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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.

# Week ending Film Box office Notes Ref
1 7 January 1994 Cliffhanger ¥432,282,256 [1]
2 14 January 1994 Cliffhanger ¥307,117,020 [2]
3 21 January 1994 Cliffhanger ¥254,075,472 [3]
4 28 January 1994 Cliffhanger ¥202,151,182 [4]
5 4 February 1994 Cliffhanger ¥184,610,556 [5]
6 11 February 1994 Cliffhanger ¥292,133,192 [6]
7 18 February 1994 Cliffhanger ¥164,929,275 [7]
8 25 February 1994 Cool Runnings ¥128,904,195 [8]
9 4 March 1994 Schindler's List ¥168,828,320 [9]
10 11 March 1994 Schindler's List ¥167,138,574 [10]
11 18 March 1994 The Three Musketeers ¥165,627,014 [11]
12 25 March 1994 Schindler's List ¥196,263,585 Schindler's List returned to number one in its fourth week of release [12]
13 1 April 1994 Schindler's List ¥241,936,240 [13]
14 8 April 1994 Schindler's List ¥197,337,525 [14]
15 15 April 1994 Mrs. Doubtfire ¥199,629,141 [15]
16 22 April 1994 Mrs. Doubtfire ¥187,013,701 [16]
17 29 April 1994 Mrs. Doubtfire ¥222,232,602 [17]
18 6 May 1994 Mrs. Doubtfire ¥411,939,024 [18]
19 13 May 1994 Mrs. Doubtfire ¥149,585,384 [19]
20 20 May 1994 Mrs. Doubtfire ¥144,625,208 [20]
21 27 May 1994 Mrs. Doubtfire ¥111,504,952 [21]
22 3 June 1994 Mrs. Doubtfire ¥109,916,730 [22]
23 10 June 1994 Mrs. Doubtfire ¥102,149,117 [23]
24 17 June 1994 Major League II ¥287,534,903 [24]
25 24 June 1994 Major League II ¥240,000,000 [24][25]
26 1 July 1994 Major League II ¥185,177,916 [25]
27 8 July 1994 Wyatt Earp ¥155,152,228 [26]
28 15 July 1994 Wyatt Earp ¥146,586,342 [27]
29 22 July 1994 Pom Poko ¥190,237,212 [28]
30 29 July 1994 The Lion King ¥283,459,869 [29]
31 5 August 1994 The Lion King ¥248,808,551 [30]
32 12 August 1994 The Lion King ¥261,322,200 [31]
33 19 August 1994 The Lion King ¥316,188,576 [32]
34 26 August 1994 The Lion King ¥187,997,500 [33]
35 2 September 1994 The Lion King ¥197,000,000 [34][33]
36 9 September 1994 When a Man Loves a Woman ¥148,739,481 [35]
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 [36][37]
38 23 September 1994 True Lies ¥413,087,444 [38]
39 30 September 1994 True Lies ¥313,684,371 [39]
40 7 October 1994 True Lies ¥272,963,300 [40]
41 14 October 1994 True Lies ¥257,561,287 [41]
42 21 October 1994 True Lies ¥180,038,499 [42]
43 28 October 1994 True Lies ¥152,653,718 [43]
44 4 November 1994 True Lies ¥185,835,510 [44]
45 11 November 1994 True Lies ¥133,833,210 [45]
46 18 November 1994 True Lies ¥116,459,378 [46]
47 25 November 1994 True Lies ¥123,692,976 [47]
48 2 December 1994 True Lies ¥122,684,300 [48]
49 9 December 1994 Speed ¥494,536,000 [49]
50 16 December 1994 Speed ¥197,680,000 Weekend only [50]
51 23 December 1994 Speed TBD [51]
52 30 December 1994 Speed ¥373,758,681 [52]

Highest-grossing films

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Rank Title Distributor Distributor income
(¥ million)[53]
1. Cliffhanger Toho Towa 4,000
2. True Lies Nippon Herald 3,500
3. Pom Poko Toho 2,630
4. Schindler's List UIP 2,050
5. The Lion King Buena Vista International 2,000
6. Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla Toho 1,870
7. A Perfect World Warner Bros. 1,700
8. Mrs. Doubtfire 20th Century Fox 1,600
9. Tora-san's Matchmaker/Tsuribaka Nisshi 6 (double bill) Shochiku 1,570
10. Dragon Ball Z: Broly – Second Coming/Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo!! Follow the Rescued Shark.../ Slam Dunk (triple bill) Toei 1,450

References

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  1. ^ "International box office". Variety. 17 January 1994. p. 18. $3,859,663; $1=112 Yen
  2. ^ "International box office". Variety. 24 January 1994. p. 16. $2,766,820; $1=111 Yen
  3. ^ "International box office". Variety. 31 January 1994. p. 13. $2,268,531; $1=112 Yen
  4. ^ "International box office". Variety. 7 February 1994. p. 14. $1,854,598; $1=109 Yen
  5. ^ "International box office". Variety. 14 February 1994. p. 16. $1,709,357; $1=108 Yen
  6. ^ "International box office". Variety. 21 February 1994. p. 73. $2,808,973; $1=104 Yen
  7. ^ "International box office". Variety. 28 February 1994. p. 30. $1,570,755; $1=105 Yen
  8. ^ "International box office". Variety. 7 March 1994. p. 16. $1,227,659; $1=105 Yen
  9. ^ "International box office". Variety. 14 March 1994. p. 10. $1,592,720; $1=106 Yen
  10. ^ "International box office". Variety. 21 March 1994. p. 14. $1,576,779; $1=106 Yen
  11. ^ "International box office". Variety. 28 March 1994. p. 16. $1,562,519; $1=106 Yen
  12. ^ "International box office". Variety. 4 April 1994. p. 10. $1,869,177; $1=105 Yen
  13. ^ "International box office". Variety. 11 April 1994. p. 25. $2,326,310; $1=104 Yen
  14. ^ "International box office". Variety. 18 April 1994. p. 16. $1,879,405; $1=105 Yen
  15. ^ "International box office". Variety. 25 April 1994. p. 18. $1,938,147; $1=103 Yen
  16. ^ "International box office". Variety. 2 May 1994. p. 22. $1,815,667; $1=103 Yen
  17. ^ "International box office". Variety. 9 May 1994. p. 22. $2,178,751; $1=102 Yen
  18. ^ "International box office". Variety. 16 May 1994. p. 14. $3,999,408; $1=103 Yen
  19. ^ "International box office". Variety. 23 May 1994. p. 14. $1,438,321; $1=104 Yen
  20. ^ "International box office". Variety. 30 May 1994. p. 10. $1,390,627; $1=104 Yen
  21. ^ "International box office". Variety. 6 June 1994. p. 14. $1,072,163; $1=104 Yen
  22. ^ "International box office". Variety. 13 June 1994. p. 18. $1,046,826; $1=105 Yen
  23. ^ "International box office". Variety. 20 June 1994. p. 10. $991,739; $1=103 Yen
  24. ^ 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
  25. ^ 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
  26. ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 18 July 1994. p. 10. $1,583,186; $1=98 Yen
  27. ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 25 July 1994. p. 14. $1,495,779; $1=98 Yen
  28. ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 1 August 1994. p. 22. $1,921,588; $1=99 Yen
  29. ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 8 August 1994. p. 19. $2,863,231; $1=99 Yen
  30. ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 15 August 1994. p. 16. $2,463,451; $1=101 Yen
  31. ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 22 August 1994. p. 13. $2,613,222; $1=100 Yen
  32. ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 29 August 1994. p. 14. $3,193,824; $1=99 Yen
  33. ^ 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
  34. ^ "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
  35. ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 19 September 1994. p. 18. $1,502,419; $1=99 Yen
  36. ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 26 September 1994. p. 14. $5,942,478; $1=99 Yen
  37. ^ "Arnie strikes back". Screen International. 16 September 1994. p. 27.
  38. ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 3 October 1994. p. 17. $4,215,178; $1=98 Yen
  39. ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 10 October 1994. p. 16. $3,168,529; $1=99 Yen
  40. ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 17 October 1994. p. 28. $2,729,633; $1=100 Yen
  41. ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 24 October 1994. p. 18. $2,655,271; $1=97 Yen
  42. ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 31 October 1994. p. 14. $1,856,067; $1=97 Yen
  43. ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 7 November 1994. p. 14. $1,557,691; $1=98 Yen
  44. ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 14 November 1994. p. 14. $1,915,830; $1=97 Yen
  45. ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 21 November 1994. p. 14. $1,365,645; $1=98 Yen
  46. ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 28 November 1994. p. 17. $1,188,361; $1=98 Yen
  47. ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 5 December 1994. p. 18. $1,249,424; $1=99 Yen
  48. ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 12 December 1994. p. 14. $1,226,843; $1=100 Yen
  49. ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 19 December 1994. p. 18. $4,945,360; $1=100 Yen
  50. ^ "International box office". Screen International. 16 December 1994. p. 19. $1,976,800; $1=100 Yen
  51. ^ Groves, Don (2 January 1995). "'Lion' king over Euro holiday B.O.". Variety. p. 14.
  52. ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 9 January 1995. p. 18. $3,700,581; $1=101 Yen
  53. ^ "Kako haikyū shūnyū jōi sakuhin 1994-nen" (in Japanese). Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. Retrieved 17 December 2024.

See also

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