List of 2001 box office number-one films in Japan

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This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekly box office in Japan during 2001. Amounts are in Yen and, for the first five weeks, are only grosses from the top nine key cities.

Number-one films

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† This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year.[1]
# Week ending Film Box office Notes Ref
1 1 January 2001 Dinosaur ¥133,500,000 [2][3]
2 8 January 2001 ¥219,616,420 [2]
3 15 January 2001 Dancer in the Dark ¥92,925,553 Dancer in the Dark reached number one in its fourth week of release [4]
4 22 January 2001 ¥100,309,014 [5]
5 29 January 2001 ¥92,873,547 [6]
6 2 February 2001 The Crimson Rivers ¥406,980,000 National grosses now reported not just top nine cities [7]
7 9 February 2001 Pay It Forward ¥418,099,968 [8]
8 16 February 2001 Unbreakable ¥1,014,228,930 [9]
9 23 February 2001 ¥574,482,402 [10]
10 2 March 2001 Cast Away ¥924,216,951 [11]
11 9 March 2001 ¥599,743,935 [12]
12 16 March 2001 TBD
13 23 March 2001
14 30 March 2001 Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves [13]
15 6 April 2001 Hannibal [14]
16 13 April 2001 ¥360,631,477 [15]
17 22 April 2001 The Mexican ¥272,190,391 [16]
18 29 April 2001 Hannibal ¥215,755,232 Weekend figures. Hannibal returned to number one in its fifth week of release [17]
19 6 May 2001 ¥232,216,545 Weekend figures [18]
20 13 May 2001 Detective Conan: Countdown to Heaven ¥161,905,210 Detective Conan: Countdown to Heaven reached number one in its fourth week of release [19]
21 20 May 2001 Hannibal ¥98,681,056 Weekend figures. Hannibal returned to number one in its eighth week of release [20]
22 27 May 2001 Hotaru ¥173,764,606 [21]
23 3 June 2001 ¥155,934,353 [22]
24 10 June 2001 The Mummy Returns ¥838,541,010 Weekend figures. The Mummy Returns set a record June opening [23][24]
25 17 June 2001 ¥391,481,990 Weekend figures [25]
26 24 June 2001 ¥330,000,000 Weekend figures [26]
27 1 July 2001 A.I. Artificial Intelligence ¥1,064,900,292 Weekend figures. A.I. set a record June opening beating the record set by The Mummy Returns [27][24]
28 6 July 2001 ¥814,553,949 Weekend figures [28]
29 15 July 2001 Pearl Harbor ¥887,400,048 Weekend figures [29]
30 22 July 2001 Spirited Away † ¥1,100,671,343 Weekend figures. Spirited Away set an opening weekend record beating the record set by Princess Mononoke [30][31]
31 29 July 2001 ¥1,080,000,000 Weekend only [32]
32 5 August 2001 ¥980,264,618 Weekend only [32]
33 12 August 2001 ¥1,027,797,052 Weekend only [33]
34 19 August 2001 ¥958,118,051 Weekend only [34]
35 26 August 2001 ¥960,000,000 Weekend only [35]
36 2 September 2001 ¥730,826,005 Weekend only [35]
37 9 September 2001 ¥753,024,000 Weekend only [36]
38 16 September 2001 ¥702,600,000 Weekend only [37]
39 23 September 2001 ¥548,590,968 [38]
40 30 September 2001 ¥467,449,017 [39]
41 7 October 2001 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider ¥757,527,701 Weekend only [40]
42 14 October 2001 Spirited Away † ¥291,000,000 Spirited Away returned to number one in its thirteenth week of release [41]
43 21 October 2001 ¥299,739,990 [41]
44 28 October 2001 ¥370,860,000 [42]
45 4 November 2001 ¥341,194,350 [42]
46 11 November 2001 Calmi Cuori Appassionati ¥278,960,031 Weekend only [43]
47 18 November 2001 ¥239,423,499 Weekend only [44]
48 25 November 2001 Spirited Away † ¥275,049,000 Spirited Away returned to number one in its nineteenth week of release [45]
49 2 December 2001 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone ¥1,573,341,524 Weekend only. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone beat the opening record set by Spirited Away [46]
50 9 December 2001 ¥1,516,029,612 Weekend only [47]
51 16 December 2001 ¥1,012,597,764 [48]
52 23 December 2001 TBD
53 30 December 2001 ¥770,000,000 Weekend only [49]

References

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  1. ^ https://iask.ai/?mode=question&options%5Bdetail_level%5D=detailed&q=What+was+the+highest+grossing+movie+in+Japan+during+the+year+2001%3F
  2. ^ a b "International box office". Variety. 15 January 2001. p. 15. Weekly gross $1,909,708; Total gross $6,705,356; $1=115 Yen
  3. ^ "International box office". Variety. 1 January 2001. p. 12. Total gross $3,624,621; $1=113 Yen
  4. ^ "International box office". Variety. 22 January 2001. p. 11. $780,887; $1=119 Yen
  5. ^ "International box office". Variety. 29 January 2001. p. 12. $857,342; $1=117 Yen
  6. ^ "International box office". Variety. 5 February 2001. p. 14. $793,791; $1=117 Yen
  7. ^ "International box office". Variety. 14 February 2001. p. 14. $3,570,000; $1=114 Yen
  8. ^ "International box office". Variety. 19 February 2001. p. 12. $3,573,504; $1=117 Yen
  9. ^ "International box office". Variety. 26 February 2001. p. 12. $8,819,382; $1=115 Yen
  10. ^ "International box office". Variety. 5 March 2001. p. 10. $4,910,106; $1=117 Yen
  11. ^ "International box office". Variety. 12 March 2001. p. 11. $7,766,529; $1=119 Yen
  12. ^ "International box office". Variety. 19 March 2001. p. 9. $5,039,865; $1=119 Yen
  13. ^ Groves, Don (9 April 2001). "U.K. reads 'Diary,' but o'seas lacks hop". Variety. p. 11.
  14. ^ Groves, Don (23 April 2001). "Bullock sings in Germany; Oscar dims". Variety. p. 12.
  15. ^ "International box office". Variety. 30 April 2001. p. 11. $2,069,197; $1=122.3 Yen; Percent change -30
  16. ^ "International box office". Variety. 30 April 2001. p. 11. $2,225,596; $1=122.3 Yen
  17. ^ "International box office". Variety. 7 May 2001. p. 15. $1,751,260; $1=123.2 Yen
  18. ^ "International box office". Variety. 14 May 2001. p. 9. $1,919,145; $1=121 Yen
  19. ^ "International box office". Variety. 21 May 2001. p. 7. $1,306,741; $1=23.9 Yen
  20. ^ "International box office". Variety. 28 May 2001. p. 10. $800,333; $1=123.3 Yen
  21. ^ "International box office". Variety. 4 June 2001. p. 11. $1,445,629; $1=120.2 Yen
  22. ^ "International box office". Variety. 11 June 2001. p. 8. $1,292,988; $1=120.6 Yen
  23. ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 18 June 2001. p. 9. $6,877,797; $1=121.92 Yen
  24. ^ a b Groves, Don (9 July 2001). "Japanese show real love for 'A.I.'". Variety. p. 12.
  25. ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 25 June 2001. p. 11. Week ended 17 June $3,186,926; Total gross to 17 June $13,720,954; $1=122.84 Yen
  26. ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 9 July 2001. p. 12. Week ended 1 July $1,594,707; Percentage change -40%; $1=124.5 Yen
  27. ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 9 July 2001. p. 12. $8,553,416; $1=124.5 Yen
  28. ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 16 July 2001. p. 13. $6,542,602; $1=124.5 Yen
  29. ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 23 July 2001. p. 13. $7,156,452; $1=124 Yen
  30. ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 30 July 2001. p. 12. $8,897,909; $1=123.7 Yen
  31. ^ Groves, Don (30 July 2001). "Dinos + Ogre = Monster o'seas B.O.". Variety. p. 12.
  32. ^ a b "International Box Office". Variety. 13 August 2001. p. 14. $7,918,131; $1=123.8 Yen; % change -9%
  33. ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 20 August 2001. p. 14. $8,424,566; $1=122 Yen
  34. ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 27 August 2001. p. 14. $7,918,331; $1=121 Yen
  35. ^ a b "International Box Office". Variety. 10 September 2001. p. 8. $6,141,395; $1=119 Yen; % change -24%
  36. ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 17 September 2001. p. 8. $6,275,200; $1=120 Yen
  37. ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 24 September 2001. p. 14. $5,855,000; $1=120 Yen
  38. ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 1 October 2001. p. 16. $4,649,076; $1=118 Yen
  39. ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 8 October 2001. p. 14. $3,928,143; $1=119 Yen
  40. ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 15 October 2001. p. 15. $6,365,779; $1=119 Yen
  41. ^ a b "International Box Office". Variety. 29 October 2001. p. 8. $2,477,190; $1=121 Yen; % change +3%
  42. ^ a b "International Box Office". Variety. 12 November 2001. p. 12. $2,796,675; $1=122 Yen; % change -8%
  43. ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 19 November 2001. p. 9. $2,315,021; $1=120.5 Yen
  44. ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 26 November 2001. p. 10. $1,986,917; $1=120.5 Yen
  45. ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 3 December 2001. p. 15. $2,254,500; $1=122 Yen
  46. ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 10 December 2001. p. 15. $12,896,242; $1=122 Yen
  47. ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 17 December 2001. p. 12. $12,325,444; $1=123 Yen
  48. ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 24 December 2001. p. 9. $8,166,111; $1=124 Yen
  49. ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 14 January 2002. p. 15. Weekend gross to 6 January 2002 $7,438,290; % change +25%; $1=130 Yen

See also

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