Japanese Box Office For 2009

RankRelease GrossMax ThOpening% of Total Open ThOpenCloseDistributor
1Avatar$170,640,248840$6,890,3874%839Dec 23-20th Century Fox International
2Rookies the Movie: Graduation$87,999,688428$12,703,77514.4%428May 30-Toho
3Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince$83,776,293845$10,239,56512.2%844Jul 17-Warner Bros.
4This Is It$57,073,792323$5,733,27110%322Oct 28-Sony Pictures Releasing
5Red Cliff II$56,374,881729$6,821,00112.1%729Apr 10-Toho-Towa
6Up$51,920,149664$7,241,67413.9%663Dec 5-Walt Disney Pictures
7Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life$48,687,041366$6,969,60114.3%366Jul 18-Toho
8One Piece: Strong World$48,192,309194$11,979,80324.9%188Dec 12-Toei Company
920th Century Boys 3: Redemption$48,134,725374$9,172,46319.1%374Aug 29-Toho
10Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II$42,694,088409$4,548,68610.7%409Dec 19-Toho
112012$42,626,869612$6,362,36414.9%610Nov 20-Sony Pictures Releasing
12Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance$40,303,632122$5,302,76013.2%120Jun 27-The Klockworx
13Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess$37,670,889357$3,915,83210.4%357Jul 18-Toho
14Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser$35,701,081341$6,021,23416.9%341Apr 18-Toho
15Angels & Demons$34,229,580723$5,673,10716.6%721May 15-Sony Pictures Releasing
16Gokusen: The Movie$33,963,369409$5,064,63414.9%409Jul 11-Toho
17Terminator Salvation$33,869,677697$6,129,07518.1%697Jun 13-Sony Pictures Releasing
18April Bride$31,679,102310$4,281,81513.5%310May 9-Toho
19Yatterman$30,365,792312$4,626,72915.2%312Mar 7-Shochiku
20Crows Zero II$29,865,854314$5,793,54219.4%314Apr 11-Toho
2120th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope$29,055,016374$6,955,47223.9%374Jan 31-Toho
22The Unbroken$29,000,322403$2,796,0109.6%403Oct 24-Toho
23Mamma Mia!$27,597,385340$4,908,08017.8%334Jan 30-Toho-Towa
24The Curious Case of Benjamin Button$25,400,000427$3,523,80513.9%427Feb 7-Warner Bros.
25Mt. Tsurugidake$25,134,437308$157,9010.6%3Jun 13-Toei Company
26Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler$24,248,943306$4,058,10016.7%306Oct 10-Toho
27I Give My First Love to You$23,942,259302$3,138,82413.1%302Oct 24-Toho
28Doraemon the Movie: The New Records of Nobita's Spaceblazer$23,825,776364$3,766,59215.8%364Mar 7-Toho
29Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen$22,707,567658$5,805,92325.6%658Jun 20-Paramount Pictures International
30Quantum of Solace$21,685,734346$6,452,28429.8%345Jan 24-Sony Pictures Releasing
31Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian$21,496,544625$3,738,79317.4%625Aug 14-20th Century Fox International
32Pandemic$20,360,716324$3,325,62016.3%324Jan 17-Toho
33Hachi: A Dog's Tale$20,025,195349$2,340,09911.7%349Aug 8-Shochiku
34Drop$19,611,028167$1,738,0998.9%140Mar 20-Herald Film Company
35Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker$19,418,091345$5,012,11625.8%345Aug 8-Toei Company
36Ballad$19,277,195331$2,493,59012.9%331Sep 5-Toho
37A Christmas Carol$17,601,649516$3,166,51518%515Nov 14-Walt Disney Pictures
38Summer Wars$17,425,019129$1,338,7727.7%127Aug 1-Warner Bros.
39Bolt$16,537,605483$2,669,58516.1%482Aug 1-Walt Disney Pictures
40Kamen Rider Movie War 2010: Kamen Rider vs. Kamen Rider W & Decade$16,035,761293$5,221,50032.6%292Dec 12-Toei Company
41Goemon$14,374,689313$2,002,24113.9%313May 1-Shochiku
42No More Cry$14,074,814303$2,279,88716.2%303Nov 14-Toho
43Changeling$12,946,062301$1,998,47715.4%301Feb 20-Toho-Towa
44Valkyrie$12,118,887326$2,512,49820.7%324Mar 20-Toho-Towa
45Kamui Gaiden$11,879,118309$1,748,85214.7%309Sep 19-Shochiku
46Slumdog Millionaire$11,259,272120$1,181,52510.5%119Apr 18-Gaga
47Zero Focus$10,627,512322$1,743,98516.4%322Nov 14-Toho
48Knowing$10,311,799321$2,285,20922.2%320Jul 10-Toho-Towa
49Fast & Furious$10,198,630323$2,356,25223.1%322Oct 9-Toho-Towa
50Gran Torino$10,187,296273$1,309,10612.9%272Apr 25-Warner Bros.
51Eiga Kureyon Shinchan: Otakebe! Kasukabe yasei-oukoku
2009 Re-release
$10,097,019323$1,694,36816.8%323Apr 18-Toho
52Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa$10,068,376438$1,665,23716.5%302Mar 14-Paramount Pictures International
53Brass Knuckle Boys$9,724,819280$2,251,26923.1%280Feb 14-Toei Company
54X-Men Origins: Wolverine$9,303,728518$1,903,32920.5%514Sep 11-20th Century Fox International
55Budda saitan$9,260,270194$1,819,28719.6%192Oct 17-Toei Company
56Pretty Cure All Stars DX: Everyone Is a Friend - A Miracle All Pretty Cures Together$9,099,922156$1,464,61716.1%156Mar 20-Toei Company
57Che: Part One$9,053,079284$1,550,60817.1%284Jan 10-Gaga
58G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra$8,872,480385$1,854,60820.9%385Aug 7-United International Pictures
59Castle Under Fiery Skies$8,839,902273$1,387,75715.7%273Sep 12-Toei Company
60The Triumphant Return of General Rouge$8,611,471301$1,496,03617.4%301Mar 7-Toho
61Dragonball Evolution$8,451,374540$2,578,89630.5%540Mar 13--
62Fresh Precure!$8,341,362159$1,887,49222.6%159Oct 31-Toei Company
63Seven Pounds$8,311,706327$1,820,43421.9%326Feb 21-Sony Pictures Releasing
64The Taking of Pelham 123$8,261,565308$1,740,39721.1%308Sep 4-Sony Pictures Releasing
65My Sister's Keeper$8,241,290301$1,247,95015.1%300Oct 9-Gaga
66Penguins in the sky - Asahiyama zoo$7,941,437252$1,236,18815.6%252Feb 7-Herald Film Company
67The Vulture$7,937,312267$1,600,03620.2%267Jun 6-Toho
68Public Enemies$7,842,138328$1,701,66721.7%328Dec 12-Toho-Towa
69Dear My Love$7,816,156190$1,033,46013.2%189May 16-Toho
70Naruto Shippûden: The Lost Tower$7,796,864266$2,012,34025.8%266Aug 1-Toho
71Marley & Me$7,536,297439$1,536,89620.4%438Mar 27-20th Century Fox International
72Gekijouban Pengin no mondai: Shiawase no aoi tori de gopennasai$7,522,074308$2,112,20828.1%308Sep 19-Toho
73Super Kamen Rider Den-O & Decade Neo Generations: The Onigashima Battleship$7,510,661170$1,728,03123%170May 1-Toei Company
74Free and Easy 20: Final$7,114,146176---Dec 26-Shochiku
75Coco Before Chanel$7,045,089232$911,33312.9%232Sep 18-Warner Bros.
76Mamoru Yonezawa the Scientific Criminal Investigation Officer$6,956,095193$1,424,86020.5%193Mar 28-Toei Company
77Inglourious Basterds$6,604,511315$1,403,06421.2%315Nov 21-Toho-Towa
78Nobody to Watch Over Me$6,498,714292$1,234,47819%292Jan 24-Toho
79MW$6,450,631250$1,581,06024.5%250Jul 4-Gaga
80Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends - The Movie$6,161,665135$1,740,05828.2%135Dec 12-Warner Bros.
81Burn After Reading$6,159,523297$1,106,71118%297Apr 24-Gaga
82Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva$6,112,698311$1,074,95917.6%311Dec 19-Toho
83Transporter 3$6,080,399161---Aug 8-Asmik Ace Entertainment
84Star Trek$6,020,440275$1,541,31925.6%275May 29-Paramount Pictures International
85Australia$5,905,025369$1,542,44126.1%369Feb 28-20th Century Fox International
86A Tale of Ululu's Wonderful Forest$5,509,441324$672,16112.2%324Dec 19-Toho
87Battle Under Orion$5,474,8213,019$1,154,32921.1%309Jun 13-Toho
88High School Musical 3: Senior Year$5,455,000196$1,259,31823.1%196Feb 7-Walt Disney Pictures
89The Reader$5,317,138291$855,51416.1%291Jun 19--
90The Hovering Blade$5,111,040215$1,070,91321%214Oct 10-Toei Company
91The Fourth Kind$5,064,696238$972,02619.2%236Dec 18-Warner Bros.
92Oppai Volleyball$5,044,796252$848,17616.8%251Apr 18-Warner Bros.
93Symbol$5,033,714242$1,111,73522.1%242Sep 12-Shochiku
94Macross Frontier: The False Songstress$4,839,21631$977,70520.2%30Nov 21-The Klockworx
95Tajomaru: Avenging Blade$4,756,610305$798,46016.8%305Sep 12-Warner Bros.
96Monsters vs. Aliens$4,337,518398$1,291,36829.8%397Jul 11-Paramount Pictures International
97Space Battleship Yamato Resurrection$4,319,940213$1,114,71025.8%213Dec 12-Toho
98Revolutionary Road$4,181,251267$935,70522.4%267Jan 24-Paramount Pictures International
99Watchmen$4,035,072218$1,126,24427.9%218Mar 28-Paramount Pictures International
100Taken$3,991,181239$1,062,16226.6%239Aug 22-20th Century Fox International
101Villon's Wife$3,849,402159$606,63715.8%159Oct 10-Toho
102Feel the Wind$3,581,084240$969,04927.1%240Oct 31-Shochiku
103A Pierrot$3,548,304173---Apr 25-Asmik Ace Entertainment
104Yakuza: Like a Dragon
2009 Re-release
$3,406,967168$992,15929.1%168Mar 7-Herald Film Company
105The Ugly Truth$3,230,456159$403,45812.5%152Sep 18-Sony Pictures Releasing
106Che: Part Two$3,203,386287$928,98729%285Jan 31-Gaga
107He's Just Not That Into You$3,191,585166$739,01523.2%166Aug 1-Warner Bros.
108I Come with the Rain$3,140,797117$638,73120.3%117Jun 6-Gaga
109Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror$3,130,376211$674,44921.5%211Aug 22-Toho
110Confessions of a Shopaholic$2,987,082232$574,26919.2%232May 30-Walt Disney Pictures
111Dear Doctor$2,919,85150---Jun 20-Asmik Ace Entertainment
112The Proposal$2,914,626221$690,23523.7%220Oct 16-Walt Disney Pictures
113Baby, Baby, Baby!$2,892,641227$715,88024.7%227May 23-Toei Company
114Zen$2,877,11370---Jan 10-Herald Film Company
115Battle League Horumo$2,730,680152$500,60618.3%151Apr 18-Shochiku
116Engine Sentai Go-onger VS Gekiranger$2,562,369143$964,07937.6%143Jan 24-Toei Company
117Bedtime Stories$2,552,699267$706,72427.7%267Mar 20-Walt Disney Pictures
118Yatterman
2009 Re-release
$2,531,422210$702,15527.7%210Aug 22-Shochiku
119Twilight$2,530,714200$689,67627.3%199Apr 4-Asmik Ace Entertainment
120The International$2,283,016280$631,77727.7%280Apr 4-Sony Pictures Releasing
121Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs$2,255,763129$352,99315.6%129Sep 19-Sony Pictures Releasing
122Killer Bride's Perfect Crime$2,067,393156$472,86022.9%156Sep 12-Toho
123State of Play$1,977,334278$649,10332.8%278May 22-Toho-Towa
124The Twilight Saga: New Moon$1,927,976197$762,53739.6%197Nov 28-Asmik Ace Entertainment
125The Final Destination$1,911,473100$590,94130.9%98Oct 17-Gaga
126Street Kings$1,875,477194$598,36031.9%194Feb 14-20th Century Fox International
127Soreike! Anpanman: Dadandan to futago no hoshi$1,853,535153$382,57120.6%152Jul 4--
128Time Lost, Time Found$1,711,823----Feb 7--
129Listen to My Heart$1,671,352181$350,58121%180Oct 10-Shochiku
130The Laughing Policeman$1,520,973233$611,28240.2%233Nov 14-Toei Company
131Drag Me to Hell$1,514,604152$540,18835.7%152Nov 6-Gaga
132Sideways$1,505,324183$416,35027.7%183Oct 31-20th Century Fox International
133The Rebound$1,480,902186$401,79027.1%185Nov 27-Warner Bros.
134Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure$1,447,806162---Nov 23-Walt Disney Pictures
135Rain Fall$1,348,221280$335,54724.9%280Apr 25-Sony Pictures Releasing
136Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs$1,293,196233$419,38532.4%233Jul 25-20th Century Fox International
137Go Find a Psychic!$1,282,399150$328,60225.6%150Nov 21-Toho
138Saw VI$1,261,18259$441,48535%59Nov 6-Asmik Ace Entertainment
139Rocketmen$1,252,851104$465,72437.2%104Aug 21-Sony Pictures Releasing
140Yes Man$1,249,449177$373,59329.9%176Mar 20-Warner Bros.
141Heaven's Door$1,202,681142$450,84337.5%142Feb 7-Asmik Ace Entertainment
142Genkai in a Black Company$1,172,26699$303,84225.9%98Nov 21-Asmik Ace Entertainment
143Julie & Julia$1,144,31715$79,7977%13Dec 12-Sony Pictures Releasing
144Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike$941,61034---Oct 3--
145The Time Traveler's Wife$933,360180$332,14035.6%180Oct 24-Warner Bros.
146My Rainy Days$868,360121$329,53637.9%121Nov 7-Gaga
147Astro Boy$864,683208$329,64138.1%206Oct 10--
148Air Doll$846,37330---Sep 26-Asmik Ace Entertainment
149Snow Prince$837,724235$362,87943.3%234Dec 12-Shochiku
150Friday the 13th$836,45064---Feb 13-Paramount Pictures International
151Hellboy II: The Golden Army$812,413----Jan 9-Toho-Towa
152The Shock Labyrinth$805,63885$342,45242.5%85Oct 16-Asmik Ace Entertainment
153Passengers$710,00063$217,71930.7%63Mar 7-Toshiba Entertainment
154Sanpei the Fisher Boy$617,963239$406,60265.8%239Mar 20-Toei Company
155The Wrestler$578,93337$204,15035.3%37Jun 13--
156Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li$554,100109$187,71033.9%109Feb 28-Gaga
15717 Again$534,266129$216,58540.5%129May 16-Warner Bros.
158Eden of the East the Movie I: The King of Eden$505,3497$192,03138%7Nov 28-Asmik Ace Entertainment
159Defiance$497,600----Feb 14-Toho-Towa
160Cadillac Records$496,11410$39,1817.9%5Aug 15-Sony Pictures Releasing
161Blood: The Last Vampire$473,992240$347,96073.4%240May 29-Asmik Ace Entertainment
162The Good, the Bad, the Weird$426,75798$426,757100%98Aug 29-Showgate
163Honokaa Boy$372,471----Mar 14-Toho
164Beverly Hills Chihuahua$362,899106$277,16776.4%106May 1-Walt Disney Pictures
165Rachel Getting Married$361,9917$20,6595.7%3Apr 18-Sony Pictures Releasing
166Doubt$351,583----Mar 7-Walt Disney Pictures
167Crank: High Voltage$330,84930$83,72625.3%30Sep 26-Sony Pictures Releasing
168Underworld: Rise of the Lycans$325,80750$94,69429.1%50Mar 14-Sony Pictures Releasing
169Pool$314,34342$314,343100%42Sep 12--
170The Meerkats$310,622----Jan 10-Gaga
171Land of the Lost$293,076118$257,69587.9%118Sep 18-Toho-Towa
172Yamagata Scream$274,849119---Jul 1-Gaga
173The Warlords$270,27855$190,59870.5%55May 8--
174Bare Essence of Life Ultra-Miracle Love Story$266,88026$266,880100%26Jun 6--
175E. Yazawa Rock$256,25038$256,250100%38Nov 21-Toei Company
176In the Shadow of the Moon$248,699----Jan 17-Asmik Ace Entertainment
177Duplicity$241,57470$153,69763.6%70May 1-Toho-Towa
178Dance Subaru$204,966----Mar 20-Warner Bros.
179Toad's Oil$190,36678$190,366100%78Jun 6--
180Bangkok Dangerous$182,25265$182,252100%65May 9--
181Frost/Nixon$180,62714$58,48832.4%11Mar 28-Toho-Towa
182Hell Ride$176,52025$32,00018.1%25Jan 17-Movie-Eye Entertainment
183Milk$173,61158$173,611100%58Apr 18--
184The Pink Panther 2$171,56629$41,58024.2%29Apr 11-Sony Pictures Releasing
185Premonition
2009 Re-release
$150,47738$150,477100%38Jan 31-The Klockworx
186Chasing My Girl$145,34353$145,343100%53Nov 7--
187Our Wonderful Days$137,468100$137,468100%100Nov 7--
188Dumbeast$132,35739$132,357100%39May 16-Gaga
189Good Bye, My Secret Friend$123,42744$123,427100%44Jun 20--
190Against the Dark$83,0546$17,07520.6%5Oct 3-Sony Pictures Releasing
191RocknRolla$79,209----Feb 21-Warner Bros.
192The Secret Life of Bees$72,0005$17,48324.3%5Mar 20-20th Century Fox International
193Punisher: War Zone$70,4737$15,59422.1%7Apr 18-Sony Pictures Releasing
194The Art of War II: Betrayal$61,7736$10,16016.4%5Sep 12-Sony Pictures Releasing
195Fly Me to the Moon 3D$42,60546$42,605100%46Mar 28--