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Detective Conan: The Million-dollar Pentagram, HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle Top Japan's Box Office in 2024

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Kingdom 4: Return of the Great General, SPY×FAMILY Code: White, more rank in top 10

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Japanese entertainment news website Cinema Today reported on Bunka Tsūshinsha's top 10 highest-earning domestic and foreign films for 2024 last month.

The domestic list consists of six anime films, one live-action film based on a manga, and two films based on novels. The lists and earnings are current as of December and are partially estimated.

Films that opened between winter 2023-winter 2024 are eligible.

Top 10 Highest-Grossing Domestic Films in Japan in 2024


  1. Case Closed: The Million-dollar Pentagram (Detective Conan: Hyakuman Doru no Michishirube): 15.8 billion yen (about US$102 million)
  2. HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle: 11.64 billion yen (about US$75.36 million)
  3. Kingdom 4: Return of the Great General: 8.03 billion yen (about US$52 million)
  4. SPY×FAMILY Code: White: 6.32 billion yen (about US$40.1 million)
  5. Last Mile: 5.91 billion yen (about US$38.26 million)
  6. Mobile Suit Gundam Seed FREEDOM: 5.36 billion yen (about US$34.7 million)
  7. Hen na Ie (The Strange House): 5.07 billion yen (about US$32.8 million)
  8. Ano Hana ga Saku Oka de, Kimi to Mata Deaetara. (Till We Meet Again On The Lily Hell): 4.54 billion yen (about US$29.4 million)
  9. Eiga Doraemon: Nobita no Chikyū Symphony (Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Earth Symphony: 4.31 billion yen (about US$27.9 million)
  10. My Hero Academia: You're Next: 3.6 billion yen (about US$23.3 million)

Last year, The First Slam Dunk topped the list, earning 15.74 billion yen (about US$112 million at the time).

Top 10 Highest-Grossing Foreign Films in Japan in 2024


  1. Inside Out 2: 5.36 billion yen (about US$34.7 million)
  2. Despicable Me 4: 4.53 billion yen (about US$29.3 million)
  3. Wish: 3.61 billion yen (about US$23.4 million)
  4. Wonka: 2.37 billion yen (about US$15.4 million)
  5. Deadpool & Wolverine: 2.11 billion yen (about US$13.4 million)
  6. Oppenheimer: 1.87 billion yen (about US$12.1 million)
  7. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire: 1.72 billion yen (about US$11.1 million)
  8. Venom: The Last Dance: 1.5 billion yen (about US$9.7 million)
  9. Joker: Folie à Deux: 1.16 billion yen (about US$7.5 million)
  10. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga: 1 billion yen (about US$6.4 million)

Last year, The Super Mario Bros. Movie topped the list, earning 14.02 billion yen (about US$99.4 million at the time).

Source: Cinema Today (壬生智裕) (link 2, 壬生智裕)

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