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Top Japanese Films at the Box Office: 2012
posted on by Lynzee Loveridge
The Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan released the list of top 39 Japanese films for 2012, all of which earned 1 billion yen (about US$10.8 million) or more. Several of these films would list higher if their 2013 box office totals were included. If that were the case, One Piece Film Z, which opened on December 15, would be listed as at least the #2 film.
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Release Date | Box Office (yen, in billions/US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brave Hearts Umizaru | TOHO | July 14 | 7.33/US$79 million |
| 2 | Thermae Romae | TOHO | April 28 | 5.98/US$64.4 million |
| 3 | Bayside Shakedown 4 -The Final | TOHO | September | 5.97/US$64.3 million |
| 4 | Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo | T-Joy/kharas | November 17 | 5.3/US$57.1 million |
| 5 | Wolf Children | TOHO | June 25 | 4.22/US$45.5 million |
| 6 | Doraemon: Nobita to Kiseki no Shima ~Animal Adventure~ | TOHO | March 3 | 3.66/US$39.4 million |
| 7 | Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice | TOHO | July 14 | 3.61/US$38.9 million |
| 8 | Always: Sunset on Third Street '64 | TOHO | January 21 | 3.44/US$37 million |
| 9 | Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker | TOHO | April 14 | 3.29/US$35.4 million |
| 10 | Kaibutsu-kun: The Movie | TOHO | November 2011 | 3.13/US$33.7 million |
| 11 | Rurouni Kenshin | WB | August 25 | 3.01/US$32.4 million |
| 12 | The Floating Castle | TOHO/ASMIK ACE | November | 2.84/US$30.6 million |
| 13 | Bokura ga Ita Part I | TOHO/ASMIK Ace | March 17 | 2.52/US$27.1 million |
| 14 | SPEC ~ heaven | TOHO | April | 2.39/US$25.7 million |
| 14 | Dearest | TOHO/ASMIK Ace | August | 2.39/US$25.7 million |
| 16 | Lesson of the Evil | TOHO | November | 2.34/US$25.2 million |
| 17 | Helter Skelter | ASMIK Ace | July 14 | 2.15/US$23.1 million |
| 18 | Liar Game -Saisei- | Toei | March 3 | 2.10/US$22.6 million |
| 19 | K-ON! | Shochiku | December 3, 2011 | 1.90/US$20.4 million |
| 20 | Hotaru no Hikari the Movie | TOHO | June 9 | 1.88/US$20.2 million |
| 21 | Bokura ga Ita Part II | TOHO/ASMIK Ace | April 21 | 1.72/US$18.5 million |
| 22 | The Wings of the Kirin | TOHO | June | 1.68/US$18.1 million |
| 23 | Until the Break of Dawn | TOHO | October | 1.66/US$17.8 million |
| 24 | Space Brothers | TOHO | May 5 | 1.57/US$16.9 million |
| 25 | Kamen Rider × Super Sentai Superhero Taisen | Toei | April 21 | 1.56/US$16.8 million |
| 26 | Admiral Yamamoto | Toei | December 2011 | 1.53/US$16.3 million |
| 27 | Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO: Movie Taisen Mega Max | Toei | December 2011 | 1.51/US$16.2 million |
| 28 | Friends: Mononoke Shima no Naki | TOHO | December 17, 2011 | 1.49/US$16 million |
| 29 | Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie | TOHO | July 28 | 1.48/US$15.9 million |
| 29 | Tale of Genji -A Thousand Year of Enigma- | December, 2011 | July 28 | 1.48/US$15.9 million |
| 31 | Outrage Beyond | WB/Office Kitano | October | 1.45/US$15.6 million |
| 32 | A Chorus of Angels | Toei | November | 1.40/US$15.1 million |
| 33 | Sadako 3D | Kadokawa | May 12 | 1.35/US$14.5 million |
| 34 | Chronicle of My Mother | Shochiku | April | 1.33/US$14.3 million |
| 35 | Kamen Rider Fourze the Movie: Minna de Uchū Kitā!/Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters the Movie: Tokyo Enetower o Mamore! | Toei | August 4 | 1.27/US$13.6 million |
| 36 | Eight Rangers | TOHO | July | 1.20/US$12.9 million |
| 37 | Robo-G | TOHO | June | 1.16/US$12.5 million |
| 38 | Inazuma Eleven GO: Kyūkyoku no Kizuna Griffon | TOHO | December 23, 2011 | 1.15/US$12.4 million |
| 39 | Precure All Stars New Stage: Mirai no Tomodachi | Toei | March 17 | 1.02/US$10.9 million |
Source: Anime! Anime!
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