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This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekly box office in Japan during 1993. Amounts are in Yen and are from a sample of key cities.

# Week ending Film Box office Notes Ref
1 1 January 1993 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York ¥377,351,500
2 8 January 1993 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York ¥409,308,250
3 15 January 1993 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York ¥260,795,682
4 22 January 1993 The Bodyguard ¥223,173,660 The Bodyguard returned to number one in its seventh week of release
5 29 January 1993 The Bodyguard ¥201,785,750
6 5 February 1993 The Bodyguard ¥181,913,456
7 12 February 1993 The Bodyguard ¥205,435,373
8 19 February 1993 The Bodyguard ¥182,840,292
9 26 February 1993 A Few Good Men ¥170,902,232
10 5 March 1993 A Few Good Men ¥152,695,530
11 12 March 1993 The Last of the Mohicans ¥181,353,858
12 19 March 1993 The Last of the Mohicans ¥151,599,084
13 26 March 1993 The Last of the Mohicans ¥126,907,794
14 2 April 1993 The Last of the Mohicans ¥123,413,550
15 9 April 1993 The Last of the Mohicans ¥88,845,346
16 16 April 1993 The Last of the Mohicans ¥77,578,600
17 23 April 1993 RoboCop 3 ¥147,695,744
18 30 April 1993 Sister Act ¥122,670,130 Sister Act reached number one in its second week of release
19 7 May 1993 Sister Act ¥214,454,109
20 14 May 1993 Sister Act ¥105,141,420
21 21 May 1993 Under Siege ¥167,216,573
22 28 May 1993 Indecent Proposal ¥230,208,146
23 4 June 1993 Indecent Proposal ¥231,854,292
24 11 June 1993 Indecent Proposal ¥234,597,080
25 18 June 1993 Indecent Proposal ¥161,988,738
26 25 June 1993 Indecent Proposal ¥157,000,000
27 2 July 1993 Hot Shots! Part Deux ¥160,134,625
28 9 July 1993 Hot Shots! Part Deux ¥114,150,060
29 16 July 1993 Hot Shots! Part Deux ¥107,279,316
30 23 July 1993 Jurassic Park ¥851,766,604 Jurassic Park set an opening weekend record with a gross of $8.376 million (888 million Yen) nationwide in its first 2 days
31 30 July 1993 Jurassic Park ¥710,814,195
32 6 August 1993 Jurassic Park ¥692,210,367
33 13 August 1993 Jurassic Park ¥758,000,000
34 20 August 1993 Jurassic Park ¥779,138,256
35 27 August 1993 Jurassic Park ¥496,018,536
36 3 September 1993 Jurassic Park ¥457,276,768
37 10 September 1993 Jurassic Park ¥329,254,762
38 17 September 1993 Jurassic Park ¥333,911,550
39 24 September 1993 The Fugitive ¥327,146,422
40 1 October 1993 The Fugitive ¥235,220,996
41 8 October 1993 The Fugitive ¥205,660,352
42 15 October 1993 The Fugitive ¥225,657,465
43 22 October 1993 The Fugitive ¥163,212,408
44 29 October 1993 The Fugitive ¥132,024,924
45 5 November 1993 Sliver ¥237,783,060
46 12 November 1993 Sliver ¥151,605,440
47 19 November 1993 Sliver ¥133,372,764
48 26 November 1993 Sliver ¥125,732,481
49 3 December 1993 Sliver ¥92,946,312
50 10 December 1993 Cliffhanger ¥480,465,432
51 17 December 1993 Cliffhanger ¥332,700,000
52 24 December 1993 Cliffhanger ¥349,937,490
53 31 December 1993 Cliffhanger ¥314,996,022

Highest-grossing films

Rank Title Distributor Distribution income (¥ million)
1. Jurassic Park UIP 8,300
2. The Bodyguard Warner Bros. 4,100
3. Aladdin Buena Vista 2,500
4. Home Alone 2 Fox 2,500
5. The Fugitive Warner Bros. 2,250
6. Godzilla vs. Mothra Toho 2,220
7. Rex: A Dinosaur's Story Shochiku 2,200
8. Samurai Kids Toho 2,030
9. Doraemon: Nobita and the Tin Labyrinth Toho 1,650
10. Tora-san Makes Excuses
Tsuribaka Nisshi 5 (double feature)		 Shochiku 1,450

References

  1. "International box office". Variety. 11 January 1993. p. 54. $3,018,812; $1=125 Yen
  2. "International box office". Variety. 18 January 1993. p. 70. $3,274,466; $1=125 Yen
  3. "International box office". Variety. 25 January 1993. p. 53. $2,069,807; $1=126 Yen
  4. "International box office". Variety. 1 February 1993. p. 43. $1,814,420; $1=123 Yen
  5. "International box office". Variety. 8 February 1993. p. 38. $1,614,286; $1=125 Yen
  6. "International box office". Variety. 15 February 1993. p. 32. $1,467,044; $1=124 Yen
  7. "International box office". Variety. 22 February 1993. p. 92. $1,697,813; $1=121 Yen
  8. "International box office". Variety. 1 March 1993. p. 48. $1,549,494; $1=118 Yen
  9. "International box office". Variety. 8 March 1993. p. 38. $1,448,324; $1=118 Yen
  10. "International box office". Variety. 15 March 1993. p. 46. $1,305,090; $1=117 Yen
  11. "International box office". Variety. 22 March 1993. p. 36. $1,523,982; $1=119 Yen
  12. "International box office". Variety. 29 March 1993. p. 38. $1,284,738; $1=118 Yen
  13. "International box office". Variety. 5 April 1993. p. 54. $1,084,682; $1=117 Yen
  14. "International box office". Variety. 12 April 1993. p. 44. $1,082,575; $1=114 Yen
  15. "International box office". Variety. 19 April 1993. p. 34. $786,242; $1=113 Yen
  16. "International box office". Variety. 26 April 1993. p. 38. $775,786; $1=100 Yen
  17. "International box office". Variety. 3 May 1993. p. 34. $1,318,712; $1=112 Yen
  18. "International box office". Variety. 10 May 1993. p. 92. $1,115,183; $1=110 Yen
  19. "International box office". Variety. 17 May 1993. p. 58. $1,932,019; $1=111 Yen
  20. "International box office". Variety. 24 May 1993. p. 38. $947,220; $1=111 Yen
  21. "International box office". Variety. 7 June 1993. p. 32. $1,534,097; $1=109 Yen
  22. "International box office". Variety. 14 June 1993. p. 42. $2,151,478; $1=107 Yen
  23. "International box office". Variety. 21 June 1993. p. 36. $2,146,799; $1=108 Yen
  24. "Weekly Box Office Report International". Variety. 28 June 1993. p. 9. $2,213,180; $1=106 Yen
  25. ^ "Weekly Box Office Report International". Variety. 12 July 1993. p. 12. Week ended June 18 gross $1,459,358; Total gross $7,735,569; $1=111 Yen
  26. "International Box Office". Variety. 19 July 1993. p. 20. Week ended July 2 gross $1,068,857; Total gross $10,236,085 $1=109 Yen
  27. "International Box Office". Variety. 19 July 1993. p. 20. $1,469,125; $1=109 Yen
  28. "International Box Office". Variety. 26 July 1993. p. 12. $1,056,945; $1=108 Yen
  29. "International Box Office". Variety. 2 August 1993. p. 18. $993,327; $1=108 Yen
  30. "International Box Office". Variety. 9 August 1993. p. 13. $8,035,534; $1=106 Yen
  31. Groves, Don (20 July 1993). "'Jurassic' renders Japan B.O. record extinct". Daily Variety. p. 1. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  32. "International Box Office". Variety. 16 August 1993. p. 11. $6,769,659; $1=105 Yen
  33. ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 23 August 1993. p. 10. Gross week ended 6 August $6,720,489; Total gross $21,891,177; $1=103 Yen
  34. ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 6 September 1993. p. 10. Gross week ended 20 August $7,491,714; Total gross $36,715,606; $1=104 Yen
  35. "International Box Office". Variety. 13 September 1993. p. 14. $4,769,409; $1=104 Yen
  36. "International Box Office". Variety. 20 September 1993. p. 13. $4,396,892; $1=104 Yen
  37. "International Box Office". Variety. 27 September 1993. p. 16. $3,106,177; $1=106 Yen
  38. "International Box Office". Variety. 4 October 1993. p. 16. $3,180,110; $1=105 Yen
  39. "International Box Office". Variety. 11 October 1993. p. 18. $3,086,287; $1=106 Yen
  40. "International Box Office". Variety. 18 October 1993. p. 14. $2,219,066; $1=106 Yen
  41. "International Box Office". Variety. 25 October 1993. p. 40. $1,940,192; $1=106 Yen
  42. "International Box Office". Variety. 1 November 1993. p. 14. $2,098,302; $1=107.5 Yen
  43. "International Box Office". Variety. 8 November 1993. p. 9. $1,511,226; $1=108 Yen
  44. "International Box Office". Variety. 15 November 1993. p. 14. $1,222,453; $1=108 Yen
  45. "International Box Office". Variety. 22 November 1993. p. 16. $2,201,695; $1=108 Yen
  46. "International Box Office". Variety. 29 November 1993. p. 10. $1,430,240; $1=106 Yen
  47. "International Box Office". Variety. 6 December 1993. p. 8. $1,234,933; $1=108 Yen
  48. "International Box Office". Variety. 13 December 1993. p. 16. $1,153,509; $1=109 Yen
  49. "International Box Office". Variety. 20 December 1993. p. 16. $860,614; $1=108 Yen
  50. ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 27 December 1993. p. 26. Gross week ended 10 December $4,448,754; Total gross to 10 December $4,448,754; $1=108 Yen
  51. ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 3 January 1994. p. 24. Gross for week ended 24 December $3,152,590; Total gross to 24 December $10,626,092; $1=111 Yen
  52. "International Box Office". Variety. 10 January 1994. p. 24. $2,837,802; $1=111 Yen
  53. "1993 January - December". Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 December 2023.

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