List of 2008 box office number-one films in Japan

This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in Japan during 2008.

Number-one films

† This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year.[1]
# Weekend End Date Film Total Weekend Gross Notes
1 January 5, 2008 I Am Legend $12,197,521
2 January 10, 2008 Earth $12,937,019
3 January 17, 2008 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street $13,081,702
4 January 24, 2008 $12,588,158
5 February 2, 2008 Flowers in the Shadows $12,554,132
6 February 9, 2008 L: Change the World $17,311,424
7 February 16, 2008 $12,470,414
8 February 23, 2008 $8,889,317
9 March 2, 2008 The Golden Compass $16,474,214
10 March 9, 2008 Doraemon: Nobita and the Green Giant Legend $22,284,149
11 March 15, 2008 Enchanted $18,343,724
12 March 21, 2008 Doraemon: Nobita and the Green Giant Legend $13,650,557
13 March 28, 2008 $13,227,796
14 April 4, 2008 Cloverfield $19,855,502
15 April 11, 2008 Kamen Rider Den-O & Kiva: Climax Deka $11,356,771
16 April 20, 2008 Detective Conan: Full Score of Fear $13,995,598
17 April 27, 2008 $13,348,183
18 May 4, 2008 Aibou the Movie $20,879,182
19 May 9, 2008 $13,690,019
20 May 17, 2008 $10,075,036
21 May 23, 2008 The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian $15,412,251
22 May 31, 2008 $15,396,631
23 June 6, 2008 The Magic Hour $13,004,887
24 June 13, 2008 $8,723,423
25 June 19, 2008 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull $22,092,307
26 June 30, 2008 Boys Over Flowers: Final $21,687,765
27 July 6, 2008 $16,676,364
28 July 13, 2008 $15,716,531
29 July 20, 2008 Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea † $27,691,332
30 July 25, 2008 $22,996,575
31 August 3, 2008 $20,886,162
32 August 8, 2008 $20,320,906
33 August 17, 2008 $26,631,227
34 August 24, 2008 $20,845,771
35 August 29, 2008 Hancock $27,853,706
36 September 5, 2008 Twentieth Century Boys: Chapter One $17,538,734
37 September 13, 2008 $18,501,519
38 September 19, 2008 Wanted $20,677,066
39 September 26, 2008 Iron Man $13,857,807
40 October 3, 2008 Suspect X $16,630,221
41 October 11, 2008 $13,529,062
42 October 17, 2008 $11,125,800
43 October 26, 2008 $13,852,440
44 November 1, 2008 Red Cliff: Part I $19,972,550
45 November 8, 2008 $13,185,408
46 November 14, 2008 $11,411,006
47 November 21, 2008 $12,378,448
48 November 30, 2008 $9,333,496
49 December 5, 2008 WALL-E $14,082,484
50 December 13, 2008 $14,568,768
51 December 21, 2008 The Day the Earth Stood Still $16,422,078
52 December 26, 2008 WALL-E $10,994,087

Highest-grossing films

  International film   Japanese film

Highest-grossing films of 2008
Rank Title Gross[1]
1 Ponyo ¥15.50 billion ($149.96 million)
2 Boys Over Flowers: The Movie ¥7.75 billion ($74.98 million)
3 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ¥5.71 billion ($55.24 million)
4 Red Cliff: Part I ¥5.05 billion ($48.86 million)
5 Suspect X ¥4.92 billion ($47.6 million)
6 Pokémon: Giratina & the Sky Warrior ¥4.80 billion ($46.44 million)
7 Partners: The Movie ¥4.44 billion ($42.96 million)
8 I Am Legend ¥4.31 billion ($41.7 million)
9 20th Century Boys: Chapter 1 ¥3.95 billion ($38.22 million)
10 The Magic Hour ¥3.92 billion ($37.93 million)

References

  1. ^ a b "2008". Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
A "Japanese Weekend Box Office Index, 2008". Box Office Mojo. Box Office Mojo, LLC. Retrieved 2008-07-22. Note: Click on the relevant weekend to view specifics.


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