Japanese Box Office For 2008

RankRelease GrossTheatersTotal GrossRelease DateDistributor
252The Wicker Man$2314$113,676Sep 1Sony Pictures Releasing
251Flight of Fury$4148$68,529Oct 27Sony Pictures Releasing
250Urban Justice$4475$55,861Nov 24Sony Pictures Releasing
249Attack Force$7335$53,564Nov 10Sony Pictures Releasing
248Stomp the Yard$1,0828$154,379Sep 15Sony Pictures Releasing
247Lonely Hearts$2,7953$87,969Nov 10Sony Pictures Releasing
246Traces of Love
2007 Re-release
$4,7347$117,442Nov 3Sony Pictures Releasing
245Boy A$10,8501$47,274Nov 15Cine Quanon
244Revolver
2007 Re-release
$19,3051$19,305Jun 7Asmik Ace Entertainment
243Shamo$22,84518$22,845May 3-
242Fool's Gold$24,17824$24,178May 31Warner Bros.
241Mr. Brooks$28,7518$28,751May 24-
240Kisaragi$29,94432$3,879,422Jun 16Toshiba Entertainment
239Feast$31,7974$31,797Mar 22-
238Panda Days$39,12774$865,339Aug 30Shochiku
237Resident Evil: Extinction$39,757327$24,648,673Nov 3Sony Pictures Releasing
236Be Kind Rewind$45,21219$712,255Oct 11-
235Yes! Pretty Cure 5: Kagami no Kuni no Miracle Daibouken!$45,771139$7,020,933Nov 10Toei Company
234The Nightmare Before Christmas
2008 3D Release
$48,86036$48,860Oct 4Walt Disney Pictures
23388 Minutes$56,3592$56,359Mar 22Nikkatsu
232Semi-Pro$68,6775$68,677Aug 9Gaga
231Zombie Strippers!$68,8787$68,878Oct 11Sony Pictures Releasing
230Savage Grace$68,9855$68,985Jun 7Asmik Ace Entertainment
229Day Watch
2007 Re-release
$72,4696$72,469Feb 1620th Century Fox International
228Breach$88,0163$88,016Mar 8-
227Pistol Whipped$88,5274$89,518Sep 13Sony Pictures Releasing
226My Best Friend$89,8452$89,845Jun 14-
225200 Pounds Beauty$89,948112$1,271,059Dec 15Warner Bros.
224Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging$91,0766$151,887Nov 15Paramount Pictures International
223Kung Fu Kid$93,24679$1,143,932Mar 29Herald Film Company
222Midnight Eagle$100,729314$6,502,409Nov 23Shochiku
221Newcastle$114,53615$114,536Jun 7Sony Pictures Releasing
220Mister Lonely$119,1692$119,169Feb 2Gaga
219Alvin and the Chipmunks$127,19094$383,728Sep 1320th Century Fox International
218Beowulf$134,810274$7,148,122Dec 1Warner Bros.
217Shakariki!$135,68273$534,080Sep 6Showgate
216I'm Not There$148,70517$297,124Apr 26-
215Things We Lost in the Fire$149,7656$149,765Mar 29Herald Film Company
214Priceless$152,7236$152,723Mar 8-
213Good Luck Chuck$155,3257$155,325May 17Sony Pictures Releasing
212Chameleon$169,62461$392,657Jul 5Toei Company
211Flying Rabbits$181,411183$486,677Sep 13Toei Company
210Leatherheads$199,56822$370,998Nov 8Toho-Towa
209Horton Hears a Who!$201,358139$282,970Jul 1220th Century Fox International
208Smile$210,143229$2,757,854Dec 15Toho
207Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan$211,907149$1,042,388Apr 5Toei Company
206REC$218,6329$218,632Jun 14-
205Cinnamoroll: The Movie$222,766147$1,533,301Dec 22Shochiku
204Love in the Time of Cholera$252,1412$252,141Aug 9Gaga
203The Fall$276,77425$498,461Sep 6-
202Goodbye Bafana$303,83530$303,835May 17Gaga
201The Counterfeiters$316,1867$465,960Jan 19-
200Before the Devil Knows You're Dead$317,0214$390,034Oct 11Sony Pictures Releasing
199Shoot 'Em Up$350,14439$350,144May 31-
198Gurren Lagann the Movie: Childhood's End$351,85211$957,621Sep 6The Klockworx
197American Masters: Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens$356,7268$356,726Feb 16Gaga
196Dead Silence$369,50730$369,507Mar 22Toho-Towa
195Across the Universe$374,66019$374,660Aug 9-
194Surf's Up$402,685285$2,859,624Dec 15Sony Pictures Releasing
193Resident Evil: Degeneration$403,1173$403,117Oct 18Sony Pictures Releasing
192Reign Over Me$404,84913$564,165Dec 22Sony Pictures Releasing
191The Jane Austen Book Club$407,0406$407,040Apr 12Sony Pictures Releasing
190Starship Troopers 3: Marauder$415,10020$415,100Jul 19Sony Pictures Releasing
189The Illusionist$422,21317$422,213May 24-
188Balls of Fury$422,33470$422,334Mar 22-
187Tinker Bell$445,354176$4,818,895Dec 23Walt Disney Pictures
186The Hunting Party$447,76979$447,709May 10-
185Snakes and Earrings$449,27326$449,273Sep 20Gaga
184May 18$452,70122$452,701May 10Herald Film Company
183Negative Happy Chainsaw Edge$477,590122$477,590Jan 19Nikkatsu
182Blades of Glory$479,3626$682,924Dec 22Gaga
181Kung Fu Dunk$482,361125$482,361Aug 16Herald Film Company
180Ghost in the Shell 2.0$489,8077$489,807Jul 12Warner Bros.
179The Kite Runner$503,89919$503,899Feb 9Asmik Ace Entertainment
178Vetka sireni$519,0897$719,102Apr 19Gaga
177Eastern Promises$536,9398$743,947Jun 14Nikkatsu
176God's Puzzle$644,635198$644,635Jun 7Toei Company
175Naoko$646,215121$646,215Feb 16Nikkatsu
174The Fure Fure Girl$648,770185$648,770Oct 11Shochiku
173Mirrors$657,007169$4,668,388Dec 2620th Century Fox International
172There Will Be Blood$730,83028$887,763Apr 26Walt Disney Pictures
171Into the Wild$741,48231$1,553,477Sep 6Style Jam
170Wild Hogs$776,73929$776,739Feb 9Walt Disney Pictures
169One Missed Call$785,31561$785,315Jul 19Herald Film Company
168Sanbongi nôgyô kôkô, bajutsubu: Mokume no uma to shôjo no jitsuwa$806,591101$806,591Oct 4Toei Company
167Dive!!$807,109156$807,109Jun 14Herald Film Company
166Dragon Wars: D-War$808,454100$846,784Nov 29Sony Pictures Releasing
165The Darjeeling Limited$812,46643$1,022,652Mar 820th Century Fox International
164Achilles and the Tortoise$817,84181$817,841Sep 20-
163The Nanny Diaries$831,916112$831,916Oct 11Showgate
162The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford$833,52769$833,527Jan 12Warner Bros.
161Evening$847,480102$929,223Feb 23Toshiba Entertainment
160Gekijô ban Gegege no Kitarô: Nippon bakuretsu$876,057218$3,194,037Dec 20Toei Company
159Shutter$906,498134$1,021,309Sep 620th Century Fox International
158Still Walking$930,06418$1,351,534Jun 28Cine Quanon
157CJ7$931,869190$931,869Jun 28Sony Pictures Releasing
156Kekkon shiyou yo$942,87882$942,878Feb 2Shochiku
155Goya's Ghosts$947,51048$947,510Oct 4-
154Juno$962,491111$1,329,749Jun 1420th Century Fox International
153Hitman$971,441155$1,358,681Apr 1220th Century Fox International
152In the Valley of Elah$1,066,43049$1,066,430Jun 28-
151700 Days of Battle: Us vs. the Police$1,135,75893$1,714,745Apr 5Gaga
150When They Cry$1,150,19723$1,150,197May 10Phantom Film
149Fate$1,251,556118$1,251,556Oct 4Formula Entertainment
148The Shadow Spirit$1,266,688152$3,643,005Dec 22Toshiba Entertainment
14728 Weeks Later$1,280,85786$1,283,662Jan 1920th Century Fox International
146Made of Honor$1,293,292108$1,293,292Jul 12Sony Pictures Releasing
145The Diving Bell and the Butterfly$1,395,21341$1,395,213Feb 9Asmik Ace Entertainment
144Atonement$1,421,72318$1,421,723Apr 12Toho-Towa
143Tsubaki Sanjûrô$1,425,116325$9,712,753Dec 1Toho
142Eiga de tôjô! Tamagotchi dokidoki! Uchû no maigotchi?!$1,445,712283$6,784,907Dec 15-
141Double Trouble$1,489,997119$1,489,997Feb 2Cine Quanon
140Untraceable$1,498,951137$1,498,951Apr 12Sony Pictures Releasing
139Blindness$1,547,813140$2,942,217Nov 22Gaga
138Wrestling with a Memory$1,602,461249$1,602,461Mar 1Toho
137Chacha: The Princess of Heaven$1,605,996272$3,372,123Dec 22Toei Company
136Bridge to Terabithia$1,656,738176$1,656,738Jan 26-
135Saw V$1,672,155123$2,935,385Nov 28Asmik Ace Entertainment
134The X Files: I Want to Believe$1,679,889254$2,967,507Nov 720th Century Fox International
133Get Smart$1,690,730205$1,690,750Oct 11Warner Bros.
132The Incredible Hulk$1,692,037173$1,692,037Aug 1Sony Pictures Releasing
1311408$1,753,618136$1,753,618Nov 22-
130Bleach the Movie 2: The DiamondDust Rebellion$1,772,245225$6,915,595Dec 22Toho
129Sing, Salmon, Sing!$1,797,387145$1,797,387Apr 5Nikkatsu
128The Water Horse$1,808,297303$1,983,947Feb 1Sony Pictures Releasing
127Star Wars: The Clone Wars$1,890,243473$1,890,243Aug 23Warner Bros.
126One Million Yen Girl
2008 Re-release
$1,925,00541$1,925,005Jul 19Nikkatsu
125The Last Game: Waseda vs. Keiko$2,031,462143$2,031,462Aug 23Cine Quanon
124Bee Movie$2,182,194240$2,182,194Jan 26Asmik Ace Entertainment
123The Other Boleyn Girl$2,261,381148$3,631,190Oct 25-
122Wenny Has Wings$2,273,629207$2,273,629Apr 26Sony Pictures Releasing
121Samurai Gangsters$2,292,432203$2,292,432Sep 20Herald Film Company
120Eiga! Tamagotchi: Uchû ichi happy na monogatari!?$2,317,686255$5,684,606Dec 20Toho
119No Country for Old Men$2,333,31941$3,316,927Mar 15Paramount Pictures International
118Lust, Caution$2,336,68177$2,336,681Feb 2Wise Policy
117Death Race$2,403,623226$2,431,258Nov 29Toho-Towa
116Tropic Thunder$2,513,642163$2,531,473Nov 22Paramount Pictures International
115Silk$2,570,534273$2,575,040Jan 19Asmik Ace Entertainment
114Yama No Anata$2,572,195158$2,572,195May 24Toho
113Curse of the Golden Flower$2,631,287141$2,631,287Apr 12Warner Bros.
112Kids$2,769,232230$2,769,232Feb 2Toei Company
111Sky of Love$2,806,123290$36,306,409Nov 3Toho
110The Taste of Fish$2,872,379259$2,872,379Jun 7Shochiku
109Michael Clayton$2,945,969100$2,945,969Apr 12-
108Meet the Robinsons$3,031,938338$8,628,347Dec 22Walt Disney Pictures
107Gou Gou, the Cat$3,066,947150$3,066,947Sep 6Asmik Ace Entertainment
106Anpanman: The Secret of Fairy Rin-Rin$3,201,824154$3,201,824Jul 12-
105Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium$3,230,383327$3,230,383Feb 16Asmik Ace Entertainment
104Mr. Tadano's Secret Mission: From Japan with Love$3,234,351267$4,383,777Dec 6Shochiku
103The Mist$3,355,677125$3,355,677May 10-
102Sushi King Goes to New York$3,381,949300$3,381,949Apr 19Warner Bros.
101Free and Easy 19$3,413,323179$3,413,323Oct 25Shochiku
100The Chasing World$3,475,27848$3,475,278Feb 2Phantom Film
9927 Dresses$3,481,655201$3,481,655May 3120th Century Fox International
98Speed Racer$3,576,060450$3,576,060Jul 5Warner Bros.
97Nights in Rodanthe$3,786,028259$4,200,000Sep 27Warner Bros.
96Body of Lies$3,791,678313$9,651,930Dec 20Warner Bros.
95The Witch of the West Is Dead$3,914,606159$3,914,606Jun 21Asmik Ace Entertainment
94Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem$3,989,994391$9,675,956Dec 2820th Century Fox International
93Next$4,057,121150$4,057,121Apr 26Gaga
9221$4,062,170207$4,062,170May 31Sony Pictures Releasing
91Mr. Bean's Holiday$4,124,580137$4,132,725Jan 19Toho-Towa
90Always: Sunset on Third Street 2$4,231,317382$42,235,940Nov 3Toho
89My Blueberry Nights$4,290,207246$4,290,207Mar 22Asmik Ace Entertainment
88Sweet Rain: Accuracy of Death$4,313,761269$4,313,761Mar 22Warner Bros.
87Nim's Island$4,318,459214$4,318,459Sep 6Herald Film Company
86Charlie Wilson's War$4,350,754296$4,350,754May 17Toho-Towa
85Ichi$4,382,279253$4,382,279Oct 25Warner Bros.
84K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces$4,447,380332$21,017,206Dec 20Toho
83Akai ito$4,472,216274$12,244,937Dec 20Shochiku
82Bleach: Fade to Black, I Call Your Name$4,510,080239$6,032,296Dec 13Toho
81After School$4,766,62982$4,766,629May 24The Klockworx
80Major: The Ball of Friendship$5,142,008311$11,212,204Dec 13Toho
79Best Wishes for Tomorrow$5,308,952196$5,308,952Mar 1Asmik Ace Entertainment
78Sergeant Keroro the Super Movie 3: Keroro vs. Keroro Great Sky Duel De Arimasu!$5,396,031163$5,396,031Mar 1Herald Film Company
77Lions for Lambs$5,427,833317$5,959,156Apr 1820th Century Fox International
76What Happens in Vegas$5,556,437191$5,585,616Aug 1620th Century Fox International
75The Sky Crawlers$5,799,349213$5,799,349Aug 2Warner Bros.
74Cyborg She$6,112,891293$6,112,891May 31Gaga
73The Spiderwick Chronicles$6,129,461354$6,129,461Apr 26Paramount Pictures International
72Elizabeth: The Golden Age$6,272,575300$6,274,995Feb 16Toho-Towa
71The Homeless Student$6,454,933309$6,454,933Oct 25Toho
70The Forbidden Kingdom$6,498,289198$6,498,289Jul 26Shochiku
69August Rush$6,736,708277$6,736,708Jun 21Toho-Towa
68Kamen Rider Den-O & Kiva: Climax Deka$6,908,255136$6,908,255Apr 12Toei Company
67Ikigami$7,015,574252$7,015,574Sep 27Toho
66Farewell Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Countdown$7,119,993156$7,119,993Oct 4Toei Company
65Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GoGo!: Okashi no Kuni no Happy Birthday!$7,917,458151$7,917,458Nov 8Toei Company
64Kamen Rider Kiva: King of the Castle in the Demon World$7,972,682286$7,972,682Aug 9Toei Company
63Vantage Point$8,053,520279$8,053,520Mar 8Sony Pictures Releasing
62Journey to the Center of the Earth$8,276,015106$8,494,537Oct 25Gaga
61Superior Ultraman 8 Brothers$8,292,149179$8,292,149Sep 13Shochiku
60The Last Princess$8,498,246315$8,498,246May 10Toho
59Rambo$8,510,912304$8,510,912May 24Gaga
58Where the Legend Lives$8,519,868326$8,519,868Nov 1Toei Company
57One Piece: Episode of Chopper Plus - Bloom in the Winter, Miracle Sakura$8,619,115294$8,619,115Mar 1Toei Company
56Iron Man$8,658,784404$8,658,784Sep 27Sony Pictures Releasing
55The Handsome Suit$8,839,532234$8,839,532Nov 1Asmik Ace Entertainment
54National Treasure: Book of Secrets$9,237,308462$23,942,112Dec 21Walt Disney Pictures
53Sand Clock$9,296,129245$9,296,129Apr 26Toho