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Japanese Box Office: Top 10 Anime Movies of 2007 - Update
posted on by Egan Loo
The Motion Pictures Producers Association of Japan has posted the final box office tally for all movies that earned over 1 billion yen (about US$9.4 million) in Japan in 2007. (Domestic and foreigns films are listed separately.)
Domestic Japanese Films
| Overall Rank | Anime Rank | Title | Gross in Yen | Gross in US$ | Distributor | Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl: Dialga vs. Palkia vs. Darkrai | 5.02 billion | 47.0 million | TOHO | July 14 |
| 7 | 2 | Doraemon: Nobita no Shin Makai Daibōken - Shichinin no Mahōtsukai | 3.54 billion | 33.1 million | TOHO | March 10 |
| 10 | 3 | Detective Conan: Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure | 2.53 billion | 23.7 million | TOHO | April 21 |
| 15 | 4 | Evangelion: 1.0 You Are [Not] Alone | 2.00 billion | 18.7 million | Klock Worx | September 1 |
| 19 | 5 | Crayon Shin-chan: Arashi wo Yobu Utau Ketsu dake Bakudan! | 1.55 billion | 14.5 million | TOHO | April 21 |
| 25 | 6 | Naruto Shippūden | 1.21 billion | 11.3 million | TOHO | August 4 |
The above list does not include live-action movies based on manga: Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 at #3 for all domestic movies with 4.56 billion yen (US$42.7 million), #8's Dororo with 3.45 billion yen (US$32.3 million), #11's Crows Zero with 2.50 billion yen (US$23.4 million), and #12's Gegege no Kitarō with 2.34 billion yen (US$21.9 million). It also does not include films with a loose manga tie-in: Spider-Man 3 at #3 for all foreign films with 7.12 billion yen (US$66.7 million), #5's Transformers with 4.01 billion yen (US$37.5 million), #10's Resident Evil: Extinction with 2.85 billion yen (US$26.7 million), and Masked Rider Den-o with 1.38 billion yen (US$12.9 million). At least three manga-related movies — Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion - Mō Hitotsu no Hyōrinmaru, Eiga de Tōjō! Tamagotchi Doki Doki! Uchū no Maigotchi!?, and Always 2— are still in theaters and stand to increase their box office totals.
follow-up of Japanese Box Office, January 26–27
