| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Yatterman | - | - | - | $22,118,333 | 312 | $30,365,792 | Mar 7 | Shochiku | false |
| 2 | Departures | - | - | - | $20,015,817 | 221 | $61,010,217 | Sep 13 | Shochiku | false |
| 3 | Doraemon the Movie: The New Records of Nobita's Spaceblazer | - | - | - | $16,275,152 | 364 | $23,825,776 | Mar 7 | Toho | false |
| 4 | The Triumphant Return of General Rouge | - | - | - | $7,584,637 | 301 | $8,611,471 | Mar 7 | Toho | false |
| 5 | Changeling | - | - | - | $7,395,721 | 301 | $12,946,062 | Feb 20 | Toho-Towa | false |
| 6 | Dragonball Evolution | - | - | - | $6,946,358 | 540 | $8,451,374 | Mar 13 | - | false |
| 7 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | - | - | - | $6,656,842 | 438 | $10,068,376 | Mar 14 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 8 | Valkyrie | - | - | - | $6,477,330 | 326 | $12,118,887 | Mar 20 | Toho-Towa | false |
| 9 | Drop | - | - | - | $6,350,104 | 167 | $19,611,028 | Mar 20 | Herald Film Company | false |
| 10 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | - | - | - | $6,218,134 | 427 | $25,400,000 | Feb 7 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 11 | Australia | - | - | - | $5,905,025 | 369 | $5,905,025 | Feb 28 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 12 | Seven Pounds | - | - | - | $4,219,284 | 327 | $8,311,706 | Feb 21 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 13 | Pretty Cure All Stars DX: Everyone Is a Friend - A Miracle All Pretty Cures Together | - | - | - | $4,207,952 | 156 | $9,099,922 | Mar 20 | Toei Company | false |
| 14 | Mamma Mia! | - | - | - | $4,069,185 | 340 | $27,597,385 | Jan 30 | Toho-Towa | false |
| 15 | Yakuza: Like a Dragon 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $3,406,014 | 168 | $3,406,967 | Mar 7 | Herald Film Company | false |
| 16 | Brass Knuckle Boys | - | - | - | $2,672,682 | 280 | $9,724,819 | Feb 14 | Toei Company | false |
| 17 | Bedtime Stories | - | - | - | $2,105,693 | 267 | $2,552,699 | Mar 20 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 18 | 20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope | - | - | - | $1,967,138 | 374 | $29,055,016 | Jan 31 | Toho | false |
| 19 | Marley & Me | - | - | - | $1,536,896 | 439 | $7,536,297 | Mar 27 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 20 | Mamoru Yonezawa the Scientific Criminal Investigation Officer | - | - | - | $1,424,860 | 193 | $6,956,095 | Mar 28 | Toei Company | false |
| 21 | Quantum of Solace | - | - | - | $1,147,921 | 346 | $21,685,734 | Jan 24 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 22 | Watchmen | - | - | - | $1,126,244 | 218 | $4,035,072 | Mar 28 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 23 | Yes Man | - | - | - | $1,063,894 | 177 | $1,249,449 | Mar 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 24 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | - | - | - | $858,364 | 196 | $5,455,000 | Feb 7 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 25 | Passengers | - | - | - | $710,000 | 63 | $710,000 | Mar 7 | Toshiba Entertainment | false |
| 26 | Penguins in the sky - Asahiyama zoo | - | - | - | $686,857 | 252 | $7,941,437 | Feb 7 | Herald Film Company | false |
| 27 | Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li | - | - | - | $554,100 | 109 | $554,100 | Feb 28 | Gaga | false |
| 28 | Sanpei the Fisher Boy | - | - | - | $406,602 | 239 | $617,963 | Mar 20 | Toei Company | false |
| 29 | Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | - | - | - | $263,806 | 50 | $325,807 | Mar 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 30 | Street Kings | - | - | - | $171,610 | 194 | $1,875,477 | Feb 14 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 31 | Friday the 13th | - | - | - | $127,288 | 64 | $836,450 | Feb 13 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 32 | The Secret Life of Bees | - | - | - | $67,497 | 5 | $72,000 | Mar 20 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 33 | Frost/Nixon | - | - | - | $58,488 | 14 | $180,627 | Mar 28 | Toho-Towa | false |
| 34 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | - | - | - | $42,605 | 46 | $42,605 | Mar 28 | - | false |
| 35 | Before the Devil Knows You're Dead | - | - | - | $6,316 | 4 | $390,034 | Oct 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 36 | Dragon Wars: D-War | - | - | - | $1,161 | 100 | $846,784 | Nov 29 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 37 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | - | - | - | $1,053 | 655 | $25,096,478 | Dec 19 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 38 | Hell Ride | - | - | - | $773 | 25 | $176,520 | Jan 17 | Movie-Eye Entertainment | false |
| 39 | Revolutionary Road | - | - | - | $246 | 267 | $4,181,251 | Jan 24 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
