Japanese Box Office For December 2001
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | $152,993,493 | 586 | - | - | - | Dec 1 | - | - |
| 2 | Vanilla Sky | $24,768,144 | 316 | - | - | - | Dec 21 | - | - |
| 3 | Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack | $18,623,382 | 278 | - | - | - | Dec 15 | - | Toho |
| 4 | Shrek | $18,055,730 | 439 | - | - | - | Dec 15 | - | - |
| 5 | Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time | $10,539,779 | 253 | - | - | - | Dec 14 | - | - |
| 6 | Atlantis: The Lost Empire | $8,834,890 | 413 | - | - | - | Dec 7 | - | - |
| 7 | Sennen no koi - Hikaru Genji monogatari | $5,322,893 | 17 | - | - | - | Dec 15 | - | - |
| 8 | Bandits | $3,803,718 | 213 | - | - | - | Dec 28 | - | - |
