Box office revenue of theatrical animations (2000-2014)
All theatrical animation movies released not only via ordinary distribution routes but also independently are included in this survey
Strong theatrical animation thanks to big hits, in spite of a drop in revenue from Ghibli works
The total box office revenue of theatrical animations was 4.17 billion yen in 2014 supported by some big hits, including STAND BY ME DORAEMON and Yo-kai Watch, though Studio Ghibli released just one movie, When Marnie Was There. Annual box office revenue from non-Ghibli ' ' theatrical animations was 38.2 billion yen which indicates that theatrical animations have been strong since 2012. However, only 8 theatrical animations earned over 1 billion yen in 2014-_ compared to records set in previous years. (9 works in 2010, 10 works in 2011, 8 Works in 2012 ‘ and 14 works in 2013]
Edited based ion the data provided by Motion suture Producers Association of Japan, inc, Kinema-Junpo, and Bunketsushin (edited by Mindbase, inc. from 2000 to 2008 and by The Association of Japanese Animation from 2008 to 2014)