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Largest Grosses (All Studios):
| Rank |
Title |
Total
Gross (Yen) |
Distributor |
Release |
| 1 |
Spirited Away |
¥30,400,000,000 |
Toho |
2001 |
| 2 |
Titanic |
¥25,900,000,000 |
Fox |
1997 |
| 3 |
Howl's Moving
Castle |
¥22,000,000,000 |
Toho |
2004 |
| 4 |
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone |
¥20,300,000,000 |
Warner Bros. |
2001 |
| 5 |
Princess Mononoke |
¥19,323,000,000 |
Toho |
1997 |
| 6 |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets |
¥18,000,000,000 |
Warner Bros. |
2002 |
| 7 |
Bayside
Shakedown 2 |
¥17,350,000,000 |
Toho |
2003 |
| 8 |
The Last Samurai |
¥13,700,000,000 |
Warner Bros. |
2003 |
| 9 |
Armageddon |
¥13,500,000,000 |
Buena Vista |
1998 |
| 10 |
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban |
¥13,500,000,000 |
Warner Bros. |
2004 |
Largest Grosses (Toho Only):
| Rank |
Title |
Total
Gross (Yen) |
Distributor |
Release |
| 1 |
Spirited Away |
¥30,400,000,000 |
Toho |
2001 |
| 2 |
Howl's
Moving Castle |
¥22,000,000,000 |
Toho |
2004 |
| 3 |
Princess
Mononoke |
¥19,323,000,000 |
Toho |
1997 |
| 4 |
Bayside Shakedown
2 |
¥17,350,000,000 |
Toho |
2003 |
| 5 |
Antarctica |
¥11,000,000,000 |
Toho/Nippon |
1983 |
| 6 |
The Adventures
of Chatran |
¥10,800,000,000 |
Toho |
1986 |
| 7 |
Bayside Shakedown |
¥10,100,000,000 |
Toho |
1998 |
| 8 |
The Silk Road |
¥9,000,000,000 |
Toho |
1988 |
| 9 |
Crying
Out for Love, In the Center of the World |
¥8,500,000,000 |
Toho |
2004 |
| 10 |
Tales from
Earthsea |
¥7,650,000,000 |
Toho |
2006 |
Largest Budgets (Toho Only):
| Rank |
Title |
Total
Cost (Yen) |
Distributor |
Release |
| 1 |
Antarctica |
¥2,500,000,000 |
Toho/Nippon |
1983 |
| 2 |
Ran |
¥2,400,000,000 |
Toho |
1985 |
| 3 |
Steamboy |
¥2,400,000,000 |
Toho |
2004 |
| 4 |
Kagemusha |
¥2,300,000,000 |
Toho |
1980 |
| 5 |
Princess Mononoke |
¥2,300,000,000 |
Toho |
1997 |
| 6 |
Virus |
¥2,200,000,000 |
Toho |
1980 |
| 7 |
Princess from
the Moon |
¥2,000,000,000 |
Toho |
1987 |
| 8 |
Spy
Sorge |
¥2,000,000,000 |
Toho |
2003 |
| 9 |
Godzilla:
Final Wars |
¥2,000,000,000 |
Toho |
2004 |
| 10 |
Sinking of Japan |
¥2,000,000,000 |
Toho |
2006 |
Widest Initial Release (All Studios):
| Rank |
Title |
Theater
Count |
Distributor |
Release |
| 1 |
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix |
919 |
Warner Bros. |
2007 |
| 2 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End |
881 |
Buena Vista |
2007 |
| 3 |
The Da Vinci Code |
863 |
Sony |
2006 |
| 4 |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets |
858 |
Warner Bros. |
2002 |
| 5 |
War of the Worlds |
841 |
UIP |
2005 |
| 6 |
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire |
826 |
Warner Bros. |
2005 |
| 7 |
Mission: Impossible III |
807 |
UIP |
2006 |
| 8 |
Spider-Man 3 |
807 |
Sony |
2007 |
| 9 |
The Chronicles of Narnia I |
780 |
Buena Vista |
2006 |
| 10 |
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban |
764 |
Warner Bros. |
2004 |
Annual Record Holders (All Studios):
| Year |
Title |
Total
Gross (Yen) |
Distributor |
| 1973 |
Submersion
of Japan |
¥4,000,000,000 |
Toho |
| 1976 |
Jaws |
Pending |
UIP |
| 1977 |
King Kong |
Pending |
UIP |
| 1978 |
Star Wars |
Pending |
Fox |
| 1979 |
Superman |
Pending |
Warner Bros. |
| 1980 |
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back |
¥4,800,000,000 |
Fox |
| 1981 |
The Elephant Man |
¥3,670,000,000 |
Toho |
| 1982 |
The Gods Must Be Crazy |
¥3,540,000,000 |
Toho |
| 1983 |
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial |
¥13,483,000,000 |
UIP |
| 1984 |
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom |
¥4,800,000,000 |
UIP |
| 1985 |
Ghostbusters |
¥6,150,000,000 |
COL |
| 1986 |
The
Adventures of Chatran |
¥10,800,000,000 |
Toho |
| 1987 |
Top Gun |
Pending |
UIP |
| 1988 |
The
Silk Road |
¥9,000,000,000 |
Toho |
| 1989 |
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade |
Pending |
UIP |
| 1990 |
Back to the Future 2 |
Pending |
UIP |
| 1991 |
Terminator 2 |
Pending |
Toho |
| 1992 |
Porco
Rosso |
¥4,050,000,000 |
Toho |
| 1993 |
Jurassic Park |
¥12,850,000,000 |
UIP |
| 1994 |
Cliffhanger |
Pending |
Toho |
| 1995 |
Die Hard 3 |
Pending |
Fox |
| 1996 |
Mission Impossible |
Pending |
UIP |
| 1997 |
Titanic |
¥25,900,000,000 |
Fox |
| 1998 |
Armageddon |
¥13,500,000,000 |
Buena Vista |
| 1999 |
Star Wars Episode I: Phantom Menace |
¥12,700,000,000 |
Fox |
| 2000 |
Mission Impossible 2 |
¥9,700,000,000 |
UIP |
| 2001 |
Spirited Away |
¥30,400,000,000 |
Toho |
| 2002 |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets |
¥18,000,000,000 |
Warner Bros. |
| 2003 |
Bayside Shakedown
2 |
¥17,350,000,000 |
Toho |
| 2004 |
Howl's
Moving Castle |
¥22,000,000,000 |
Toho |
| 2005 |
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire |
¥11,000,000,000 |
Warner Bros. |
| 2006 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest |
¥10,020,000,000 |
Buena Vista |
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