| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 20th Century Boys 3: Redemption | - | - | - | $32,463,042 | 374 | $48,134,725 | Aug 29 | Toho | false |
| 2 | Ballad | - | - | - | $14,681,411 | 331 | $19,277,195 | Sep 5 | Toho | false |
| 3 | The Taking of Pelham 123 | - | - | - | $7,286,379 | 308 | $8,261,565 | Sep 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 4 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | - | - | - | $7,223,538 | 518 | $9,303,728 | Sep 11 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 5 | Kamui Gaiden | - | - | - | $6,330,515 | 309 | $11,879,118 | Sep 19 | Shochiku | false |
| 6 | Castle Under Fiery Skies | - | - | - | $6,316,338 | 273 | $8,839,902 | Sep 12 | Toei Company | false |
| 7 | Gekijouban Pengin no mondai: Shiawase no aoi tori de gopennasai | - | - | - | $5,690,669 | 308 | $7,522,074 | Sep 19 | Toho | false |
| 8 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | - | - | - | $5,133,970 | 845 | $83,776,293 | Jul 17 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 9 | Summer Wars | - | - | - | $4,552,717 | 129 | $17,425,019 | Aug 1 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 10 | Symbol | - | - | - | $4,225,355 | 242 | $5,033,714 | Sep 12 | Shochiku | false |
| 11 | Tajomaru: Avenging Blade | - | - | - | $3,759,979 | 305 | $4,756,610 | Sep 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 12 | Coco Before Chanel | - | - | - | $3,663,343 | 232 | $7,045,089 | Sep 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 13 | Hachi: A Dog's Tale | - | - | - | $3,219,435 | 349 | $20,025,195 | Aug 8 | Shochiku | false |
| 14 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | - | - | - | $3,142,369 | 625 | $21,496,544 | Aug 14 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 15 | Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess | - | - | - | $3,001,193 | 357 | $37,670,889 | Jul 18 | Toho | false |
| 16 | Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance | - | - | - | $2,956,197 | 122 | $40,303,632 | Jun 27 | The Klockworx | false |
| 17 | Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life | - | - | - | $2,175,723 | 366 | $48,687,041 | Jul 18 | Toho | false |
| 18 | Killer Bride's Perfect Crime | - | - | - | $2,067,393 | 156 | $2,067,393 | Sep 12 | Toho | false |
| 19 | The Ugly Truth | - | - | - | $1,606,360 | 159 | $3,230,456 | Sep 18 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 20 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | - | - | - | $1,568,796 | 129 | $2,255,763 | Sep 19 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 21 | Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker | - | - | - | $1,380,950 | 345 | $19,418,091 | Aug 8 | Toei Company | false |
| 22 | Taken | - | - | - | $1,121,645 | 239 | $3,991,181 | Aug 22 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 23 | Transporter 3 | - | - | - | $1,109,710 | 161 | $6,080,399 | Aug 8 | Asmik Ace Entertainment | false |
| 24 | Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror | - | - | - | $806,832 | 211 | $3,130,376 | Aug 22 | Toho | false |
| 25 | Pool | - | - | - | $314,343 | 42 | $314,343 | Sep 12 | - | false |
| 26 | Yatterman 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $289,815 | 210 | $2,531,422 | Aug 22 | Shochiku | false |
| 27 | Rocketmen | - | - | - | $262,949 | 104 | $1,252,851 | Aug 21 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 28 | Land of the Lost | - | - | - | $257,695 | 118 | $293,076 | Sep 18 | Toho-Towa | false |
| 29 | Cadillac Records | - | - | - | $220,675 | 10 | $496,114 | Aug 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 30 | Crank: High Voltage | - | - | - | $83,726 | 30 | $330,849 | Sep 26 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 31 | The Art of War II: Betrayal | - | - | - | $33,748 | 6 | $61,773 | Sep 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 32 | Rachel Getting Married | - | - | - | $6,973 | 7 | $361,991 | Apr 18 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
