"Detective Conan: The Million-Dollar Pentagram" and "HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle" Dominate Japan's Box Office in 2024

Japanese entertainment news website Cinema Today has reported the top 10 highest-grossing domestic and foreign films in Japan for 2024, based on data from Bunka Tsūshinsha. The rankings include earnings as of December 2024, with some figures being partial estimates. Eligible films include those released between winter 2023 and winter 2024.

Top 10 Highest-Grossing Domestic Films in Japan (2024)

1. Case Closed: The Million-dollar Pentagram (Detective Conan: Hyakuman Doru no Michishirube) – 15.8 billion yen (~$102 million)
2. HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle – 11.64 billion yen (~$75.36 million)
3. Kingdom 4: Return of the Great General – 8.03 billion yen (~$52 million)
4. SPY×FAMILY Code: White – 6.32 billion yen (~$40.1 million)
5. Last Mile – 5.91 billion yen (~$38.26 million)
6. Mobile Suit Gundam Seed FREEDOM – 5.36 billion yen (~$34.7 million)
7. Hen na Ie (The Strange House) – 5.07 billion yen (~$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 (~$29.4 million)
9. Eiga Doraemon: Nobita no Chikyū Symphony (Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Earth Symphony) – 4.31 billion yen (~$27.9 million)
10. My Hero Academia: You're Next – 3.6 billion yen (~$23.3 million)

Last year’s top domestic film: The First Slam Dunk, which earned 15.74 billion yen (~$112 million at the time).

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Top 10 Highest-Grossing Foreign Films in Japan (2024)

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

Last year’s top foreign film: The Super Mario Bros. Movie, which earned 14.02 billion yen (~$99.4 million at the time).

Source: Cinema Today (壬生智裕)