The table below lists a yearly breakdown of information about movies produced by production companies based in Japan. The Share is a percentage based on total worldwide box office of the movies produced by production companies in this country relative to the combined worldwide box office of all movies in the listed year. Please note that movies that are co-produced by different countries count for the share of each country, and the production country information in our database is incomplete. These factors will typically cause the share percentages in a specific year not to add up to 100%. Click on the year number for a list of all the films released that year. Click on the movie name to see information on the individual film.
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| Release Year | Total Produced Movies | Average Production Budget | Total Worldwide Box Office | Share | Top-Grossing Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2029 | 1 | ||||
| 2027 | 2 | ||||
| 2026 | 4 | ||||
| 2025 | 227 | $191,219,765 | 1.561% | Detective Conan: One-eyed Flashback (名探偵コナン 隻眼の残像（フラッシュバック）) | |
| 2024 | 145 | $76,000,000 | $1,292,555,264 | 5.010% | Sonic the Hedgehog 3 |
| 2023 | 328 | $58,333,333 | $2,426,983,230 | 8.513% | The Super Mario Bros. Movie |
| 2022 | 171 | $90,000,000 | $1,438,302,766 | 6.266% | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 |
| 2021 | 91 | $840,356,598 | 4.341% | Jujutsu Kaisen 0 | |
| 2020 | 143 | $52,875,000 | $1,361,186,223 | 15.451% | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba—The Movie: Mugen Train (劇場版「鬼滅の刃」 無限列車編) |
| 2019 | 144 | $84,500,000 | $2,266,055,762 | 5.875% | How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World |
| 2018 | 143 | $8,500,000 | $1,051,811,043 | 2.737% | Dragon Ball Super: Broly |
| 2017 | 146 | $1,078,993,771 | 2.832% | Yao Mao Zhuan | |
| 2016 | 132 | $7,375,000 | $1,366,996,264 | 3.682% | Your Name |
| 2015 | 121 | $5,500,000 | $770,134,052 | 2.124% | Meitantei Conan: Goka no himawari |
| 2014 | 27 | $185,968,410 | 0.615% | Stand By Me Doraemon | |
| 2013 | 39 | $20,666,667 | $568,389,533 | 1.897% | The Wind Rises (風立ちぬ) |
| 2012 | 36 | $23,000,000 | $874,789,977 | 2.798% | Arrietty (借りぐらしのアリエッティ) |
| 2011 | 47 | $6,000,000 | $475,206,117 | 1.702% | Gekijouban Pokketo monsutâ Besuto wisshu: Pikutini to kuroku eiyuu Zekuromu |
| 2010 | 5 | $85,000,000 | $87,468,241 | 0.344% | Scott Pilgrim vs. The World |
| 2009 | 30 | $291,007,581 | 1.128% | Desu Noto 2 | |
| 2008 | 50 | $29,666,667 | $931,244,161 | 3.800% | Ponyo (崖の上のポニョ) |
| 2007 | 44 | $447,454,337 | 1.926% | Hero | |
| 2006 | 31 | $40,750,000 | $595,327,795 | 2.944% | Babel |
| 2005 | 12 | $75,275,844 | 0.415% | Gekijōban Poketto Monsutā Adobansu Jenerēshon Myū to Hadō no Yūsha Rukario | |
| 2004 | 21 | $16,900,000 | $356,008,608 | 1.855% | Howl’s Moving Castle (ハウルの動く城) |
| 2003 | 23 | $55,000,000 | $362,841,503 | 2.010% | Kill Bill: Volume 1 |
| 2002 | 14 | $42,500,000 | $64,119,446 | 0.378% | Pokemon 4Ever |
| 2001 | 9 | $7,202,000 | $466,890,469 | 3.014% | Spirited Away (千と千尋の神隠し) |
| 2000 | 11 | $11,000,000 | $159,366,641 | 1.193% | Pokemon 2000 |
| 1999 | 11 | $25,000,000 | $393,658,776 | 2.881% | Princess Mononoke (もののけ姫) |
| 1998 | 8 | $2,198,232 | 0.019% | Pâfekuto burû | |
| 1997 | 8 | $11,900,000 | $21,574,488 | 0.169% | Shall We Dance? |
| 1996 | 1 | ||||
| 1995 | 12 | $32,127,276 | 0.315% | Smoke | |
| 1994 | 5 | $40,000,000 | $227,001,960 | 2.564% | Frankenstein |
| 1993 | 4 | $39,169 | 0.000% | Ohikkoshi (お引越し) | |
| 1992 | 4 | $4,000,000 | $67,626,360 | 0.970% | The Crying Game |
| 1991 | 10 | $8,000,000 | $4,772,308 | 0.076% | Akira |
| 1990 | 8 | $43,318,222 | 0.652% | Memphis Belle | |
| 1989 | 8 | $15,434,079 | 0.261% | Koneko monogatari | |
| 1988 | 6 | $28,356,700 | 0.591% | My Neighbor Totoro | |
| 1987 | 6 | $2,300,000 | |||
| 1986 | 6 | $20,185,808 | 0.558% | Castle in the Sky | |
| 1985 | 9 | $21,080,414 | 0.558% | Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind | |
| 1984 | 2 | ||||
| 1983 | 1 | $2,376,454 | 0.074% | Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence | |
| 1982 | 4 | $92,334 | 0.003% | Hello! Spank (劇場版 おはよう!スパンク) | |
| 1981 | 2 | ||||
| 1980 | 2 | $4,001,058 | 0.144% | Kagemusha | |
| 1979 | 5 | $3,601,534 | 0.152% | The Glacier Fox | |
| 1977 | 4 | $213,581 | 0.008% | Hausu | |
| 1976 | 2 | ||||
| 1975 | 5 | $29,868 | 0.002% | Dersu Uzala | |
| 1974 | 5 | ||||
| 1973 | 2 | ||||
| 1972 | 2 | ||||
| 1971 | 2 | ||||
| 1970 | 3 | $25,000,000 | $29,548,291 | 3.350% | Tora! Tora! Tora! |
| 1969 | 5 | ||||
| 1968 | 6 | $1,409 | 0.000% | Akahige | |
| 1967 | 5 | ||||
| 1966 | 6 | $1,783 | 0.000% | Hone-made shaburu (骨までしゃぶる) | |
| 1965 | 4 | $2,604 | 0.000% | Onna Bakari No Yoru | |
| 1964 | 6 | ||||
| 1963 | 3 | $19,039 | 0.004% | High and Low (天国と地獄) | |
| 1962 | 4 | $30,015 | 0.010% | Sanma no aji | |
| 1961 | 2 | $7,073 | 0.002% | Yojimbo | |
| 1960 | 5 | $23,810 | 0.009% | Late Autumn (秋日和) | |
| 1959 | 2 | $4,822 | 0.002% | Image of a Mother (母のおもかげ) | |
| 1958 | 4 | $18,080 | 0.013% | Equinox Flower (彼岸花) | |
| 1957 | 2 | $23,362 | 0.017% | Tôkyô Boshoku (東京暮色) | |
| 1956 | 2 | $5,356 | 0.002% | Kiri no oto ( 霧の音) | |
| 1955 | 5 | $2,197 | 0.001% | Ginza no onna (銀座の女) | |
| 1954 | 5 | $500,000 | $1,577,832 | 0.659% | Seven Samurai (七人の侍) |
| 1953 | 2 | $115,584 | 0.050% | Tôkyô monogatari | |
| 1952 | 1 | $77,667 | 0.097% | Ikiru | |
| 1951 | 1 | $134,342 | 0.119% | Rashomon | |
| 1950 | 1 | ||||
| 1949 | 3 | $32,644 | 0.039% | Banshun | |
| 1947 | 1 | $2,851 | 0.002% | Record of a Tenement Gentleman (長屋紳士録) | |
| 1939 | 1 | $6,115 | 0.001% | Zangiku monogatari |