| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Red Cliff II | - | - | - | $34,353,321 | 729 | $56,374,881 | Apr 10 | Toho-Towa | false |
| 2 | Crows Zero II | - | - | - | $21,030,183 | 314 | $29,865,854 | Apr 11 | Toho | false |
| 3 | Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser | - | - | - | $16,793,738 | 341 | $35,701,081 | Apr 18 | Toho | false |
| 4 | Drop | - | - | - | $10,740,255 | 167 | $19,611,028 | Mar 20 | Herald Film Company | false |
| 5 | Yatterman | - | - | - | $8,053,047 | 312 | $30,365,792 | Mar 7 | Shochiku | false |
| 6 | Doraemon the Movie: The New Records of Nobita's Spaceblazer | - | - | - | $7,547,006 | 364 | $23,825,776 | Mar 7 | Toho | false |
| 7 | Marley & Me | - | - | - | $5,565,173 | 439 | $7,536,297 | Mar 27 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 8 | Mamoru Yonezawa the Scientific Criminal Investigation Officer | - | - | - | $5,531,235 | 193 | $6,956,095 | Mar 28 | Toei Company | false |
| 9 | Slumdog Millionaire | - | - | - | $5,239,331 | 120 | $11,259,272 | Apr 18 | Gaga | false |
| 10 | Eiga Kureyon Shinchan: Otakebe! Kasukabe yasei-oukoku 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $4,686,274 | 323 | $10,097,019 | Apr 18 | Toho | false |
| 11 | Valkyrie | - | - | - | $4,261,049 | 326 | $12,118,887 | Mar 20 | Toho-Towa | false |
| 12 | Pretty Cure All Stars DX: Everyone Is a Friend - A Miracle All Pretty Cures Together | - | - | - | $3,870,322 | 156 | $9,099,922 | Mar 20 | Toei Company | false |
| 13 | Gran Torino | - | - | - | $3,631,444 | 273 | $10,187,296 | Apr 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 14 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | - | - | - | $3,411,534 | 438 | $10,068,376 | Mar 14 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 15 | Watchmen | - | - | - | $2,908,828 | 218 | $4,035,072 | Mar 28 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 16 | Oppai Volleyball | - | - | - | $2,845,074 | 252 | $5,044,796 | Apr 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 17 | Burn After Reading | - | - | - | $2,711,076 | 297 | $6,159,523 | Apr 24 | Gaga | false |
| 18 | Twilight | - | - | - | $2,530,714 | 200 | $2,530,714 | Apr 4 | Asmik Ace Entertainment | false |
| 19 | The International | - | - | - | $2,279,260 | 280 | $2,283,016 | Apr 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 20 | Battle League Horumo | - | - | - | $1,819,248 | 152 | $2,730,680 | Apr 18 | Shochiku | false |
| 21 | Departures | - | - | - | $1,579,711 | 221 | $61,010,217 | Sep 13 | Shochiku | false |
| 22 | Dragonball Evolution | - | - | - | $869,961 | 540 | $8,451,374 | Mar 13 | - | false |
| 23 | Rain Fall | - | - | - | $802,850 | 280 | $1,348,221 | Apr 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 24 | Seven Pounds | - | - | - | $234,980 | 327 | $8,311,706 | Feb 21 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 25 | Changeling | - | - | - | $191,528 | 301 | $12,946,062 | Feb 20 | Toho-Towa | false |
| 26 | Milk | - | - | - | $173,611 | 58 | $173,611 | Apr 18 | - | false |
| 27 | The Pink Panther 2 | - | - | - | $145,180 | 29 | $171,566 | Apr 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 28 | The Triumphant Return of General Rouge | - | - | - | $142,195 | 301 | $8,611,471 | Mar 7 | Toho | false |
| 29 | Frost/Nixon | - | - | - | $122,139 | 14 | $180,627 | Mar 28 | Toho-Towa | false |
| 30 | Mamma Mia! | - | - | - | $111,049 | 340 | $27,597,385 | Jan 30 | Toho-Towa | false |
| 31 | Rachel Getting Married | - | - | - | $100,399 | 7 | $361,991 | Apr 18 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 32 | Punisher: War Zone | - | - | - | $54,193 | 7 | $70,473 | Apr 18 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 33 | Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | - | - | - | $52,952 | 50 | $325,807 | Mar 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 34 | Quantum of Solace | - | - | - | $12,178 | 346 | $21,685,734 | Jan 24 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 35 | Before the Devil Knows You're Dead | - | - | - | $1,793 | 4 | $390,034 | Oct 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 36 | Friday the 13th | - | - | - | $1,691 | 64 | $836,450 | Feb 13 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
