This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekly box office in Japan during 1994. Amounts are in Yen and are from a sample of key cities.
Number-one films
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This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year.[1]
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Week ending
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Film
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Box office
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Notes
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Ref
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| 1 |
7 January 1994 |
Cliffhanger † |
¥432,282,256 |
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[2]
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| 2 |
14 January 1994 |
¥307,117,020 |
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[3]
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| 3 |
21 January 1994 |
¥254,075,472 |
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[4]
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| 4 |
28 January 1994 |
¥202,151,182 |
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[5]
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| 5 |
4 February 1994 |
¥184,610,556 |
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[6]
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| 6 |
11 February 1994 |
¥292,133,192 |
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[7]
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| 7 |
18 February 1994 |
¥164,929,275 |
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[8]
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| 8 |
25 February 1994 |
Cool Runnings |
¥128,904,195 |
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[9]
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| 9 |
4 March 1994 |
Schindler's List |
¥168,828,320 |
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[10]
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| 10 |
11 March 1994 |
¥167,138,574 |
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[11]
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| 11 |
18 March 1994 |
The Three Musketeers |
¥165,627,014 |
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[12]
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| 12 |
25 March 1994 |
Schindler's List |
¥196,263,585 |
Schindler's List returned to number one in its fourth week of release |
[13]
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| 13 |
1 April 1994 |
¥241,936,240 |
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[14]
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| 14 |
8 April 1994 |
¥197,337,525 |
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[15]
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| 15 |
15 April 1994 |
Mrs. Doubtfire |
¥199,629,141 |
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[16]
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| 16 |
22 April 1994 |
¥187,013,701 |
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[17]
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| 17 |
29 April 1994 |
¥222,232,602 |
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[18]
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| 18 |
6 May 1994 |
¥411,939,024 |
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[19]
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| 19 |
13 May 1994 |
¥149,585,384 |
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[20]
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| 20 |
20 May 1994 |
¥144,625,208 |
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[21]
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| 21 |
27 May 1994 |
¥111,504,952 |
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[22]
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| 22 |
3 June 1994 |
¥109,916,730 |
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[23]
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| 23 |
10 June 1994 |
¥102,149,117 |
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[24]
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| 24 |
17 June 1994 |
Major League II |
¥287,534,903 |
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[25]
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| 25 |
24 June 1994 |
¥240,000,000 |
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[25][26]
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| 26 |
1 July 1994 |
¥185,177,916 |
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[26]
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| 27 |
8 July 1994 |
Wyatt Earp |
¥155,152,228 |
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[27]
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| 28 |
15 July 1994 |
¥146,586,342 |
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[28]
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| 29 |
22 July 1994 |
Pom Poko |
¥190,237,212 |
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[29]
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| 30 |
29 July 1994 |
The Lion King |
¥283,459,869 |
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[30]
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| 31 |
5 August 1994 |
¥248,808,551 |
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[31]
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| 32 |
12 August 1994 |
¥261,322,200 |
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[32]
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| 33 |
19 August 1994 |
¥316,188,576 |
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[33]
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| 34 |
26 August 1994 |
¥187,997,500 |
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[34]
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| 35 |
2 September 1994 |
¥197,000,000 |
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[35][34]
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| 36 |
9 September 1994 |
When a Man Loves a Woman |
¥148,739,481 |
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[36]
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| 37 |
16 September 1994 |
True Lies |
¥588,305,322 |
True Lies had a record opening weekend for Nippon Herald with a gross of ¥301 million |
[37][38]
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| 38 |
23 September 1994 |
¥413,087,444 |
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[39]
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| 39 |
30 September 1994 |
¥313,684,371 |
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[40]
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| 40 |
7 October 1994 |
¥272,963,300 |
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[41]
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| 41 |
14 October 1994 |
¥257,561,287 |
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[42]
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| 42 |
21 October 1994 |
¥180,038,499 |
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[43]
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| 43 |
28 October 1994 |
¥152,653,718 |
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[44]
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| 44 |
4 November 1994 |
¥185,835,510 |
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[45]
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| 45 |
11 November 1994 |
¥133,833,210 |
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[46]
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| 46 |
18 November 1994 |
¥116,459,378 |
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[47]
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| 47 |
25 November 1994 |
¥123,692,976 |
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[48]
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| 48 |
2 December 1994 |
¥122,684,300 |
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[49]
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| 49 |
9 December 1994 |
Speed |
¥494,536,000 |
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[50]
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| 50 |
16 December 1994 |
¥197,680,000 |
Weekend only |
[51]
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| 51 |
23 December 1994 |
TBD |
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[52]
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| 52 |
30 December 1994 |
¥373,758,681 |
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[53]
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Highest-grossing films
| Rank
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Title
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Distributor
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Distributor income (¥ million)[1]
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| 1. |
Cliffhanger |
Toho Towa |
4,000
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| 2. |
True Lies |
Nippon Herald |
3,500
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| 3. |
Pom Poko |
Toho |
2,630
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| 4. |
Schindler's List |
UIP |
2,050
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| 5. |
The Lion King |
Buena Vista International |
2,000
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| 6. |
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla |
Toho |
1,870
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| 7. |
A Perfect World |
Warner Bros. |
1,700
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| 8. |
Mrs. Doubtfire |
20th Century Fox |
1,600
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| 9. |
Tora-san's Matchmaker/Tsuribaka Nisshi 6 (double bill) |
Shochiku |
1,570
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| 10. |
Dragon Ball Z: Broly – Second Coming/Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo!! Follow the Rescued Shark.../ Slam Dunk (triple bill) |
Toei |
1,450
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References
- ^ a b "Kako haikyū shūnyū jōi sakuhin 1994-nen" (in Japanese). Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 17 January 1994. p. 18.
$3,859,663; $1=112 Yen
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 24 January 1994. p. 16.
$2,766,820; $1=111 Yen
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 31 January 1994. p. 13.
$2,268,531; $1=112 Yen
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 7 February 1994. p. 14.
$1,854,598; $1=109 Yen
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 14 February 1994. p. 16.
$1,709,357; $1=108 Yen
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 21 February 1994. p. 73.
$2,808,973; $1=104 Yen
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 28 February 1994. p. 30.
$1,570,755; $1=105 Yen
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 7 March 1994. p. 16.
$1,227,659; $1=105 Yen
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 14 March 1994. p. 10.
$1,592,720; $1=106 Yen
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 21 March 1994. p. 14.
$1,576,779; $1=106 Yen
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 28 March 1994. p. 16.
$1,562,519; $1=106 Yen
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 4 April 1994. p. 10.
$1,869,177; $1=105 Yen
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 11 April 1994. p. 25.
$2,326,310; $1=104 Yen
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 18 April 1994. p. 16.
$1,879,405; $1=105 Yen
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 25 April 1994. p. 18.
$1,938,147; $1=103 Yen
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 2 May 1994. p. 22.
$1,815,667; $1=103 Yen
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 9 May 1994. p. 22.
$2,178,751; $1=102 Yen
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 16 May 1994. p. 14.
$3,999,408; $1=103 Yen
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 23 May 1994. p. 14.
$1,438,321; $1=104 Yen
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 30 May 1994. p. 10.
$1,390,627; $1=104 Yen
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 6 June 1994. p. 14.
$1,072,163; $1=104 Yen
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 13 June 1994. p. 18.
$1,046,826; $1=105 Yen
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 20 June 1994. p. 10.
$991,739; $1=103 Yen
- ^ a b "International box office". Variety. 27 June 1994. p. 21.
Weekly gross to 17 June $2,791,601; Total gross to 17 June $2,791,601; $1=103 Yen
- ^ a b "International Box Office". Variety. 11 July 1994. p. 14.
Weekly gross to 1 July $1,870,484; Total gross to 1 July $7,039,976; $1=99 Yen
- ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 18 July 1994. p. 10.
$1,583,186; $1=98 Yen
- ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 25 July 1994. p. 14.
$1,495,779; $1=98 Yen
- ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 1 August 1994. p. 22.
$1,921,588; $1=99 Yen
- ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 8 August 1994. p. 19.
$2,863,231; $1=99 Yen
- ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 15 August 1994. p. 16.
$2,463,451; $1=101 Yen
- ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 22 August 1994. p. 13.
$2,613,222; $1=100 Yen
- ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 29 August 1994. p. 14.
$3,193,824; $1=99 Yen
- ^ a b "International Box Office". Variety. 5 September 1994. p. 12.
Weekly gross to 26 August $1,879,975; Total gross to 26 August $12,977,968; $1=100 Yen
- ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 19 September 1994. p. 18.
Gross to 9 September $16,130,751; Weekly gross to 9 September $1,172,061; $1=99 Yen
- ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 19 September 1994. p. 18.
$1,502,419; $1=99 Yen
- ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 26 September 1994. p. 14.
$5,942,478; $1=99 Yen
- ^ "Arnie strikes back". Screen International. 16 September 1994. p. 27.
- ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 3 October 1994. p. 17.
$4,215,178; $1=98 Yen
- ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 10 October 1994. p. 16.
$3,168,529; $1=99 Yen
- ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 17 October 1994. p. 28.
$2,729,633; $1=100 Yen
- ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 24 October 1994. p. 18.
$2,655,271; $1=97 Yen
- ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 31 October 1994. p. 14.
$1,856,067; $1=97 Yen
- ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 7 November 1994. p. 14.
$1,557,691; $1=98 Yen
- ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 14 November 1994. p. 14.
$1,915,830; $1=97 Yen
- ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 21 November 1994. p. 14.
$1,365,645; $1=98 Yen
- ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 28 November 1994. p. 17.
$1,188,361; $1=98 Yen
- ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 5 December 1994. p. 18.
$1,249,424; $1=99 Yen
- ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 12 December 1994. p. 14.
$1,226,843; $1=100 Yen
- ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 19 December 1994. p. 18.
$4,945,360; $1=100 Yen
- ^ "International box office". Screen International. 16 December 1994. p. 19.
$1,976,800; $1=100 Yen
- ^ Groves, Don (2 January 1995). "'Lion' king over Euro holiday B.O.". Variety. p. 14.
- ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 9 January 1995. p. 18.
$3,700,581; $1=101 Yen
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