The 10 highest-grossing anime at the box office of all time are masterpieces of the art and culture of the land of the rising sun.
1 Your Name (2016)
Your Name (2016)
Gross: 357,986,087 USD Your Name is the new Japanese anime phenomenon, a blockbuster that caused storms and was named the Asian box office dominator in 2016. This story is full of mystery and fantasy. beat Studio Ghibli's classic Spirited Away to top the box office in terms of revenue.
2 Spirited Away (2001)
Spirited Away (2001)
Revenue: 289,096,544 USD Second place is Spirited Away, the work that marks a historic milestone for Japanese anime when it is the first and only film to win the prestigious Oscar award for Animated Feature. the best.
3 Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)
Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)
Revenue: $235,184,110 This is an anime adaptation of the novel of the same name by writer Diana Wynne Jones and nominated for the 78th Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2006. A poetic romance. and magic.
4 Ponyo (2008)
Ponyo (2008)
Revenue: 201,750,937 USD Director Miyazaki has recreated a childish world full of new, idyllic and cute things. With the human values conveyed, the work not only won at the box office but was also highly appreciated in terms of art when it won 5 prestigious awards at the 2009 Tokyo Anime Award event and was nominated for the Master Prize. Golden Death at the 65th Venice International Film Festival.
5 Stand By Me Doraemon (2014)
Stand By Me Doraemon (2014)
Revenue: $196,442,714 With the message "Let's join emotions and cry with Doraemon", the film has conveyed touching nuances of friendship and conquered the audience, becoming one of the most successful films. The highest earning in Japan in 2014 and received many prestigious awards such as the Grand Prix at the Lumiere Japan Awards 2014, the Jury Prize in the 18th Japan Animation Media Arts Festival.
6 Pokemon: The First Movie (1998)
Pokemon: The First Movie (1998)
Revenue: 163,644,662 USD The fantasy anime work of director Kunihiko Yuyama tells about a group of scientists who collect the DNA of the almighty Pokemon MEW to create a new breed with superior power. Ash Ketchum and his friends find a way to stop the destruction of the first Mewtwo, a thinking Pokemon with tremendous power.
7 Princess Mononoke (1997)
Princess Mononoke (1997)
Gross: $159,375,308 This is an excellent historical fantasy film from Studio Ghibli. A work of art rich in humanity when talking about the environment, war, the harmony between humans and the earth.
8 The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)
The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)
Revenue: 145,570,827 USD In 2010, Studio Ghibli's adaptation of the little girl's novel The Borrowers, which was released by Studio Ghibli, attracted more than a million Japanese viewers in its first week of release, becoming the highest-grossing film of the year.
9 The Wind Rises (2013)
The Wind Rises (2013)
Revenue: 136,333,220 USD This is an anime full of wind, dreams and hopes that Studio Ghibli has portrayed. Like the name "Floating Wind", the work flew high and far with the wind when it became the highest-grossing film of 2013 in Japan, won the Japan Academy's best animation award, and was nominated for the award. nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, and nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film.
10 Pokemon The Movie (2000)
Pokemon The Movie (2000)
Revenue: 133,949,270 USD After The First Movie in 1998, Pokemon continued to prove its dominance when the second movie smashed the box office, grossed over 133 million USD and created a Pokemon fever since anime, manga to video games, becoming one of Japan's famous iconic characters, popular in social life.
