The highest-grossing anime films in Japan
The top 3 according to 21 votes from people: Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle – Part One · Demon Slayer: Mugen Train · Spirited Away. (Updated Jan 15, 2026.)
The top Japanese animated films by domestic box office: as of 2026, two Demon Slayer films sit above Ghibli and Makoto Shinkai.
Automatically translated (original in 日本語). See the original
Top 11
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1
Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle – Part One
2025. ¥39.14 billion in Japan and the highest worldwide gross for a Japanese film.
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2
Demon Slayer: Mugen Train
2020. Over ¥40 billion at the box office, Japan's highest-grossing film ever.
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3
Spirited Away
2001. ¥31.68 billion; Japan's top-grossing film for almost 20 years.
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4
The First Slam Dunk
2022. Directed by Takehiko Inoue himself; ¥16.67 billion.
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5
Your Name.
2016. Makoto Shinkai, ¥25.17 billion.
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6
One Piece Film: Red
2022. The singer Uta and Luffy, ¥20.34 billion.
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7
Princess Mononoke
1997. ¥20.18 billion (including re-releases).
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8
Detective Conan: The Million-dollar Pentagram
2024. The series' best, ¥15.8 billion.
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9
Howl's Moving Castle
2004. ¥19.6 billion.
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10
Ponyo
2008. ¥15.5 billion.
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Suzume
2022. Makoto Shinkai, about ¥14.8 billion.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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