most successful movies in 2023 were "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" and "Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine," which were both released in April of that year.
1,232 movies were released to Japanese theaters in 2023, which was an increase of 89 movies over the previous year. The Total number of new movies released to cinemas in Japan from 2014 to 2023
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Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. (January 30, 2024). Total number of new movies released to cinemas in Japan from 2014 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/652997/japan-movie-releases/
Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. "Total number of new movies released to cinemas in Japan from 2014 to 2023." Chart. January 30, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/652997/japan-movie-releases/
Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. (2024). Total number of new movies released to cinemas in Japan from 2014 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/652997/japan-movie-releases/
Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. "Total Number of New Movies Released to Cinemas in Japan from 2014 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/652997/japan-movie-releases/
Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan, Total number of new movies released to cinemas in Japan from 2014 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/652997/japan-movie-releases/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Total number of new movies released to cinemas in Japan from 2014 to 2023 [Graph], Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan, January 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/652997/japan-movie-releases/