| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Death Note: The Last Name | - | - | - | $31,752,629 | 346 | $41,171,082 | Nov 3 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 2 | Kisarazu Cats' Eye: Sayonara Game | - | - | - | $10,997,723 | 244 | $13,916,476 | Oct 28 | Asmik Ace Entertainment | false |
| 3 | Flags of Our Fathers | - | - | - | $10,002,501 | 382 | $13,100,000 | Oct 28 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 4 | The Letters | - | - | - | $7,302,701 | 284 | $8,247,094 | Nov 3 | Gaga | false |
| 5 | The Devil Wears Prada | - | - | - | $7,254,599 | 299 | $14,598,937 | Nov 18 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 6 | Heavenly Forest | - | - | - | $4,328,134 | 237 | $5,311,676 | Oct 28 | Toei Company | false |
| 7 | Christmas on July 24th Avenue | - | - | - | $3,501,299 | 284 | $3,866,650 | Nov 3 | Toho | false |
| 8 | Children of Men | - | - | - | $3,250,546 | 232 | $3,512,374 | Nov 18 | Toho | false |
| 9 | Tears for You | - | - | - | $3,222,801 | 329 | $24,177,863 | Sep 30 | Toho | false |
| 10 | World Trade Center | - | - | - | $3,106,220 | 350 | $19,929,261 | Oct 7 | United International Pictures | false |
| 11 | Saw III | - | - | - | $2,832,198 | 88 | $3,165,247 | Nov 18 | Asmik Ace Entertainment | false |
| 12 | Metro ni notte | - | - | - | $1,789,032 | 258 | $4,317,806 | Oct 21 | Shochiku | false |
| 13 | Tsubakiyama kachô no nanoka-kan | - | - | - | $1,323,848 | 165 | $1,323,848 | Nov 18 | Shochiku | false |
| 14 | Thank You | - | - | - | $939,405 | 214 | $1,863,044 | Nov 25 | Toei Company | false |
| 15 | The Black Dahlia | - | - | - | $917,306 | 256 | $4,829,692 | Oct 14 | Toho | false |
| 16 | Sad Movie | - | - | - | $517,626 | 235 | $517,626 | Nov 11 | Gaga | false |
