| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Ponyo | - | - | - | $76,555,202 | 481 | $164,565,997 | Jul 19 | Toho | false |
| 2 | Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior | - | - | - | $20,051,157 | 359 | $43,338,599 | Jul 19 | Toho | false |
| 3 | The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | - | - | - | $16,861,441 | 548 | $22,941,660 | Aug 16 | Toho-Towa | false |
| 4 | Boys Over Flowers: Final | - | - | - | $14,991,115 | 400 | $70,821,405 | Jun 28 | Toho | false |
| 5 | The Dark Knight | - | - | - | $12,755,352 | 460 | $14,574,849 | Aug 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 6 | Kung Fu Panda | - | - | - | $12,133,352 | 521 | $16,953,252 | Jul 26 | Asmik Ace Entertainment | false |
| 7 | Naruto Shippuden: The Movie - Bonds | - | - | - | $10,233,203 | 252 | $10,233,203 | Aug 2 | Toho | false |
| 8 | Detroit Metal City | - | - | - | $9,443,878 | 241 | $21,763,000 | Aug 23 | Toho | false |
| 9 | Hancock | - | - | - | $7,730,084 | 456 | $28,713,223 | Aug 30 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 10 | Kamen Rider Kiva: King of the Castle in the Demon World | - | - | - | $7,602,630 | 286 | $7,972,682 | Aug 9 | Toei Company | false |
| 11 | Sex and the City | - | - | - | $6,562,018 | 295 | $16,692,762 | Aug 23 | Gaga | false |
| 12 | The Happening | - | - | - | $6,198,514 | 310 | $11,318,940 | Jul 26 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 13 | 20th Century Boys 1: Beginning of the End | - | - | - | $5,809,102 | 310 | $35,870,679 | Aug 30 | Toho | false |
| 14 | The Sky Crawlers | - | - | - | $5,799,349 | 213 | $5,799,349 | Aug 2 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 15 | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | - | - | - | $5,332,070 | 789 | $53,085,593 | Jun 21 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 16 | What Happens in Vegas | - | - | - | $4,654,546 | 191 | $5,585,616 | Aug 16 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 17 | Kitaro and the Millennium Curse | - | - | - | $4,576,511 | 316 | $12,884,706 | Jul 12 | Shochiku | false |
| 18 | The Forbidden Kingdom | - | - | - | $3,739,697 | 198 | $6,498,289 | Jul 26 | Shochiku | false |
| 19 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | - | - | - | $1,890,243 | 473 | $1,890,243 | Aug 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 20 | The Incredible Hulk | - | - | - | $1,655,777 | 173 | $1,692,037 | Aug 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 21 | The Magic Hour | - | - | - | $1,324,295 | 379 | $35,723,111 | Jun 7 | Toho | false |
| 22 | Anpanman: The Secret of Fairy Rin-Rin | - | - | - | $1,257,130 | 154 | $3,201,824 | Jul 12 | Tokyo Theatres | false |
| 23 | The Last Game: Waseda vs. Keiko | - | - | - | $1,098,807 | 143 | $2,031,462 | Aug 23 | Cine Quanon | false |
| 24 | Climbers High | - | - | - | $892,012 | 286 | $10,313,773 | Jul 5 | Toei Company | false |
| 25 | Kung Fu Dunk | - | - | - | $482,361 | 125 | $482,361 | Aug 16 | Herald Film Company | false |
| 26 | Still Walking | - | - | - | $388,161 | 18 | $1,351,534 | Jun 28 | Cine Quanon | false |
| 27 | Across the Universe | - | - | - | $374,660 | 19 | $374,660 | Aug 9 | Tohokushinsha Film Corporation (TFC) | false |
| 28 | One Million Yen Girl 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $252,587 | 41 | $1,925,005 | Jul 19 | Nikkatsu | false |
| 29 | The Witch of the West Is Dead | - | - | - | $228,918 | 159 | $3,914,606 | Jun 21 | Asmik Ace Entertainment | false |
| 30 | One Missed Call | - | - | - | $161,804 | 61 | $785,315 | Jul 19 | Herald Film Company | false |
| 31 | Made of Honor | - | - | - | $150,606 | 108 | $1,293,292 | Jul 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 32 | Starship Troopers 3: Marauder | - | - | - | $116,880 | 20 | $415,100 | Jul 19 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 33 | Semi-Pro | - | - | - | $68,677 | 5 | $68,677 | Aug 9 | Gaga | false |
| 34 | August Rush | - | - | - | $53,913 | 277 | $6,736,708 | Jun 21 | Toho-Towa | false |
| 35 | Speed Racer | - | - | - | $29,358 | 450 | $3,576,060 | Jul 5 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 36 | CJ7 | - | - | - | $21,157 | 190 | $931,869 | Jun 28 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 37 | Ghost in the Shell 2.0 | - | - | - | $19,869 | 7 | $489,807 | Jul 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 38 | Love in the Time of Cholera | - | - | - | $19,774 | 2 | $252,141 | Aug 9 | Gaga | false |
| 39 | After School | - | - | - | $8,182 | 82 | $4,766,629 | May 24 | The Klockworx | false |
| 40 | Newcastle | - | - | - | $3,512 | 15 | $114,536 | Jun 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 41 | The Jane Austen Book Club | - | - | - | $710 | 6 | $407,040 | Apr 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
