With a box office revenue of 25.5 billion Japanese yen, Disney's "Frozen" was the most successful international movie in Japan as of December 2023. It was followed by "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" and "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets." All of the 10 top-ranking foreign movies in Japan were released after the turn of the millennium.
International movies with the all-time highest box office revenue in Japan as of December 2023 (in billion Japanese yen)
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Toho. (April 15, 2024). International movies with the all-time highest box office revenue in Japan as of December 2023 (in billion Japanese yen) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262567/japan-most-successful-international-movies-all-time-box-office-revenue/
Toho. "International movies with the all-time highest box office revenue in Japan as of December 2023 (in billion Japanese yen)." Chart. April 15, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262567/japan-most-successful-international-movies-all-time-box-office-revenue/
Toho. (2024). International movies with the all-time highest box office revenue in Japan as of December 2023 (in billion Japanese yen). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262567/japan-most-successful-international-movies-all-time-box-office-revenue/
Toho. "International Movies with The All-time Highest Box Office Revenue in Japan as of December 2023 (in Billion Japanese Yen)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262567/japan-most-successful-international-movies-all-time-box-office-revenue/
Toho, International movies with the all-time highest box office revenue in Japan as of December 2023 (in billion Japanese yen) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262567/japan-most-successful-international-movies-all-time-box-office-revenue/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
International movies with the all-time highest box office revenue in Japan as of December 2023 (in billion Japanese yen) [Graph], Toho, April 15, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262567/japan-most-successful-international-movies-all-time-box-office-revenue/