List of highest-grossing anime films

The following chart is a list of the highest-grossing anime films. Eight of these films are also in the top 50 traditional animated films. Ninety percent of the films in the top 30 were released after 2000. 2012 is the most represented year on the list, with 6 films. Pokémon is the most represented animated film franchise with 8 films on the list, while Case Closed, Doraemon, One Piece and Dragon Ball franchises feature prominently. OLM is the most represented studio with 10 films on the list.

The films on this chart have all had a theatrical run (including re-releases) since 1999, and films that have not played since then do not appear on the chart due to ticket-price inflation, population size and ticket purchasing trends not being considered.

Highest-grossing anime films^[1]

Rank	Title	Worldwide gross	Year	Ref
1	Spirited Away	$289,096,544	2001	[# 1]
2	Howl's Moving Castle	$235,184,110	2004	[# 2]
3	Ponyo	$201,750,937	2008	[# 3]
4	Stand by Me Doraemon	$183,442,714	2014	[# 4]
5	Pokémon: The First Movie	$163,644,662	1998	[# 5]
6	Princess Mononoke	$159,375,308	1997	[# 6]
7	The Secret World of Arrietty	$145,570,827	2010	[# 7]
8	The Wind Rises	$136,333,220	2013	[# 8]
9	Pokémon: The Movie 2000	$133,949,270	1999	[# 9]
10	One Piece Film: Z	$74,223,861	2012	[# 10]
11	Pokémon Zoroark: Master of Illusions	$71,143,529	2010	[# 11]
12	Tales from Earthsea	$68,673,565	2006	[# 12]
13	Pokémon 3: The Movie	$68,411,275	2001	[# 13]
14	Yo-Kai Watch the Movie: The Secret is Created, Nyan!	$65,000,000	2014	[# 14]
15	Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'	$62,760,000	2015	[# 15]
16	From Up on Poppy Hill	$61,459,425	2011	[# 16]
17	Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo	$60,487,945	2012	[# 17]
18	Pokémon the Movie: Black and White	$57,082,491	2011	[# 18]
19	Wolf Children	$54,999,779	2012	[# 19]
20	One Piece Film: Strong World	$54,974,136	2009	[# 20]
21	The Cat Returns	$53,918,847	2002	[# 21]
22	Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods	$50,800,000	2013	[# 22]
23	Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life	$50,673,078	2009	[# 23]
24	The Boy and the Beast	$48,600,000	2015	[# 14]
25	Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles	$46,667,538	2012	[# 24]
26	Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice	$46,008,255	2012	[# 25]
27	Yo-Kai Watch the Movie 2: King Enma and the 5 Stories, Nyan!	$45,429,073	2015	[# 26]
28	Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker	$44,068,406	2012	[# 27]
29	Detective Conan: Sunflowers of Inferno	$43,782,211	2015	[# 28]
30	Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior	$43,338,599	2008	[# 29]

Highest-grossing anime franchises and film series

The following chart is a list of the highest-grossing anime animated film franchises. The top four are among the highest grossing animated film franchises of all-time. The Doraemon is the top grossing anime franchise of all time and the 10th highest grossing animated franchise. The Pokémon has the highest per-film average, with over $52 million per film. A given franchise needs to have at least 2 theatrically released films to be on this list.

   Background shading indicates that at least one film in the series is playing in the week commencing 29 April 2016 in theaters around the world.

Highest-grossing anime animated franchises and film series^[§]

(The films in each franchise can be viewed by selecting "show")

Rank Series Total worldwide box office No. of films Average of films Highest-grossing film

1 Doraemon $1,016,663,436 37 $27,477,390 Stand by Me Doraemon ($183,442,714) New Generation $574,507,280 12 $47,875,607 Stand by Me Doraemon ($183,442,714) 1 Stand by Me Doraemon (2014) $183,442,714 2 Nobita and the Island of Miracles—Animal Adventure (2012) $46,667,538 3 Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum (2013) $40,661,009 4 Nobita's Great Battle of the Mermaid King (2010) $37,105,103 5 Nobita's great adventure in the underworld (2007) $36,743,880 6 Nobita and the Green Giant Legend (2008) $36,428,699 7 Nobita's Space Heroes (2015) $36,019,702 8 Peko and the Exploration Party of Five (2014) $35,861,856 9 Nobita and the Birth of Japan 2016 (2016) $34,800,000 10 Nobita's Dinosaur 2006 (2006) $30,811,345 11 Nobita and the New Steel Troops—Winged Angels (2011) $29,260,430 12 The Record of Nobita's Spaceblazer (2009) $26,705,004 Original Series $442,156,156 25 $17,686,246 Nobita's the Legend of the Sun King ($32,000,000) 1 Nobita's the Legend of the Sun King (2000) $32,000,000 2 Nobita and the Winged Braves (2001) $31,000,000 3 Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey (2004) $26,663,978 4 Nobita and the Birth of Japan (1989) $24,000,000 5 Nobita and the Windmasters (2003) $23,428,491 6 Nobita in the Robot Kingdom (2002) $21,053,687 7 Nobita's Great Adventure in the South Seas (1998) $21,010,000 8 Nobita and the Spiral City (1997) $20,000,000 9 Nobita Drifts in the Universe (1999) $19,900,000 10 Nobita and the Animal Planet (1990) $19,000,000 11 Nobita's Dorabian Nights (1991) $18,000,000 12 Nobita and the Galaxy Super-express (1996) $18,000,000 13 Nobita and the Kingdom of Clouds (1992) $17,900,000 14 Nobita and the Tin Labyrinth (1993) $17,600,000 15 Nobita's Diary of the Creation of the World (1995) $15,900,000 16 The Records of Nobita, Spaceblazer (1981) $14,400,000 17 Nobita's Great Adventure into the Underworld (1984) $13,500,000 18 Nobita's Three Visionary Swordsmen (1994) $13,100,000 19 Nobita and the Knights on Dinosaurs (1987) $13,100,000 20 The Record of Nobita's Parallel Visit to the West (1988) $12,100,000 21 Nobita's Dinosaur (1980) $11,900,000 22 Nobita and the Steel Troops (1986) $11,100,000 23 Nobita and the Haunts of Evil (1982) $9,800,000 24 Nobita's Little Star Wars (1985) $9,600,000 25 Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil (1983) $8,100,000

2 Pokémon $936,447,680 18 $52,024,871 The First Movie ($163,644,662) The Original $297,593,932 2 $148,796,966 The First Movie ($163,644,662) 1 The First Movie (1998) $163,644,662 2 The Movie 2000 (1999) $133,949,270 Diamond & Pearl $207,651,955 4 $51,912,989 Zoroark: Master of Illusions ($71,143,529) 1 Zoroark Master of Illusions(2010) $71,143,529 2 Arceus and the Jewel of Life(2009) $50,673,078 3 Giratina and the Sky Warrior (2008) $43,338,599 4 The Rise of Darkrai (2007) $42,496,749 Best Wishes! $135,384,123 3 $45,128,041 Black—Victini and Reshiram and White—Victini and Zekrom ($57,082,491) 1 Black—Victini and Reshiram and White—Victini and Zekrom (2011) $57,082,491 2 Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice (2012) $46,008,255 3 Genesect and the Legend Awakened (2013) $32,293,377 Advanced Generation $131,733,093 4 $32,933,273 Lucario and the Mystery of Mew ($37,150,760) 1 Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (2005) $37,150,760 2 Destiny Deoxys (2004) $34,337,258 3 Jirachi Wish Maker (2003) $33,393,751 4 Ranger and the Temple of the Sea (2006) $26,851,324 Johto $117,302,757 3 $39,100,919 3: The Movie ($68,411,275) 1 3: The Movie (2000) $68,411,275 2 4Ever (2001) $28,023,563 3 Heroes (2002) $20,867,919 XY $48,732,338 2 $24,366,169 Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction ($26,732,338) 1 Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction (2014) $26,732,338 2 Hoopa and the Clash of Ages (2015) $22,000,000

3 Case Closed $596,739,891 20 $29,836,995 The Eleventh Striker ($44,068,406) Main series $555,342,164 19 $29,228,535 The Eleventh Striker ($44,068,406) 1 The Eleventh Striker (2012) $44,068,406 2 Sunflowers of Inferno (2015) $43,782,211 3 Quarter of Silence (2011) $42,032,764 4 The Raven Chaser (2009) $39,664,359 5 Dimensional Sniper (2014) $39,424,975 6 Private Eye in the Distant Sea (2013) $36,054,366 7 The Phantom of Baker Street (2002) $34,400,000 8 Crossroad in the Ancient Capital (2003) $32,400,000 9 The Lost Ship in the Sky (2010) $31,400,000 10 The Private Eyes' Requiem (2006) $30,700,000 11 Countdown to Heaven (2001) $29,300,000 12 Magician of the Silver Sky (2004) $28,400,000 13 Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure (2007) $25,600,000 14 Captured in Her Eyes (2000) $25,310,000 15 Full Score of Fear (2008) $24,500,000 16 Strategy Above the Depths (2005) $21,800,000 17 The Last Wizard of the Century (1999) $14,600,000 18 The Fourteenth Target (1998) $10,500,000 19 The Time Bombed Skyscraper (1997) $1,405,083 Lupin the 3rd vs. Detective Conan: The Movie (2013) $41,397,727

4 Dragon Ball $344,560,000 19 $18,134,737 Resurrection 'F' ($62,760,000) Dragon Ball Z series $314,560,000 15 $20,970,667 Resurrection 'F' ($62,760,000) 1 Resurrection 'F' (2015) $62,760,000 2 Battle of Gods (2013) $50,800,000 3 Fusion Reborn (1995) $23,000,000 4 Broly – Second Coming (1994) $22,000,000 5 Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan (1993) $20,000,000 6 The Return of Cooler (1992) $19,000,000 7 Super Android 13! (1992) $19,000,000 8 Bojack Unbound (1993) $19,000,000 9 Bio-Broly (1994) $18,000,000 10 Cooler's Revenge (1991) $16,000,000 11 Lord Slug (1991) $15,000,000 12 Wrath of the Dragon (1995) $11,000,000 13 Dead Zone (1989) $7,000,000 14 The World's Strongest (1990) $6,000,000 15 The Tree of Might (1990) $6,000,000 Dragon Ball series $30,000,000 4 $7,500,000 The Path to Power ($9,000,000) 1 The Path to Power (1996) $9,000,000 2 Mystical Adventure (1988) $8,000,000 3 Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle (1987) $7,000,000 4 Curse of the Blood Rubies (1986) $6,000,000

See also

• List of highest-grossing animated films
• List of highest-grossing films in Japan
• History of anime

References

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1. Spirited Away
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   North American gross: $10,055,859

   Japanese gross: $229,607,878 (March 31, 2002)

   Other territories: $28,940,019

   Japanese gross
   • Schwarzacher, Lukas (February 17, 2002). "Japan box office 'Spirited Away'". Variety. Retrieved August 21, 2014.

   End of 2001: $227 million

   • Schwarzacher, Lukas (February 16, 2003). "H'wood eclipses local fare". Variety. Retrieved August 21, 2014.

   Across 2001 and 2002: $270 million

   • Schilling, Mark (May 16, 2008). "Miyazaki's animated pic to open this summer". Variety. Retrieved July 2, 2014.

   As of 2008: $290 million

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