List of highest-grossing non-English films

These are the highest-grossing, primarily non-English language films in the world. Mandarin is the most frequent language with 39 films in the top-50 highest grossing non-English films, while Japanese is the second most frequent language with 7 films in top-50.

Film and language

In terms of gross revenue, English-language films are vastly over-represented among the highest-grossing films of all time. Among the top 100 highest-grossing films, 97 of them are in English, with the other three being the Chinese films Ne Zha 2, The Battle at Lake Changjin and Wolf Warrior 2.

One factor behind the relatively high gross revenue of English-language films is because of the function of the English language as the world's lingua franca. It is the first language of 400 million people, the second language of another 400 million, and a foreign language of an additional 700 million. It is thus understood by 1.5 billion people, which is almost 20% of the world population. The Chinese language, especially the standard variant, has over twice as many native speakers as English, but much fewer foreign-language speakers.

Another major factor is the difference in cinema box office ticket prices around the world, with developing countries and newly industrialized countries having lower ticket prices than developed countries, due to lower currency value, less average income and lower living costs. A number of Chinese, Indian and Soviet films sold more than 100 million tickets at the box office, but at relatively low ticket prices compared to Hollywood films and thus limiting the amount of gross revenue generated. Up until the 1990s, US and UK ticket prices were significantly greater than Chinese, Indian and Soviet ticket prices. As of 2017^[update], the average cinema ticket price was $9 in the United States, compared to CN¥35 ($5.10) in China and ₹134.38 ($2.06) in India.

Highest-grossing films by box office revenue

† indicates films playing in the week commencing 12 December 2025 in theaters around the world.

Top 50 highest-grossing films that are not primarily in the English language

Rank	English title	Original title	Primary language(s)	Country of origin	Worldwide gross (in US$)	Year	Ref
1	Ne Zha 2	哪吒之魔童闹海	Mandarin	China	$2,215,690,000	2025
2	The Battle at Lake Changjin	长津湖	Mandarin	China	$913,540,914	2021
3	Wolf Warrior 2	战狼2	Mandarin	China	$870,325,439	2017
4	Hi, Mom	你好，李焕英	Mandarin	China	$841,674,419	2021
5	Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle †	劇場版「鬼滅の刃」無限城編	Japanese	Japan	$789,900,000	2025
6	Ne Zha	哪吒之魔童降世	Mandarin	China	$742,718,496	2019
7	The Wandering Earth	流浪地球	Mandarin	China	$699,992,512	2019
8	Detective Chinatown 3	唐人街探案3	Mandarin	China	$686,257,563	2021
9	Full River Red	满江红	Mandarin	China	$673,552,250	2023
10	The Battle at Lake Changjin II	长津湖之水门桥	Mandarin	China	$626,571,697	2022
11	The Wandering Earth 2	流浪地球2	Mandarin	China	$615,023,132	2023
12	The Passion of the Christ	The Passion of the Christ	Aramaic Latin Hebrew	United States	$612,054,506	2004
13	Operation Red Sea	红海行动	Mandarin Arabic	China	$579,330,426	2018
14	The Mermaid	美人鱼	Mandarin	China Hong Kong	$553,810,228	2016
15	Detective Chinatown 2	唐人街探案2	Mandarin	China	$544,185,156	2018
16	No More Bets	孤注一掷	Mandarin	China	$541,001,696	2023
17	Demon Slayer: Mugen Train	劇場版「鬼滅の刃」 無限列車編	Japanese	Japan	$512,704,063	2020
18	Detective Chinatown 1900	唐探1900	Mandarin	China	$508,922,947	2025
19	Lost in the Stars	消失的她	Mandarin Thai	China	$488,719,815	2023
20	YOLO	热辣滚烫	Mandarin	China	$479,597,304	2024
21	Successor	抓娃娃	Mandarin	China	$469,612,890	2024
22	Pegasus 2	飞驰人生2	Mandarin	China	$468,905,664	2024
23	The Eight Hundred	八佰	Mandarin	China	$461,421,559	2020
25	Moon Man	独行月球	Mandarin	China	$460,300,583	2022
26	Dying to Survive	我不是药神	Mandarin	China	$451,176,639	2018
27	My People, My Country	我和我的祖国	Mandarin	China	$450,064,993	2019
28	My People, My Homeland	我和我的家乡	Mandarin	China	$433,241,288	2020
29	The Intouchables	Intouchables	French	France	$426,588,510	2011
30	Dead to Rights	南京照相馆	Mandarin	China	$421,000,000	2025
31	The Captain	中国机长	Mandarin	China	$417,282,021	2019
32	Too Cool to Kill	这个杀手不太冷静	Mandarin	China	$413,000,000	2022
33	Your Name	君の名は。	Japanese	Japan	$405,349,022	2016
34	Spirited Away	千と千尋の神隠し	Japanese	Japan	$395,580,000	2001
35	Monster Hunt	捉妖記	Mandarin	China Hong Kong	$387,053,506	2015
36	Hello Mr. Billionaire	西虹市首富	Mandarin	China	$366,961,907	2018
37	Monster Hunt 2	捉妖记2	Mandarin	China	$361,682,618	2018
38	Dangal	दंगल	Hindi	India	$340,000,000	2016
39	Article 20	第二十条	Mandarin	China	$337,554,287	2024
40	Never Say Die	羞羞的铁拳	Mandarin	China	$334,530,869	2017
41	Crazy Alien	疯狂的外星人	Mandarin	China	$327,598,891	2019
42	Suzume	すずめの戸締まり	Japanese	Japan	$324,185,200	2022
43	The Ex-File 3: The Return of the Exes	前任3：再见前任	Mandarin	China	$307,592,427	2017
44	The Boy and the Heron	君たちはどう生きるか	Japanese	Japan	$304,900,000	2023
45	Never Say Never	八角笼中	Mandarin	China	$304,280,699	2023
46	Mulan	花木兰	Mandarin	China	$304,000,000	2009
47	The First Slam Dunk	ザ・ファーストスラムダンク	Japanese	Japan	$279,754,405	2022
48	Baahubali 2: The Conclusion	బాహుబలి 2: ది కన్ క్లూజన్	Telugu	India	$278,000,000	2017
49	Boonie Bears: Time Twist	熊出没：时间扭曲	Mandarin	China	$277,106,954	2024
50	Evil Unbound	731	Mandarin	China	$272,000,000	2025

Box office admissions

A number of non-English markets have traditionally given box office figures in ticket sales (such as France, South Korea and the Soviet Union), rather than gross revenue, thus only ticket sales numbers are available for a number of older non-English films in various markets. This list varies from revenue-based rankings due to the huge difference in the price of admission tickets from place to place as well as from one moment in time to another.

The following table lists known estimated box office ticket sales for various high-grossing non-English films that have sold at least 100 million tickets worldwide.

Note: Some of the data are incomplete due to a lack of available admissions data from a number of countries. Therefore, it is not an exhaustive list of all the highest-grossing non-English films by ticket sales, so no rankings are given.

Films that are estimated to have sold at least 100 million tickets and are not primarily in the English language

English title	Original title	Primary language(s)	Country of origin	Tickets sold (est.)	Year	Notes
Legend of the White Snake	白蛇传	Mandarin	China	700 million	1980
In-Laws (zh) (Full House of Joy)	喜盈门	Mandarin	China	650 million	1981
Wudang (The Undaunted Wudang)	武当	Mandarin	China	610 million	1983
Gunshots in the CIB	保密局的枪声	Mandarin	China	600 million	1979
Murder in 405	405谋杀案	Mandarin	China		1980
The Disciple of the Shaolin Temple (The Shaolin Brothers)	少林寺弟子	Mandarin	China Hong Kong	520 million	1983
Shaolin Temple	少林寺	Mandarin	China Hong Kong	505 million	1982
Sesame Official (zh)	七品芝麻官	Mandarin	China	500 million	1980
Deadly Fury (Pride's Deadly Fury)	武林志	Mandarin	China	500 million	1984
Cong Nu Li Dao Jiang Jun	从奴隶到将军	Mandarin	China	470 million	1979
The Xi'an Incident	西安事变	Mandarin	China	450 million	1981
Kimi yo Fundo no Kawa o Watare (Manhunt)	君よ憤怒の河を渉れ	Japanese	Japan	434 million	1976
Mysterious Buddha	神秘的大佛	Mandarin	China	400 million	1980
Ji Hongchang	吉鸿昌	Mandarin	China	380 million	1979
Kai Qiang, Wei Ta Song Xing	开枪,为他送行	Mandarin	China	330 million	1982
Ne Zha 2	哪吒之魔童闹海	Mandarin	China	328 million	2025
Caravan	कारवाँ کاروان	Hindustani	India	319 million	1971
Tunnel War	地道战	Mandarin	China	300 million	1965
Du Shiniang	杜十娘	Mandarin	China	260 million	1981
A General Wearing the Sword (Pei jian jiang jun)	佩剑将军	Mandarin	China	260 million	1983
Little Heroes (Young Heroes)	自古英雄出少年	Mandarin	China Hong Kong	260 million	1983
Sholay (Embers)	शोले شعلے	Hindustani	India	250 million	1975
The Burning of Imperial Palace	火烧圆明园	Mandarin	China Hong Kong	240 million	1983
Awaara (The Vagabond)	आवारा آوارہ	Hindustani	India	217 million	1951
Holy Robe of the Shaolin Temple	木棉袈裟	Mandarin	Hong Kong	200 million	1985
Fei lai de nü xu (Son-in-Law Flew Out of Nowhere)	飞来的女婿	Mandarin	China	199 million	1982
Lan dun bao xian xiang (Blue Shield Safe)	蓝盾保险箱	Mandarin	China	170 million	1983
Juvenile Delinquents (Innocent Teenagers)	少年犯	Mandarin	China Hong Kong	161 million	1985
Wolf Warrior 2	战狼2	Mandarin	China	160 million	2017
Mother India	मदर इण्डिया مدر انڈیا	Hindustani	India	150 million	1957
Mughal-e-Azam (The Great Mughal)	मुग़ल-ए-आज़म مغل اعظم	Hindi Urdu	India	150 million	1960
Baahubali 2: The Conclusion	బాహుబలి 2: ది కన్ క్లూజన్	Telugu	India	150 million	2017
Romance on Lushan Mountain	庐山恋	Mandarin	China	140 million	1980
The Red Snowball Tree	Калина красная	Russian	Soviet Union	140 million	1974
Dangal	दंगल	Hindi	India	140 million	2016
Ne Zha	哪吒之魔童降世	Mandarin	China	140 million	2019
Disco Dancer	डिस्को डांसर ڈسکو رقاصہ	Hindustani	India	135 million	1982
Zorro	Zorro	French	Italy	133 million	1975
A Policeman with a Special Identity	特殊身份的警官	Mandarin	China	130 million	1982
The Battle at Lake Changjin	长津湖	Mandarin	China	125 million	2021
Hi, Mom	你好，李焕英	Mandarin	China	121 million	2021
Great Shanghai 1937 (zh)	大上海1937	Mandarin	China Hong Kong	121 million	1986
At Middle Age (zh)	人到中年	Mandarin	China	120 million	1982
She an	蛇案	Mandarin	China	120 million	1983
Bobby	बॉबी بابی	Hindustani	India	116 million	1973
Mirage (Hai shi shen lou)	海市蜃楼	Mandarin	China Hong Kong	113 million	1987
Our Niu Baisui (zh)	咱们的牛百岁	Mandarin	China	110 million	1983
The Wandering Earth	流浪地球	Mandarin	China	106 million	2019
The Glacier Fox	キタキツネ物語	Japanese	Japan	102 million	1978
The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya	ハワイ・マレー沖海戦	Japanese	Japan	100 million	1943
Amphibian Man	Человек-амфибия	Russian	Soviet Union	100 million	1962
Sandakan No. 8	サンダカン八番娼館 望郷	Japanese	Japan	100 million	1974
Dong fang jian	东方剑	Mandarin	China	100 million	1982
Zhou Enlai (zh)	周恩來	Mandarin	China	100 million	1992

Home video sales revenue

The following table lists known home video sales for various high-grossing non-English films. Note that this list is incomplete and is thus not necessarily representative of the highest-grossing non-English films by video sales, therefore no rankings are given.

English title	Original title	Primary language	Country of origin	Video sales revenue (est.)	Year	Ref
Spirited Away	千と千尋の神隠し	Japanese	Japan	$324 million	2001
Princess Mononoke	もののけ姫	Japanese	Japan	$260 million	1997
My Neighbour Totoro	となりのトトロ	Japanese	Japan	$250 million	1988
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children	ファイナルファンタジーVII アドベントチルドレン	Japanese	Japan	$249 million	2005
Howl's Moving Castle	ハウルの動く城	Japanese	Japan	$167 million	2004
Pokémon: The First Movie	劇場版ポケットモンスター ミュウツーの逆襲	Japanese	Japan	$140 million	1999
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind	風の谷のナウシカ	Japanese	Japan	$102 million	1986
Castle in the Sky	天空の城ラピュタ	Japanese	Japan	$100 million	1984
Parasite	기생충	Korean	South Korea	$90 million	2019
Akira	アキラ	Japanese	Japan	$80 million	1988
Demon Slayer: Mugen Train	劇場版「鬼滅の刃」 無限列車編	Japanese	Japan	$68 million	2020
Resident Evil: Degeneration	バイオハザード：ディジェネレーション	Japanese	Japan	$76 million	2008
Your Name	君の名は。	Japanese	Japan	$60 million	2016

Highest-grossing openings

The following is a list of the top 20 highest-grossing openings for non-English films. Since films do not open on Fridays in many markets, the 'opening' is taken to be the gross between the first day of release and the first Sunday following the film's release. Only films that have to an opening above $150 million qualify for the list.

Rank	Film	Year	Opening	Primary language(s)	Country of origin	Ref
1	Ne Zha 2	2025	$431,280,000	Mandarin	China
2	Detective Chinatown 3	2021	$398,000,000	Mandarin	China
3	The Battle at Lake Changjin II (Water Gate Bridge)	2022	$398,000,000	Mandarin	China
4	The Wandering Earth	2019	$298,110,095	Mandarin	China
5	The Mermaid	2016	$274,049,983	Mandarin	China, Hong Kong
6	The Captain	2019	$251,966,468	Mandarin	China
7	Detective Chinatown 1900	2025	$250,000,000	Mandarin	China
8	The Battle at Lake Changjin	2021	$235,000,000	Mandarin	China
9	Too Cool to Kill	2022	$217,000,000	Mandarin	China
10	Crazy Alien	2019	$214,749,033	Mandarin	China
11	Dying to Survive	2018	$200,837,145	Mandarin	China
12	Hi, Mom	2021	$195,000,000	Mandarin	China
13	Monster Hunt 2	2018	$189,784,760	Mandarin	China, Hong Kong
14	No More Bets	2023	$181,060,000	Mandarin	China
15	Evil Unbound	2025	$170,400,000	Mandarin	China
16	My People, My Homeland	2020	$157,500,000	Mandarin	China
17	Detective Chinatown 2	2018	$156,069,583	Mandarin	China
18	Pegasus	2019	$154,451,898	Mandarin	China
19	Jiang Ziya (Legend of Deification)	2020	$151,700,000	Mandarin	China
20	My People, My Country	2019	$151,087,000	Mandarin	China

Highest-grossing films by year

Highest-grossing non-English films by year of release

Year	Title	Known box office (est.)		Budget	Primary language(s)	Country of origin	Ref
		Revenue	Admissions
1939	The Fighters		27.1 million		Russian	Soviet Union
1940	Zindagi (The Life)	$1.58 million	11 million		Hindustani	British India
1941	Khazanchi (Cashier)	$2.12 million	30 million		Hindustani	British India
1942	Basant (Spring)	$2.42 million	30 million		Hindustani	British India
1943	The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya	$17 million	100 million	$3,000	Japanese	Japan
1944	Rattan	$3.03 million	35 million		Hindustani	British India
1945	Guilty Without Guilt	$8 million	28.9 million		Russian	Soviet Union
1946	Anmol Ghadi (Precious Moment)	$3.02 million	32.5 million		Hindustani	British India
1947	Jugnu (Firefly)	$5 million	10 million		Hindustani	British India
1948	The Young Guard	$11.9 million	42.4 million		Russian	Soviet Union
1949	Barsaat	$4 million	30 million		Hindustani	India
1950	Brave People	$11.5 million	41.2 million		Russian	Soviet Union
1951	Awaara (The Vagabond)	$30.7 million	217 million		Hindustani	India
1952	Aan (The Savage Princess)	$6.04 million	30 million	$740,000	Hindustani	India
1953	Lyubov Yarovaya	$13 million	46.4 million		Russian	Soviet Union
1954	Nagin	$6.09 million	30 million		Hindustani	India
1955	Pather Panchali	$21 million		$42,000	Bengali	India
	Shree 420 (Mrs. 420)	$10.4 million	70 million		Hindustani	India
1956	Carnival Night	$12.8 million	45.6 million		Russian	Soviet Union
1957	Mother India	$17 million	150 million	$1.3 million	Hindustani	India
1958	Madhumati	$8.4 million	30 million	$1.7 million	Hindustani	India
	Hercules	$5 million	66.6 million	$2 million	Italian	Italy
1959	Char Dil Char Rahen (Four Hearts, Four Roads)	$11.1 million	39.8 million		Hindustani	India
1960	Mughal-e-Azam (The Great Mughal)	$23.1 million	150 million	$3 million	Hindi Urdu	India
1961	Ganga Jamna	$23.6 million	84 million		Awadhi Hindustani	India
1962	Treasure of the Silver Lake	$29 million	51.5 million		German	West Germany Yugoslavia
	Amphibian Man	$28 million	100 million		Russian	Soviet Union
1963	Apache Gold (Winnetou the Warrior)	$36.7 million	78.1 million		German	West Germany Italy Yugoslavia
1964	Last of the Renegades (Winnetou 2)	$33.8 million	62.8 million		German	West Germany France Italy Yugoslavia
1965	Tunnel War	$39 million	300 million		Mandarin	China
1966	The Good, the Bad and the Ugly	$38.9 million	44.4 million	$1.2 million	Italian Spanish	Italy
	War and Peace (Part I and Part II)	$26 million	94.5 million		Russian	Soviet Union
1967	Kidnapping, Caucasian Style	$21.3 million	76.5 million		Russian	Soviet Union
1968	The Shield and the Sword	$19 million	68.3 million		Russian	Soviet Union
1969	Aradhana	$23.6 million	89.4 million		Hindustani	India
1970	Mera Naam Joker (My Name is Joker)	$22.1 million	73.1 million
1971	The Big Boss (Fists of Fury)	$50 million		$100,000	Mandarin Cantonese Thai	Hong Kong
	Caravan	$44 million	319 million		Hindustani	India
1972	The Way of the Dragon (Return of the Dragon)	$130 million		$130,000	Mandarin Cantonese	Hong Kong
	Seeta Aur Geeta (Seeta and Geeta)	$22.8 million	73 million	$53,000	Hindustani	India
1973	Bobby	$39 million	116 million		Hindustani	India
1974	The Red Snowball Tree	$39 million	140 million		Russian	Soviet Union
1975	Sholay (Embers)	$70 million	250 million	$3.57 million	Hindustani	India
1976	Kimi yo Fundo no Kawa o Watare (Manhunt)	$70 million	434 million		Japanese	Japan
1977	Legend of Dinosaurs & Monster Birds	$25 million	49.4 million	$2.79 million	Japanese	Japan
	Amar Akbar Anthony	$18 million	61 million		Hindustani	India
1978	Game of Death	$50 million		$850,000	Cantonese	Hong Kong
	Muqaddar Ka Sikandar	$32 million	92 million		Hindustani	India
1979	Gunshots in the CIB	$116 million	600 million		Mandarin	China
1980	The Gods Must Be Crazy	$200 million	16.9 million	$5 million	Afrikaans Juǀʼhoan	South Africa Botswana
	Legend of the White Snake	$91 million	700 million		Mandarin	China
1981	In-Laws (zh) (Full House of Joy)	$59 million	650 million		Mandarin	China
1982	Shaolin Temple	$112 million	500 million	$264,000	Mandarin	China Hong Kong
1983	Antarctica	$101 million	12.5 million		Japanese	Japan
	Wudang (The Undaunted Wudang)	$61 million	610 million		Mandarin	China
1984	Deadly Fury (Pride's Deadly Fury)	$45 million	500 million		Mandarin	China
1985	The Burmese Harp	$29 million	5.3 million		Japanese	Japan
	Juvenile Delinquents (Innocent Teenagers)	$14 million	161 million		Mandarin Cantonese	Hong Kong
1986	The Adventures of Milo and Otis	$104 million	12 million		Japanese	Japan
	Great Shanghai 1937 (zh)	$11 million	121 million		Mandarin	China
1987	Hachiko Monogatari (The Story of Hachiko)	$24 million	3 million		Japanese	Japan
	Mirage (Hai shi shen lou)	$10 million	113 million		Mandarin	China
1988	The Silk Road (Dun-Huang)	$74.1 million	7.3 million		Japanese	Japan
1989	Kiki's Delivery Service	$31.5 million	2.64 million		Japanese	Japan
	Maine Pyar Kiya	$17.3 million	79.7 million	$1.23 million	Hindi	India
1990	Heaven and Earth	$64 million	7.8 million		Japanese	Japan
1991	Armour of God II: Operation Condor	$24.1 million		$15 million	Cantonese	Hong Kong
1992	Zhou Enlai (zh)	$49 million	100 million		Mandarin	China
1993	Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II	$36 million	3.8 million	$9.5 million	Japanese	Japan
1994	Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (Who Am I to You?)	$80 million	74 million	$1.35 million	Hindi	India
1995	Rumble in the Bronx	$76 million	22.3 million	$1.5 million	Cantonese	Hong Kong
1996	Police Story 4: First Strike	$53.2 million	21.9 million		Cantonese Russian Ukrainian	Hong Kong
1997	Life Is Beautiful	$230 million	31.9 million	$20 million	Italian	Italy
1998	Pokémon: The First Movie	$173 million	36.8 million	$10 million	Japanese	Japan
1999	Pokémon: The Movie 2000	$134 million	19.6 million	$30 million
2000	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon	$214 million		$17 million	Mandarin	China Hong Kong Taiwan
2001	Spirited Away	$396 million	46.4 million	$19 million	Japanese	Japan
2002	Hero	$177 million		$31 million	Mandarin	Hong Kong China
2003	Bayside Shakedown 2	$164 million	12.8 million		Japanese	Japan
2004	The Passion of the Christ	$612 million	91 million		Aramaic Latin Hebrew	United States
2005	Yamato	$46 million			Japanese	Japan
2006	Apocalypto	$121 million	14 million	$40 million	Yucatec Maya	USA Mexico Guatemala
2007	Hero	$80.4 million			Japanese	Japan
2008	Welcome to the Sticks	$245 million	26.3 million	$14 million	French Ch'ti	France
2009	Mulan: Rise of a Warrior	$304 million		$6.5 million	Mandarin	China
2010	Arrietty	$146 million	12.4 million	$23 million	Japanese	Japan
2011	The Intouchables	$426 million	48.2 million	$11 million	French	France
2012	Lost in Thailand	$197 million	37.9 million	$4.6 million	Mandarin	China
2013	Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons	$205 million	30.5 million	$64 million	Mandarin	China Hong Kong
2014	Breakup Buddies	$189 million	34 million	$11 million	Mandarin	China
2015	Monster Hunt	$387 million	65.7 million	$56 million	Mandarin	China Hong Kong
2016	The Mermaid	$553 million	93 million	$60 million	Mandarin	China Hong Kong
	Dangal	$340 million	140 million	$10 million	Hindi	India
2017	Wolf Warrior 2	$870 million	160 million	$30 million	Mandarin	China
2018	Operation Red Sea	$579 million	93.8 million	$70 million	Mandarin Arabic	China
2019	Ne Zha	$743 million	140 million	$20 million	Mandarin	China Hong Kong
2020	Demon Slayer: Mugen Train	$512.7 million	57.6 million	$15.8 million	Japanese	Japan
2021	The Battle at Lake Changjin	$906 million	125 million	$200 million	Mandarin	China
2022	The Battle at Lake Changjin II	$627 million	83 million		Mandarin	China
2023	Full River Red	$674 million	91.8 million	$72.7 million	Mandarin	China
2024	YOLO	$479.6 million	50 million		Mandarin	China
2025	Ne Zha 2	$2.216 billion	328 million	$80 million	Mandarin	China

(...) Since grosses are not limited to original theatrical runs, a film's first-run gross is included in brackets after the total if known.

^TBATo be ascertained.

Timeline of highest-grossing films

Box office revenue

Title	Established	Record-setting gross	Primary language(s)	Country of origin	Ref
Zindagi (The Life)	1940	$1.58 million	Hindustani	British India
Khazanchi (Cashier)	1941	$2.12 million
Basant (Spring)	1942	$2.42 million
Kismet (Fate)	1943	$3.32 million
Guilty Without Guilt	1945	$8 million	Russian	Soviet Union
The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya	1945	$17 million	Japanese	Japan
Awaara (The Vagabond)	1957	$17 million	Hindustani	India
Mother India
Pather Panchali	1960	$21 million	Bengali
Awaara (The Vagabond)		$22.9 million	Hindustani
Mughal-e-Azam (The Great Mughal)		$23.1 million	Hindi, Urdu
Ganga Jamna	1965	$23.6 million	Awadhi, Hindustani
Awaara (The Vagabond)	1968	$30.7 million	Hindustani
Apache Gold (Winnetou the Warrior)		$36.7 million	German	West Germany Italy Yugoslavia
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly		$38.9 million	Italian and Spanish	Italy
The Big Boss (Fists of Fury)	1973	$50 million	Cantonese, Mandarin and Thai	Hong Kong
Fist of Fury (The Chinese Connection)		$100 million	Cantonese and Mandarin
The Way of the Dragon (Return of the Dragon)	1974
	1979	$130 million
The Gods Must Be Crazy	1989	$200 million	Afrikaans and Juǀʼhoan	South Africa Botswana
Life Is Beautiful	1999	$221 million	Italian	Italy
Spirited Away	2001	$275 million	Japanese	Japan
The Passion of the Christ	2004	$611 million	Aramaic, Latin, Hebrew	United States
	2005	$612 million
Wolf Warrior 2	2017	$870 million	Mandarin	China
The Battle at Lake Changjin	2021	$913 million
Ne Zha 2	2025	$2.216 billion

Box office admissions

Title	Established	Record ticket sales	Primary language(s)	Country of origin	Ref
The Fighters	1940	27.1 million	Russian	Soviet Union
Khazanchi (Cashier)	1941	30 million	Hindustani	British India
Basant (Spring)	1942	30 million
Kismet (Fate)	1943	35 million
Rattan	1944	35 million
The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya	1945	100 million	Japanese	Japan
Awaara (The Vagabond)	1957		Hindustani	India
Mother India
Mughal-e-Azam (The Great Mughal)	1960		Hindi, Urdu
Amphibian Man	1966		Russian	Soviet Union
Mother India	1966	150 million	Hindustani	India
Mughal-e-Azam			Hindi, Urdu
Awaara	1966	157 million	Hindustani
Sholay (Embers)	1978	190 million
Awaara	1978	217 million
Sholay	1979	250 million
Tunnel War	1979	300 million	Mandarin	China
Caravan	1979	319 million	Hindustani	India
Kimi yo Fundo no Kawa o Watare (Manhunt)	1979	434 million	Japanese	Japan
Gunshots in the CIB	1979	500 million	Mandarin	China
	1980	600 million
Legend of the White Snake	1981	700 million

Opening Weekend

The following is a timeline of the highest-grossing openings for non-English films. Since films do not open on Fridays in many markets, the 'opening' is taken to be the gross between the first day of release and the first Sunday following the film's release.

Title	Established	Record-setting opening	Primary language(s)	Country of origin	Ref
Mughal-e-Azam (The Great Mughal)	1960	$840,000	Hindi, Urdu	India
The Way of the Dragon (Return of the Dragon)	1974	$1,185,000	Mandarin, Cantonese	Hong Kong
Rumble in the Bronx	1995	$15,000,000	Cantonese
Pokémon: The First Movie	1999	$50,754,104	Japanese	Japan
The Passion of the Christ	2004	$125,200,000	Aramaic, Hebrew, Latin	United States
The Mermaid	2016	$274,049,983	Mandarin	China
The Wandering Earth	2019	$298,110,095
Detective Chinatown 3	2021	$398,000,000
Ne Zha 2	2025	$431,280,000

Highest-grossing films by language

Box office revenue

The following is a list of highest-grossing films by language.

† indicates films playing in the week commencing 12 December 2025 in theaters around the world.

Language	English title	Original title	Country of origin	Worldwide gross	Year	Ref
Afrikaans	The Gods Must Be Crazy	The Gods Must Be Crazy	South Africa Botswana	$200,000,000	1980
Amharic	Capernaum	كفرناحوم‎	Lebanon	$68,000,000	2018
Arabic	Operation Red Sea	红海行动	China Hong Kong	$579,000,000	2018
Aramaic	The Passion of the Christ	The Passion of the Christ	United States	$612,000,000	2004
Awadhi	Ganga Jamna	गंगा जमना گنگا جامنی	India	$23,600,000	1961
Bengali	Toofan	তুফান	Bangladesh	$4,700,000	2024
Cantonese	Ip Man 4: The Finale	葉問4：完結篇	Hong Kong China	$239,000,000	2019
Filipino	Hello, Love, Again	Hello, Love, Again	Philippines	$28,300,000	2024
French	The Intouchables	Intouchables	France	$427,000,000	2011
German	The Shoe of Manitou	Der Schuh des Manitu	Germany	$75,700,000	2001
Greek	Zorba the Greek	Αλέξης Ζορμπάς	Greece United States	$23,500,000	1964
Haryanvi	Dangal	दंगल	India	$340,000,000	2016
Hebrew	The Passion of the Christ	The Passion of the Christ	United States	$612,000,000	2004
Hindi	Dangal	दंगल	India	$340,000,000	2016
Hindustani
Italian	Life Is Beautiful	La vita è bella	Italy	$230,000,000	1997
Japanese	Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle †	劇場版「鬼滅の刃」無限城編	Japan	$789,900,000	2025
Juǀʼhoan	The Gods Must Be Crazy	The Gods Must Be Crazy	South Africa Botswana	$200,000,000	1980
Kannada	KGF: Chapter 2	ಕೆ ಜಿ ಎಫ್: ಅಧ್ಯಾಯ ೨	India	$159,020,000	2022
Korean	Parasite	기생충	South Korea	$262,500,000	2019
Latin	The Passion of the Christ	The Passion of the Christ	United States	$612,000,000	2004
Malayalam	Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra	ലോക: ചാപ്റ്റർ:വൺ ചന്ദ്ര	India	$34,400,000	2025
Mandarin	Ne Zha 2	哪吒之魔童闹海	China	$2,215,690,000	2025
Mayan	Apocalypto	Apocalypto	United States Mexico Guatemala	$121,000,000	2006
Romanian	Teambuilding	Teambuilding	Romanian	$5,100,000	2022
Russian	Cheburashka	Чебурашка	Russia	$83,800,000	2023
Spanish	Instructions Not Included	No se aceptan devoluciones	Mexico	$101,000,000	2013
Tamil	2.0	௨.௦	India	$117,000,000	2018
Telugu	Baahubali 2: The Conclusion	బాహుబలి 2: ది కన్ క్లూజన్	India	$278,000,000	2017
Thai	Lost in the Stars	消失的她	China	$489,000,000	2023
Ukrainian	Police Story 4: First Strike	警察故事4之簡單任務	Hong Kong	$53,200,000	1996
Urdu	Bajrangi Bhaijaan	बजरंगी भाईजान بجرنگی بھائی جان	India	$150,000,000	2015

Box office admissions

The following is a list of highest box office admissions by language.

Language	English title	Original title	Country of origin	Tickets sold	Year	Ref
Afrikaans	The Gods Must Be Crazy	The Gods Must Be Crazy	South Africa Botswana	16.9 million	1980
Amharic	Capernaum	كفرناحوم‎	Lebanon	13.6 million	2018
Arabic	Operation Red Sea	红海行动	China Hong Kong	93.8 million	2018
Aramaic	The Passion of the Christ	The Passion of the Christ	United States	91 million	2004
Awadhi	Ganga Jamna	गंगा जमना گنگا جامنی	India	84 million	1961
Cantonese	Juvenile Delinquents (Innocent Teenagers)	少年犯	China Hong Kong	161 million	1985
French	Zorro	Zorro	France Italy Spain	133 million	1964
German	Apache Gold (Winnetou the Warrior)	Winnetou	West Germany Italy Yugoslavia	78.1 million	1963
Haryanvi	Dangal	दंगल	India	140 million	2016
Hebrew	The Passion of the Christ	The Passion of the Christ	United States	91 million	2004
Hindi	Caravan	कारवाँ کاروان	India	319 million	1971
Hindustani
Italian	Hercules	Le Fatiche di Ercole	Italy	66.6 million	1958
Japanese	Kimi yo Fundo no Kawa o Watare (Manhunt)	君よ憤怒の河を渉れ	Japan	434 million	1976
Juǀʼhoan	The Gods Must Be Crazy	The Gods Must Be Crazy	South Africa Botswana	16.9 million	1980
Kannada	KGF: Chapter 2	ಕೆ ಜಿ ಎಫ್: ಅಧ್ಯಾಯ ೨	India	50.5 million	2022
Korean	Parasite	기생충	South Korea	30.9 million	2019
Latin	The Passion of the Christ	The Passion of the Christ	United States	91 million	2004
Mandarin	Legend of the White Snake	白蛇传	China	700 million	1980
Mayan	Apocalypto	Apocalypto	United States Mexico Guatemala	14 million	2006
Romanian	Uncle Marin, the Billionaire	Nea Mărin miliardar	Romania	14.6 million	1979
Russian	The Red Snowball Tree	Калина красная	Soviet Union	140 million	1974
Spanish	Yesenia	Yesenia	Mexico	91 million	1971
Telugu	Baahubali 2: The Conclusion	బాహుబలి ౨: ది కన్ క్లూజన్	India	150 million	2017
Thai	Lost in the Stars	消失的她	China	84.8 million	2023
Ukrainian	Police Story 4: First Strike	警察故事4之簡單任務	Hong Kong	21.9 million	1996
Urdu	Caravan	कारवाँ کاروان	India	319 million	1971

Openings

The following is a list of highest-grossing openings by language. Since films do not open on Fridays in many markets, the 'opening' is taken to be the gross between the first day of release and the first Sunday following the film's release.

Language	English title	Original title	Country of origin	Opening gross	Year	Ref
Amharic	Capernaum	كفرناحوم‎	Lebanon	$24,936,722	2018
Arabic	Operation Red Sea	红海行动	China Hong Kong	$72,688,859	2018
Aramaic	The Passion of the Christ	The Passion of the Christ	United States	$125,200,000	2004
Cantonese	Shock Wave 2	拆弹专家2	China Hong Kong	$63,800,000	2020
French	Welcome to the Sticks	Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis	France	$31,674,375	2008
German	Fack ju Göhte 2 (Suck Me Shakespeer 2)	Fack ju Göhte 2	Germany	$20,113,773	2015
Hebrew	The Passion of the Christ	The Passion of the Christ	United States	$125,200,000	2004
Hindi	Jawan	जवान	India	$78,210,000	2023
Italian	Quo Vado?	Quo Vado?	Italy	$24,185,632	2016
Japanese	Pokémon: The First Movie	劇場版ポケットモンスター ミュウツーの逆襲	Japan	$50,754,104	1999
Kannada	KGF: Chapter 2	ಕೆ ಜಿ ಎಫ್: ಅಧ್ಯಾಯ ೨	India	$70,600,000	2022
Korean	The Admiral: Roaring Currents	명량	South Korea	$35,517,175	2014
Latin	The Passion of the Christ	The Passion of the Christ	United States	$125,200,000	2004
Malayalam	L2: Empuraan	L2: എംപുരാൻ	India	$19,600,000	2025
Mandarin	Ne Zha 2	哪吒之魔童闹海	China	$431,280,000	2025
Mayan	Apocalypto	Apocalypto	United States Mexico Guatemala	$15,005,604	2006
Russian	Stalingrad	Сталинград	Russia	$16,256,340	2013
Spanish	Instructions Not Included	No se aceptan devoluciones	Mexico	$11,578,515	2013
Tamil	Coolie	கூலி	India	$17,010,603	2025
Telugu	Pushpa 2: The Rule	పుష్ప ౨: ది రూల్	India	$92,750,000	2024
Thai	Lost in the Stars	消失的她	China	$100,000,000	2023
Ukrainian	Police Story 4: First Strike	警察故事4之簡單任務	Hong Kong	$5,778,933	1997

Highest-grossing film franchises and film series

The following is the Highest-grossing non-English film franchises and film series. Fengshen Cinematic Universe sits at the top with $3.2 billion, and has the best average at $1.1 billion per film.

  † Background shading indicates that at least one film in the series is playing in the week commencing 12 December 2025 in theaters around the world.

Highest-grossing non-English film franchises and film series^[§]

(The films in each franchise can be viewed by selecting "show")

Rank Series Total worldwide box office No. of films Average of films Highest-grossing film

1 Fengshen Cinematic Universe $3,202,047,174 3 $1,067,349,058 Ne Zha 2 ($2,215,690,000) Ne Zha series $2,958,204,069 2 $1,479,102,035 Ne Zha 2 ($2,215,690,000) 1 Ne Zha 2 (2025) $2,215,690,000 2 Ne Zha (2019) $742,514,069 Jiang Ziya: Legend of Deification (2020) $243,843,105

2 Doraemon $1,897,003,315 46 $41,239,203 Stand by Me Doraemon ($183,442,714) New Generation $800,045,576 19 $42,107,662 Nobita's Treasure Island ($81,481,186) 1 Nobita's Treasure Island (2018) $81,481,186 2 Nobita's Chronicle of the Moon Exploration (2019) $65,406,606 3 Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi (2017) $61,060,700 4 Nobita and the Birth of Japan 2016 (2016) $50,939,840 5 Nobita's Earth Symphony (2024) $46,704,773 6 Nobita and the Island of Miracles (2012) $46,180,706 7 Nobita's Sky Utopia (2023) $45,525,160 8 Nobita's New Dinosaur (2020) $43,035,655 9 Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum (2013) $42,770,271 10 Nobita's Art World Tales (2025) † $39,693,669 11 New Nobita's Great Demon-Peko and the Exploration Party of Five (2014) $35,861,856 12 Nobita's Space Heroes (2015) $34,811,747 13 Nobita's Great Battle of the Mermaid King (2010) $34,701,783 14 Nobita's New Great Adventure into the Underworld (2007) $32,787,846 15 Nobita and the Green Giant Legend (2008) $31,393,786 16 Nobita's Dinosaur 2006 (2006) $30,963,292 17 Nobita and the New Steel Troops-Winged Angels (2011) $29,260,430 18 The Record of Nobita's Spaceblazer (2009) $25,422,212 19 Nobita's Little Star Wars 2021 (2022) $22,044,058 Original series $495,825,792 25 $19,833,032 Nobita's the Legend of the Sun King ($28,300,000) 1 Nobita's the Legend of the Sun King (2000) $28,300,000 2 Nobita and the Spiral City (1997) $28,000,000 3 Nobita's Great Adventure in the South Seas (1998) $28,000,000 4 Nobita Drifts in the Universe (1999) $27,700,000 5 Nobita in the Robot Kingdom (2002) $16,076,303 6 Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey (2004) $26,663,978 7 Nobita and the Birth of Japan (1989) $26,600,000 8 Nobita and the Galaxy Super-express (1996) $25,700,000 9 Nobita and the Winged Braves (2001) $25,100,000 10 Nobita and the Tin Labyrinth (1993) $24,100,000 11 Nobita's Diary of the Creation of the World (1995) $23,200,000 12 Nobita's Dorabian Nights (1991) $22,500,000 13 Nobita's Three Visionary Swordsmen (1994) $21,900,000 14 Nobita and the Kingdom of Clouds (1992) $21,700,000 15 Nobita and the Animal Planet (1990) $21,500,000 16 Nobita and the Windmasters (2003) $20,455,511 17 The Record of Nobita's Parallel Visit to the West (1988) $18,200,000 18 Nobita and the Knights on Dinosaurs (1987) $16,600,000 19 The Records of Nobita, Spaceblazer (1981) $14,300,000 20 Nobita and the Steel Troops (1986) $12,500,000 21 Nobita's Great Adventure into the Underworld (1984) $12,500,000 22 Nobita's Dinosaur (1980) $10,600,000 23 Nobita and the Haunts of Evil (1982) $8,640,000 24 Nobita's Little Star Wars (1985) $7,820,000 25 Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil (1983) $7,170,000 Stand by Me Doraemon series $248,644,088 2 $124,322,044 Stand by Me Doraemon ($183,442,714) 1 Stand by Me Doraemon (2014) $183,442,714 2 Stand by Me Doraemon 2 (2020) $65,201,374

3 Detective Chinatown $1,881,651,038 4 $470,412,760 Detective Chinatown 3 ($702,700,000) 1 Detective Chinatown 3 (2021) $702,700,000 2 Detective Chinatown 2 (2018) $544,185,156 3 Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025) $508,922,947 4 Detective Chinatown (2015) $125,842,935

4 Case Closed $1,577,408,646 29 $54,393,402 One-eyed Flashback ($162,042,074) Main series $1,536,010,919 28 $54,857,533 One-eyed Flashback ($162,042,074) 1 One-eyed Flashback (2025) $162,042,074 2 The Million-dollar Pentagram (2024) $150,008,115 3 The Fist of Blue Sapphire (2019) $123,009,017 4 Black Iron Submarine (2023) $121,879,597 5 Zero the Enforcer (2018) $107,918,046 6 The Bride of Halloween (2022) $102,599,093 7 The Scarlet Bullet (2021) $102,541,282 8 The Darkest Nightmare (2016) $66,910,978 9 Crimson Love Letter (2017) $63,144,805 10 The Eleventh Striker (2012) $44,369,456 11 Quarter of Silence (2011) $42,808,578 12 Dimensional Sniper (2014) $42,028,116 13 Sunflowers of Inferno (2015) $40,417,504 14 The Raven Chaser (2009) $39,664,359 15 The Lost Ship in the Sky (2010) $36,407,407 16 Private Eye in the Distant Sea (2013) $36,324,232 17 The Private Eyes' Requiem (2006) $26,251,232 18 Crossroad in the Ancient Capital (2003) $24,342,320 19 Captured in Her Eyes (2000) $23,800,000 20 The Phantom of Baker Street (2002) $23,783,234 21 Full Score of Fear (2008) $23,760,176 22 Countdown to Heaven (2001) $23,700,000 23 Magician of the Silver Sky (2004) $22,618,511 24 Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure (2007) $22,118,835 25 The Last Wizard of the Century (1999) $22,000,000 26 Strategy Above the Depths (2005) $18,723,952 27 The Fourteenth Target (1998) $14,100,000 28 The Time Bombed Skyscraper (1997) $8,740,000 Lupin the 3rd vs. Detective Conan: The Movie (2013) $41,397,727

5 The Battle at Lake Changjin $1,540,112,194 2 $770,056,097 The Battle at Lake Changjin ($913,540,914) 1 The Battle at Lake Changjin (2021) $913,540,914 2 The Battle at Lake Changjin II (2022) $626,571,280

6 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba † $1,412,597,994 4 $353,149,499 Infinity Castle ($789,900,000) 1 Infinity Castle (2025) † $789,900,000 2 Mugen Train (2020) $512,704,063 3 To the Swordsmith Village (2023) $59,554,259 4 To the Hashira Training (2024) $50,439,672

7 The Wandering Earth $1,315,015,644 2 $657,507,822 The Wandering Earth ($699,992,512) 1 The Wandering Earth (2019) $699,992,512 2 The Wandering Earth 2 (2023) $615,023,132

8 Boonie Bears $1,276,654,404 11 $116,059,491 Time Twist ($267,700,000) 1 Time Twist (2024) $275,866,316 2 Guardian Code (2023) $221,300,000 3 Back to Earth (2022) $152,000,000 4 Blast into the Past (2019) $112,369,259 5 Future Reborn (2025) $110,700,000 6 The Wild Life (2021) $97,225,611 7 The Big Shrink (2018) $96,788,929 8 Entangled Worlds (2017) $77,151,096 9 A Mystical Winter (2015) $47,581,416 10 The Big Top Secret (2016) $45,150,390 11 To the Rescue (2014) $40,521,387

9 My People, My Country $1,093,606,281 3 $364,535,427 My People, My Country ($450,064,993) 1 My People, My Country (2019) $450,064,993 2 My People, My Homeland (2020) $433,241,288 3 My Country, My Parents (2021) $210,300,000

10 Pokémon $1,074,461,112 23 $46,715,701 The First Movie ($172,744,662) The Original $423,996,689 5 $84,799,338 The First Movie ($172,744,662) 1 The First Movie (1998) $172,744,662 2 The Movie 2000 (1999) $133,949,270 3 3: The Movie (2000) $68,411,275 4 4Ever (2001) $28,023,563 5 Heroes (2002) $20,867,919 Diamond & Pearl $207,651,955 4 $51,912,989 Zoroark: Master of Illusions ($71,143,529) 1 Zoroark: Master of Illusions (2010) $71,143,529 2 Arceus and the Jewel of Life (2009) $50,673,078 3 Giratina and the Sky Warrior (2008) $43,338,599 4 The Rise of Darkrai (2007) $42,496,749 Best Wishes! $135,384,123 3 $45,128,041 Black—Victini and Reshiram and White—Victini and Zekrom ($57,082,491) 1 Black—Victini and Reshiram and White—Victini and Zekrom (2011) $57,082,491 2 Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice (2012) $46,008,255 3 Genesect and the Legend Awakened (2013) $32,293,377 Advanced Generation $132,598,260 4 $33,149,565 Lucario and the Mystery of Mew ($37,228,626) 1 Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (2005) $37,228,626 2 Destiny Deoxys (2004) $34,337,258 3 Jirachi Wish Maker (2003) $33,393,751 4 Ranger and the Temple of the Sea (2006) $27,638,625 Alternate continuity $104,692,106 4 $26,173,027 I Choose You! ($37,552,144) 1 I Choose You! (2017) $37,552,144 2 Mewtwo Strikes Back: Evolution (2019) $27,347,118 3 The Power of Us (2018) $23,740,788 4 Secrets of the Jungle (2020) $16,052,056 XY $70,137,979 3 $23,379,326 Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction ($28,595,105) 1 Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction (2014) $28,595,105 2 Hoopa and the Clash of Ages (2015) $21,815,482 3 Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel (2016) $19,727,392

11 Wolf Warrior $951,736,770 2 $475,868,385 Wolf Warrior 2 ($870,325,439) 1 Wolf Warrior 2 (2017) $870,325,439 2 Wolf Warrior (2015) $81,411,331

12 Godzilla $920,453,376 33 $27,892,527 Minus One ($116,000,000) Showa Era $500,000,000 15 $33,333,333 Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla ($34,122,958) 1 Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) $34,122,958 2 Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) $20,000,000 3 Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975) $20,000,000 4 Godzilla / Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1954) $4,200,000 5 King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) TBD 6 Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) TBD 7 Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) TBD 8 Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) TBD 9 Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) TBD 10 Son of Godzilla (1967) TBD 11 Destroy All Monsters (1968) TBD 12 All Monsters Attack (1969) TBD 13 Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) TBD 14 Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972) TBD 15 Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) TBD Heisei Era $133,916,395 7 $19,130,914 Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II ($36,000,000) 1 Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993) $36,000,000 2 Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995) $24,800,000 3 Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992)^R $20,000,000 4 Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994)^R $20,000,000 5 The Return of Godzilla / Godzilla 1985 (1984) $15,116,395 6 Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)^R $11,000,000 7 Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)^R $7,000,000 Millennium Era $87,675,377 6 $14,612,563 2000 ($25,037,390) 1 2000 (1999) $25,037,390 2 Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) $18,623,382 3 Against Mechagodzilla (2002) $14,122,958 4 Tokyo S.O.S. (2003) $10,724,345 5 Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000) $10,000,000 6 Final Wars (2004) $9,167,302 Reiwa Era $199,778,604 5 $39,955,721 Godzilla Minus One ($116,000,000) 1 Minus One (2023) $116,000,000 2 Shin Godzilla (2016) $78,053,145 3 Planet of the Monsters (2017) $3,285,291 4 The Planet Eater (2018) $1,523,168 5 City on the Edge of Battle (2018) $917,000

13 Dragon Ball $813,870,040 21 $38,755,716 Super: Broly ($124,500,000) 1 Curse of the Blood Rubies (1986) to Wrath of the Dragon (1995) $471,924,302 2 Super: Broly (2018) $124,500,000 3 Super: Super Hero (2022) $97,242,192 4 Z: Resurrection 'F' (2015) $61,768,190 5 Z: Battle of Gods (2013) $52,761,356 6 The Path to Power (1996) $5,674,000

14 One Piece $774,149,740 15 $51,609,983 Red ($246,500,000) 1 Red (2022) $246,500,000 2 Stampede (2019) $94,684,223 3 Z (2012) $88,760,381 4 Gold (2016) $70,628,062 5 Strong World (2009) $61,221,810 6 Clockwork Island Adventure (2001) $37,590,678 7 Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island (2005) $28,125,696 8 One Piece: The Movie (2000) $27,065,288 9 Dead End Adventure (2003) $25,060,452 10 Chopper's Kingdom on the Island of Strange Animals (2002) $25,060,452 11 The Cursed Holy Sword (2004) $22,554,407 12 Giant Mecha Soldier of Karakuri Castle (2006) $14,194,401 13 Episode of Chopper Plus: Bloom in the Winter, Miracle Cherry Blossom (2008) $11,527,808 14 The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta (2007) $11,277,203 15 Straw Hat Chase (2011) $9,898,879

15 Monster Hunt $748,736,124 2 $374,368,062 Monster Hunt ($387,053,506) 1 Monster Hunt (2016) $387,053,506 2 Monster Hunt 2 (2018) $361,682,618

16 Investiture of the Gods $541,520,862 2 $270,760,431 Kingdom of Storms ($369,081,777) 1 Kingdom of Storms (2021) $369,081,777 2 Demon Force (2025) $172,439,085

17 The Monkey King $490,975,166 3 $163,658,389 The Monkey King 2 ($193,678,298) 1 The Monkey King 2 (2016) $193,678,298 2 The Monkey King (2014) $182,206,924 3 The Monkey King 3 (2013) $115,089,944

18 Asterix and Obelix $473,576,978 5 $94,715,396 Asterix at the Olympic Games ($132,999,811) 1 Asterix at the Olympic Games (2008) $132,999,811 2 Mission Cleopatra (2002) $131,116,046 3 Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (1999) $101,644,060 4 God Save Britannia (2012) $61,319,383 5 The Middle Kingdom (2023) $46,497,678

19 Journey to the West $463,805,149 2 $231,902,575 The Demons Strike Back ($248,805,149) 1 The Demons Strike Back (2017) $248,805,149 2 Conquering the Demons (2013) $215,000,000

20 YRF Spy Universe $447,625,896 6 $74,604,316 Pathaan ($126,887,706) 1 Pathaan (2023) $126,887,706 2 Tiger Zinda Hai (2017) $86,776,123 3 War (2019) $67,540,184 4 Ek Tha Tiger (2012) $62,689,941 5 Tiger 3 (2023) $56,363,265 6 War 2 (2025) $47,368,677

See also

• List of highest-grossing films
• List of highest-grossing media franchises
• List of most expensive non-English-language films
• Lists of highest-grossing films
• World cinema

Footnotes

1. 3.4804 Indian rupees per US dollar in 1940: ₹13.33 per pound, $3.83 per pound
2. 3.3077 Indian rupees per US dollar in 1941 and 1942: ₹13.33 per pound, $4.03 per pound
3. 3.302 Indian rupees per US dollar from in 1944 and 1945
4. 3.309 Indian rupees per US dollar in 1946
5. 1 Indian rupee per US dollar in 1947
6. 4.79 Indian rupees per US dollar from 1948 to 1950
7. 4.7619 Indian rupees per US dollar from 1951 to 1965
8. 3.3223 Indian rupees per US dollar in 1943