Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan

The Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan (MPPA) — an industry organization comprised of the four major motion picture production and distribution companies including Shochiku, Toho, Toei and Kadokawa Pictures — held a New Year's press conference in Tokyo on January 29 to announce the Japanese box office data for fiscal year 2024.According to the data published on MPPA's official website, 1,190 films (685 Japanese and 505 foreign films) were released in Japan in 2024. The number of admissions was 144.44 million, down 11.09 million from the previous year. Japanese films earned a record 155.8 billion yen (1.04 billion USD), while foreign films fell to 51.1 billion yen (329 million USD), down 69.8 percent from the previous year.