List of 2008 box office number-one films in Japan

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

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

Highest-grossing films

Highest-grossing films of 2008
RankTitleGross [1]
1 Flag of Japan.svg Ponyo ¥15.50 billion ($149.96 million)
2 Flag of Japan.svg 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 Flag of Japan.svg Suspect X ¥4.92 billion ($47.6 million)
6 Flag of Japan.svg Pokémon: Giratina & the Sky Warrior ¥4.80 billion ($46.44 million)
7 Flag of Japan.svg Partners: The Movie ¥4.44 billion ($42.96 million)
8 I Am Legend ¥4.31 billion ($41.7 million)
9 Flag of Japan.svg 20th Century Boys: Chapter 1 ¥3.95 billion ($38.22 million)
10 Flag of Japan.svg The Magic Hour ¥3.92 billion ($37.93 million)

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References

  1. "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.