| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | - | - | - | $94,966,172 | 738 | $94,966,172 | Feb 14 | - | false |
| 2 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | - | - | - | $94,643,013 | 792 | $121,600,000 | Jun 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 3 | Howl's Moving Castle | - | - | - | $81,210,846 | 450 | $190,000,000 | Nov 20 | Toho | false |
| 4 | Crying Out Love in the Center of the World | - | - | - | $72,719,040 | 271 | $72,719,040 | May 8 | Toho | false |
| 5 | The Last Samurai | - | - | - | $64,134,931 | 538 | $119,268,595 | Dec 6 | - | false |
| 6 | Spider-Man 2 | - | - | - | $59,587,229 | 696 | $59,587,229 | Jul 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 7 | The Day After Tomorrow | - | - | - | $47,305,117 | 627 | $47,305,117 | Jun 5 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 8 | Finding Nemo | - | - | - | $40,158,940 | 660 | $102,441,470 | Dec 6 | - | false |
| 9 | Troy | - | - | - | $37,961,620 | 569 | $37,961,620 | May 22 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 10 | Pokémon the Movie: Destiny Deoxys | - | - | - | $34,337,258 | 317 | $34,337,258 | Jul 17 | Toho | false |
| 11 | I, Robot | - | - | - | $33,898,636 | 592 | $33,898,636 | Sep 18 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 12 | The Haunted Mansion | - | - | - | $29,739,049 | 453 | $29,739,049 | Apr 24 | Buena Vista International | false |
| 13 | Be with You | - | - | - | $29,093,483 | 255 | $44,567,672 | Oct 30 | Toho | false |
| 14 | Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey | - | - | - | $26,114,674 | 287 | $26,114,674 | Mar 6 | - | false |
| 15 | Van Helsing | - | - | - | $24,900,000 | 511 | $24,900,000 | Sep 4 | Gaga | false |
| 16 | House of Flying Daggers | - | - | - | $24,468,283 | 361 | $24,468,283 | Aug 28 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 17 | Resident Evil: Apocalypse | - | - | - | $23,642,659 | 280 | $23,642,659 | Sep 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 18 | Shrek 2 | - | - | - | $22,435,819 | 554 | $22,435,819 | Jul 24 | United International Pictures | false |
| 19 | Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky | - | - | - | $22,410,313 | 286 | $22,410,313 | Apr 17 | - | false |
| 20 | Collateral | - | - | - | $19,839,525 | 391 | $19,839,525 | Oct 30 | United International Pictures | false |
| 21 | Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog | - | - | - | $19,270,242 | 252 | $19,270,242 | Mar 13 | - | false |
| 22 | Swing Girls | - | - | - | $18,453,875 | 167 | $18,453,875 | Sep 11 | Toho | false |
| 23 | King Arthur | - | - | - | $16,783,990 | 422 | $16,783,990 | Jul 24 | Buena Vista International | false |
| 24 | Nin x Nin: Ninja Hattori-kun, the Movie | - | - | - | $16,351,134 | 251 | $16,351,134 | Aug 28 | Toho | false |
| 25 | Fahrenheit 9/11 | - | - | - | $14,962,627 | 165 | $14,962,627 | Aug 21 | Gaga | false |
| 26 | The Village | - | - | - | $14,818,563 | 315 | $14,818,563 | Sep 11 | Buena Vista International | false |
| 27 | The Incredibles | - | - | - | $14,689,543 | 690 | $49,967,205 | Dec 4 | Buena Vista International | false |
| 28 | Half a Confession | - | - | - | $14,638,660 | 234 | $14,638,660 | Jan 10 | - | false |
| 29 | Brother Bear | - | - | - | $14,409,556 | 408 | $14,409,556 | Mar 13 | - | false |
| 30 | Love Actually | - | - | - | $14,212,486 | 237 | $14,224,088 | Feb 7 | - | false |
| 31 | One Piece: The Cursed Holy Sword | - | - | - | $13,422,333 | 268 | $13,422,333 | Mar 6 | - | false |
| 32 | Umizaru | - | - | - | $13,361,623 | 258 | $13,361,623 | Jun 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 33 | One Missed Call | - | - | - | $13,285,943 | 260 | $13,285,943 | Jan 17 | - | false |
| 34 | Casshern | - | - | - | $12,070,880 | 186 | $12,070,880 | Apr 24 | - | false |
| 35 | The Chronicles of Riddick | - | - | - | $11,797,032 | 303 | $11,797,032 | Aug 7 | Shochiku | false |
| 36 | Seabiscuit | - | - | - | $11,657,756 | 245 | $11,657,756 | Jan 24 | - | false |
| 37 | Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow | - | - | - | $11,042,133 | 252 | $11,042,133 | Aug 21 | Toho | false |
| 38 | Kureyon Shinchan: Arashi wo yobu! Yuuhi no kasukabe bôizu | - | - | - | $10,798,618 | 283 | $10,798,618 | Apr 17 | - | false |
| 39 | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | - | - | - | $9,279,812 | 263 | $9,279,812 | Feb 28 | - | false |
| 40 | Timeline | - | - | - | $8,881,968 | 387 | $8,881,968 | Jan 17 | - | false |
| 41 | Kill Bill: Vol. 2 | - | - | - | $8,497,114 | 319 | $8,497,114 | Apr 24 | - | false |
| 42 | Milk White | - | - | - | $8,408,063 | 190 | $8,408,063 | Jan 17 | - | false |
| 43 | Steamboy | - | - | - | $8,213,653 | 264 | $8,213,653 | Jul 17 | Toho | false |
| 44 | Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence | - | - | - | $7,850,044 | 281 | $7,850,044 | Mar 6 | - | false |
| 45 | Something's Gotta Give | - | - | - | $7,643,402 | 218 | $7,643,402 | Mar 27 | - | false |
| 46 | Bruce Almighty | - | - | - | $7,482,513 | 238 | $9,084,382 | - | - | false |
| 47 | Thunderbirds | - | - | - | $7,424,356 | 439 | $7,424,356 | Aug 7 | United International Pictures | false |
| 48 | Mystic River | - | - | - | $7,411,838 | 204 | $7,411,838 | Jan 10 | - | false |
| 49 | Big Fish | - | - | - | $7,285,268 | 240 | $7,285,268 | May 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 50 | Once Upon a Time in Mexico | - | - | - | $7,159,547 | 238 | $7,159,547 | Mar 6 | - | false |
| 51 | Akai tsuki | - | - | - | $6,882,334 | 242 | $6,882,334 | Feb 7 | - | false |
| 52 | 2046 | - | - | - | $6,840,294 | 310 | $6,840,294 | Oct 23 | Buena Vista International | false |
| 53 | Cold Mountain | - | - | - | $6,792,582 | 262 | $6,792,582 | Apr 24 | - | false |
| 54 | Infection | - | - | - | $6,609,556 | 246 | $6,609,556 | Oct 2 | Toho | false |
| 55 | Secret Window | - | - | - | $6,541,824 | 246 | $6,541,824 | Oct 23 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 56 | Paycheck | - | - | - | $6,222,228 | 234 | $6,222,228 | Mar 13 | - | false |
| 57 | Konjiki's Gasbhel | - | - | - | $6,043,279 | 261 | $6,043,279 | Aug 7 | Toei Company | false |
| 58 | Two Brothers | - | - | - | $5,989,285 | 250 | $5,989,285 | Sep 18 | Herald Film Company | false |
| 59 | The Hotel Venus | - | - | - | $5,910,042 | 175 | $5,910,042 | Mar 6 | - | false |
| 60 | Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War | - | - | - | $5,899,731 | 299 | $9,736,556 | Jun 26 | United International Pictures | false |
| 61 | Deep Blue | - | - | - | $5,855,059 | 49 | $6,751,076 | Jul 17 | - | false |
| 62 | The Passion of the Christ | - | - | - | $5,846,988 | 154 | $10,680,600 | May 1 | - | false |
| 63 | The Polar Express | - | - | - | $5,767,004 | 415 | $9,893,258 | Nov 27 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 64 | Untold Scandal | - | - | - | $5,529,552 | 117 | $5,529,552 | May 22 | Shochiku | false |
| 65 | The Hidden Blade | - | - | - | $5,136,600 | 286 | $8,004,304 | Oct 30 | Shochiku | false |
| 66 | Kamikaze Girls | - | - | - | $5,046,894 | 155 | $5,046,894 | May 29 | Toho | false |
| 67 | Everybody Has Secrets | - | - | - | $4,888,679 | 159 | $4,888,679 | Nov 27 | Toshiba Entertainment | false |
| 68 | Hidalgo | - | - | - | $4,799,257 | 231 | $4,799,257 | Apr 17 | - | false |
| 69 | Dawn of the Dead | - | - | - | $4,739,439 | 183 | $4,739,439 | May 15 | Toho-Towa | false |
| 70 | Silmido | - | - | - | $4,540,528 | 196 | $4,540,528 | Jun 5 | Toei Company | false |
| 71 | 69 | - | - | - | $4,456,135 | 204 | $4,456,135 | Jul 10 | Toei Company | false |
| 72 | Blood and Bones | - | - | - | $4,370,922 | 211 | $4,370,922 | Nov 6 | Shochiku | false |
| 73 | Devilman | - | - | - | $4,071,598 | 235 | $4,071,598 | Oct 9 | Toei Company | false |
| 74 | Peter Pan | - | - | - | $4,053,196 | 365 | $4,053,196 | Apr 17 | - | false |
| 75 | Godzilla: Final Wars | - | - | - | $3,822,189 | 287 | $9,133,840 | Dec 4 | Toho | false |
| 76 | University of Laughs | - | - | - | $3,611,597 | 137 | $5,713,137 | Oct 30 | Toho | false |
| 77 | The Matrix Revolutions | - | - | - | $3,521,280 | 687 | $61,050,622 | Nov 8 | - | false |
| 78 | Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. | - | - | - | $3,395,457 | 298 | $10,724,345 | Dec 13 | - | false |
| 79 | Free and Easy 15: No Tomorrow for Hama-chan?! | - | - | - | $3,141,702 | 174 | $3,250,764 | Aug 21 | Shochiku | false |
| 80 | Zebraman | - | - | - | $3,070,596 | 184 | $3,070,596 | Feb 14 | - | false |
| 81 | Catwoman | - | - | - | $3,056,955 | 244 | $3,056,955 | Nov 6 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 82 | InuYasha the Movie 3: Swords of an Honorable Ruler | - | - | - | $2,669,134 | 213 | $6,654,841 | Dec 20 | - | false |
| 83 | Windstruck | - | - | - | $2,252,475 | 297 | $17,773,061 | Dec 11 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 84 | Secondhand Lions | - | - | - | $2,159,711 | 125 | $2,159,711 | Jul 10 | Herald Film Company | false |
| 85 | Gothika | - | - | - | $2,119,087 | 204 | $2,119,087 | Feb 28 | - | false |
| 86 | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | - | - | - | $2,111,175 | 216 | $2,111,175 | Nov 27 | Gaga | false |
| 87 | 21 Grams | - | - | - | $2,059,191 | 158 | $2,059,191 | Jun 5 | Gaga | false |
| 88 | Intolerable Cruelty | - | - | - | $1,777,266 | 162 | $1,777,266 | Apr 10 | - | false |
| 89 | The Ladykillers | - | - | - | $1,749,957 | 240 | $1,749,957 | May 22 | Buena Vista International | false |
| 90 | In the Cut | - | - | - | $1,733,492 | 156 | $1,733,492 | Apr 3 | - | false |
| 91 | Exorcist: The Beginning | - | - | - | $1,722,601 | 212 | $1,722,601 | Oct 16 | Gaga | false |
| 92 | Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed | - | - | - | $1,699,000 | 214 | $1,699,000 | Oct 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 93 | Last Quarter | - | - | - | $1,577,524 | 110 | $1,577,524 | Oct 9 | Shochiku | false |
| 94 | Sea Cat | - | - | - | $1,557,406 | 215 | $3,216,519 | Nov 20 | Toei Company | false |
| 95 | Hollywood Homicide | - | - | - | $1,511,355 | 237 | $1,511,355 | Jan 24 | - | false |
| 96 | The Recruit | - | - | - | $1,470,765 | 154 | $1,470,765 | Jan 17 | - | false |
| 97 | Beyond Borders | - | - | - | $1,383,279 | 203 | $4,041,974 | Dec 20 | - | false |
| 98 | The Human Stain | - | - | - | $1,374,000 | 98 | $1,374,000 | Jun 17 | Gaga | false |
| 99 | Bad Boys II | - | - | - | $1,349,752 | 344 | $12,240,663 | Nov 29 | - | false |
| 100 | Appleseed | - | - | - | $1,317,444 | 112 | $1,317,444 | Apr 17 | - | false |
| 101 | Heaven's Bookstore | - | - | - | $1,151,286 | 166 | $1,151,286 | Jun 5 | Shochiku | false |
| 102 | Around the World in 80 Days | - | - | - | $1,032,816 | 145 | $1,032,816 | Nov 6 | Herald Film Company | false |
| 103 | Atashin'chi the Movie | - | - | - | $759,336 | 222 | $6,080,495 | Dec 6 | - | false |
| 104 | Hellboy | - | - | - | $552,746 | 151 | $559,156 | Oct 2 | United International Pictures | false |
| 105 | Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Koen Mae Hashutsujo | - | - | - | $505,045 | 160 | $2,434,271 | Dec 20 | - | false |
| 106 | Saw | - | - | - | $500,000 | 40 | $500,000 | Oct 30 | Asmik Ace Entertainment | false |
| 107 | The Alamo | - | - | - | $479,649 | 123 | $479,649 | Sep 25 | Buena Vista International | false |
| 108 | Cutie Honey | - | - | - | $453,906 | 190 | $453,906 | May 29 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 109 | Out of Time | - | - | - | $433,023 | 103 | $433,023 | Apr 10 | - | false |
| 110 | Lady Joker | - | - | - | $430,625 | 229 | $430,625 | Dec 11 | Toei Company | false |
| 111 | Flowers of Death | - | - | - | $347,058 | 196 | $1,336,368 | May 1 | - | false |
| 112 | Crimson Rivers 2: Angels of the Apocalypse | - | - | - | $346,843 | 240 | $2,050,945 | May 29 | Gaga | false |
| 113 | Runaway Jury | - | - | - | $330,575 | 99 | $330,575 | Jan 31 | - | false |
| 114 | Oldboy | - | - | - | $291,039 | 123 | $1,034,164 | Nov 6 | Toshiba Entertainment | false |
| 115 | The Medallion | - | - | - | $265,532 | 65 | $265,532 | Jun 17 | Herald Film Company | false |
| 116 | Warriors of Heaven and Earth | - | - | - | $265,156 | 102 | $265,156 | Feb 21 | - | false |
| 117 | My Lover Is a Sniper: The Movie | - | - | - | $203,941 | 145 | $1,839,020 | Apr 17 | - | false |
| 118 | Nightmare | - | - | - | $101,411 | 50 | $101,411 | Jun 26 | Shochiku | false |
