| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends | - | - | - | $28,046,817 | 434 | $39,336,162 | Sep 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 2 | Stand by Me Doraemon | - | - | - | $15,983,896 | 348 | $79,003,725 | Aug 8 | Toho | false |
| 3 | Lupin the 3rd | - | - | - | $14,897,067 | 316 | $22,188,873 | Aug 30 | Toho | false |
| 4 | Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno | - | - | - | $7,841,151 | 438 | $49,957,553 | Aug 1 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 5 | Guardians of the Galaxy | - | - | - | $7,161,303 | 595 | $9,504,440 | Sep 13 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 6 | Hot Road | - | - | - | $6,966,917 | 302 | $22,916,313 | Aug 16 | Shochiku | false |
| 7 | Lucy | - | - | - | $6,389,726 | 205 | $9,340,780 | Aug 29 | Toho-Towa | false |
| 8 | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes | - | - | - | $5,972,274 | 712 | $12,718,083 | Sep 19 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 9 | Lady Maiko | - | - | - | $4,611,104 | 300 | $6,081,729 | Sep 13 | Toho | false |
| 10 | Non-Stop | - | - | - | $4,464,001 | 198 | $4,464,001 | Sep 6 | - | false |
| 11 | Snow on the Blades | - | - | - | $3,079,748 | 255 | $5,029,712 | Sep 20 | Shochiku | false |
| 12 | When Marnie Was There | - | - | - | $2,161,696 | 461 | $33,068,148 | Jul 19 | Toho | false |
| 13 | Transformers: Age of Extinction | - | - | - | $2,150,530 | 761 | $27,379,331 | Aug 8 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 14 | In the Hero | - | - | - | $1,183,855 | 200 | $1,183,855 | Sep 6 | Toei Company | false |
| 15 | Into the Storm | - | - | - | $964,167 | 371 | $4,623,988 | Aug 22 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 16 | Tokyo Tribe | - | - | - | $942,025 | 120 | $1,344,528 | Aug 30 | - | false |
| 17 | Maleficent | - | - | - | $836,376 | 649 | $63,283,085 | Jul 4 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 18 | Godzilla | - | - | - | $716,319 | 427 | $29,930,046 | Jul 25 | Toho | false |
| 19 | Jersey Boys | - | - | - | $494,123 | 143 | $2,744,783 | Sep 27 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 20 | Deliver Us from Evil | - | - | - | $281,955 | 60 | $482,784 | Sep 20 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 21 | Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone | - | - | - | $205,108 | 23 | $205,108 | Sep 6 | - | false |
| 22 | Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction | - | - | - | $139,393 | 337 | $26,906,022 | Jul 19 | Toho | false |
| 23 | Yowamushi Pedal Re: Ride | - | - | - | $124,689 | 10 | $914,658 | Sep 19 | - | false |
