| TW | LW | Total | %± LW | Share | Releases | #1 Release
| Gross | % of Total | Week | Distributor
| New This Week
|
|---|
| 1 | 7 | $3,583,099 | +470.7% | 22.6% | 1 | Departures | $3,583,099 | 100% | 25 | Shochiku | - |
| 2 | 1 | $3,078,594 | -9.5% | 19.4% | 3 | Changeling | $1,892,425 | 61.5% | 2 | Toho-Towa | - |
| 3 | 2 | $1,737,488 | -28.4% | 11% | 2 | 20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope | $1,737,488 | 100% | 5 | Toho | - |
| 4 | 4 | $1,736,431 | -12.9% | 10.9% | 1 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $1,736,431 | 100% | 4 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 5 | 9 | $1,669,284 | +663.8% | 10.5% | 2 | Australia | $1,542,441 | 92.4% | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | - |
| 6 | 3 | $1,658,143 | -29.4% | 10.5% | 4 | Seven Pounds | $1,284,085 | 77.4% | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - |
| 7 | 5 | $1,131,463 | -19.6% | 7.1% | 1 | Brass Knuckle Boys | $1,131,463 | 100% | 3 | Toei Company | - |
| 8 | 6 | $666,438 | -16.4% | 4.2% | 1 | Penguins in the sky - Asahiyama zoo | $666,438 | 100% | 4 | Herald Film Company | - |
| 9 | 8 | $373,320 | -18.1% | 2.4% | 1 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | $373,320 | 100% | 4 | Walt Disney Pictures | - |
| 11 | 10 | $41,232 | -51.6% | 0.3% | 2 | Friday the 13th | $40,986 | 99.4% | 3 | Paramount Pictures International | - |
| 12 | 11 | $773 | -55% | <0.1% | 1 | Hell Ride | $773 | 100% | 7 | Movie-Eye Entertainment | - |
