This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekly box office in Japan during 1995. Amounts are in Yen and are from a sample of key cities.
| † | This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year. [1] [2] |
| # | Week ending | Film | Box office | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 January 1995 | Speed | ¥449,568,300 | [3] | |
| 2 | 13 January 1995 | ¥275,913,693 | [4] | ||
| 3 | 20 January 1995 | ¥284,837,157 | [5] | ||
| 4 | 27 January 1995 | ¥186,010,566 | [6] | ||
| 5 | 3 February 1995 | ¥186,749,145 | [7] | ||
| 6 | 10 February 1995 | ¥177,535,710 | [8] | ||
| 7 | 17 February 1995 | Mary Shelley's Frankenstein | ¥237,869,220 | [9] | |
| 8 | 24 February 1995 | ¥187,053,442 | [10] | ||
| 9 | 3 March 1995 | The Mask | ¥248,714,370 | [11] | |
| 10 | 10 March 1995 | ¥215,546,695 | [12] | ||
| 11 | 17 March 1995 | Forrest Gump | ¥496,118,841 | Forrest Gump had a record opening for Paramount Pictures in Japan grossing $7.6 million nationwide in five days | [13] [14] |
| 12 | 24 March 1995 | ¥415,359,885 | [15] | ||
| 13 | 31 March 1995 | ¥408,401,186 | [16] | ||
| 14 | 7 April 1995 | ¥363,328,812 | [17] | ||
| 15 | 14 April 1995 | ¥278,596,230 | [18] | ||
| 16 | 21 April 1995 | ¥238,486,888 | [19] | ||
| 17 | 28 April 1995 | ¥200,878,592 | [20] | ||
| 18 | 5 May 1995 | ¥331,657,116 | [21] | ||
| 19 | 12 May 1995 | Outbreak | ¥144,358,665 | Outbreak reached number one in its second week of release | [22] |
| 20 | 19 May 1995 | ¥130,968,930 | [23] | ||
| 21 | 26 May 1995 | ¥129,840,135 | [24] | ||
| 22 | 2 June 1995 | ¥144,117,330 | [25] | ||
| 23 | 9 June 1995 | ¥117,014,100 | [26] | ||
| 24 | 16 June 1995 | ¥113,901,190 | [27] | ||
| 25 | 23 June 1995 | Batman Forever | ¥126,319,180 | [28] | |
| 26 | 30 June 1995 | ¥111,850,310 | [28] | ||
| 27 | 7 July 1995 | Die Hard with a Vengeance † | ¥705,585,834 | Die Hard with a Vengeance set a record opening for 20th Century Fox beating Return of the Jedi with a five-day gross of $13.5 million nationally | [29] [30] |
| 28 | 14 July 1995 | ¥501,872,536 | [31] | ||
| 29 | 21 July 1995 | ¥434,784,588 | [32] | ||
| 30 | 28 July 1995 | ¥392,872,832 | [33] | ||
| 31 | 4 August 1995 | ¥351,586,781 | [34] | ||
| 32 | 11 August 1995 | Waterworld | ¥321,054,274 | [35] | |
| 33 | 18 August 1995 | Die Hard with a Vengeance † | ¥389,435,794 | Die Hard with a Vengeance returned to number one in its seventh week of release | [36] |
| 34 | 25 August 1995 | Waterworld | ¥249,541,230 | Waterworld returned to number one in its third week of release | [37] |
| 35 | 1 September 1995 | ¥220,187,963 | [38] | ||
| 36 | 5 September 1995 | ¥150,796,000 | [39] | ||
| 37 | 15 September 1995 | ¥136,728,072 | [40] | ||
| 38 | 22 September 1995 | The Bridges of Madison County | ¥215,827,506 | [41] | |
| 39 | 29 September 1995 | ¥202,025,900 | [42] | ||
| 40 | 6 October 1995 | ¥172,161,300 | [43] | ||
| 41 | 15 October 1995 | ¥210,732,965 | [44] | ||
| 42 | 22 October 1995 | ¥161,354,400 | [45] | ||
| 43 | 30 October 1995 | ¥143,550,100 | [46] | ||
| 44 | 6 November 1995 | ¥140,765,300 | [47] | ||
| 45 | 13 November 1995 | ¥114,923,900 | [48] | ||
| 46 | 20 November 1995 | ¥79,524,500 | [49] [48] | ||
| 47 | 27 November 1995 | Species | ¥95,082,100 | [50] | |
| 48 | 4 December 1995 | While You Were Sleeping | ¥112,959,309 | [51] | |
| 49 | 11 December 1995 | Godzilla vs. Destoroyah | ¥94,452,877 | [52] | |
| 50 | 18 December 1995 | GoldenEye | ¥150,312,543 | [53] | |
| 51 | 25 December 1995 | ¥192,286,729 | [53] | ||
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Distributor income (¥ million) [1] [2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Die Hard with a Vengeance | 20th Century Fox | 4,800 |
| 2. | Speed | 20th Century Fox | 4,500 |
| 3. | Forrest Gump | UIP | 3,870 |
| 4. | The Bridges of Madison County | Warner Bros. | 2,300 |
| 5. | Waterworld | UIP | 2,100 |
| 6. | Apollo 13 | UIP | 2,000 |
| 7. | Whisper of the Heart | Toho | 1,850 |
| 8. | The Mask | Gaga/Humax | 1,800 |
| 9. | Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla | Toho | 1,650 |
| 10. | Tora-san's Easy Advice / Tsuribaka Nisshi 7 (double bill) | Shochiku | 1,550 |
$4,495,683; $1=100 Yen
$2,787,007; $1=99 Yen
$2,877,143; $1=99 Yen
$1,898,067; $1=98 Yen
$1,886,355; $1=99 Yen
$1,793,290; $1=99 Yen
$2,452,260; $1=97 Yen
$1,928,386; $1=97 Yen
$2,763,493; $1=90 Yen
$2,368,645; $1=91 Yen
$5,574,369; $1=89 Yen
$4,666,965; $1=89 Yen
$4,748,851; $1=86 Yen
$4,325,343; $1=84 Yen
$3,397,515; $1=82 Yen
$2,873,336; $1=83 Yen
$2,420,224; $1=83 Yen
$3,948,299; $1=84 Yen
$1,659,295; $1=87 Yen
$1,505,390; $1=87 Yen
$1,527,531; $1=85 Yen
$1,695,498; $1=85 Yen
$1,393,025; $1=84 Yen
$1,340,014; $1=85 Yen
Weekly gross to 30 June $1,315,886; Total gross to 30 June $2,801,994; $1=85 Yen
$8,110,182; $1=87 Yen
$5,703,097; $1=88 Yen
$4,997,524; $1=87 Yen
$4,464,464; $1=88 Yen
$3,863,591; $1=91 Yen
$3,415,471; $1=94 Yen
$4,014,802; $1=97 Yen
$2,572,590; $1=97 Yen
$2,269,979; $1=97 Yen
$1,507,960; $1=100 Yen
$1,314,693; $1=104 Yen
$2,136,906; $1=101 Yen
$2,020,259; $1=100 Yen
$1,721,613; $1=100 Yen
$2,086,465; $1=101 Yen
$1,613,544; $1=100 Yen
$1,435,501; $1=100 Yen
$1,407,653; $1=100 Yen
Week to 13 November $1,149,239; Total to 13 November $15,088,036; $1=100 Yen
Week to 27 November $847,253; Total to 27 November $16,730,534; $1=100 Yen
$950,821; $1=100 Yen
$1,118,409; $1=101 Yen
$935,177; $1=101 Yen
Week ended 25 December $1,903,829; Total to 25 December $3,392,072; $1=101 Yen