List of 2018 box office number-one films in Japan

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The following is a list of 2018 box office number-one films in Japan by week. 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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Week #DateFilmGrossNotes
1January 7, 2018 Kingsman: The Golden Circle US$4.21 million [1]
2January 14, 2018 Star Wars: The Last Jedi US$1.87 million [2]
3January 21, 2018 Geostorm US$2.2 million [3]
4January 28, 2018 The Crimes That Bind US$2.4 million [4]
5February 4, 2018US$1.62 million [5]
6February 11, 2018 Color Me True US$1.5 million [6]
7February 18, 2018 The Greatest Showman US$4.8 million [7]
8February 25, 2018US$3.4 million [8]
9March 4, 2018 Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Treasure Island US$8 million [9]
10March 11, 2018US$6.6 million [10]
11March 18, 2018 Coco US$4.58 millionIn gross [11]
Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Treasure IslandUS$4.32 millionIn attendance [11]
12March 25, 2018 The Boss Baby US$3.35 million [12]
13April 1, 2018CocoUS$3.6 million [13]
14April 8, 2018US$2.8 million [14]
15April 15, 2018 Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer US$12.08 million [15]
16April 22, 2018US$7.5 million [16]
17April 29, 2018 Avengers: Infinity War US$9.07 million [17]
18May 6, 2018Detective Conan: Zero the EnforcerUS$5.05 million [18]
19May 13, 2018US$2.51 million [19]
20May 20, 2018US$1.98 million [20]
21May 27, 2018US$1.64 million [21]
22June 3, 2018 Deadpool 2 US$5.3 million [22]
23June 10, 2018 Shoplifters US$4.04 million [23]
24June 17, 2018US$3.11 million [24]
25June 24, 2018US$2.39 million [25]
26July 1, 2018 Solo: A Star Wars Story US$4.51 million [26]
27July 8, 2018US$2.65 million [27]
28July 15, 2018 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom US$13.42 million [28]
29July 22, 2018US$6.73 million [29]
30July 29, 2018 Code Blue US$9.86 million [30]
31August 5, 2018 Mission: Impossible – Fallout US$7.8 million [31]
32August 12, 2018Code BlueUS$5.5 million [32]
33August 19, 2018 Gintama 2 US$4.77 million [33]
34August 26, 2018US$3.33 million [34]
35September 2, 2018Killing for the ProsecutionUS$3.05 million [35]
36September 9, 2018US$1.85 million [36]
37September 16, 2018 Christopher Robin US$2.96 million [37]
38September 23, 2018US$2.27 million [38]
39September 30, 2018 Natsume's Book of Friends the Movie: Tied to the Temporal World US$1.51 million [39]
40October 7, 2018 Monster Strike The Movie: Sora no Kanata US$1.32 million [40]
41October 14, 2018 The House with a Clock in Its Walls US$1.01 million [41]
42October 21, 2018The Laws of the Universe - Part 1US$1.18 million [42]
43October 28, 2018 Pretty Cure 15th Anniversary US$3.15 million [43]
44November 4, 2018 Venom US$3.87 million [44]
45November 11, 2018 Bohemian Rhapsody US$4.10 million [45]
46November 18, 2018US$3.44 million [46]
47November 25, 2018 Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald US$7.56 million [47]
48December 2, 2018US$6.56 million [48]
49December 9, 2018US$4.59 million [49]
50December 16, 2018 Dragon Ball Super: Broly US$9.26 million [50] [51]
51December 23, 2018 Ralph Breaks the Internet US$4.06 million [52]

Highest-grossing films

Highest-grossing films of 2018
RankTitleGross [53]
1 Bohemian Rhapsody ¥10.46 billion ($94.73 million)
2 Flag of Japan.svg Code Blue ¥9.30 billion ($84.22 million)
3 Flag of Japan.svg Case Closed: Zero the Enforcer ¥9.18 billion ($83.13 million)
4 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom ¥8.07 billion ($73.08 million)
5 Star Wars: The Last Jedi ¥7.51 billion ($68.01 million)
6 Flag of Japan.svg Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Treasure Island ¥5.37 billion ($48.63 million)
7 The Greatest Showman ¥5.22 billion ($47.27 million)
8 Coco ¥5.00 billion ($45.28 million)
9 Incredibles 2 ¥4.90 billion ($44.37 million)
10 Mission: Impossible – Fallout ¥4.72 billion ($42.74 million)

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