| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Ponyo | - | - | - | $164,401,468 | 481 | $164,565,997 | Jul 19 | Toho | false |
| 2 | Boys Over Flowers: Final | - | - | - | $70,821,405 | 400 | $70,821,405 | Jun 28 | Toho | false |
| 14 | Departures | - | - | - | $27,025,636 | 221 | $61,010,217 | Sep 13 | Shochiku | false |
| 3 | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | - | - | - | $53,085,593 | 789 | $53,085,593 | Jun 21 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 5 | Red Cliff | - | - | - | $48,983,380 | 548 | $52,418,016 | Nov 1 | Toho-Towa | false |
| 4 | Suspect X | - | - | - | $51,527,627 | 410 | $52,323,944 | Oct 4 | Toho | false |
| 17 | WALL·E | - | - | - | $23,652,245 | 459 | $44,005,222 | Dec 5 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 6 | Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior | - | - | - | $43,338,599 | 359 | $43,338,599 | Jul 19 | Toho | false |
| 90 | Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 | - | - | - | $4,231,317 | 382 | $42,235,940 | Nov 3 | Toho | false |
| 7 | Escape Captivity: The Movie | - | - | - | $38,168,414 | 303 | $41,550,983 | May 1 | Toei Company | false |
| 41 | I Am Legend | - | - | - | $11,574,790 | 424 | $40,268,674 | Dec 14 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 111 | Sky of Love | - | - | - | $2,806,123 | 290 | $36,306,409 | Nov 3 | Toho | false |
| 8 | 20th Century Boys 1: Beginning of the End | - | - | - | $35,870,679 | 310 | $35,870,679 | Aug 30 | Toho | false |
| 9 | The Magic Hour | - | - | - | $35,723,111 | 379 | $35,723,111 | Jun 7 | Toho | false |
| 10 | The Golden Compass | - | - | - | $33,501,399 | 667 | $33,501,399 | Mar 1 | Gaga | false |
| 11 | Doraemon the Movie: Nobita and the Green Giant Legend | - | - | - | $31,269,299 | 344 | $31,269,299 | Mar 8 | Toho | false |
| 12 | Death Note: L Change the World | - | - | - | $29,316,292 | 388 | $29,316,292 | Feb 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 13 | Hancock | - | - | - | $28,713,223 | 456 | $28,713,223 | Aug 30 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 52 | A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies | - | - | - | $9,349,680 | 333 | $28,620,879 | Dec 8 | Toho | false |
| 16 | The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian | - | - | - | $25,266,114 | 782 | $27,704,112 | May 21 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 15 | Enchanted | - | - | - | $26,606,790 | 539 | $27,600,440 | Mar 14 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 25 | I'm a Cat Stalker | - | - | - | $19,058,565 | 330 | $25,221,446 | Nov 22 | Toho | false |
| 46 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | - | - | - | $10,344,662 | 655 | $25,096,478 | Dec 19 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 237 | Resident Evil: Extinction | - | - | - | $39,757 | 327 | $24,648,673 | Nov 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 54 | National Treasure: Book of Secrets | - | - | - | $9,237,308 | 462 | $23,942,112 | Dec 21 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 18 | Wanted | - | - | - | $23,370,055 | 506 | $23,370,055 | Sep 20 | Toho-Towa | false |
| 19 | Earth | - | - | - | $23,292,544 | 276 | $23,292,544 | Jan 12 | Gaga | false |
| 23 | The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | - | - | - | $20,038,286 | 548 | $22,941,660 | Aug 16 | Toho-Towa | false |
| 20 | Paco and the Magical Book | - | - | - | $22,650,527 | 292 | $22,650,527 | Sep 13 | Toho | false |
| 21 | Detective Conan: Full Score of Fear | - | - | - | $22,516,203 | 335 | $22,516,203 | Apr 18 | Toho | false |
| 22 | Detroit Metal City | - | - | - | $21,763,000 | 241 | $21,763,000 | Aug 23 | Toho | false |
| 84 | K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces | - | - | - | $4,447,380 | 332 | $21,017,206 | Dec 20 | Toho | false |
| 24 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | - | - | - | $19,620,237 | 400 | $19,650,613 | Jan 19 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 26 | Kabei: Our Mother | - | - | - | $18,338,859 | 327 | $18,338,859 | Jan 26 | Shochiku | false |
| 43 | 252: Signal of Life | - | - | - | $11,270,947 | 341 | $18,168,069 | Dec 6 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 27 | Flowers in the Shadow | - | - | - | $17,918,898 | 312 | $17,918,898 | Jan 26 | Toho | false |
| 28 | Kung Fu Panda | - | - | - | $16,953,252 | 521 | $16,953,252 | Jul 26 | Asmik Ace Entertainment | false |
| 30 | Jumper | - | - | - | $16,134,396 | 554 | $16,939,118 | Mar 7 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 29 | Sex and the City | - | - | - | $16,692,762 | 295 | $16,692,762 | Aug 23 | Gaga | false |
| 31 | Eiga: Kurosagi | - | - | - | $16,012,002 | 315 | $16,012,002 | Mar 8 | Toho | false |
| 32 | The Glory of Team Batista | - | - | - | $14,584,818 | 284 | $14,584,818 | Feb 9 | Toho | false |
| 33 | The Dark Knight | - | - | - | $14,574,849 | 460 | $14,574,849 | Aug 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 34 | Shaolin Girl | - | - | - | $14,086,798 | 312 | $14,086,798 | Apr 26 | Toho | false |
| 35 | 10 Promises to My Dog | - | - | - | $13,946,504 | 294 | $13,946,504 | Mar 15 | Shochiku | false |
| 38 | Happy Flight | - | - | - | $12,629,675 | 309 | $13,809,609 | Nov 15 | Toho | false |
| 36 | Eagle Eye | - | - | - | $13,291,825 | 311 | $13,291,825 | Oct 18 | Herald Film Company | false |
| 37 | Kitaro and the Millennium Curse | - | - | - | $12,884,706 | 316 | $12,884,706 | Jul 12 | Shochiku | false |
| 39 | The Bucket List | - | - | - | $12,420,911 | 224 | $12,420,911 | May 10 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 83 | Akai ito | - | - | - | $4,472,216 | 274 | $12,244,937 | Dec 20 | Shochiku | false |
| 40 | Cloverfield | - | - | - | $11,604,768 | 235 | $11,604,768 | Apr 5 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 42 | The Happening | - | - | - | $11,318,940 | 310 | $11,318,940 | Jul 26 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 80 | Major: The Ball of Friendship | - | - | - | $5,142,008 | 311 | $11,212,204 | Dec 13 | Toho | false |
| 44 | Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! The Hero of Kinpoko | - | - | - | $11,198,054 | 317 | $11,198,054 | Apr 19 | Toho | false |
| 45 | P.S. I Love You | - | - | - | $10,479,945 | 280 | $10,479,945 | Oct 18 | Toho-Towa | false |
| 47 | Climbers High | - | - | - | $10,313,773 | 286 | $10,313,773 | Jul 5 | Toei Company | false |
| 49 | American Gangster | - | - | - | $9,714,970 | 291 | $10,268,365 | Feb 1 | Toho-Towa | false |
| 48 | Naruto Shippuden: The Movie - Bonds | - | - | - | $10,233,203 | 252 | $10,233,203 | Aug 2 | Toho | false |
| 143 | Tsubaki Sanjûrô | - | - | - | $1,425,116 | 325 | $9,712,753 | Dec 1 | Toho | false |
| 94 | Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem | - | - | - | $3,989,994 | 391 | $9,675,956 | Dec 28 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 96 | Body of Lies | - | - | - | $3,791,678 | 313 | $9,651,930 | Dec 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 50 | 10,000 BC | - | - | - | $9,522,433 | 465 | $9,522,433 | Apr 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 51 | The Silver Season | - | - | - | $9,365,779 | 266 | $9,365,779 | Jan 12 | Toho | false |
| 53 | Sand Clock | - | - | - | $9,296,129 | 245 | $9,296,129 | Apr 26 | Toho | false |
| 55 | The Handsome Suit | - | - | - | $8,839,532 | 234 | $8,839,532 | Nov 1 | Asmik Ace Entertainment | false |
| 56 | Iron Man | - | - | - | $8,658,784 | 404 | $8,658,784 | Sep 27 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 108 | Meet the Robinsons | - | - | - | $3,031,938 | 338 | $8,628,347 | Dec 22 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 57 | One Piece: Episode of Chopper Plus - Bloom in the Winter, Miracle Sakura | - | - | - | $8,619,115 | 294 | $8,619,115 | Mar 1 | Toei Company | false |
| 58 | Where the Legend Lives | - | - | - | $8,519,868 | 326 | $8,519,868 | Nov 1 | Toei Company | false |
| 59 | Rambo | - | - | - | $8,510,912 | 304 | $8,510,912 | May 24 | Gaga | false |
| 60 | The Last Princess | - | - | - | $8,498,246 | 315 | $8,498,246 | May 10 | Toho | false |
| 62 | Journey to the Center of the Earth | - | - | - | $8,276,015 | 106 | $8,494,537 | Oct 25 | Gaga | false |
| 61 | Superior Ultraman 8 Brothers | - | - | - | $8,292,149 | 179 | $8,292,149 | Sep 13 | Shochiku | false |
| 63 | Vantage Point | - | - | - | $8,053,520 | 279 | $8,053,520 | Mar 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 64 | Kamen Rider Kiva: King of the Castle in the Demon World | - | - | - | $7,972,682 | 286 | $7,972,682 | Aug 9 | Toei Company | false |
| 65 | Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GoGo!: Okashi no Kuni no Happy Birthday! | - | - | - | $7,917,458 | 151 | $7,917,458 | Nov 8 | Toei Company | false |
| 218 | Beowulf | - | - | - | $134,810 | 274 | $7,148,122 | Dec 1 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 66 | Farewell Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Countdown | - | - | - | $7,119,993 | 156 | $7,119,993 | Oct 4 | Toei Company | false |
| 235 | Yes! Pretty Cure 5: Kagami no Kuni no Miracle Daibouken! | - | - | - | $45,771 | 139 | $7,020,933 | Nov 10 | Toei Company | false |
| 67 | Ikigami | - | - | - | $7,015,574 | 252 | $7,015,574 | Sep 27 | Toho | false |
| 130 | Bleach the Movie 2: The DiamondDust Rebellion | - | - | - | $1,772,245 | 225 | $6,915,595 | Dec 22 | Toho | false |
| 68 | Kamen Rider Den-O & Kiva: Climax Deka | - | - | - | $6,908,255 | 136 | $6,908,255 | Apr 12 | Toei Company | false |
| 142 | Eiga de tôjô! Tamagotchi dokidoki! Uchû no maigotchi?! | - | - | - | $1,445,712 | 283 | $6,784,907 | Dec 15 | - | false |
| 69 | August Rush | - | - | - | $6,736,708 | 277 | $6,736,708 | Jun 21 | Toho-Towa | false |
| 222 | Midnight Eagle | - | - | - | $100,729 | 314 | $6,502,409 | Nov 23 | Shochiku | false |
| 70 | The Forbidden Kingdom | - | - | - | $6,498,289 | 198 | $6,498,289 | Jul 26 | Shochiku | false |
| 71 | The Homeless Student | - | - | - | $6,454,933 | 309 | $6,454,933 | Oct 25 | Toho | false |
| 72 | Elizabeth: The Golden Age | - | - | - | $6,272,575 | 300 | $6,274,995 | Feb 16 | Toho-Towa | false |
| 73 | The Spiderwick Chronicles | - | - | - | $6,129,461 | 354 | $6,129,461 | Apr 26 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 74 | Cyborg She | - | - | - | $6,112,891 | 293 | $6,112,891 | May 31 | Gaga | false |
| 82 | Bleach: Fade to Black, I Call Your Name | - | - | - | $4,510,080 | 239 | $6,032,296 | Dec 13 | Toho | false |
| 77 | Lions for Lambs | - | - | - | $5,427,833 | 317 | $5,959,156 | Apr 18 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 75 | The Sky Crawlers | - | - | - | $5,799,349 | 213 | $5,799,349 | Aug 2 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 120 | Eiga! Tamagotchi: Uchû ichi happy na monogatari!? | - | - | - | $2,317,686 | 255 | $5,684,606 | Dec 20 | Toho | false |
| 76 | What Happens in Vegas | - | - | - | $5,556,437 | 191 | $5,585,616 | Aug 16 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 78 | Sergeant Keroro the Super Movie 3: Keroro vs. Keroro Great Sky Duel De Arimasu! | - | - | - | $5,396,031 | 163 | $5,396,031 | Mar 1 | Herald Film Company | false |
| 79 | Best Wishes for Tomorrow | - | - | - | $5,308,952 | 196 | $5,308,952 | Mar 1 | Asmik Ace Entertainment | false |
| 187 | Tinker Bell | - | - | - | $445,354 | 176 | $4,818,895 | Dec 23 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 81 | After School | - | - | - | $4,766,629 | 82 | $4,766,629 | May 24 | The Klockworx | false |
| 173 | Mirrors | - | - | - | $657,007 | 169 | $4,668,388 | Dec 26 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 104 | Mr. Tadano's Secret Mission: From Japan with Love | - | - | - | $3,234,351 | 267 | $4,383,777 | Dec 6 | Shochiku | false |
| 85 | Ichi | - | - | - | $4,382,279 | 253 | $4,382,279 | Oct 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 86 | Charlie Wilson's War | - | - | - | $4,350,754 | 296 | $4,350,754 | May 17 | Toho-Towa | false |
| 87 | Nim's Island | - | - | - | $4,318,459 | 214 | $4,318,459 | Sep 6 | Herald Film Company | false |
| 88 | Sweet Rain: Accuracy of Death | - | - | - | $4,313,761 | 269 | $4,313,761 | Mar 22 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 89 | My Blueberry Nights | - | - | - | $4,290,207 | 246 | $4,290,207 | Mar 22 | Asmik Ace Entertainment | false |
| 97 | Nights in Rodanthe | - | - | - | $3,786,028 | 259 | $4,200,000 | Sep 27 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 91 | Mr. Bean's Holiday | - | - | - | $4,124,580 | 137 | $4,132,725 | Jan 19 | Toho-Towa | false |
| 92 | 21 | - | - | - | $4,062,170 | 207 | $4,062,170 | May 31 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 93 | Next | - | - | - | $4,057,121 | 150 | $4,057,121 | Apr 26 | Gaga | false |
| 95 | The Witch of the West Is Dead | - | - | - | $3,914,606 | 159 | $3,914,606 | Jun 21 | Asmik Ace Entertainment | false |
| 240 | Kisaragi | - | - | - | $29,944 | 32 | $3,879,422 | Jun 16 | Toshiba Entertainment | false |
| 148 | The Shadow Spirit | - | - | - | $1,266,688 | 152 | $3,643,005 | Dec 22 | Toshiba Entertainment | false |
| 123 | The Other Boleyn Girl | - | - | - | $2,261,381 | 148 | $3,631,190 | Oct 25 | - | false |
| 98 | Speed Racer | - | - | - | $3,576,060 | 450 | $3,576,060 | Jul 5 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 99 | 27 Dresses | - | - | - | $3,481,655 | 201 | $3,481,655 | May 31 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 100 | The Chasing World | - | - | - | $3,475,278 | 48 | $3,475,278 | Feb 2 | Phantom Film | false |
| 101 | Free and Easy 19 | - | - | - | $3,413,323 | 179 | $3,413,323 | Oct 25 | Shochiku | false |
| 102 | Sushi King Goes to New York | - | - | - | $3,381,949 | 300 | $3,381,949 | Apr 19 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 137 | Chacha: The Princess of Heaven | - | - | - | $1,605,996 | 272 | $3,372,123 | Dec 22 | Toei Company | false |
| 103 | The Mist | - | - | - | $3,355,677 | 125 | $3,355,677 | May 10 | - | false |
| 119 | No Country for Old Men | - | - | - | $2,333,319 | 41 | $3,316,927 | Mar 15 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 105 | Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium | - | - | - | $3,230,383 | 327 | $3,230,383 | Feb 16 | Asmik Ace Entertainment | false |
| 106 | Anpanman: The Secret of Fairy Rin-Rin | - | - | - | $3,201,824 | 154 | $3,201,824 | Jul 12 | - | false |
| 160 | Gekijô ban Gegege no Kitarô: Nippon bakuretsu | - | - | - | $876,057 | 218 | $3,194,037 | Dec 20 | Toei Company | false |
| 107 | Gou Gou, the Cat | - | - | - | $3,066,947 | 150 | $3,066,947 | Sep 6 | Asmik Ace Entertainment | false |
| 134 | The X Files: I Want to Believe | - | - | - | $1,679,889 | 254 | $2,967,507 | Nov 7 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 109 | Michael Clayton | - | - | - | $2,945,969 | 100 | $2,945,969 | Apr 12 | - | false |
| 139 | Blindness | - | - | - | $1,547,813 | 140 | $2,942,217 | Nov 22 | Gaga | false |
| 135 | Saw V | - | - | - | $1,672,155 | 123 | $2,935,385 | Nov 28 | Asmik Ace Entertainment | false |
| 110 | The Taste of Fish | - | - | - | $2,872,379 | 259 | $2,872,379 | Jun 7 | Shochiku | false |
| 194 | Surf's Up | - | - | - | $402,685 | 285 | $2,859,624 | Dec 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 112 | Kids | - | - | - | $2,769,232 | 230 | $2,769,232 | Feb 2 | Toei Company | false |
| 208 | Smile | - | - | - | $210,143 | 229 | $2,757,854 | Dec 15 | Toho | false |
| 113 | Curse of the Golden Flower | - | - | - | $2,631,287 | 141 | $2,631,287 | Apr 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 115 | Silk | - | - | - | $2,570,534 | 273 | $2,575,040 | Jan 19 | Asmik Ace Entertainment | false |
| 114 | Yama No Anata | - | - | - | $2,572,195 | 158 | $2,572,195 | May 24 | Toho | false |
| 116 | Tropic Thunder | - | - | - | $2,513,642 | 163 | $2,531,473 | Nov 22 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 117 | Death Race | - | - | - | $2,403,623 | 226 | $2,431,258 | Nov 29 | Toho-Towa | false |
| 118 | Lust, Caution | - | - | - | $2,336,681 | 77 | $2,336,681 | Feb 2 | Wise Policy | false |
| 121 | Samurai Gangsters | - | - | - | $2,292,432 | 203 | $2,292,432 | Sep 20 | Herald Film Company | false |
| 122 | Wenny Has Wings | - | - | - | $2,273,629 | 207 | $2,273,629 | Apr 26 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 124 | Bee Movie | - | - | - | $2,182,194 | 240 | $2,182,194 | Jan 26 | Asmik Ace Entertainment | false |
| 125 | The Last Game: Waseda vs. Keiko | - | - | - | $2,031,462 | 143 | $2,031,462 | Aug 23 | Cine Quanon | false |
| 128 | The Water Horse | - | - | - | $1,808,297 | 303 | $1,983,947 | Feb 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 126 | One Million Yen Girl 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,925,005 | 41 | $1,925,005 | Jul 19 | Nikkatsu | false |
| 127 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | - | - | - | $1,890,243 | 473 | $1,890,243 | Aug 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 129 | Sing, Salmon, Sing! | - | - | - | $1,797,387 | 145 | $1,797,387 | Apr 5 | Nikkatsu | false |
| 131 | 1408 | - | - | - | $1,753,618 | 136 | $1,753,618 | Nov 22 | - | false |
| 151 | 700 Days of Battle: Us vs. the Police | - | - | - | $1,135,758 | 93 | $1,714,745 | Apr 5 | Gaga | false |
| 132 | The Incredible Hulk | - | - | - | $1,692,037 | 173 | $1,692,037 | Aug 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 133 | Get Smart | - | - | - | $1,690,730 | 205 | $1,690,750 | Oct 11 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 136 | Bridge to Terabithia | - | - | - | $1,656,738 | 176 | $1,656,738 | Jan 26 | - | false |
| 138 | Wrestling with a Memory | - | - | - | $1,602,461 | 249 | $1,602,461 | Mar 1 | Toho | false |
| 171 | Into the Wild | - | - | - | $741,482 | 31 | $1,553,477 | Sep 6 | Style Jam | false |
| 205 | Cinnamoroll: The Movie | - | - | - | $222,766 | 147 | $1,533,301 | Dec 22 | Shochiku | false |
| 140 | Untraceable | - | - | - | $1,498,951 | 137 | $1,498,951 | Apr 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 141 | Double Trouble | - | - | - | $1,489,997 | 119 | $1,489,997 | Feb 2 | Cine Quanon | false |
| 144 | Atonement | - | - | - | $1,421,723 | 18 | $1,421,723 | Apr 12 | Toho-Towa | false |
| 145 | The Diving Bell and the Butterfly | - | - | - | $1,395,213 | 41 | $1,395,213 | Feb 9 | Asmik Ace Entertainment | false |
| 153 | Hitman | - | - | - | $971,441 | 155 | $1,358,681 | Apr 12 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 158 | Still Walking | - | - | - | $930,064 | 18 | $1,351,534 | Jun 28 | Cine Quanon | false |
| 154 | Juno | - | - | - | $962,491 | 111 | $1,329,749 | Jun 14 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 146 | Made of Honor | - | - | - | $1,293,292 | 108 | $1,293,292 | Jul 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 147 | 28 Weeks Later | - | - | - | $1,280,857 | 86 | $1,283,662 | Jan 19 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 225 | 200 Pounds Beauty | - | - | - | $89,948 | 112 | $1,271,059 | Dec 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 149 | Fate | - | - | - | $1,251,556 | 118 | $1,251,556 | Oct 4 | Formula Entertainment | false |
| 150 | When They Cry | - | - | - | $1,150,197 | 23 | $1,150,197 | May 10 | Phantom Film | false |
| 223 | Kung Fu Kid | - | - | - | $93,246 | 79 | $1,143,932 | Mar 29 | Herald Film Company | false |
| 152 | In the Valley of Elah | - | - | - | $1,066,430 | 49 | $1,066,430 | Jun 28 | - | false |
| 207 | Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan | - | - | - | $211,907 | 149 | $1,042,388 | Apr 5 | Toei Company | false |
| 165 | The Darjeeling Limited | - | - | - | $812,466 | 43 | $1,022,652 | Mar 8 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 159 | Shutter | - | - | - | $906,498 | 134 | $1,021,309 | Sep 6 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 198 | Gurren Lagann the Movie: Childhood's End | - | - | - | $351,852 | 11 | $957,621 | Sep 6 | The Klockworx | false |
| 155 | Goya's Ghosts | - | - | - | $947,510 | 48 | $947,510 | Oct 4 | - | false |
| 156 | Kekkon shiyou yo | - | - | - | $942,878 | 82 | $942,878 | Feb 2 | Shochiku | false |
| 157 | CJ7 | - | - | - | $931,869 | 190 | $931,869 | Jun 28 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 161 | Evening | - | - | - | $847,480 | 102 | $929,223 | Feb 23 | Toshiba Entertainment | false |
| 172 | There Will Be Blood | - | - | - | $730,830 | 28 | $887,763 | Apr 26 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 238 | Panda Days | - | - | - | $39,127 | 74 | $865,339 | Aug 30 | Shochiku | false |
| 166 | Dragon Wars: D-War | - | - | - | $808,454 | 100 | $846,784 | Nov 29 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 162 | The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford | - | - | - | $833,527 | 69 | $833,527 | Jan 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 163 | The Nanny Diaries | - | - | - | $831,916 | 112 | $831,916 | Oct 11 | Showgate | false |
| 164 | Achilles and the Tortoise | - | - | - | $817,841 | 81 | $817,841 | Sep 20 | - | false |
| 167 | Dive!! | - | - | - | $807,109 | 156 | $807,109 | Jun 14 | Herald Film Company | false |
| 168 | Sanbongi nôgyô kôkô, bajutsubu: Mokume no uma to shôjo no jitsuwa | - | - | - | $806,591 | 101 | $806,591 | Oct 4 | Toei Company | false |
| 169 | One Missed Call | - | - | - | $785,315 | 61 | $785,315 | Jul 19 | Herald Film Company | false |
| 170 | Wild Hogs | - | - | - | $776,739 | 29 | $776,739 | Feb 9 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 177 | Eastern Promises | - | - | - | $536,939 | 8 | $743,947 | Jun 14 | Nikkatsu | false |
| 178 | Vetka sireni | - | - | - | $519,089 | 7 | $719,102 | Apr 19 | Gaga | false |
| 236 | Be Kind Rewind | - | - | - | $45,212 | 19 | $712,255 | Oct 11 | - | false |
| 182 | Blades of Glory | - | - | - | $479,362 | 6 | $682,924 | Dec 22 | Gaga | false |
| 174 | The Fure Fure Girl | - | - | - | $648,770 | 185 | $648,770 | Oct 11 | Shochiku | false |
| 175 | Naoko | - | - | - | $646,215 | 121 | $646,215 | Feb 16 | Nikkatsu | false |
| 176 | God's Puzzle | - | - | - | $644,635 | 198 | $644,635 | Jun 7 | Toei Company | false |
| 192 | Reign Over Me | - | - | - | $404,849 | 13 | $564,165 | Dec 22 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 217 | Shakariki! | - | - | - | $135,682 | 73 | $534,080 | Sep 6 | Showgate | false |
| 179 | The Kite Runner | - | - | - | $503,899 | 19 | $503,899 | Feb 9 | Asmik Ace Entertainment | false |
| 203 | The Fall | - | - | - | $276,774 | 25 | $498,461 | Sep 6 | - | false |
| 180 | Ghost in the Shell 2.0 | - | - | - | $489,807 | 7 | $489,807 | Jul 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 211 | Flying Rabbits | - | - | - | $181,411 | 183 | $486,677 | Sep 13 | Toei Company | false |
