| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | - | - | - | $84,511,000 | 764 | $84,511,000 | Jul 22 | Buena Vista International | false |
| 2 | The Da Vinci Code | - | - | - | $79,343,641 | 863 | $79,343,641 | May 20 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 3 | Tales from Earthsea | - | - | - | $63,786,538 | 435 | $730,830 | Jul 29 | Toho | false |
| 4 | Limit of Love: Umizaru | - | - | - | $60,136,488 | 315 | $60,136,488 | May 6 | Toho | false |
| 5 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | - | - | - | $57,301,079 | 780 | $57,301,079 | Mar 4 | Buena Vista International | false |
| 6 | Doomsday: The Sinking of Japan | - | - | - | $43,519,844 | 316 | $43,519,844 | Jul 15 | Toho | false |
| 7 | Mission: Impossible III | - | - | - | $38,286,770 | 807 | $44,376,015 | Jul 8 | United International Pictures | false |
| 8 | Suite Dreams | - | - | - | $38,268,263 | 281 | $48,090,431 | Jan 14 | Toho | false |
| 9 | Death Note: The Last Name | - | - | - | $37,342,540 | 346 | $41,171,082 | Nov 3 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 10 | Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Dinosaur | - | - | - | $27,186,392 | 312 | $27,186,392 | Mar 4 | Toho | false |
| 11 | Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea | - | - | - | $26,851,324 | 319 | $26,851,324 | Jul 15 | Toho | false |
| 12 | Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem | - | - | - | $25,810,944 | 297 | $25,810,944 | Apr 15 | Toho | false |
| 13 | Flightplan | - | - | - | $25,796,448 | 293 | $25,796,448 | Jan 28 | Buena Vista International | false |
| 14 | Tears for You | - | - | - | $24,177,863 | 329 | $24,177,863 | Sep 30 | Toho | false |
| 15 | Death Note | - | - | - | $22,909,043 | 343 | $22,909,043 | Jun 17 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 16 | Letters from Iwo Jima | - | - | - | $21,909,621 | 401 | $42,911,049 | Dec 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 17 | World Trade Center | - | - | - | $18,497,396 | 350 | $19,929,261 | Oct 7 | United International Pictures | false |
| 18 | Memories of Tomorrow | - | - | - | $16,731,669 | 265 | $16,731,669 | May 13 | Toei Company | false |
| 19 | Trick: The Movie 2 | - | - | - | $16,511,449 | 282 | $16,511,449 | Jun 10 | Toho | false |
| 20 | Star Reformer | - | - | - | $16,384,700 | 287 | $16,384,700 | Feb 25 | Toho | false |
| 21 | Yamato | - | - | - | $14,117,846 | 303 | $39,287,114 | Dec 17 | Toei Company | false |
| 22 | Kisarazu Cats' Eye: Sayonara Game | - | - | - | $13,916,476 | 244 | $13,916,476 | Oct 28 | Asmik Ace Entertainment | false |
| 23 | Helen the Baby Fox | - | - | - | $13,269,221 | 267 | $13,269,221 | Mar 18 | Shochiku | false |
| 24 | Flags of Our Fathers | - | - | - | $13,100,000 | 382 | $13,100,000 | Oct 28 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 25 | Crayon Shin-chan Movie 23: Ora No Hikkoshi Monogatari - Saboten Daisuugeki | - | - | - | $12,436,098 | 290 | $12,436,098 | Apr 15 | Toho | false |
| 26 | Cars | - | - | - | $12,234,253 | 644 | $12,234,253 | Jul 1 | Buena Vista International | false |
| 27 | X-Men: The Last Stand | - | - | - | $12,087,615 | 565 | $12,965,004 | Sep 9 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 28 | Casino Royale | - | - | - | $11,680,260 | 444 | $16,816,091 | Dec 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 29 | Superman Returns | - | - | - | $11,300,000 | 505 | $11,300,000 | Aug 19 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 30 | The Devil Wears Prada | - | - | - | $10,987,641 | 299 | $14,598,937 | Nov 18 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 31 | Brave Story | - | - | - | $10,948,620 | 364 | $10,948,620 | Jul 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 32 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | - | - | - | $10,700,301 | 831 | $91,438,660 | Nov 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 33 | Udon | - | - | - | $10,382,651 | 284 | $10,382,651 | Aug 26 | Toho | false |
| 34 | Poseidon | - | - | - | $9,371,736 | 415 | $9,941,041 | Jun 3 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 35 | Memories of Matsuko | - | - | - | $9,325,617 | 224 | $9,325,617 | May 27 | Toho | false |
| 36 | Over the Hedge | - | - | - | $8,987,831 | 291 | $8,987,831 | Aug 5 | Asmik Ace Entertainment | false |
| 37 | Hula Girls | - | - | - | $8,791,660 | 181 | $8,791,660 | Sep 23 | Cine Quanon | false |
| 38 | Check It Out, Yo! | - | - | - | $8,687,555 | 208 | $8,687,555 | Apr 22 | Toho | false |
| 39 | The Ode to Joy | - | - | - | $8,683,771 | 363 | $8,683,771 | Jun 17 | Toei Company | false |
| 40 | V for Vendetta | - | - | - | $8,546,936 | 245 | $8,546,936 | Apr 22 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 41 | Munich | - | - | - | $8,421,540 | 256 | $8,421,540 | Feb 4 | Asmik Ace Entertainment | false |
| 42 | The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift | - | - | - | $8,331,839 | 230 | $8,331,839 | Sep 16 | United International Pictures | false |
| 43 | The Lake House | - | - | - | $8,329,971 | 274 | $8,329,971 | Sep 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 44 | The Professor's Beloved Equation | - | - | - | $8,277,507 | 208 | $8,277,507 | Jan 21 | Asmik Ace Entertainment | false |
| 45 | Eragon | - | - | - | $8,125,689 | 558 | $15,790,689 | Dec 16 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 46 | The Producers | - | - | - | $7,910,540 | 279 | $7,910,540 | Apr 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 47 | Ice Age 2: The Meltdown | - | - | - | $7,837,492 | 465 | $7,954,041 | Apr 22 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 48 | The Letters | - | - | - | $7,726,512 | 284 | $8,247,094 | Nov 3 | Gaga | false |
| 49 | Miami Vice | - | - | - | $7,694,456 | 291 | $7,694,456 | Sep 2 | United International Pictures | false |
| 50 | Nana 2 | - | - | - | $7,494,506 | 317 | $9,044,193 | Dec 9 | Toho | false |
| 51 | Animal Crossing | - | - | - | $7,325,559 | 281 | $12,915,432 | Dec 16 | Toho | false |
| 52 | Kamen Rider Kabuto | - | - | - | $7,208,917 | 260 | $7,208,917 | Aug 5 | Toei Company | false |
| 53 | Midnight Sun | - | - | - | $7,074,505 | 220 | $7,074,505 | Jun 17 | Shochiku | false |
| 54 | One Piece: The Giant Mechanical Soldier of Karakuri Castle | - | - | - | $6,961,436 | 269 | $6,961,436 | Mar 4 | Toei Company | false |
| 55 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | - | - | - | $6,722,919 | 418 | $38,730,834 | Dec 3 | Toho-Towa | false |
| 56 | United 93 | - | - | - | $6,021,055 | 175 | $7,696,219 | Aug 12 | United International Pictures | false |
| 57 | Oliver Twist | - | - | - | $5,996,401 | 253 | $5,996,401 | Jan 28 | Toshiba Entertainment | false |
| 58 | Siren | - | - | - | $5,669,541 | 176 | $5,669,541 | Feb 11 | Toho | false |
| 59 | Oh-Oku: The Women of the Inner Palace | - | - | - | $5,662,484 | 321 | $15,688,239 | Dec 23 | Toei Company | false |
| 60 | The Exorcism of Emily Rose | - | - | - | $5,579,875 | 240 | $5,579,875 | Mar 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 61 | Æon Flux | - | - | - | $5,324,923 | 274 | $5,324,923 | Mar 11 | Gaga | false |
| 62 | Heavenly Forest | - | - | - | $5,311,676 | 237 | $5,311,676 | Oct 28 | Toei Company | false |
| 63 | Chicken Little | - | - | - | $5,028,348 | 449 | $22,295,952 | Dec 23 | Buena Vista International | false |
| 64 | Sugar & Spice | - | - | - | $4,863,602 | 212 | $4,863,602 | Sep 16 | Toho | false |
| 65 | The Black Dahlia | - | - | - | $4,829,692 | 256 | $4,829,692 | Oct 14 | Toho | false |
| 66 | King Kong | - | - | - | $4,824,141 | 708 | $19,533,654 | Dec 17 | United International Pictures | false |
| 67 | One Missed Call 3: Final | - | - | - | $4,462,907 | 247 | $4,462,907 | Jun 24 | Toho | false |
| 68 | Murder of the Inugami Clan | - | - | - | $4,322,231 | 285 | $288,909 | Dec 16 | Toho | false |
| 69 | Metro ni notte | - | - | - | $4,317,806 | 258 | $4,317,806 | Oct 21 | Shochiku | false |
| 70 | Hanada Shonenshi the Movie: Spirits and the Secret Tunnel | - | - | - | $4,239,046 | 217 | $4,239,046 | Aug 19 | Shochiku | false |
| 71 | The Constant Gardener | - | - | - | $4,205,852 | 231 | $4,205,852 | May 13 | Gaga | false |
| 72 | The Laws of Eternity | - | - | - | $4,182,660 | 120 | $4,182,660 | Sep 30 | Toei Company | false |
| 73 | Goal! The Dream Begins | - | - | - | $4,051,882 | 401 | $4,051,882 | May 27 | Toshiba Entertainment | false |
| 74 | Sgt. Frog: The Super Movie | - | - | - | $3,912,346 | 126 | $3,912,346 | Mar 11 | Herald Film Company | false |
| 75 | Now and Forever | - | - | - | $3,744,821 | 275 | $3,744,821 | Apr 15 | Toshiba Entertainment | false |
| 76 | The Wild | - | - | - | $3,725,668 | 278 | $6,174,100 | Dec 16 | Buena Vista International | false |
| 77 | The Promise | - | - | - | $3,694,030 | 270 | $3,694,030 | Feb 11 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 78 | Ultraman Mebius & Ultra Brothers | - | - | - | $3,612,844 | 154 | $3,612,844 | Sep 16 | Shochiku | false |
| 79 | Children of Men | - | - | - | $3,512,374 | 232 | $3,512,374 | Nov 18 | Toho | false |
| 80 | Christmas on July 24th Avenue | - | - | - | $3,501,299 | 284 | $3,866,650 | Nov 3 | Toho | false |
| 81 | Inside Man | - | - | - | $3,463,885 | 216 | $3,463,885 | Jun 10 | United International Pictures | false |
| 82 | Rough | - | - | - | $3,348,722 | 216 | $3,348,722 | Aug 26 | Toho | false |
| 83 | Pride & Prejudice | - | - | - | $3,322,259 | 200 | $3,322,259 | Jan 14 | United International Pictures | false |
| 84 | A Sound of Thunder | - | - | - | $3,203,941 | 168 | $3,203,941 | Mar 25 | Shochiku | false |
| 85 | Saw III | - | - | - | $3,165,247 | 88 | $3,165,247 | Nov 18 | Asmik Ace Entertainment | false |
| 86 | The Legend of Zorro | - | - | - | $3,099,363 | 228 | $3,099,363 | Jan 21 | Shochiku | false |
| 87 | Naruto Shippûden: The Movie | - | - | - | $3,008,671 | 240 | $3,008,671 | Aug 5 | Toho | false |
| 88 | Sea Without Exit | - | - | - | $2,961,088 | 262 | $2,961,088 | Sep 16 | Shochiku | false |
| 89 | Ultraviolet | - | - | - | $2,852,795 | 160 | $2,852,795 | Jun 24 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 90 | Gamera the Brave | - | - | - | $2,654,792 | 251 | $2,654,792 | Apr 29 | Shochiku | false |
| 91 | Love.Com: The Movie | - | - | - | $2,589,674 | 113 | $2,589,674 | Jul 15 | Shochiku | false |
| 92 | Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles | - | - | - | $2,516,934 | 273 | $2,516,934 | Jan 28 | Toho | false |
| 93 | Firewall | - | - | - | $2,500,000 | 172 | $2,500,000 | Apr 1 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 94 | The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3-D | - | - | - | $2,486,113 | 199 | $2,486,113 | Feb 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 95 | The New World 2005 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,481,543 | 226 | $2,481,543 | Apr 22 | Shochiku | false |
| 96 | Silent Hill | - | - | - | $2,462,398 | 176 | $2,462,398 | Jul 8 | Shochiku | false |
| 97 | Fearless | - | - | - | $2,409,993 | 258 | $2,409,993 | Mar 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 98 | Daisy | - | - | - | $2,375,881 | 230 | $2,375,881 | May 27 | Toho-Towa | false |
| 99 | Charlotte's Web | - | - | - | $2,299,710 | 461 | $5,413,000 | Dec 23 | United International Pictures | false |
| 100 | Nanny McPhee | - | - | - | $2,248,990 | 133 | $2,248,990 | Apr 15 | United International Pictures | false |
| 101 | Stormy Night | - | - | - | $2,217,316 | 297 | $15,002,268 | Dec 10 | Toho | false |
| 102 | Mobile Suit Z Gundam III: A New Translation - Love Is the Pulse of the Stars | - | - | - | $2,177,738 | 104 | $2,177,738 | Mar 4 | Shochiku | false |
| 103 | Underworld: Evolution | - | - | - | $1,917,575 | 135 | $1,917,575 | Apr 22 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 104 | Transporter 2 | - | - | - | $1,879,663 | 172 | $1,879,663 | Jun 3 | Asmik Ace Entertainment | false |
| 105 | Thank You | - | - | - | $1,863,044 | 214 | $1,863,044 | Nov 25 | Toei Company | false |
| 106 | Lady in the Water | - | - | - | $1,750,056 | 269 | $1,750,056 | Sep 30 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 107 | Always: Sunset on Third Street | - | - | - | $1,730,008 | 271 | $25,492,618 | Nov 5 | Toho | false |
| 108 | Jarhead | - | - | - | $1,707,013 | 257 | $1,806,492 | Feb 11 | United International Pictures | false |
| 109 | Reincarnation | - | - | - | $1,688,919 | 253 | $1,688,919 | Jan 7 | Toho | false |
| 110 | Typhoon | - | - | - | $1,644,081 | 246 | $1,644,081 | Apr 8 | Toei Company | false |
| 111 | 16 Blocks | - | - | - | $1,564,427 | 162 | $1,564,427 | Oct 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 112 | Honey & Clover | - | - | - | $1,536,702 | 111 | $1,536,702 | Jul 22 | Asmik Ace Entertainment | false |
| 113 | The Host | - | - | - | $1,478,657 | 215 | $1,478,657 | Sep 2 | Herald Film Company | false |
| 114 | Syriana | - | - | - | $1,400,000 | 178 | $1,400,000 | Mar 4 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 115 | Tsubakiyama kachô no nanoka-kan | - | - | - | $1,323,848 | 165 | $1,323,848 | Nov 18 | Shochiku | false |
| 116 | The Sentinel | - | - | - | $1,243,380 | 176 | $1,985,060 | Oct 7 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 117 | Bleach: Memories of Nobody | - | - | - | $1,228,917 | 230 | $1,228,917 | Dec 16 | Toho | false |
| 118 | Angel-A | - | - | - | $1,076,085 | 196 | $1,076,085 | May 13 | Asmik Ace Entertainment | false |
| 119 | The Pink Panther | - | - | - | $986,979 | 132 | $1,516,319 | May 13 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 120 | Open Season | - | - | - | $968,302 | 441 | $4,350,594 | Dec 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 121 | A Hardest Night!! | - | - | - | $966,242 | 193 | $966,242 | Apr 8 | Herald Film Company | false |
| 122 | Fist of the North Star: The Legends of the True Savior: Legend of Raoh-Chapter of Death in Love | - | - | - | $862,681 | 207 | $862,681 | Mar 11 | Toho | false |
| 123 | Tokyo Friends: The Movie | - | - | - | $706,042 | 203 | $706,042 | Aug 12 | Shochiku | false |
| 124 | Memoirs of a Geisha | - | - | - | $598,752 | 341 | $10,974,880 | Dec 10 | Buena Vista International | false |
| 125 | Eight Below | - | - | - | $548,926 | 221 | $548,926 | Mar 18 | Buena Vista International | false |
| 126 | Futô fukutsu | - | - | - | $518,742 | 133 | $1,931,360 | Jun 17 | Herald Film Company | false |
| 127 | Sad Movie | - | - | - | $517,626 | 235 | $517,626 | Nov 11 | Gaga | false |
| 128 | Free and Easy 17 | - | - | - | $506,943 | 145 | $506,943 | Aug 5 | Shochiku | false |
| 129 | The Omen | - | - | - | $495,184 | 200 | $2,249,273 | Jun 10 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 130 | Sky Fighters | - | - | - | $474,555 | 200 | $1,552,882 | Feb 18 | United International Pictures | false |
| 131 | Hana | - | - | - | $458,706 | 187 | $458,706 | Jun 3 | Shochiku | false |
| 132 | North Country | - | - | - | $436,473 | 217 | $436,473 | Jan 14 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 133 | The Backdancers! | - | - | - | $436,095 | 167 | $436,095 | Sep 9 | Gaga | false |
| 134 | Chousei Kantai Sazer-X the Movie: Fight! Star Warriors | - | - | - | $387,911 | 276 | $4,662,385 | Dec 17 | Toho | false |
| 135 | Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit | - | - | - | $366,428 | 162 | $3,468,120 | Mar 28 | Asmik Ace Entertainment | false |
| 136 | The Angel's Egg | - | - | - | $362,843 | 113 | $362,843 | Oct 21 | Shochiku | false |
| 137 | Fun with Dick and Jane | - | - | - | $340,848 | 132 | $1,388,354 | Dec 24 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 138 | Dreamer | - | - | - | $328,483 | 192 | $328,483 | May 27 | Asmik Ace Entertainment | false |
| 139 | Rainbow Song | - | - | - | $316,484 | 184 | $316,484 | Oct 28 | Toho | false |
| 140 | Snakes on a Plane | - | - | - | $311,068 | 100 | $311,068 | Oct 21 | Movie-Eye Entertainment | false |
| 141 | Welcome to Dongmakgol 2006 Re-release | - | - | - | $278,397 | 127 | $278,397 | Oct 28 | Nikkatsu | false |
| 142 | The King and the Clown | - | - | - | $273,816 | 99 | $273,816 | Dec 9 | Herald Film Company | false |
| 143 | Catch a Wave | - | - | - | $271,143 | 136 | $1,245,613 | Apr 29 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 144 | After the Sunset | - | - | - | $266,666 | 73 | $266,666 | Feb 18 | Gaga | false |
| 145 | A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth | - | - | - | $231,490 | 94 | $899,630 | May 13 | Shochiku | false |
| 146 | The Mamiya Brothers | - | - | - | $205,455 | 38 | $944,520 | May 13 | Asmik Ace Entertainment | false |
