List of highest-grossing anime films

The following are lists of highest-grossing anime films. It includes the all-time highest-grossing anime films, the highest-grossing anime films by year and the highest-grossing anime film franchises.

Highest-grossing anime films

The following chart is a list of the highest-grossing anime films. Ten of these films are also in the top 50 traditional animated films. 86.7% of the films in the top 30 were released after 2000. 2012 is the most represented year on the list, with 3 films. Pokémon is the most represented animated film franchise, with 5 films on the list, while Doraemon, Case Closed and One Piece franchises feature prominently. Studio Ghibli is the most represented studio, with 9 films on the list.

The films on this chart have all had a theatrical run (including re-releases) since 1999, and films that have not played since then do not appear on the chart due to ticket-price inflation, population size and ticket purchasing trends not being considered.

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Highest-grossing anime films by year

This is a list of highest-grossing anime films by year, from 1977. The most number of films represented are by Doraemon with 8 films on the list, as of 2017.

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Year	Title	Worldwide gross	Budget	Ref(s)
1977	Space Battleship Yamato	7007230000000000000♠$23,000,000	7005700000000000000♠$700,000	[37][38]
1978	Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato	7007212000000000000♠$21,200,000	7006360000000000000♠$3,600,000	[18][39]
1979	Galaxy Express 999	7007761200000000000♠$76,120,000	TBA	[40][41]
1980	Be Forever Yamato	7007170404710000000♠$17,040,471	TBA	[42][43]
1981	Doraemon: The Records of Nobita, Spaceblazer	7007150000000000000♠$15,000,000	TBA	[44]
1982	Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space	7007161633880000000♠$16,163,388	TBA	[45]
1983	Harmagedon: Genma Wars	7007132815440000000♠$13,281,544	TBA	[46]
1984	Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind	7007185440420000000♠$18,544,042	7006100000000000000♠$1,000,000	[47][48]
1985	Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars	7006960000000000000♠$9,600,000	TBA	[44]
1986	Fist of the North Star	7007180000000000000♠$18,000,000	7006700000000000000♠$7,000,000	[49]
1987	Doraemon: Nobita and the Knights on Dinosaurs	7007139000000000000♠$13,900,000	TBA	[44]
1988	Akira	7007490000000000000♠$49,000,000	7007100000000000000♠$10,000,000	[50][51]
1989	Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan	7007240000000000000♠$24,000,000	TBA	[52]
1990	Doraemon: Nobita and the Animal Planet	7007200000000000000♠$20,000,000	TBA	[44]
1991	Only Yesterday	7007188467000000000♠$18,846,700	TBA	[53]
1992	Porco Rosso	7007340000000000000♠$34,000,000	7006920000000000000♠$9,200,000	[52]
1993	Dragon Ball Z: Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan	7007225000000000000♠$22,500,000	TBA	[44]
1994	Dragon Ball Z: Broly – Second Coming	7007222000000000000♠$22,200,000	TBA	[44]
1995	Whisper of the Heart	7007228031000000000♠$22,803,100	TBA	[54]
1996	Doraemon: Nobita and the Galaxy Super-express	7007180000000000000♠$18,000,000	TBA	[44]
1997	Princess Mononoke	7008159375308000000♠$159,375,308	7007235000000000000♠$23,500,000	[8][55]
1998	Pokémon: The First Movie	7008163644662000000♠$163,644,662	7007300000000000000♠$30,000,000	[56]
1999	Pokemon: The Movie 2000	7008133949270000000♠$133,949,270	7007320000000000000♠$32,000,000	[57]
2000	Pokémon 3: The Movie	7007701573420000000♠$70,157,342	7007160000000000000♠$16,000,000	[18][19]
2001	Spirited Away	7008289100000000000♠$289,100,000	7007190000000000000♠$19,000,000	[58]
2002	Case Closed: The Phantom of Baker Street	7007344000000000000♠$34,400,000	TBA	[59]
2003	Pokémon: Jirachi Wish Maker	7007333937510000000♠$33,393,751	TBA	[60]
2004	Howl's Moving Castle	7008235000000000000♠$235,000,000	7007240000000000000♠$24,000,000
2005	Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew	7007371507600000000♠$37,150,760	TBA	[61]
2006	Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur 2006	7007318113450000000♠$31,811,345	TBA
2007	Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai	7007424967490000000♠$42,496,749	TBA	[62]
2008	Ponyo	7008201751937000000♠$201,751,937	7007340000000000000♠$34,000,000	[63][64]
2009	One Piece Film: Strong World	7007530000000000000♠$53,000,000	TBA	[65]
2010	Arrietty	7008145600000000000♠$145,600,000	7007230000000000000♠$23,000,000	[66]
2011	Pokémon the Movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram and White—Victini and Zekrom	7007570824910000000♠$57,082,491	TBA	[67]
2012	One Piece: Film Z	7007875027540000000♠$87,502,754	TBA	[lower-alpha 1]
2013	The Wind Rises	7008136500000000000♠$136,500,000	7007300000000000000♠$30,000,000	[10]
2014	Stand by Me Doraemon	7008196442714000000♠$196,442,714	7007350000000000000♠$35,000,000	[6]
2015	Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'	7007648000000000000♠$64,800,000	7006500000000000000♠$5,000,000	[26][27][28]
2016	Your Name	7008358924129000000♠$358,924,129	TBA	[2]
2017	Detective Conan: Crimson Love Letter	7007630929000000000♠$63,092,900	TBA	[68]
2018	Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Treasure Island	7007814811860000000♠$81,481,186	TBA	[69]

Highest-grossing anime franchises and film series

The following chart is a list of the highest-grossing anime animated film franchises. The top six are among the highest-grossing animated film franchises of all time. Doraemon is the top-grossing anime film franchise of all time and the 11th highest-grossing animated film franchise with over $1 billion. Doraemon sold more than 103 million tickets at the Japanese box office by April 2015, surpassing Godzilla as the highest-grossing film franchise in Japan.^[70] Pokémon has the highest per-film average, with nearly $50 million per film. A given franchise needs to have at least two theatrically released films to be on this list.

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Highest-grossing anime franchises and film series^[§]

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Rank Series Total worldwide box office No. of films Average of films Highest-grossing film

1 Doraemon $1,262,247,197 39 $32,365,313 Stand by Me Doraemon ($183,442,714) New Generation $577,228,856 13 $44,402,220 Nobita's Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi ($62,100,000) 1 Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Treasure Island (2018) $81,481,186 2 Nobita's Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi (2017) $62,100,000 3 Nobita and The Birth of Japan 2016 (2016) $58,400,000 4 Nobita and the Island of Miracles—Animal Adventure (2012) $46,667,538 5 Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum (2013) $42,944,109 6 Nobita's Great Battle of the Mermaid King (2010) $39,105,103 7 Nobita's great adventure in the underworld (2007) $38,743,880 8 Nobita and the Green Giant Legend (2008) $38,428,699 9 Nobita's Space Heroes (2015) $37,019,702 10 Peko and the Exploration Party of Five (2014) $35,861,856 11 Nobita's Dinosaur 2006 (2006) $32,811,345 12 Nobita and the New Steel Troops-Winged Angels (2011) $31,960,434 13 The Record of Nobita's Spaceblazer (2009) $31,705,004 Original Series $456,952,178 25 $18,278,087 Nobita's the Legend of the Sun King ($32,000,000) 1 Nobita's the Legend of the Sun King (2000) $32,000,000 2 Nobita and the Winged Braves (2001) $31,000,000 3 Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey (2004) $28,700,000 4 Nobita and the Birth of Japan (1989) $24,000,000 5 Nobita and the Windmasters (2003) $23,428,491 6 Nobita in the Robot Kingdom (2002) $22,053,687 7 Nobita's Great Adventure in the South Seas (1998) $22,010,000 8 Nobita and the Spiral City (1997) $21,000,000 9 Nobita Drifts in the Universe (1999) $20,900,000 10 Nobita and the Animal Planet (1990) $20,000,000 11 Nobita's Dorabian Nights (1991) $19,000,000 12 Nobita and the Galaxy Super-express (1996) $18,000,000 13 Nobita and the Kingdom of Clouds (1992) $17,900,000 14 Nobita and the Tin Labyrinth (1993) $17,600,000 15 Nobita's Diary of the Creation of the World (1995) $16,900,000 16 The Records of Nobita, Spaceblazer (1981) $15,000,000 17 Nobita's Great Adventure into the Underworld (1984) $14,600,000 18 Nobita's Three Visionary Swordsmen (1994) $14,100,000 19 Nobita and the Knights on Dinosaurs (1987) $13,900,000 20 The Record of Nobita's Parallel Visit to the West (1988) $13,200,000 21 Nobita's Dinosaur (1980) $12,060,000 22 Nobita and the Steel Troops (1986) $11,100,000 23 Nobita and the Haunts of Evil (1982) $9,800,000 24 Nobita's Little Star Wars (1985) $9,600,000 25 Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil (1983) $9,100,000 Stand by Me Doraemon (2014) $183,442,714

2 Pokémon $1,033,194,508 21 $49,199,738 The First Movie ($163,644,662) The Original $436,304,744 5 $87,260,949 The First Movie ($163,644,662) 1 The First Movie (1998) $163,644,662 2 The Movie 2000 (1999) $133,949,270 3 3: The Movie (2000)[18][19] $70,157,342 4 Pokémon 4Ever (2001)[18][71] $40,807,089 5 Pokémon Heroes (2002)[18][72] $27,746,381 Diamond & Pearl $207,651,955 4 $51,912,989 Zoroark: Master of Illusions ($71,143,529) 1 Zoroark Master of Illusions (2010) $71,143,529 2 Arceus and the Jewel of Life (2009) $50,673,078 3 Giratina and the Sky Warrior (2008) $43,338,599 4 The Rise of Darkrai (2007) $42,496,749 Best Wishes! $135,384,123 3 $45,128,041 Black—Victini and Reshiram and White—Victini and Zekrom ($57,082,491) 1 Black—Victini and Reshiram and White—Victini and Zekrom (2011) $57,082,491 2 Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice (2012) $46,008,255 3 Genesect and the Legend Awakened (2013) $32,293,377 Advanced Generation $131,733,093 4 $32,933,273 Lucario and the Mystery of Mew ($37,150,760) 1 Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (2005) $37,150,760 2 Destiny Deoxys (2004) $34,337,258 3 Jirachi Wish Maker (2003) $33,393,751 4 Ranger and the Temple of the Sea (2006) $26,851,324 XY $68,459,730 3 $22,819,910 Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction ($26,732,338) 1 Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction (2014) $26,732,338 2 Hoopa and the Clash of Ages (2015) $22,000,000 3 Volcanion and the Exquisite Magearna (2016) $19,727,392 Alternate continuity $55,611,381 2 $27,805,691 I Choose You! ($37,552,144) 1 I Choose You! (2017) $37,552,144 2 Everyone's Story (2018)[73] $18,059,237

3 Case Closed / Detective Conan $814,170,216 23 $35,398,705 Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer ($72,984,915) Main series $772,772,484 22 $35,126,022 Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer ($72,984,915) 1 Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer (2018) $80,807,529 2 Crimson Love Letter (2017) $63,092,900 3 The Darkest Nightmare (2016) $60,137,853 4 The Eleventh Striker (2012) $44,068,406 5 Sunflowers of Inferno (2015) $43,782,211 6 Quarter of Silence (2011) $42,808,578 7 The Raven Chaser (2009) $39,664,359 8 Dimensional Sniper (2014) $39,424,975 9 Private Eye in the Distant Sea (2013) $36,054,366 10 The Phantom of Baker Street (2002) $35,926,093 11 Crossroad in the Ancient Capital (2003) $33,006,492 12 The Lost Ship in the Sky (2010) $31,944,609 13 The Private Eyes' Requiem (2006) $30,848,980 14 Countdown to Heaven (2001) $29,555,701 15 Magician of the Silver Sky (2004) $28,430,972 16 Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure (2007) $26,834,266 17 Captured in Her Eyes (2000) $25,455,861 18 Full Score of Fear (2008) $24,576,215 19 Strategy Above the Depths (2005) $22,699,114 20 The Last Wizard of the Century (1999) $17,719,333 21 The Fourteenth Target (1998) $14,528,588 22 The Time Bombed Skyscraper (1997) $1,405,083 Lupin the 3rd vs. Detective Conan: The Movie (2013) $41,397,727

4 One Piece $377,081,002 13 $29,006,231 One Piece: Film Z ($87,502,754) 1 One Piece: Film Z (2012)[lower-alpha 1] $87,502,754 2 One Piece Film: Gold (2016) $68,840,185 3 One Piece Film: Strong World (2009) $53,000,000 4 Clockwork Island Adventure (2001)[18] $30,000,000 5 Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island (2005) $28,125,696 6 One Piece: The Movie (2000) $18,939,895 7 One Piece :Dead End Adventure (2003) $17,578,560 8 Chopper's Kingdom on the Island of Strange Animals (2002) $17,536,940 9 One Piece: The Cursed Holy Sword (2004) $15,820,704 10 Giant Mecha Soldier of Karakuri Castle (2006) $14,194,401 11 Straw Hat Chase (2011) $9,796,866 12 Episode of Chopper Plus: Bloom in the Winter, Miracle Cherry Blossom (2008) $8,654,110 13 The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta (2007) $7,090,891

5 Dragon Ball $361,861,356 19 $19,045,335 Resurrection 'F' ($64,800,000) Dragon Ball Z series $328,461,356 15 $21,897,424 Resurrection 'F' ($64,800,000) 1 Resurrection 'F' (2015)[26][27][28] $64,800,000 2 Battle of Gods (2013)[74] $52,761,356 3 Fusion Reborn (1995) $22,700,000 4 Broly – Second Coming (1994) $22,200,000 5 Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan (1993) $20,400,000 6 The Return of Cooler (1992) $19,200,000 7 Super Android 13! (1992) $18,900,000 8 Bojack Unbound (1993) $18,700,000 9 Bio-Broly (1994) $18,000,000 10 Cooler's Revenge (1991) $16,200,000 11 Lord Slug (1991) $14,900,000 12 Wrath of the Dragon (1995) $12,200,000 13 The World's Strongest (1990) $10,200,000 14 Dead Zone (1989) $8,900,000 15 The Tree of Might (1990) $8,400,000 Dragon Ball series $33,400,000 4 $8,350,000 The Path to Power ($9,000,000) 1 The Path to Power (1996) $9,000,000 2 Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle (1987) $8,900,000 3 Curse of the Blood Rubies (1986) $7,800,000 4 Mystical Adventure (1988) $7,700,000

6 Crayon Shin-chan $340,744,810 25 $13,629,792 Asleep! Dreaming World Big Assault! ($19,100,000) 1 Fast Asleep! Dreaming World Big Assault! (2016) $19,100,000 2 Serious Battle! Robot Dad Strikes Back (2014) $18,799,601 3 My Moving Story! Cactus Large Attack! (2015) $18,772,380 4 Action Kamen vs Leotard Devil (1993) $18,615,340 5 The Secret Treasure of Buri Buri Kingdom (1994) $18,054,089 6 The Storm Called: The Adult Empire Strikes Back (2001) $17,246,993 7 The Storm Called!: Me and the Space Princess (2012) $16,782,573 8 The Storm Called!: The Battle of the Warring States (2002) $14,731,473 9 Crayon Shin-chan: Burst Serving! Kung Fu Boys ~Ramen Rebellion~ (2018) $14,742,463 10 Very Tasty! B-class Gourmet Survival!! (2013) $14,731,466 11 The Storm Called: Operation Golden Spy (2011) $14,295,582 12 Super-Dimension! The Storm Called My Bride (2009) $13,723,427 13 Roar! Kasukabe Animal Kingdom (2009) $13,097,019 14 The Storm Called: The Singing Buttocks Bomb (2007) $12,465,599 15 The Legend Called: Dance! Amigo! (2006) $12,436,098 16 Adventure in Henderland (1996) $12,176,732 17 The Legend Called Buri Buri 3 Minutes Charge (2005) $11,351,370 18 The Kasukabe Boys of the Evening Sun (2004) $11,798,618 19 The Storm Called: The Hero of Kinpoko $11,198,054 20 Unkokusai's Ambition (1995) $10,344,250 21 Pursuit of the Balls of Darkness (1997) $10,009,121 22 BlitzkriegExplosion! The Hot Spring's Feel Good Final Battle (1999) $9,907,462 23 The Storm Called: Yakiniku Road of Honor (2003) $9,310,002 24 The Storm Called The Jungle (2000) $8,811,786 25 Blitzkrieg! Pig's Hoof's Secret Mission (1998) $8,243,312

7 Pretty Cure / Gliter Force $161,420,098 19 $8,495,795 Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage: Friends of the Future ($12,099,273) 1 Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage: Friends of the Future (2012)[75] $12,099,273 2 HeartCatch PreCure! the Movie: Fashion Show in the Flower Capital... Really?! (2010)[75] $11,652,675 3 Smile Precure! the Movie: Big Mismatch in a Picture Book! (2012)[75] $11,404,938 4 Pretty Cure All Stars DX3: Deliver the Future! The Rainbow-Colored Flower That Connects the World (2011)[76] $10,866,071 5 Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 2: Friends of the Heart (2013)[75] $10,763,946 6 Fresh Pretty Cure! the Movie: The Toy Kingdom has Lots of Secrets!? (2009)[75] $9,898,509 7 Yes! Precure 5 GoGo! the Movie: Happy Birthday in the Sweets Kingdom (2008)[75] $9,773,211 8 DokiDoki! Precure the Movie: Mana's Getting Married!!? The Dress of Hope that Connects to the Future (2013)[75] $9,733,607 9 Pretty Cure All Stars DX: Everyone's Friends☆the Collection of Miracles! (2009)[77] $9,099,922 10 Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 3: Eternal Friends (2014)[75] $8,589,380 11 Suite PreCure the Movie: Take it back! The Miraculous Melody that Connects Hearts (2011)[75] $8,400,603 12 KiraKira PreCure à la Mode: Crisply! The Memory of Mille-feuille! (2017)[75] $7,132,032 13 Pretty Cure Super Stars! (2018)[75] $7,074,221 14 Yes! PreCure 5 the Movie: Great Miraculous Adventure in the Mirror Kingdom! (2007)[78] $7,020,933 15 Pretty Cure Dream Stars! (2017)[75] $6,240,528 16 Maho Girls PreCure! the Movie: The Miraculous Transformation! Cure Mofurun! (2016)[75] $6,158,490 17 Pretty Cure All Stars: Singing with Everyone♪ Miraculous Magic! (2016)[75] $5,882,737 18 HappinessCharge PreCure! the Movie: The Ballerina of the Land of Dolls (2014)[75] $5,002,606 19 Go! Princess Precure the Movie: Go! Go!! Splendid Triple Feature!!! (2015)[75] $4,626,416

8 Yo-kai Watch $159,151,900 4 $39,787,975 Yo-kai Watch: The Movie ($69,698,865) 1 Yo-kai Watch: The Movie (2014)[20][21] $69,698,865 2 Yo-kai Watch: Enma Daiō to Itsutsu no Monogatari da Nyan! (2015)[79] $45,429,073 3 Yo-kai Watch: Soratobu Kujira to Double no Sekai no Daibōken da Nyan! (2016)[80] $26,693,293 4 Yo-kai Watch Shadowside: Oni-ō no Fukkatsu (2017)[81] $17,330,669

9 Neon Genesis Evangelion $154,475,739 5 $30,895,148 Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo ($66,519,752) Rebuild of Evangelion $129,950,389 3 $43,316,796 Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo ($66,612,161) 1 Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo (2012)[24] $67,021,068 2 Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2009)[24] $43,858,409 3 Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone. (2007)[24] $19,070,912 Original Series $24,525,350 2 $12,262,675 The Path to Power ($9,000,000) 1 The End of Evangelion (1997)[82] $13,025,350 2 Evangelion: Death and Rebirth (1997)[82] $11,500,000

10 Naruto $147,064,005 11 $13,369,455 Boruto: Naruto the Movie ($39,500,000) Naruto: Shippuden $122,540,000 8 $15,317,500 Boruto: Naruto the Movie ($39,500,000) 1 Boruto: Naruto the Movie (2015) $39,500,000 2 The Last: Naruto the Movie (2014) $19,840,000 3 Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie (2012) $16,900,000 4 Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds (2008) $10,600,000 5 Naruto Shippuden the Movie (2006) $10,000,000 6 Naruto the Movie: Blood Prison (2011) $9,100,000 7 Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower (2010) $8,500,000 8 Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire (2009) $8,100,000 Naruto $24,524,005 3 $8,174,668 Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow ($11,100,000) 1 Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow(2004) $11,100,000 2 Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel(2005) $10,200,000 3 Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom (2006) $3,224,005

11 Digimon $142,874,648 16 $8,929,666 Revenge of Diaboromon ($26,259,000) Adventure 02 $45,009,000 2 $22,504,500 Revenge of Diaboromon ($26,259,000) 1 Revenge of Diaboromon (2001)[83] $26,259,000 2 Hurricane Touchdown/Transcendent Evolution! The Golden Digimentals (2000)[83] $18,750,000 Adventure $42,880,000 2 $21,440,000 Our War Game! ($22,880,000) 1 Our War Game! (2000)[83] $22,880,000 2 Digimon Adventure (1999)[83] $20,000,000 Tamers $17,950,000 2 $8,975,000 Battle of Adventurers ($10,150,000) 1 Battle of Adventurers (2001)[83] $10,150,000 2 Runaway Locomon (2002)[83] $7,800,000 Adventure tri. $8,392,457 6 $1,398,743 Reunion ($2,300,000) 1 Reunion (2015)[84] $2,300,000 2 Determination (2016)[84] $1,600,000 3 Loss (2017)[85] $1,260,000 4 Future (2018)[84] $1,200,000 5 Confession (2016)[86] $1,150,000 6 Coexistence (2017)[87] $882,457 Digimon: The Movie (2000)[88] $16,643,191 Digimon Frontier:Island of Lost Digimon (2002)[83] $5,900,000 Digital Monster X-Evolution (2005)[83] $5,250,000 Digimon Savers:Ultimate Power! Activate Burst Mode!! (2006)[83] $850,000

12 Whisper of the Heart $76,721,947 2 $38,360,974 The Cat Returns ($53,918,847) 1 The Cat Returns (2002)[35] $53,918,847 2 Whisper of the Heart (1995)[54] $22,803,100

13 Space Battleship Yamato $67,003,640 7 $9,571,949 Space Battleship Yamato ($23,000,000) 1 Space Battleship Yamato (1977)[37][38] $23,000,000 2 Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato (1978)[18] $21,200,000 3 Be Forever Yamato (1980)[42] $17,040,471 4 Space Battleship Yamato: Resurrection (2009)[89] $4,319,940 5 Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Chapter 4 (2018)[90] $516,840 6 Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Chapter 2 (2017)[81] $508,619 7 Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Chapter 1 (2017)[81] $417,770

14 Lupin the Third $55,206,952 3 $18,402,317 Lupin the 3rd vs. Detective Conan: The Movie ($41,397,727) Main series $13,809,795 2 $6,904,898 The Mystery of Mamo ($8,340,225) 1 The Mystery of Mamo (1978)[91] $8,340,225 2 The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)[91] $5,469,570 Lupin the 3rd vs. Detective Conan: The Movie (2013)[92] $41,397,727

15 Gundam $54,569,440 12 $4,547,453 Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space ($16,163,388) 1 Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space (1982)[45] $16,163,388 2 Mobile Suit Gundam 00 the Movie: A Wakening of the Trailblazer (2010)[93] $10,916,573 3 Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation - Heirs to the Stars (2005)[94] $7,313,197 4 Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn 7 (2014)[95] $4,511,461 5 Mobile Suit Z Gundam 2: A New Translation - Lovers (2005)[94] $3,919,629 6 Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin V (2017)[75] $2,487,296 7 Mobile Suit Z Gundam 3: A New Translation - Love Is the Pulse of the Stars (2006)[96] $2,177,738 8 Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin VI: Rise of the Red Comet (2018)[75] $2,027,787 9 Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin III - Dawn of Rebellion (2016)[75] $1,305,232 10 Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin IV (2016)[75] $1,305,232 11 Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin II (2015)[75] $1,069,904 12 Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: Bandit Flower (2016)[75] $762,917 13 Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin I (2015)[75] $609,086

16 Slam Dunk $48,114,271 3 $16,038,090 Slam Dunk ($18,168,149) 1 Slam Dunk (1994)[97] $18,168,149 2 Slam Dunk: Shohoku Saidai no Kiki! Moero Sakuragi Hanamichi (1995)[54] $15,912,793 3 Slam Dunk: Zenkoku Seiha da! Sakuragi Hanamichi (1994)[97] $14,033,329

17 Anpanman $42,252,993 12 $3,521,083 Sore Ike! Anpanman: Omocha no Hoshi no Nanda to Runda ($5,055,477) 1 Sore Ike! Anpanman: Omocha no Hoshi no Nanda to Runda (2016)[75] $5,055,477 2 Sore Ike! Anpanman: Buruburu no Takarasagashi Daibouken! (2017)[75] $4,814,121 3 Sore Ike! Anpanman: Kagayake! Kurun to Inochi no Hoshi (2018)[75] $4,802,104 4 Sore Ike! Anpanman: Yomigaere Bananajima (2012)[98] $4,604,003 5 Sore Ike! Anpanman: Sukue! Kokorin to Kiseki no Hoshi (2011)[99] $4,080,957 6 Sore Ike! Anpanman: Mija to Mahō no Lamp (2013)[100] $3,963,396 7 Sore Ike! Anpanman: Tobase! Kibou no Handkerchief (2013)[101] $3,786,430 8 Soreike! Anpanman: Ringo Bō Ya To Min'Nano Negai (2014)[102] $3,083,223 9 Soreike! Anpanman: Yōsei Rinrin no Himitsu (2008)[103] $3,201,824 10 Soreike! Anpanman: Burakku Nōzu to Mahō no Uta (2010)[104] $2,608,812 11 Soreike! Anpanman: Dadandan to Futago no Hoshi (2009)[105] $1,853,535 12 Soreike! Anpanman: Shabon-Ō no Purun (2007)[106] $399,111

18 Sailor Moon $42,118,153 3 $14,039,384 Sailor Moon R: The Movie ($16,475,853) 1 Sailor Moon R: The Movie (1993)[107] $16,475,853 2 Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie (1995)[54] $12,942,300 3 Sailor Moon S: The Movie (1994)[97] $12,700,000

19 Yu-Gi-Oh! $41,973,403 3 $13,991,134 Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light ($29,170,410) 1 Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light (2004)[108] $29,170,410 2 Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions (2016)[109][110] $10,785,065 3 Yu-Gi-Oh!: Bonds Beyond Time (2010)[111] $2,017,928

20 Puella Magi Madoka Magica $36,420,805 3 $12,140,268 Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion ($21,599,172) 1 Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion (2013)[112][113] $21,599,172 2 Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Beginnings (2012)[114][115] $7,680,598 3 Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Eternal (2012)[116] $7,141,035

21 Gin Tama $32,486,182 2 $16,243,091 Gintama: The Movie ($16,700,000) 1 Gintama: The Movie (2010)[117] $16,700,000 2 Gintama: The Movie: The Final Chapter: Be Forever Yorozuya (2013)[118] $15,786,182

22 Inuyasha $30,816,560 4 $7,704,140 Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time ($10,539,779) 1 Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time (2001)[119] $10,539,779 2 Inuyasha the Movie: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass (2002)[120] $7,506,630 3 Inuyasha the Movie: Swords of an Honorable Ruler (2003)[121] $6,654,841 4 Inuyasha the Movie: Fire on the Mystic Island (2004)[122][123] $6,115,310

23 Girls und Panzer $29,224,552 2 $14,612,276 Girls und Panzer der Film ($23,053,936) 1 Girls und Panzer der Film (2015)[124][125] $23,053,936 2 Girls und Panzer Das Finale Part 1 (2017)[126] $6,170,616

24 Kinnikuman / Ultimate Muscle $26,813,682 2 $13,406,841 Showdown! / Counterattack! ($13,406,841) 1 Showdown! The 7 Justice Supermen vs. The Space Samurais (1984)[127] $13,406,841 2 Counterattack! The Underground Space Choujin (1985)[128] $13,406,841

25 Fist of the North Star $21,601,160 3 $7,200,387 Fist of the North Star ($18,000,000) 1 Fist of the North Star (1986)[49] $18,000,000 2 Legend of Raoh: Chapter of Death in Love (2006)[129] $2,121,249 3 Legend of Raoh: Chapter of Fierce Fight (2007)[130] $1,479,911

26 Bleach $20,665,799 4 $5,166,450 Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion ($6,915,595) 1 Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion (2007)[131] $6,915,595 2 Bleach: Hell Verse (2010)[117] $6,488,991 3 Bleach: Fade to Black (2008)[132] $6,032,296 4 Bleach: Memories of Nobody (2006)[96] $1,228,917

27 Hunter × Hunter $20,084,534 2 $10,042,267 Hunter × Hunter: Phantom Rouge ($12,705,094) 1 Hunter × Hunter: Phantom Rouge (2013)[133] $12,705,094 2 Hunter × Hunter: The Last Mission (2013)[134] $7,379,440

28 Fate series $18,255,666 3 $6,085,222 Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel Ch.1 - Presage Flower ($13,931,427) 1 Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel Ch.1 - Presage Flower (2017)[135][136] $13,931,427 2 Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works (2010)[137] $3,205,829 3 Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya: Oath Under Snow (2017)[138] $1,118,410

29 Kizumonogatari $10,683,934 3 $3,561,311 Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu ($6,319,100) 1 Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu (2016)[139] $6,319,100 2 Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu-hen (2016)[140] $3,546,960 3 Kizumonogatari 3: Reiketsu-hen (2017)[141] $817,874

See also

• History of anime
• List of highest-grossing animated films
• List of highest-grossing films in Japan
• List of best-selling manga
• List of highest-grossing media franchises

Notes

References