List of 2011 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 2011
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Box office
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in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
during 2011
2011 in film
The year 2011 is notable for containing the release of the most film sequels in a single year, at 27 sequels. The following tables list films that are in production or have completed production and will be released in the United States and Canada at some point in 2011.- Highest-grossing films :...
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| # | Date | Film | Gross | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gantz | $14,788,986 | ||
| 2 | Gantz | $18,462,208 | ||
| 3 | The Social Network The Social Network The Social Network is a 2010 American drama film directed by David Fincher and written by Aaron Sorkin. Adapted from Ben Mezrich's 2009 book The Accidental Billionaires, the film portrays the founding of social networking website Facebook and the resulting lawsuits... |
$13,015,217 | ||
| 4 | The Social Network | $12,550,966 | ||
| 5 | Unstoppable Unstoppable (2010 film) Unstoppable is a 2010 American action thriller film directed by Tony Scott, written by Mark Bomback, and starring Denzel Washington and Chris Pine. The film tells the story of a runaway freight train, and the two men who attempt to stop it.The film was released in the United States and Canada on... |
$2,747,653 | ||
| 6 | Gantz | $16,668,765 | ||
| 7 | Hereafter Hereafter (film) Hereafter is a 2010 American drama film directed by Clint Eastwood, from a screenplay by Peter Morgan and produced by Steven Spielberg. The film tells three parallel stories about three people affected by death in similar ways - all three have issues of communicating with the dead; Matt Damon plays... |
$31,111,742 | ||
| 8 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is a 2010 3D fantasy-adventure film based on The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, the third novel in C. S. Lewis's epic fantasy series The Chronicles of Narnia . It is the third installment in The Chronicles of Narnia film series from Walden Media... |
$16,693,133 | ||
| 9 | Eiga Doraemon Shin Nobita to tetsujin heidan: Habatake tenshitachi | $20,399,714 | ||
| 10 | SP: The motion picture kakumei hen | $12,256,453 | ||
| 11 | SP: The motion picture kakumei hen | $17,320,450 | ||
| 12 | SP: The motion picture kakumei hen | $17,124,995 | ||
| 13 | OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders is a film released on April 1, 2011, to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Kamen Rider Series. The catchphrase for the movie is . While the film will feature all of the franchise's protagonists, the main heroes of the original Kamen Rider , Kamen Rider Den-O, and Kamen Rider OOO will be the... |
$18,197,301 | ||
| 14 | OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders | $12,344,643 | ||
| 15 | Case Closed: Quarter of Silence Case Closed: Quarter of Silence is the 15th film installment of the manga and anime series Detective Conan. The film was released on April 16, 2011. This film celebrates the fifteenth anniversary of the anime... |
$19,230,726 | ||
| 16 | Gantz: Perfect Answer | $20,290,149 | ||
| 17 | Case Closed: Quarter of Silence | $20,290,149 | ||
| 18 | Gaku: Minna no Yama Gaku: Minna no Yama (film) is a 2011 Japanese film. It is based on a manga of the same name, and directed by Osamu Katayama. It debuted in Japanese cinemas on 7 May 2011.-Cast:* Shun Oguri as Sanpo Shimazaki* Masami Nagasawa as Kumi Shiina* Kuranosuke Sasaki as Masato Noda... |
$13,843,743 | ||
| 19 | Black Swan Black Swan (film) Black Swan is a 2010 American psychological thriller film directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel and Mila Kunis. Its plot revolves around a production of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake ballet by a prestigious New York City company. The production requires a ballerina to... |
$13,000,858 | ||
| 20 | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is a 2011 adventure fantasy film and the fourth installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean series... |
$27,081,618 | ||
| 21 | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | $23,240,411 | ||
| 22 | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | $21,244,530 | ||
| 23 | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | $26,244,971 | ||
| 24 | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | $19,254,560 | ||
| 25 | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | $18,724,720 | ||
| 26 | Super 8 Super 8 (film) Super 8 is a 2011 American science fiction action film written and directed by J. J. Abrams and produced by Steven Spielberg. The film stars Joel Courtney, Elle Fanning, and Kyle Chandler and was released on June 10, 2011 in conventional and IMAX theaters... |
$15,929,725 | ||
| 27 | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | $11,980,622 | ||
| 28 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 is a 2011 epic fantasy film directed by David Yates and the second of two films based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling. It is the eighth and final instalment in the Harry Potter film series, written by Steve Kloves and produced by David... |
$26,681,963 | ||
| 29 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 | $20,394,041 | ||
| 30 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | $30,266,577 | ||
| 31 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | $26,237,614 | ||
| 32 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 | $27,278,499 | ||
| 33 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 | $25,687,868 | ||
| 34 | Kamisama no Karute Kamisama no Karute is a 2011 Japanese film directed by Yoshihiro Fukagawa. This film is based on a bestselling novel of the same name by an actual doctor.-Cast:* Sho Sakurai, from the popular band Arashi, will star in this film as Ichito Kurihara... ' |
$18,796,358 | ||
| 35 | One Life | $15,694,489 | ||
| 36 | Tantei wa bar ni iru Tantei wa Bar ni Iru is a 2011 Japanese film directed by Hajime Hashimoto and based on a novel by Naomi Azuma.-Cast:* Yo Oizumi* Ryuhei Matsuda as Takada* Koyuki as Saori* Toshiyuki Nishida as Toshio kirishima* Tomorowo Taguchi as Matsuo* Yutaka Matsushige* Masanobu Takashima... |
$12,849,843 | ||
| 37 | Unfair 2: The Answer Unfair 2: The Answer is a 2011 Japanese action film directed by Shimako Satō and a sequel to Unfair: The Movie, both based on the Japanese television drama Unfair.-Cast:*Ryoko Shinohara*Kōichi Satō*Takayuki Yamada*Sadao Abe*Masaya Kato*Mitsuru Fukikoshi*Nao Ōmori... |
$17,098,154 | ||
| 38 | Moteki Moteki is a Japanese manga series by Mitsurō Kubo. It was adapted into a Japanese television drama in 2010 and a live action film in 2011.-Cast:*Mirai Moriyama as Yukiyo Fujimoto *Maho Nonami *Hikari Mitsushima... |
$14,129,696 | ||
| 39 | Fast Five | $20,319,711 | ||
| 40 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | $17,281,604 | ||
| 41 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | $12,907,568 | ||
| 42 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | $12,555,848 | ||
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