The following is a list of 2020 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.
Week # | Date | Film | Gross | Notes |
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1 | January 5, 2020 | Frozen II | US$4,590,139 | [1] |
2 | January 12, 2020 | US$3,149,947 | [2] | |
3 | January 19, 2020 | Kaiji: Final Game | US$2,042,951 | [3] |
4 | January 26, 2020 | Cats | US$2,398,741 | [4] |
5 | February 2, 2020 | AI Amok | US$2,460,545 | [5] |
6 | February 9, 2020 | Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku | US$2,090,206 | [6] |
7 | February 16, 2020 | Parasite | US$3,384,292 | [7] |
8 | February 23, 2020 | US$2,635,990 | [8] | |
9 | March 1, 2020 | US$1,539,797 | [9] | |
10 | March 8, 2020 | Fukushima 50 | US$1,353,701 | [10] |
11 | March 15, 2020 | US$1,002,781 | [11] | |
12 | March 22, 2020 | Not Quite Dead Yet | US$773,912 | [12] |
Japanese cinemas closed and box office reporting suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
20 | May 17, 2020 | Parasite | US$9,829 | [13] |
21 | May 24, 2020 | The Real Exorcist | US$585,297 | [14] |
22 | May 31, 2020 | US$608,414 | [15] | |
23 | June 7, 2020 | US$726,547 | [16] | |
24 | June 14, 2020 | US$397,115 | [17] | |
25 | June 21, 2020 | Dolittle | US$1,058,837 | [18] |
26 | June 28, 2020 | US$727,340 | [19] | |
27 | July 5, 2020 | Spirited Away | US$866,088 | [20] |
28 | July 12, 2020 | US$811,615 | [21] | |
29 | July 19, 2020 | From Today, It's My Turn the Movie! | US$5,892,004 | [22] |
30 | July 26, 2020 | US$4,657,800 | [23] | |
31 | August 2, 2020 | US$2,592,200 | [24] | |
32 | August 9, 2020 | Doraemon: Nobita's New Dinosaur | US$3,879,000 | [25] |
33 | August 16, 2020 | Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel III. spring song | US$4,461,300 | [26] |
34 | August 23, 2020 | Threads: Our Tapestry of Love | US$2,197,800 | [27] |
35 | August 30, 2020 | Stigmatized Properties | US$3,362,500 | [28] |
36 | September 6, 2020 | US$2,407,000 | [29] | |
37 | September 13, 2020 | Crayon Shin-chan: Crash! Rakuga Kingdom and Almost Four Heroes | US$2,478,000 | [30] |
38 | September 20, 2020 | Tenet | US$3,112,000 | [31] |
39 | September 27, 2020 | US$2,332,800 | [32] | |
40 | October 4, 2020 | US$1,988,000 | In gross [33] | |
The Asadas | US$1,628,400 | In attendance [33] | ||
41 | October 11, 2020 | Tenet | US$1,610,900 | [34] |
42 | October 18, 2020 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train | US$31,832,300 | [35] |
43 | October 25, 2020 | US$28,994,300 | [36] | |
44 | November 1, 2020 | US$23,851,600 | [37] | |
45 | November 8, 2020 | US$17,055,100 | [38] | |
46 | November 15, 2020 | US$14,564,700 | [39] | |
47 | November 22, 2020 | US$9,879,600 | [40] | |
47 | November 29, 2020 | US$9,667,900 | [41] | |
48 | December 6, 2020 | US$6,302,600 | [42] | |
49 | December 13, 2020 | US$9,038,300 | [43] | |
50 | December 20, 2020 | US$3,766,200 | [44] | |
51 | December 27, 2020 | US$8,777,200 | [45] | |
Rank | Title | Gross [46] |
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1 | ![]() | ¥36.55 billion ($342.31 million) |
2 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | ¥7.32 billion ($68.56 million) |
3 | ![]() | ¥5.37 billion ($50.29 million) |
4 | Parasite | ¥4.74 billion ($44.39 million) |
5 | ![]() | ¥3.84 billion ($35.96 million) |
6 | ![]() | ¥3.35 billion ($31.37 million) |
7 | Tenet | ¥2.73 billion ($25.57 million) |
8 | ![]() | ¥2.34 billion ($21.92 million) |
9 | ![]() | ¥2.27 billion ($21.26 million) |
10 | ![]() | ¥2.13 billion ($19.95 million) |
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