| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Nobunaga Concerto: The Movie | - | - | - | $14,604,527 | 329 | $36,187,594 | Jan 23 | Toho | false |
| 2 | Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens | - | - | - | $12,487,411 | 960 | $97,862,640 | Dec 18 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 3 | Spectre | - | - | - | $3,937,376 | 593 | $24,231,095 | Dec 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 4 | Paddington | - | - | - | $3,756,264 | 478 | $6,153,109 | Jan 15 | - | false |
| 5 | Yo-kai Watch Movie: It's the Secret of Birth, Meow! | - | - | - | $3,257,987 | 434 | $45,429,073 | Dec 19 | Toho | false |
| 6 | Seasons | - | - | - | $2,931,156 | 316 | $3,543,547 | Jan 15 | Gaga | false |
| 7 | Bridge of Spies | - | - | - | $2,475,942 | 348 | $5,517,223 | Jan 8 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 8 | Dangerous Cops: Final 5 Days | - | - | - | $2,450,696 | 254 | $13,074,758 | Jan 30 | Toei Company | false |
| 9 | Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu | - | - | - | $2,304,184 | 108 | $6,156,959 | Jan 8 | - | false |
| 10 | Pink and Gray | - | - | - | $1,957,867 | 98 | $4,215,944 | Jan 9 | Asmik Ace Entertainment | false |
| 11 | In the Heart of the Sea | - | - | - | $1,789,219 | 558 | $1,789,219 | Jan 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 12 | The Walk | - | - | - | $1,556,303 | 593 | $2,434,973 | Jan 23 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 13 | A Living Promise | - | - | - | $1,291,977 | 291 | $3,409,317 | Jan 9 | Toho | false |
| 14 | Orange | - | - | - | $1,260,405 | 319 | $26,261,536 | Dec 12 | Toho | false |
| 15 | Girls und Panzer der Film | - | - | - | $1,102,662 | 102 | $18,442,894 | Nov 21 | Showgate | false |
| 16 | Black Mass | - | - | - | $955,268 | 265 | $3,308,549 | Jan 30 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 17 | The Inerasable | - | - | - | $931,136 | 221 | $3,878,793 | Jan 30 | Shochiku | false |
| 18 | Nagasaki: Memories of My Son | - | - | - | $886,693 | 336 | $14,484,841 | Dec 12 | Shochiku | false |
| 19 | Shuriken Sentai Ninninger vs. ToQger the Movie: Ninjas in Wonderland | - | - | - | $608,537 | 318 | $2,931,200 | Jan 23 | Toei Company | false |
| 20 | PERSONA3 THE MOVIE #4 Winter of Rebirth | - | - | - | $361,950 | 34 | $361,950 | Jan 23 | - | false |
| 21 | High Speed! Free! Starting Summer | - | - | - | $295,163 | 120 | $4,849,186 | Dec 5 | Shochiku | false |
| 22 | Chibi Maruko-chan: A Boy from Italy | - | - | - | $280,022 | 235 | $5,381,404 | Dec 23 | Toho | false |
