This is a list of films which placed number one at the weekend box office in Japan for the year 2015 . It lists the films with the highest box office gross and when the film with the highest gross is not also the film with the highest attendance, both are listed.
#
Date
Film
Gross
Notes
1
January 4, 2015
Big Hero 6
US$5.6 million
[ 1]
2
January 11, 2015
US$4.6 million
[ 2]
3
January 18, 2015
US$3.57 million
[ 3]
4
January 25, 2015
[ 4]
5
February 1, 2015
US$2.6 million
[ 5]
6
February 8, 2015
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
US$2.18 million
In gross[ 6]
Big Hero 6
US$1.90 million
In attendance[ 6]
7
February 15, 2015
Terrace House: Closing Door
US$2.12 million
[ 7]
8
February 22, 2015
American Sniper
US$2.8 million
[ 8]
9
March 1, 2015
US$2.43 million
[ 9]
10
March 8, 2015
Doraemon: Nobita's Space Heroes
US$5.3 million
[ 10]
11
March 15, 2015
US$3.9 million
[ 11]
12
March 22, 2015
Assassination Classroom
US$3.42 million
[ 12]
13
March 29, 2015
Doraemon: Nobita's Space Heroes
US$2.58 million
[ 13]
14
April 5, 2015
US$2.12 million
[ 14]
15
April 12, 2015
Solomon's Perjury Part 2: Judgement
US$1.36 million
[ 15]
16
April 19, 2015
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'
US$8.03 million
[ 16]
17
April 26, 2015
Cinderella
US$4.7 million
[ 17]
18
May 3, 2015
US$4.27 million
[ 18]
19
May 10, 2015
[ 19]
20
May 17, 2015
US$2.63 million
[ 20]
21
May 24, 2015
US$2 million
[ 21]
22
May 31, 2015
Shinjuku Swan
US$2 million
[ 22]
23
June 7, 2015
Tomorrowland
US$2.11 million
[ 23]
24
June 14, 2015
Love Live! The School Idol Movie
US$3.42 million
[ 24]
25
June 21, 2015
Mad Max: Fury Road
US$2.13 million
In gross[ 25]
Love Live! The School Idol Movie
US$2.10 million
In attendance[ 26]
26
June 28, 2015
US$2.18 million
[ 27] [ 28]
27
July 5, 2015
Avengers: Age of Ultron
US$6.5 million
[ 29]
28
July 12, 2015
The Boy and the Beast
US$5.4 million
[ 30]
29
July 19, 2015
Hero 2
US$5.9 million
[ 31] [ 32]
30
July 26, 2015
US$2.97 million
[ 33]
31
August 2, 2015
Attack on Titan
US$5.1 million
[ 34]
32
August 9, 2015
Jurassic World
US$6.77 million
[ 35]
33
August 16, 2015
US$7.57 million
[ 36]
34
August 23, 2015
US$4.98 million
[ 37]
35
August 30, 2015
US$3.93 million
In gross [ 38]
Ted 2
US$3.68 million
In attendance [ 38]
36
September 6, 2015
US$2.56 million
In gross [ 39]
Unfair: The End
US$2.46 million
In attendance [ 39]
37
September 13, 2015
Pixels
US$1.8 million
[ 40]
38
September 20, 2015
Attack on Titan: End of the World
US$2.7 million
[ 41]
39
September 27, 2015
No Longer Heroine
US$1.95 million
[ 41]
40
October 4, 2015
Bakuman
US$2.1 million
[ 42]
41
October 11, 2015
Library Wars: The Last Mission
US$2.75 million
[ 43]
42
October 18, 2015
US$1.45 million
[ 44]
43
October 25, 2015
Galaxy Turnpike
US$2.25 million
[ 45]
44
November 1, 2015
US$1.5 million
[ 46]
45
November 8, 2015
Mozu
US$1.86 million
[ 47]
46
November 15, 2015
US$1.28 million
[ 48]
47
November 22, 2015
Girls und Panzer der Film
US$1.05 million
In gross [ 49]
Raintree
US$1.0 million
In attendance [ 49]
48
November 29, 2015
The Little Prince
US$0.634 million
[ 50]
49
December 6, 2015
Spectre
US$2.9 million
[ 51]
50
December 13, 2015
Orange
US$2.58 million
[ 52]
51
December 20, 2015
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
US$10.3 million
In gross [ 53]
Yo-Kai Watch: Enma Daiō to Itsutsu no Monogatari da Nyan!
US$8.71 million
In attendance [ 53]
52
December 27, 2015
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
US$5.8 million
In gross [ 54]
Yo-Kai Watch: Enma Daiō to Itsutsu no Monogatari da Nyan!
US$4.1 million
In attendance [ 54]
Highest-grossing films
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^ Mark Schilling (January 13, 2015). "Japan Box Office: 'Big Hero 6′ Wins Second Weekend" . variety.com . Retrieved June 16, 2015 .
^ Kevin Ma (January 20, 2015). "Big Hero 6 tops third week in Japan" . Film Business Asia . Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2015 .
^ Gavin J. Blair (January 26, 2015). "Japan Box Office: 'Big Hero 6' Stays on Top, 'Annie' Bows in Second Place" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved June 16, 2015 .
^ "Japan Box Office Report – 1/31~2/1" . tokyohive . February 4, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2015 .
^ a b Kevin Ma (February 11, 2015). "Ninja Turtles, Big Hero 6 top Japan b.o." Film Business Asia . Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2015 .
^ Mark Schilling (February 17, 2015). "Japan Box Office: 'Fifty Shades' Locked Out by 'Closing Door' " . variety.com . Retrieved June 16, 2015 .
^ Mark Schilling (February 22, 2015). "Japan Box Office: 'Sniper' Hits Target With Top Spot" . variety.com . Retrieved June 16, 2015 .
^ Mark Schilling (March 2, 2015). " 'American Sniper' Dominates Japanese Box Office for Second Week" . variety.com . Retrieved June 16, 2015 .
^ Mark Schilling (March 9, 2015). "Japan Box Office: Latest 'Doraemon' Cartoon Opens on Top" . variety.com . Retrieved June 16, 2015 .
^ "Japan Box Office Report – 3/14~3/15" . tokyohive . March 18, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2015 .
^ Mark Schilling (March 23, 2015). "Japan Box Office: 'Assassination Classroom' Kills Weekend Top Spot" . variety.com . Retrieved June 16, 2015 .
^ "Japan Box Office Report – 3/28~3/29" . tokyohive . March 31, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2015 .
^ Mark Schilling (April 7, 2015). "Japan Box Office: 'Doraemon' Holds on to Top Spot" . variety.com . Retrieved June 16, 2015 .
^ Kevin Ma (April 15, 2015). "Solomon finale tops Japan box office" . Film Business Asia . Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2015 .
^ "Japan Box Office Report – 4/18~4/19" . tokyohive . April 21, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2015 .
^ Gavin J. Blair (April 27, 2015). "Japan Box Office: 'Cinderella' Logs Hollywood's Biggest Opening of 2015" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved June 16, 2015 .
^ "Japan Box Office Report – 5/2~5/3" . tokyohive . May 7, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2015 .
^ Mark Schilling (May 12, 2015). "Japan Box Office: 'Cinderella' Wins Third Weekend" . variety.com . Retrieved June 16, 2015 .
^ Mark Schilling (May 18, 2015). "Japan Box Office: 'Cinderella' Wins Fourth Weekend" . variety.com . Retrieved June 16, 2015 .
^ Gavin J. Blair (May 25, 2015). "Japan Box Office: 'Cinderella' Spends Fifth Weekend on Top" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved June 16, 2015 .
^ Mark Schilling (June 1, 2015). " 'Cinderella' Dethroned by 'Shinjuku Swan' at Japan Box Office" . variety.com . Retrieved June 16, 2015 .
^ Mark Schilling (June 8, 2015). "Japan Box Office: 'Tomorrowland' Trumps 'Mockingjay' " . variety.com . Retrieved June 16, 2015 .
^ Mark Schilling (June 15, 2015). "Japan Box Office: 'Love Live!' Wins The Weekend" . variety.com . Retrieved June 16, 2015 .
^ "Japan Box Office Report – 6/20~6/21" . tokyohive . June 24, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2015 .
^ Gavin J. Blair (June 22, 2015). "Japan Box Office: 'Mad Max: Fury Road' Opens in Second Spot" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved June 24, 2015 .
^ "Japan Box Office Report – 6/27~6/28" . tokyohive . July 1, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015 .
^ "Love Live! Film Tops Japanese Box Office for Tickets Sold for 3rd Straight Week (Updated)" . Anime News Network . June 29, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015 .
^ Dave McNary (July 5, 2015). " 'Avengers,' 'Inside Out' Push Disney Past $3 Billion at 2015 Box Office" . variety.com . Retrieved July 5, 2015 .
^ Mark Schilling (July 13, 2015). "Japan Box Office: 'Boy And The Beast' Opens Ahead of 'Terminator Genisys' " . variety.com . Retrieved July 14, 2015 .
^ "Japan Box Office Report – 7/18~7/19" . tokyohive . July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2015 .
^ Mark Schilling (July 22, 2015). "Japan Box Office: Japan Box Office: 'Hero' Opens On Top" . variety.com . Retrieved July 27, 2015 .
^ Kevin Ma (July 30, 2015). "Hero victorious for second week in Japan" . Film Business Asia . Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2015 .
^ Mark Schilling (August 3, 2015). "Japan Box Office: 'Attack On Titan' Devours Top Spot" . variety.com . Retrieved August 4, 2015 .
^ Kevin Ma (August 12, 2015). "Jurassic World roars into Japan" . Film Business Asia . Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2015 .
^ Kevin Ma (August 18, 2015). "Jurassic World wins Obon weekend" . Film Business Asia . Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2015 .
^ Kevin Ma (August 26, 2015). "Jurassic World tops third week at Japan b.o." Film Business Asia . Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016 .
^ a b "Japan Box Office Report – 8/29~8/30" . tokyohive . September 1, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2015 .
^ a b "Japan Box Office Report – 9/5~9/6" . tokyohive . September 8, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2015 .
^ Mark Schilling (September 14, 2015). "Japan Box Office: Games Fans Put 'Pixels' on Top At Weekend" . Variety.com . Retrieved October 2, 2015 .
^ a b Mark Schilling (September 28, 2015). " 'No Longer Heroine' Overtakes 'Attack on Titan' at Japanese Box Office" . Variety.com . Retrieved October 2, 2015 .
^ Mark Schilling (October 7, 2015). "Japan Box Office: 'Bakuman' Lands in Top Spot" . Variety.com . Retrieved October 7, 2015 .
^ Mark Schilling (October 13, 2015). "Japan Box Office: 'Library Wars' Sequel Tops Holiday Weekend" . Variety.com . Retrieved October 14, 2015 .
^ Mark Schilling (October 19, 2015). "Japan Box Office: 'Library Wars 2' Wins Second Weekend" . Variety.com . Retrieved October 21, 2015 .
^ Kevin Ma (October 28, 2015). "Galaxy Turnpike steers to top of Japan box office" . Film Business Asia . Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2015 .
^ Mark Schilling (November 2, 2015). "Japan Box Office: 'Galaxy Turnpike' Wins Second Weekend" . variety.com . Retrieved November 3, 2015 .
^ Kevin Ma (November 12, 2015). "Mozu tops Japan box office" . Film Business Asia . Archived from the original on 8 June 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2015 .
^ Mark Schilling (November 16, 2015). "Japan Box Office: 'Mozu' Wins Second Weekend, 'U.N.C.L.E.' Opens Strongly" . variety.com . Retrieved November 21, 2015 .
^ a b Mark Schilling (November 25, 2015). "Japan Box Office: 'Raintree' Wins Weekend, 'Mockingjay Pt 2' Opens in Ninth" . variety.com . Retrieved November 25, 2015 .
^ Mark Schilling (November 30, 2015). "Japan Box Office: 'Prince' Takes The Throne" . variety.com . Retrieved December 3, 2015 .
^ Mark Schilling (December 7, 2015). " 'Spectre' Opens On Top At Japanese Box Office" . variety.com . Retrieved November 30, 2016 .
^ Schilling, Mark (December 14, 2015). "Japan Box Office: 'Orange' Peels Away From Competition" . Variety . Retrieved December 15, 2015 .
^ a b Schilling, Mark (December 21, 2015). "Japan Box Office: 'Yo-Kai Watch' Beats 'Star Wars' Ticket Sales" . Variety . Retrieved December 22, 2015 .
^ a b Schilling, Mark (December 29, 2015). "Japan Box Office: 'Yo-Kai Watch 2' Wins Second Weekend" . Variety . Retrieved December 30, 2015 .
^ "2015" . Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan . Retrieved March 6, 2021 .