| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Hero | - | - | - | $17,147,775 | 475 | $73,109,846 | Sep 8 | Toho | false |
| 2 | Closed Note | - | - | - | $6,015,801 | 294 | $7,524,929 | Sep 29 | Toho | false |
| 3 | Perfect Stranger | - | - | - | $4,879,850 | 297 | $6,351,999 | Sep 29 | Buena Vista International | false |
| 4 | No Reservations | - | - | - | $4,432,736 | 293 | $5,474,911 | Sep 29 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 5 | The Signs of Love | - | - | - | $4,022,984 | 234 | $4,430,712 | Oct 6 | Shochiku | false |
| 6 | Crows Zero | - | - | - | $3,478,271 | 259 | $21,867,963 | Oct 27 | Toho | false |
| 7 | Hairspray | - | - | - | $3,178,470 | 228 | $8,016,810 | Oct 20 | Gaga | false |
| 8 | La Vie En Rose | - | - | - | $2,581,506 | 202 | $3,073,313 | Sep 29 | Movie-Eye Entertainment | false |
| 9 | Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone | - | - | - | $2,568,898 | 95 | $15,343,699 | Sep 1 | The Klockworx | false |
| 10 | Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer | - | - | - | $2,384,404 | 541 | $8,032,056 | Sep 21 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 11 | The Kingdom | - | - | - | $2,346,347 | 216 | $2,672,238 | Oct 13 | United International Pictures | false |
| 12 | The Good Shepherd | - | - | - | $2,291,296 | 290 | $3,277,000 | Oct 20 | Toho-Towa | false |
| 13 | War | - | - | - | $1,989,492 | 248 | $1,989,492 | Oct 6 | Toei Company | false |
| 14 | Arthur and the Invisibles | - | - | - | $1,288,829 | 299 | $4,182,730 | Sep 22 | Asmik Ace Entertainment | false |
| 15 | Megane | - | - | - | $1,280,686 | 72 | $4,028,005 | Sep 22 | Nikkatsu | false |
| 16 | The Invasion | - | - | - | $1,192,068 | 218 | $1,192,068 | Oct 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 17 | Walking My Life | - | - | - | $821,591 | 289 | $4,720,348 | Oct 27 | Shochiku | false |
| 18 | Pan's Labyrinth | - | - | - | $797,642 | 38 | $797,642 | Oct 6 | Comstock | false |
| 19 | The Brave One | - | - | - | $744,724 | 297 | $3,334,778 | Oct 27 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 20 | Miss Potter | - | - | - | $688,767 | 292 | $4,431,487 | Sep 15 | Herald Film Company | false |
| 21 | Stardust | - | - | - | $656,314 | 253 | $2,599,075 | Oct 27 | United International Pictures | false |
| 22 | Hoodwinked! | - | - | - | $521,078 | 65 | $521,078 | Oct 6 | - | false |
| 23 | Sukiyaki Western Django | - | - | - | $462,033 | 213 | $2,440,401 | Sep 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 24 | Happily Ever After | - | - | - | $415,120 | 147 | $2,001,078 | Oct 27 | Shochiku | false |
| 25 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | - | - | - | $326,063 | 919 | $80,564,009 | Jul 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 26 | Kamen Rider: The Next | - | - | - | $296,265 | 56 | $913,844 | Oct 27 | Toei Company | false |
| 27 | Welcome to the Quiet Room | - | - | - | $229,226 | 81 | $1,432,236 | Oct 20 | Asmik Ace Entertainment | false |
| 28 | Free and Easy 18 | - | - | - | $216,470 | 178 | $3,523,724 | Sep 8 | Shochiku | false |
| 29 | South Bound | - | - | - | $183,743 | 176 | $773,910 | Oct 6 | Humax Pictures | false |
| 30 | The Call of Wild | - | - | - | $150,285 | 88 | $150,285 | Oct 6 | Shochiku | false |
| 31 | Sword of the Stranger | - | - | - | $131,837 | 68 | $231,950 | Sep 29 | Shochiku | false |
| 32 | Ocean's Thirteen | - | - | - | $61,383 | 455 | $27,311,581 | Aug 10 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 33 | Stomp the Yard | - | - | - | $43,661 | 8 | $154,379 | Sep 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 34 | Sicko | - | - | - | $36,370 | 80 | $1,750,530 | Aug 25 | Gaga | false |
| 35 | Rush Hour 3 | - | - | - | $22,540 | 268 | $8,147,455 | Aug 25 | Toho-Towa | false |
| 36 | The Longest Night in Shanghai | - | - | - | $20,004 | 90 | $462,564 | Sep 22 | Shochiku | false |
| 37 | Flight of Fury | - | - | - | $13,085 | 8 | $68,529 | Oct 27 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 38 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | - | - | - | $11,517 | 881 | $91,119,039 | May 25 | Buena Vista International | false |
| 39 | Kisaragi | - | - | - | $9,369 | 32 | $3,879,422 | Jun 16 | Toshiba Entertainment | false |
| 40 | When a Stranger Calls | - | - | - | $8,716 | 4 | $64,469 | Jun 16 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 41 | Ratatouille | - | - | - | $8,690 | 553 | $33,371,386 | Jul 28 | Buena Vista International | false |
| 42 | The Magic Flute | - | - | - | $7,891 | 16 | $1,294,175 | Jul 14 | Toshiba Entertainment | false |
| 43 | Live Free or Die Hard | - | - | - | $4,522 | 741 | $33,657,070 | Jun 29 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 44 | The Queen | - | - | - | $3,623 | 96 | $4,296,924 | Apr 14 | - | false |
| 45 | Volver | - | - | - | $3,598 | 46 | $1,526,974 | Jun 30 | Gaga | false |
| 46 | Hostel: Part II | - | - | - | $2,937 | 1 | $67,116 | Sep 8 | 01 Distribution | false |
| 47 | The Wicker Man | - | - | - | $479 | 4 | $113,676 | Sep 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 48 | Summer Days with Coo | - | - | - | $388 | 105 | $2,988,362 | Jul 28 | Shochiku | false |
| 49 | Kaidan | - | - | - | $301 | 240 | $3,560,173 | Aug 4 | Shochiku | false |
| 50 | Confession of Pain | - | - | - | $191 | 79 | $1,123,323 | Jul 7 | Avex Entertainment | false |
| 51 | An Inconvenient Truth | - | - | - | $178 | 29 | $3,644,349 | Jan 20 | United International Pictures | false |
