2021 Japanese film annual box office list announced, the top three are animation works

The Japan Film Makers Union released the 2021 box-office rankings of Japanese movies, and the top three are animation works.

They are “シン・エヴァンゲリオン Theatrical Edition:│▌”, “Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet” and “Belle: The Princess of Dragons and Freckles”.

Last year, a total of 959 films were released in Japan, including 490 domestic films and 469 overseas films.

The total box office of the movie was 161.893 billion yen, an increase of 13% from the previous year’s 143.285 billion yen.

The market share of Japanese domestic films and overseas films is 79.3% and 20.7% respectively.

2021 Japanese domestic movie box office list (unit: yen)

1. “Shin・エヴァンゲリオン Theatrical Edition: │▌” 10.28 billion
2. “Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet” 7.65 billion
3. “Belle: The Princess of Dragons and Freckles” 6.6 billion
4. “ARASHI ANNIVERSARY TOUR 5×20 FILM “RECORD OF MEMORIES” 4.55 billion
5. “Tokyo Revengers” 4.5 billion
6. “Rurouni Kenshin: The Final” 4.35 billion
7. “新解釈・三國志” 4.03 billion
8. “I Fell in Love Like A Flower Bouquet” 3.81 billion
9. “マスカレード・ナイト” 3.81 billion
10. “Servant’s ヒーローアカデミア THE MOVIE” 3.39 billion

2021 Japanese overseas movie box office list (unit: yen)

1. “Fast and Furious 9” 3.67 billion
2. “007: No Time to Die” 2.72 billion
3. “Godzilla vs. Kong” 1.9 billion
4. “Monster Hunter” 1.25 billion
5. “Eternals” 1.2 billion