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2008's Top Domestic Movies at Japanese Box Office (Final)
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Ponyo, Hana Yori Dango Final topped all films, including Indiana Jones
The Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan has posted a list of domestic movies that earned an estimated 1 billion yen (about US$11.1 million) or higher in box office gross receipts. Steven Spielberg's Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull finished with 5.71 billion yen (US$61.5 million) as the top imported film.
| Rank | Release Month | Title | Box Office | Box Office | Distributor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | July | Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea | Y15.50 billion | US$171 million | TOHO |  |
| 2 | June | Hana Yori Dango Final | Y7.75 billion | US$85.7 million | TOHO |  |
| 3 | October | Suspect X (Yōgisha X no Kenshin) | Y4.92 billion | US$54.4 million | TOHO | |
| 4 | July | Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl: Giratina to Sora no Hanataba Shaymin | Y4.80 | US$53.1 million | TOHO |  |
| 5 | May | Partners: The Movie | Y4.44 billion | US$49.1 million | Toei | |
| 6 | August | 20th Century Boys -Chapter 1- | Y3.95 billion | US$43.7 million | TOHO |  |
| 7 | June | The Magic Hour | Y3.92 billion | US$43.4 million | TOHO | |
| 8 | March | Doraemon: Nobita to Midori no Kyojin Den | Y3.37 billion | US$37.3 million | TOHO |  |
| 9 | December 2007 | A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies | Y3.18 billion | US$35.2 million | TOHO | |
| 10 | Februar | L change the WorLd | Y3.10 billion | US$34.3 million | WB |  |
| 11 | September | Departures (Okuribito) | Y3.05 billion | US$33.7 million | Shochiku | |
| 12 | April | Detective Conan: Full Score of Fear | Y2.42 billion | US$26.8 million | TOHO |  |
| 13 | September | Paco and the Magical Book | Y2.36 billion | US$26.1 million | TOHO | |
| 14 | August | Detroit Metal City | Y2.34 billion | US$25.9 million | TOHO |  |
| 15 | January | Kabei: Our Mother | Y2.12 billion | US$23.5 million | Shochiku | |
| 16 | January | Flowers in the Shadows | Y1.95 billion | US$21.6 million | TOHO | |
| 17 | March | The Black Swindler (Kurosagi) | Y1.72 billion | US$19.0 million | TOHO |  |
| 18 | February | The Glorious Team Batista | Y1.56 billion | US$17.3 million | TOHO | |
| 19 | March | 10 Promises to My Dog | Y1.52 billion | US$16.8 million | Shochiku | |
| 20 | April | Shaolin Girl | Y1.51 billion | US$16.7 million | TOHO | |
| 21 | July | Kitaro and the Millennium Curse (GeGeGe no Kitarō: Sennen Noroi Uta) | Y1.45 billion | US$16.0 million | Shochiku |  |
| 22 | Nov | Happy Flight | Y1.33 billion | US$14.7 million | TOHO | |
| 23 | April | Crayon Shin-chan: Chō Arashi wo Yobu Kinpoko no Yūsha | Y1.23 billion | US$13.6 million | TOHO |  |
| 24 | July | Climber's High | Y1.19 billion | US$13.2 million | Toei/Gaga | |
| 25 | August | Naruto Shippūden: Kizuna | Y1.16 billion | US$12.8 million | TOHO |  |
| 26 | December 2007 | Sanjūrō | Y1.15 billion | US$12.7 million | TOHO | |
| 27 | January | Season of Snow | Y1.04 billion | US$11.5 million | TOHO | |
| 28 | April | Sand Chronicles | Y1.00 billion | US$11.1 million | TOHO |  |
Source: Twitch
follow-up of Japanese Box Office, January 17-18
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