15, 1991 | - |
| 59 | Akira | $439,162 | 2 | $11,263 | 2 | Dec 25, 1989 | - |
