Worldwide The following is a list of the top five
highest-grossing Japanese films released at the worldwide box office during 2023.
Japan The following is a list of the 10 highest-grossing Japanese films released at the Japanese box office during 2023.
Box office records • The
anime films
Suzume and
The First Slam Dunk set several box office records upon their international debut in 2023. • In South Korea,
The First Slam Dunk became the highest-grossing anime film, before its record was surpassed by
Suzume. • In China,
Suzume became the highest-grossing anime film. •
The First Slam Dunk also set Chinese box office records for the highest pre-sales for an animated import, and the largest
IMAX opening weekend for a foreign animated film. •
Godzilla Minus One set notable box office records. •
Godzilla Minus One became the highest-grossing Japanese
Godzilla film at the global box office. • In the United States, the film earned the highest-grossing live-action Japanese film (surpassing
Milo and Otis)
, it holds the box office record for the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie, and surpassed
Bong Joon-ho's
Parasite (2019) as the third
highest-grossing foreign-language film of all time. ==Released films==