The statistic presents movies with the highest box office revenue in Japan from 1980 to 2016. Since 1980, Ghibli's "Spirited Away" has generated the highest box office revenue in Japan. With a box office revenue of over 25 billion Japanese yen, Disney's "Frozen" ranked second.
Movies with the highest box office revenue in Japan from 1980 to 2016 (in billion Japanese yen)*
*The source does not provide a survey date. The mentioned survey date is the release date of the report. **Figures are based on the distribution revenue. 100 Japanese yen equal 0.74 U.S. dollars or 0.70 euros as of December 2022.
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Dentsu. (February 28, 2016). Movies with the highest box office revenue in Japan from 1980 to 2016 (in billion Japanese yen)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/695497/japan-box-office-revenue-of-major-films-by-title/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Dentsu. "Movies with the highest box office revenue in Japan from 1980 to 2016 (in billion Japanese yen)*." Chart. February 28, 2016. Statista. Accessed January 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/695497/japan-box-office-revenue-of-major-films-by-title/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Dentsu. (2016). Movies with the highest box office revenue in Japan from 1980 to 2016 (in billion Japanese yen)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/695497/japan-box-office-revenue-of-major-films-by-title/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Dentsu. "Movies with The Highest Box Office Revenue in Japan from 1980 to 2016 (in Billion Japanese Yen)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/695497/japan-box-office-revenue-of-major-films-by-title/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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