One Piece Film Red and Jujutsu Kaisen 0 among the Highest grossing films at Japan’s Box Office in 2022
Japanese film website Eiga published a list of the top 10 domestic and international films with the highest box office for 2022. Out of the top five, four were anime movies this year.
One Piece Film: Red earned a whooping 18.78 billion yen ($141.6 Million) making it the highest-grossing film in the Japanese domestic market for 2022. Jujutsu Kaisen 0 which opened on December 24, 2021, also finds the second spot in the list with an astonishing 13.5 billion yen. This is due to the fact that the Japanese box office year is counted from December to the end of November.
The four anime films earned 52.36 billion yen, of which three have crossed the 10 Billion milestone.
Here’s a complete list as published by eiga.com
Top 10 Domestic Films at the Japanese Box Office in 2022
One Piece Film Red: 18.78 billion yen (about US$141.6 million, as of December 25)
Jujutsu Kaisen 0: 13.8 billion yen (about US$104.1 million)
Suzume no Tojimari: 10.0 billion yen (about US$75.4 million, as of December 25)
Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween: 9.78 billion yen (about US$73.8 million)
Kingdom 2: Haruka Naru Daichi e: 5.16 billion yen (about US$38.9 million)
Shin Ultraman: 4.44 billion yen (about US$33.5 million)
99.9 Keiji Senmon Bengoshi The Movie: 3.01 billion yen (about US$22.7 million)
Yomei 10-nen: 3.0 billion yen (about US$22.6 million)
Chinmoku no Parade: 2.97 billion yen (about US$22.4 million, as of December 11)
Confidence Man JP Eiyūhen: 2.89 billion yen (about US$21.8 million)
Top 10 International Films at the Japanese Box Office in 2022
Top Gun Maverick: 13.5 billion yen (about US$101.9 million)
Jurassic World Dominion: 6.32 billion yen (about US$47.7 million)
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore: 4.6 billion yen (about US$34.7 million)
Minions: The Rise of Gru: 4.44 billion yen (about US$33.5 million)
Spider-Man: No Way Home: 4.25 billion yen (about US$32.1 million)
Sing 2: 3.31 billion yen (about US$25.0 million)
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness: 2.16 billion yen (about US$16.3 million)
Venom: Let There Be Carnage: 1.91 billion yen (about US$14.4 million)
The Matrix Resurrections: 1.4 billion yen (about US$10.6 million)
Thor: Love and Thunder: 1.35 billion yen (about US$10.2 million)
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever: 1.3-1.4 billion yen (about US$9.8-10.6 million)
Source: Eiga.com