| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Yatterman | $4,626,729 | - | 312 | - | $14,829 | $4,631,173 | 1 | Shochiku | true | false |
| 2 | - | Doraemon the Movie: The New Records of Nobita's Spaceblazer | $3,766,592 | - | 364 | - | $10,347 | $3,770,210 | 1 | Toho | true | false |
| 3 | 1 | Departures | $2,433,652 | -32.1% | 196 | +7 | $12,416 | $47,583,239 | 26 | Shochiku | false | false |
| 4 | - | The Triumphant Return of General Rouge | $1,496,036 | - | 301 | - | $4,970 | $1,497,473 | 1 | Toho | true | false |
| 5 | - | Yakuza: Like a Dragon 2009 Re-release | $992,159 | - | 168 | - | $5,905 | $993,112 | 1 | Herald Film Company | true | false |
| 6 | 2 | Changeling | $883,714 | -53.3% | 301 | - | $2,935 | $9,293,430 | 3 | Toho-Towa | false | false |
| 7 | 4 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $793,701 | -54.3% | 327 | -25 | $2,427 | $21,325,419 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 8 | 3 | 20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope | $721,531 | -58.5% | 311 | -63 | $2,320 | $28,052,788 | 6 | Toho | false | false |
| 9 | 5 | Australia | $676,928 | -56.1% | 354 | -15 | $1,912 | $3,487,529 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 10 | 7 | Mamma Mia! | $543,063 | -54.2% | 334 | -6 | $1,625 | $25,585,029 | 6 | Toho-Towa | false | false |
| 11 | 6 | Seven Pounds | $510,788 | -60.2% | 327 | +1 | $1,562 | $6,601,858 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 12 | 8 | Brass Knuckle Boys | $503,418 | -55.5% | 280 | - | $1,797 | $8,854,117 | 4 | Toei Company | false | false |
| 13 | - | Passengers | $217,719 | - | 63 | - | $3,455 | $217,719 | 1 | Toshiba Entertainment | true | false |
| 14 | 11 | Quantum of Solace | $139,653 | -62.5% | 228 | -108 | $612 | $21,319,852 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 15 | 14 | Friday the 13th | $11,081 | -73% | 62 | -2 | $178 | $799,824 | 4 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 16 | 17 | Dragon Wars: D-War | $1,344 | +369.9% | 3 | - | $448 | $847,528 | 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 17 | 15 | Before the Devil Knows You're Dead | $445 | -71.5% | 2 | - | $222 | $384,862 | 22 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
