List of 2017 box office number-one films in Japan

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The following is a list of 2017 box office number-one films in Japan . When the number-one film in gross is not the same as the number-one film in admissions, both are listed.

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#DateFilmGrossNotes
1January 8, 2017 Resident Evil: The Final Chapter US$2.5 millionIn gross [1]
Yo-kai Watch: Soratobu Kujira to Double no Sekai no Daibōken da Nyan! US$1.95 millionIn attendance [1]
2January 15, 2017 Honnōji Hotel US$1.8 million [2]
3January 22, 2017 Your Name US$1.5 million [3]
4January 29, 2017 Doctor Strange US$3.4 million [4]
5February 5, 2017 Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children US$2.06 million [5]
6February 12, 2017Partners: The Movie IVUS$3.5 million [6]
7February 19, 2017 Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale US$3.76 million [7]
8February 26, 2017 La La Land US$3.7 million [8]
9March 5, 2017 Doraemon the Movie 2017: Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi US$6.1 million [9]
10March 12, 2017 Moana US$6.2 million [10]
11March 19, 2017 Sing US$5.8 million [11]
12March 26, 2017US$4.1 million [12]
13April 2, 2017US$4.2 million [13]
14April 9, 2017US$2.8 million [14]
15April 16, 2017 Detective Conan: Crimson Love Letter US$14.0 million [15]
16April 23, 2017 Beauty and the Beast US$12.5 million [16]
17April 30, 2017US$9.98 million [17]
18May 7, 2017US$7.9 million [18]
19May 14, 2017US$5.06 million [19]
20May 21, 2017US$3.9 million [20]
21May 28, 2017US$3.15 million [21]
22June 4, 2017US$2.77 million [22]
23June 11, 2017 Confession of Murder US$2.92 million [23]
24June 18, 2017US$2.35 million [24]
25June 25, 2017US$2.1 million [25]
26July 2, 2017 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales US$9.25 million [26]
27July 9, 2017US$6.5 million [27]
28July 16, 2017 Gintama US$6.3 millionIn gross [28]
Pokémon the Movie 20: I Choose You! US$4.6 millionIn attendance [29]
29July 23, 2017 Despicable Me 3 US$5.4 million [30]
30July 30, 2017US$4.8 million [31]
31August 6, 2017US$3.39 million [32]
32August 13, 2017 Spider-Man: Homecoming US$4.01 millionIn gross [33]
Despicable Me 3US$3.7 millionIn attendance [33]
33August 20, 2017 High&Low The Movie 2 / End of Sky US$3.2 million [34]
34August 27, 2017 Sekigahara US$3.6 million [35]
35September 3, 2017US$2.5 million [36]
36September 10, 2017 Dunkirk US$2.98 million [37]
37September 17, 2017US$1.82 millionIn gross [38]
Alien: Covenant US$1.72 millionIn attendance [38]
38September 24, 2017 Miracles of the Namiya General Store US$1.72 million [39]
39October 1, 2017 Ajin: Demi-Human US$2.41 million [40]
40October 8, 2017 Outrage Coda US$3.1 million [41]
41October 15, 2017 Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel I. presage flower US$3.6 million [42]
42October 22, 2017Mixed DoublesUS$2.1 million [43]
43October 29, 2017 Blade Runner 2049 US$1.99 millionIn gross [44]
Kirakira PreCure a la Mode the Movie: Crisply! The Memory of Mille-feuille! US$1.7 millionIn attendance [44]
44November 5, 2017 Thor: Ragnarok US$2.0 million [45]
45November 12, 2017 High&Low The Movie 3 / Final Mission US$2.7 million [46]
46November 19, 2017 It US$1.73 million [47]
47November 26, 2017 Justice League US$1.82 million [48]
48December 3, 2017 Fullmetal Alchemist US$3.3 million [49]
49December 10, 2017 Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Final: Build & Ex-Aid with Legend Rider US$3.2 million [50]
50December 17, 2017 Star Wars: The Last Jedi US$9.9 million [51]
51December 24, 2017US$6.14 million [52]
52December 31, 2017US$4.2 million [53]

Highest-grossing films

Highest-grossing films of 2017
RankTitleGross [54]
1 Beauty and the Beast ¥12.40 billion ($110.55 million)
2 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them ¥7.34 billion ($65.44 million)
3 Despicable Me 3 ¥7.31 billion ($65.17 million)
4 Flag of Japan.svg Case Closed: The Crimson Love Letter ¥6.89 billion ($61.43 million)
5 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales ¥6.71 billion ($59.82 million)
6 Moana ¥5.16 billion ($46 million)
7 Sing ¥5.11 billion ($45.56 million)
8 Rogue One ¥4.63 billion ($41.28 million)
9 Flag of Japan.svg Doraemon the Movie 2017: Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi ¥4.43 billion ($39.49 million)
10 La La Land ¥4.42 billion ($39.41 million)

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