Top-Grossing Movies That Never Hit #1, the Top 5, or Top 10

Data as of Apr 2, 14:20 PDT
Rank Release Total Gross Top Rank Overall Rank Year Distributor
1Spirited Away$230,496,084432001-
2Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone$152,993,4932102001-
3Les Misérables$65,566,0202902012Toho-Towa
4Detective Conan: Crimson Love Letter$60,119,4892992017Toho
5Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl$59,861,99021012003-
6From Up on Poppy Hill$56,029,61531132011Toho
7Tempest 3D$53,387,7862342011Toho
8Wolf Children$52,544,77721222012Toho
9Kingdom$50,404,73821282019Toho
10The Incredibles$49,967,20521292004Buena Vista International
11Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life$48,687,04121342009Toho
12Pokémon: Zoroark: Master of Illusions$47,204,60231462010Toho
13Yo-kai Watch Movie: It's the Secret of Birth, Meow!$45,429,07321542015Toho
14Tempest 3D
2012 Re-release
$44,057,7372342012Toho
15Incredibles 2$43,890,78531642018Walt Disney Pictures
16Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior$43,338,59921672008Toho
17Minions$42,726,35321692015Toho-Towa
18Minority Report$42,707,32621702002-
19Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II$42,694,0882572009Toho
20Thermae Romae II$42,201,49721762014Toho
21Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation$42,091,07921782015Paramount Pictures International
22The Terminal$39,681,26221942004United International Pictures
23Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II
2010 Re-release
$39,606,2442572010Toho
24Detective Conan: The Sniper from Another Dimension$39,424,97531972014Toho
25Mr. & Mrs. Smith$38,730,83422052005Toho-Towa
26Cars 2$38,124,19432072011Walt Disney Pictures
27Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess$37,670,88932162009Toho
28The Untold Tale of the Three Kingdoms$36,747,48622212020Toho
29Monkey Magic$36,745,06322222007Toho
30Detective Conan: Sunflowers of Inferno$36,497,92722252015Toho
31Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew$36,459,76032272005Toho
32The Confidence Man JP: Princess$35,762,32422352020Toho
33The Fate of the Furious$35,613,95922382017Universal Pictures International (UPI)
34Kingdom 2: Far and Away$34,963,39522432022IMAX
35Pokémon the Movie: Destiny Deoxys$34,337,25832512004Toho
36Hero$33,995,84122552003-
37Doraemon the Movie: The New Records of Nobita's Spaceblazer
2014 Re-release
$33,989,69621072014Walt Disney Pictures
38Terminator Salvation$33,869,67722592009Sony Pictures Releasing
39Pokémon: Jirachi - Wish Maker$33,393,75132632003-
40Ratatouille$33,371,38622652007Buena Vista International
41Nana$33,154,57122692005Toho
42When Marnie Was There$33,068,14822702014Toho
43Inside Out$32,956,43732722015Walt Disney Pictures
44Fly Me to the Saitama$32,802,34722752019Toei Company
45Detective Conan: The Lost Ship in the Sky$32,596,95722782010Toho
46The After-Dinner Mysteries$32,111,31122842013Toho
47Tangled$31,081,46122982011Walt Disney Pictures
48Pokémon$30,906,53723002013Toho
49The Boss Baby$30,741,04323032018Toho-Towa
50Gravity$30,562,22523052013Warner Bros.
51The Amazing Spider-Man 2$30,253,48033082014Sony Pictures Releasing
52Tokyo MER$30,226,38333102023IMAX
53Despicable Me 4$30,175,89423112024Universal Pictures International (UPI)
54Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!$30,024,52233142017Toho
55Train Man$29,972,21823162005Toho
56Crows Zero II$29,865,85423192009Toho
57I Want to Eat Your Pancreas$29,483,45733222017Toho
58The Unbroken$29,000,32223282009Toho
59I Wish I Could Meet You Again on the Hill Where That Flower Blooms (2023)$28,933,62623292023Shochiku
60We Were There: True Love$28,876,92921312012Toho
61Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw$28,631,74723352019Toho-Towa
62Knight and Day
2010 Re-release
$28,297,1442338201020th Century Fox International
63Spider-Man: Far from Home$28,137,05423402019Sony Pictures Releasing
64The Lady Shogun and Her Men$27,710,66622492010Shochiku
65Mary and the Witch's Flower$27,642,40623432017Toho
66Mamma Mia!$27,597,38523462009Toho-Towa
67Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura$27,428,60723482017Toho
68Chicago$27,383,93523502003-
69Transformers: Age of Extinction$27,379,33123512014Paramount Pictures International
70Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Dinosaur$27,186,39223542006Toho
71Pokémon: Detective Pikachu$27,000,00023582019Warner Bros.
72Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction$26,906,022133602014Toho
73Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea$26,851,32433622006Toho
74Dearest$26,697,02533642012Toho
75Yôkai Watch: the Movie: The Flying Whale and the Grand Adventure of the Double Worlds, Meow!$26,693,29323652016Toho
76Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back - Evolution$26,654,18423662019Toho
77One Cut of the Dead$26,495,50243672018Asmik Ace Entertainment
78The Confidence Man JP: The Movie$25,958,18923732019-
79Lesson of the Evil$25,936,94923742012Toho
80Platinum Data$25,920,89623752013Toho
81I Am Sam$25,789,06923802002-
82Stand by Me Doraemon 2$25,701,46523822020Toho
83Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted$25,644,40143832012Paramount Pictures International
84Oceans$25,545,13223842010Gaga
85I'm a Cat Stalker$25,221,44623892008Toho
86Iron Man 3$25,185,66123902013Walt Disney Pictures
87TRON: Legacy$25,155,44223912010Walt Disney Pictures
88Mt. Tsurugidake$25,134,43743932009Toei Company
89Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle$24,823,63824002003-
90Vanilla Sky$24,768,14474012001-
91Liar Game: Reborn$24,549,72624042012Toho
92The Three Musketeers$24,394,93524072011Gaga
93Captain America: Civil War$24,366,75934082016Walt Disney Pictures
94Liar Game: The Final Stage$24,309,04324102010Toho
95Helter Skelter$24,231,55444122012Asmik Ace Entertainment
96The Dark Knight Rises$24,115,08724152012Warner Bros.
97National Treasure: Book of Secrets$23,942,11224182007Walt Disney Pictures
98The 8-Year Engagement$23,896,57324212017Shochiku
99Doraemon the Movie: The New Records of Nobita's Spaceblazer$23,825,77621072009Toho
100Gangs of New York$23,763,69934222002-
101The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi
Canadian Release
$23,696,31624232003-
102Mirai$23,683,48324242018Toho
103My Hero Academia: You're Next$23,615,36934262024Toho
104Salt$23,537,44734272010Sony Pictures Releasing
105Ready Player One$23,400,00024282018Warner Bros.
106Yomigaeri$23,259,54224322003-
107The Jungle Book$23,073,83124352016Walt Disney Pictures
10899.9 Criminal Lawyer: The Movie$23,055,06924362021Shochiku
109Ossan's Love: Love or Dead$23,027,97634372019Toho
110The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor$22,941,66024382008Toho-Towa
111Andalucia: Revenge of the Goddess$22,929,22134392011Toho
112Hot Road$22,916,31324402014Shochiku
113Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows$22,772,63224422012Walt Disney Pictures
114Hotaru the Movie: It's Only a Little Light in My Life$22,720,79424432012Toho
115Lilo & Stitch$22,712,66934442003-
116Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen$22,707,56724452009Paramount Pictures International
117The Pursuit of Happyness$22,680,71324472007Sony Pictures Releasing
118Paco and the Magical Book$22,650,52724502008Toho
119Sherlock Holmes$22,471,43424522010Warner Bros.
120The Last 10 Years$22,456,36824532022Warner Bros.
121Flying Colors$22,440,76624542015Showgate
122Shrek 2$22,435,81944552004United International Pictures
123The Tourist$22,367,68534572011Sony Pictures Releasing
124Kamen Rider OOO Wonderful: The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals$22,313,92534582011Toei Company
125Chicken Little$22,295,95224592005Buena Vista International
126Villain$22,265,08824602010Toho
127Lupin the 3rd$22,188,87324612014Toho
128Terminator Genisys$22,134,00524622015Paramount Pictures International
129Strawberry Night$21,936,26424632013Toho
130Unfair: The Movie$21,914,00524642007Toho
131Prometheus$21,816,4093466201220th Century Fox International
132Detroit Metal City$21,763,00024672008Toho
133April Snow$21,669,80734692005United International Pictures
134Poupelle of Chimney Town$21,657,78424702020Toho
135K-On! The Movie$21,419,79224772011Shochiku
136The King's Speech$21,400,88144782011Gaga
137Year One in the North$21,360,94224792005Toei Company
138The Apology King$21,188,00324832013Toho
139Inazuma Eleven GO the Movie: The Ultimate Bonds Gryphon$21,099,18852412010Toho
140Silent Parade$21,082,18224852022IMAX
141K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces$21,017,20634862008Toho
142Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us$21,000,45024872018Toho
143IDOLiSH7 Movie: LIVE 4bit - BEYOND THE PERiOD
Original Release - Day 1
$20,825,25324882023Bandai
144We Were There: True Love
2012 Re-release
$20,762,15731312012Toho
145The Lone Ranger$20,676,29644912013Walt Disney Pictures
146Boruto: Naruto the Movie$20,477,53734932015Toho
147Shaolin Soccer$20,420,13524962002-
148Pokémon Heroes$20,121,53835042002-
149The Secret Life of Pets 2$20,101,84455052019Toho-Towa
150Botanical Books$20,071,96125072016Shochiku
151Fast & Furious 6$20,048,39225082013Toho-Towa
152Hachi: A Dog's Tale$20,025,19535102009Shochiku
153Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages$20,001,92645112015Toho
154About Her Brother$19,969,47335122010Shochiku
155Kaiji 2: The Ultimate Gambler$19,903,08425142011Toho
156Partners: The Movie III$19,814,41155162014Toei Company
157Trick the Movie: Psychic Battle Royale$19,795,11525172010Toho
158The Wings of the Kirin$19,773,97825192012Toho
159Life of Pi$19,653,7172520201320th Century Fox International
160Shall We Dance?$19,578,97325242005Gaga
161King Kong$19,533,65425252005United International Pictures
162Love for Beginners$19,499,31235262012Toho
163Sex and the City 2$19,487,28035272010Warner Bros.
164Into the Woods$19,315,12325312015Walt Disney Pictures
165Ballad$19,277,19525332009Toho
166Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog$19,270,24235342004-
167Space Brothers$19,248,13025352012Toei Company
168Gekijouban SPEC: Kurôzu - Kou no hen$19,243,799115362013Toho
169The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey$19,213,97625372012Warner Bros.
170World War Z$19,210,59225382013Toho-Towa
171In This Corner (and Other Corners) of the World$19,204,59335392016Tokyo Theatres
172A Silent Voice: The Movie$19,199,90525402016Shochiku
173Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part III: The Rebellion Story$19,169,00725412013Warner Bros.
174Green Book$19,162,10025422019Gaga
175Princess Toyotomi$19,122,15125452011Toho
176Doraemon: Nobita and the Wind Wizard$19,026,64235472003-
177Violet Evergarden: The Movie$18,956,37125492020Shochiku
178Gulliver's Travels$18,927,6342550201120th Century Fox International
179Unfair the End$18,913,49225532015Toho
180Kitaro$18,836,03625542007Shochiku
181Oz the Great and Powerful$18,804,44125552013Walt Disney Pictures
182Friends: Naki on the Monster Island$18,760,58225562011Toho
183Nintama Rantaro Dokutake Ninja-tai Saikyou no Gunshi$18,669,68325582024Shochiku
184Elemental$18,512,15025622023Walt Disney Pictures
185Crayon Shin-chan Movie 23: Ora No Hikkoshi Monogatari - Saboten Daisuugeki
2015 Re-release
$18,478,00042992015Toho
186Swing Girls$18,453,87535642004Toho
187Girls und Panzer der Film$18,442,89425652015Showgate
188Die Another Day$18,441,25525662003-
189Doctor X: The Movie$18,353,32425682024Toho
190Kabei: Our Mother$18,338,85945692008Shochiku
191252: Signal of Life$18,168,06925712008Warner Bros.
192The Intouchables$18,136,78565732012Gaga
193Battleship$18,128,60635742012Toho-Towa
194Takizawa Enbujo Zero$18,091,39525752020Shochiku
195From Me to You$18,027,47535772010Toho
196Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet$17,969,31425792011Toei Company
197Fragments of the Last Will$17,954,69155802022IMAX
198Mumon: The Land of Stealth$17,952,50525812017Toho
199Hirugao: Love Affairs in the Afternoon$17,896,71725832017Toho
200Real Steel$17,887,06835842011Walt Disney Pictures